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book		Alien zone II : the spaces of science-fiction cinema / edited by Annette Kuhn London New York: Verso, 1999. Call No: 735.1 KUH Author: Kuhn, Annette Place: London New York Publisher: Verso PubDate: 1999 PhysDes: 308 p. : ill. ; 20 cm Subject: SCIENCE-FICTION FILMS; CITIES IN FILMS; BODY IN FILMS; DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY; UTOPIA IN FILMS; FANS; INTERNET AND THE CINEMA; MASCULINITY IN FILMS; POSTMODERNISM AND THE CINEMA; RACIAL ISSUES AND THE CINEMA; SPECTATORSHIP; ADAPTATIONS. WELLS, H.G.; VAN DAMME, JEAN-CLAUDE; SCHWARZENEGGER, ARNOLD; CREED, BARBARA; TRUMBULL, DOUGLAS; JOHNNY MNEMONIC (US, Robert Longo, 1995); THINGS TO COME (UK, William Cameron Menzies, 1936); BLADE RUNNER (US, Ridley Scott, 1982); ALIEN [...] (UK/US, 1979-92); ALIEN (UK, Ridley Scott, 1979); ALIENS (US, James Cameron, 1986); ALIEN RESURRECTION (US, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 1997); BRAZIL (UK, Terry Gilliam, 1985); DEMOLITION MAN (US, Marco Brambilla, 1993); MAX HEADROOM [TV] (US, 1987-89); METROPOLIS (G, Fritz Lang, 1926); TOTAL RECALL (US, Paul Verhoeven, 1990); [TWO THOUSAND AND ONE] 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (UK, Stanley Kubrick, 1968) Notes: Filmography: p. [276]-284; Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-298) and index ISBN: 1859842593 (paper); 1859847463 (cloth) LON: 20466609 More info
book		Muscles in the movies : perfecting the art of illusion / John D. Fair and David L. Chapman Coumbia, Missouri: University of Missouri Press, Call No: 739 FAI Author: Fair, John D.; Chapman, David L. Edition: 2020 Place: Coumbia, Missouri Publisher: University of Missouri Press PhysDes: xvi, 466 pages : illustrated Subject: BODY IN FILMS; BOXING FILMS; CRABBE, BUSTER; DOUGLAS, KIRK; FAIRBANKS, DOUGLAS; HOMOSEXUALITY AND THE CINEMA; HOMOSEXUALITY IN FILMS; JOHNSON, DWAYNE; KELLY, GENE; LANCASTER, BURT; LEE, BRUCE; MASCULINITY IN FILMS; MIX, TOM; OLYMPICS IN FILMS; PAGANO, BARTOLOMEO; HISTORICAL FILMS; REEVES, STEVE; SCHWARZENEGGER, ARNOLD; SERIALS; STALLONE, SYLVESTER; STUNTS; SUPERMAN IN FILMS; TARZAN IN FILMS; VALENTINO, RUDOLPH; VAUDEVILLE AND THE CINEMA; WEISSMULLER, JOHNNY; WILLIAMS, ESTHER Summary: John Fair and David Chapman tell the story of how filmmakers use and manipulate the appearance and performances of muscular men and women to enhance the appeal of their productions. The authors show how this practice, deeply rooted in western epistemological traditions, evolved from the art of photography through magic lantern and stage shows into the motion picture industry, arguing that the sight of muscles in action induced a higher degree of viewer entertainment. From Eugen Sandow to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, muscular actors appear capable of performing the miraculous, and with the aid of stuntmen and filming contrivances, they do. By such means, muscles are used to perfect the art of illusion, inherent in movie-making from its earliest days. -- publisher's web site ISBN: 9780826222152 More info
book		Naked Hollywood : money, power, and the movies / Nicolas Kent London: BBC Books, 1991. Call No: 46(794) KEN Author: Kent, Nicolas CorpAuthor: Naked Hollywood (Television program) Place: London Publisher: BBC Books PubDate: 1991 PhysDes: 256 p. : ill. ; 24 cm Subject: DIRECTORS. USA; STARS. USA; PRODUCERS. USA; SCRIPTWRITERS. USA; STUDIOS, FILM. USA; SCHWARZENEGGER, ARNOLD; SELZNICK, DAVID O.; POLLACK, SYDNEY; CREATIVE ARTISTS AGENCY; SONY CORPORATION Notes: Companion book to the television series Naked Hollywood; Includes bibliographical references (p. 250-251) and index ISBN: 0563360828 LON: 7714013 More info
personality microfilm collection		SCHWARZENEGGER, ARNOLD Call No: PERSONALITY CLIPPINGS FILE; PERSONALITY MICROFILM COLLECTION PhysDes: Clippings Subject: SCHWARZENEGGER, ARNOLD More info
book		Screen violence / edited by Karl French London: Bloomsbury, 1996. Call No: 45:179 SCR Author: French, Karl Place: London Publisher: Bloomsbury PubDate: 1996 PhysDes: vi, 250 p. ; 21 cm Subject: VIOLENCE IN FILMS; VIOLENCE ON TV; SERIAL KILLERS IN FILMS; CENSORSHIP; DELINQUENTS IN FILMS; CHILDREN, EFFECTS OF FILM ON; WATERS, JOHN (US); MCCALLION, JAMES; STONE, OLIVER; EASTWOOD, CLINT; GRISHAM, JOHN; AMIS, MARTIN; SCHWARZENEGGER, ARNOLD; STALLONE, SYLVESTER; CLOCKWORK ORANGE, A (UK, Stanley Kubrick, 1971); CHILD'S PLAY [...] (US, 1988-1991) ISBN: 0747525498 LON: abn96397172; 12886978 More info
journal article		Sho West Award '85 for Shwarzenegger... in Australasian Cinema (Friday, 29/3-4/4/1985) vol.14 iss.5 p.12 Subject: SCHWARZENEGGER, ARNOLD Summary: Article on Arnold Schwarzenegger receiving the Sho West '85 Award More info
Interim book		Stars in our eyes : the star phenomenon in the contemporary era / Edited by Angela Ndalianis and Charlotte Henry London: Praeger Publishers, 2002. Call No: 465.1 STA Author: Henry, Charlotte; Ndalianis, Angela Source: UK Place: London Publisher: Praeger Publishers PubDate: 2002 PhysDes: xviii, 185p. : illus. : 24cm. Subject: ACTORS; ANIMATION; CELEBRITIES IN FILMS; COMPUTER GAMES; DE NIRO, ROBERT; HOPPER, DENNIS; Peckinpah, Sam; PRINCESS OF WALES, DIANA; REEVES, KEANU; SCHWARZENEGGER, ARNOLD; STALLONE, SYLVESTER; ROCKY (US, John G. Avildsen, 1976) Notes: Includes bibliographic references and index. ISBN: 0275974804 More info
book		Who killed Hollywood? : - and put the tarnish on tinseltown / Peter Bart Los Angeles, CA: Renaissance Books, c1999. Call No: 210.31(73) BAR Author: Bart, Peter Edition: 1st ed Source: US Place: Los Angeles, CA Publisher: Renaissance Books PubDate: c1999 PhysDes: 399 p. ; 24 cm Subject: INDUSTRY, FILM. USA; DIRECTORS. USA; PRODUCERS. USA; SCRIPTWRITERS. USA; ACTORS; BASS, RON; BEATTY, WARREN; COPPOLA, FRANCIS FORD; COSTNER, KEVIN; EISNER, MICHAEL; Gibson, Mel; GODFATHER [...], THE (US, Francis Ford Coppola, 1972-); KATZENBERG, JEFFREY; NICHOLS, MIKE; NICHOLSON, JACK; OVITZ, MIKE; POLANSKI, ROMAN; REDFORD, ROBERT; RIFKIN, ARNOLD; SCHWARZENEGGER, ARNOLD; SPIELBERG, STEVEN; STALLONE, SYLVESTER; WILDER, BILLY Summary: "Who killed hollywood? is a passionate love/hate letter to the film industry. In it, Peter Bart pulls together his best columns from Variety and GQ. He groups them, juxtaposes them, and interprets them, outlining in detail the history and inner workings of Hollywood. This could only be done by someone powerful enough to phone any star or head of studio and have his calls taken on the first ring. In story after story, Bart shows how the major studios haver diverted thie energies away from production of the shrewdly crafted pictures that once made the industry powerful. There isn't, for example, much range or innovation in the movies of salable objects- natural disasters, aliens, dinosaurs, ghosts, monsters, or any combination thereof. All are subjects easily parlayed into theme-park environments, action figures, video games, and clothing lines. Similarly, since Jaws twenty years ago, there's been a very short list of acceptable settings. The 1998 Academy Award nominations for best picture all went to films set in Elizabethian times or during World War II. A few years ago it looked as though Pulp Fiction and other independent films were going to save showbiz. Now independent producers like Miramax and New Line have been acquired by the conglomerates. Who and what will resurrect Hollywood? Peter Bart has the answers." - BOOK JACKET Notes: Includes index ISBN: 1580631169 LON: 21362029 More info

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