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It just doesn't matter : The Simpsons, resistance and American society in Metro Education (1997) iss.11 p.16-21
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Kubrick, Strauss, and popular culture : from Zarathustra to Homer Simpson in Metro (2000) iss.121/122 p.95-100
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Lisa Simpson or Malibu Stacey? in Metro Education (1999) iss.19 p.17-18
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Planet Simpson / Chris Turner London: Ebury Press, 2005.
Call No: 79SIM TURAuthor: Turner, Chris Source: UKPlace: LondonPublisher: Ebury PressPubDate: 2005PhysDes: viii, 471 p. ; 20 cmSubject: GROENING, MATT ; SIMPSONS, THE [TV] (US, 1989-) Summary: "It is the world's most successful TV show. It is also the world's best TV show. And Planet Simpson is the first book to deliver an intelligent, entertaining and in-depth look at the impact of the most important popular-culture phenomenon of the last decade. The Simpsons alone has had the intellgence, scope and imagination to chart the links between the New world order's scattered fragments. From Bart Simpson as Punk Icon to Marge and morality; this is a wonderfully funny and provocative look at planet Simpson." -- BLURBISBN: 009190336XDonation: donated by Alex Gionfriddo, 2009Contents: Foreword -- introduction -- the birth of the Simpsonian institute --1: the life and times of the Simpsons -- 2: Homer's Odyssey -- 3: Bart Simpson, Punk icon -- 4: Citizen Burns -- 5: Lisa lionheart -- 6: Marge knowns best -- 7:The Simpsons in cyberspace -- 8: the ugly Springfieldianite -- 9:The Simpsons go Hollywood -- 10: The Simpsons throgh the looking glass -- 11: Planet Simpson --
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Postmodernism in the cinema / edited by Cristina Degli-Esposti New York: Berghahn Books, 1998.
Call No: 61 POS DEGAuthor: Degli-Esposti, Christina Source: USPlace: New YorkPublisher: Berghahn BooksPubDate: 1998PhysDes: viii, 264 p. : ill. ; 22 cmSubject: POSTMODERNISM AND THE CINEMA ; POSTMODERNISM AND TV/VIDEO ; POSTMODERNISM AND TV/VIDEO. USA ; POSTMODERNISM AND THE CINEMA. USA ; POSTMODERNISM AND THE CINEMA. JAPAN ; POSTMODERNISM AND THE CINEMA. POLAND ; POLAND ; TRAVEL IN FILMS ; FRANCE ; IMPERIALISM AND THE CINEMA. AFRICAN COUNTRIES ; IMPERIALISM AND THE CINEMA. FRANCE ; HISTORY AND THE CINEMA ; ETHNIC GROUPS IN FILMS ; ANIMATION ; YOUNG PEOPLE, FILMS FOR ; ADAPTATIONS. FORSTER, E. M. ; ADAPTATIONS. GENET, JEAN ; AUTEUR THEORY ; DEGLI-ESPOSTI, CHRISTINA ; BARON, CYNTHIA ; KRAIDY, MARWAN ; WEINSTEIN, DAVID ; SHARY, TIMOTHY ; BRUNS, JOHN ; MAULE, ROSANNA ; FALKOWSKA, JANINA ; STRAIN, ELLEN ; BOLUS-REICHERT, CHRISTINE ; LAGA, BARRY ; DEUTELBAUM, MARSHALL ; HOLDEN-MOSES, PHILIP ; WILES, MARY ; ALTMAN, ROBERT ; JAMESON, FREDRIC ; ITAMI, JUZO ; FORSTER, E. M. ; COEN, JOEL & ETHAN ; KUROSAWA AKIRA ; GREENAWAY, PETER ; FASSBINDER, RAINER WERNER ; PLAYER, THE (US, Robert Altman, 1992) ; ALADDIN (US, John Musker & Ron Clements, 1992) ; SIMPSONS, THE [TV] (US, 1989-) ; BILL AND TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE (US, Stephen Herek, 1989) ; WAYNE'S WORLD (US, Penelope Spheeris, 1992) ; SINGLES (US, Cameron Crowe, 1992) ; REALITY BITES (US, Ben Stiller, 1994) ; TAMPOPO (JA, Juzo Itami, 1986) ; A NOS AMOURS (FR, Maurice Pialat, 1983) ; MESSA E FINITA, LA (IT, Nanni Moretti, 1985) ; QUE HE HECHO PARA MERECER ESTO!! (SP, Pedro Almodovar, 1984) ; PSY (PL, Wladyslaw Pasikowski, 1993) ; CZLOWIEK Z ... (PL, Konrad Szolajski, 1993) ; WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD (UK, Charles Sturridge, 1991) ; ROOM WITH A VIEW, A (UK, James Ivory, 1986) ; PASSAGE TO INDIA, A (US/UK, David Lean, 1984) ; CHOCOLATE [CHOCOLAT] (FR, Claire Denis, 1988) ; BARTON FINK (US, Joel Cohen, 1991) ; DREAMS (US, Akira Kurosawa, 1990) ; DROWNING BY NUMBERS (UK, Peter Greenaway, 1988) ; QUERELLE (GW/FR, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1982) Summary: By offering sophisticated and multi-faceted, yet highly accessible discussions on a number of key issues, Postmodernism in the Cinema presents new strategies for reading and understanding postmodernism and opens up the horizons of investigation to address the dynamic relationship between the art of moving images and complex concepts of postmodern theory. Organized according to specific themes such as auteurism, metacinema, national cinema, and the parodic, this anthology includes thirteen essays and examines films including The Player, Aladdin, Singles, Reality Bites, Wayne’s World, Tampopo, A Room with a View, Barton Fink, Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams, Drowning by Numbers, Coup de torchon, Querelle, and more. [Taken from back cover]Notes: Papers from a conference held in 1994 at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio.; Includes bibliographical references and index.ISBN: 1571811060Contents: Introduction: Postmodernism(s) Cristina Degli-Esposti -- Chapter 1: The Player's parody of Hollywood: A different kind of suture - Cynthia Baron -- Chapter 2: Intertextual maneuvers around the subaltern: Aladdin as postmodern text - Marwan Kraidy -- Chapter 3: Of Mice and Bart: The Simpsons and the postmodern - David Weinstein -- Chapter 4: Reification and loss in postmodern puberty: The cultural logic of Fredric Jameson and American youth movies - Timothy Shary -- Chapter 5: Refiguring pleasure: Itami and the postmodern Japanese film - John Bruns -- Chapter 6: De-authorizing the auteur: postmodern politics of interpellation in contemporary European cinema - - Rosanna Maule -- Chapter 7: Postmodernist condition in post-socialist eastern European films: the case of a political pastiche and the socialist-hollywood thriller in recent films of Polish filmmakers - Janina Falkowska -- Chapter 8: E.M. Forster's anti-touristic tourism and the sightseeing gaze of cinema - Ellen Strain -- Chapter 9: Imaginary geographies: the colonial subjects in contemporary French cinema - Christine Bolus-Reichert -- Chapter 10: Decapitated spectators: Barton Fink, (Post)history, and cinematic pleasure - Barry Laga -- Chapter 11: Something like an autobiography in Akira Kurosawa's Dreams - Marshall Deutelbaum -- Chapter 12: Not waving but drowning by numbers: Peter Greenaway's cautionary tale - Philip Holden-Moses -- Chapter 13: A double voice: the dual paternity of Querelle - Mary WilesID2: 291
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The Simpsons guide to Springfield / Matt Groening New York: Harper & Row, 1998.
Call No: 79SIM GROAuthor: Groening, Matt Edition: 1stSource: USPlace: New YorkPublisher: Harper & RowPubDate: 1998PhysDes: 127 p. : col. ill. ; 18 x 23 cm.Subject: SIMPSONS, THE [TV] (US, 1989-) ; GROENING, MATT Summary: "Yes, we've all heard Springfield called the country's "worst city" and "America's crudbucket". But is it all that bad? Well, maybe yes and maybe no - you be the judge! This handy, indispensible guide shows where you go, what to do, and what to see in Springfield - and what shots to get before you visit. Along the way, you'll explore the culture, foods, and beliefs of everyday people and, in essays, photos, and side-bars, peer into the very soul of this dysfunctional, dynamic city! From the smoky majesty of the Springfield Tire Yard to the crunchy, oily goodness of The Frying Dutchman seafood restaurant, from the swanky shopping of the South Street Squidport to nut-watching opportunities at the Bloodbath and Beyond Gun Shop, this is the guide for anyone planning a trip to the city that Springfield resident Marge Simpson calls, "a part of us all"." --BOOK BLURBNotes: "Another Are we there yet? book"--Cover.; Includes index.ISBN: 0 06 095282 2
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Simpsons, The : " Bart's best friend falls in love" 18 October 1991.
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The television genre book / edited by Glen Creeber ; associate editors, Toby Miller and John Tulloch London: British Film Institute, 2001.
Call No: 720 TELAuthor: Creeber, Glen ; Miller, Toby ; Tulloch, John Source: UKPlace: LondonPublisher: British Film InstitutePubDate: 2001PhysDes: xi, 163 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cmSubject: PROGRAMME GENRES ; DRAMAS ; SOAP OPERAS ; CHILDREN, PROGRAMMES FOR ; NEWS PROGRAMMES ; DOCUMENTARIES ; ADAPTATIONS. AUSTEN, JANE ; SOAP OPERAS ; SITUATION COMEDY ; HOMOSEXUALITY ON TV ; BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER [TV] (US, 1997-2004) ; SIMPSONS, THE [TV] (US, 1989-) ; SOUTH PARK [TV] (US, 1997-) ; I LOVE LUCY [TV] (US, 1951-57) ; ROSEANNE [TV] (US, 1988- ) ; ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS [TV] (UK, 1992 - 1996) ; WILL & GRACE[TV] (US, 1998-) ; MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS [TV] (UK, 1969-1974) ; DALLAS [TV] (US, 1978-91) ; COUNTRY PRACTICE, A [TV] (AT, 1981-1993, 1994) ; TWIN PEAKS [TV] (US, David Lynch & others, 1990-1991) ; ALLY MCBEAL [TV] (US, 1997-) ; AVENGERS, THE [TV] (UK, 1961-69) ; HILL STREET BLUES [TV] (US, 1980-87) ; E.R. [TV] (US, 1994 - ) ; STAR TREK [TV] [...] (US, 1966-69, 1987-) ; X-FILES, THE [TV] (US, 1993-) ; CATHY COME HOME (UK, Ken Loach, 1966) ; DAY AFTER, THE (US, Nicholas Meyer, 1983) ; ROOTS [TV] (US, 1977) ; SINGING DETECTIVE, THE [TV] (UK, Jon Amiel, 1986) Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexISBN: 0851708498(pbk.)
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