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journal article		Bonnie and Clyde in Melbourne Film Bulletin (July 1968) iss.4 p.31-32 Author: Gardner, Geoffrey PhysDes: Article Review Subject: BONNIE AND CLYDE (US, Arthur Penn, 1967); PENN, ARTHUR; VIOLENCE IN FILMS; VIOLENCE IN FILMS. USA; TIREZ SUR LE PIANISTE (FR, Francois Truffaut, 1960); TRUFFAUT, FRANCOIS Summary: Essay discusses Arthur Penn's "Bonnie and Clyde" in terms of how the violent aesthetic of the film affects its reception. More info
book		Breaking in to the movies : film and the culture of politics / Henry A. Giroux Malden: Blackwell Publishers, 2002. Call No: 409 GIR Author: Giroux, Henry A. Source: US Place: Malden Publisher: Blackwell Publishers PubDate: 2002 PhysDes: 297 p. ; 24 cm Subject: CULTURE AND THE CINEMA. USA; POLITICS AND THE CINEMA. USA; GENDER AND THE CINEMA; VIOLENCE IN FILMS. USA; CHILDREN AND THE CINEMA; WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS; WERTMULLER, LINA; CLARK, LARRY; NORMA RAE (US, Martin Ritt, 1979); LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR (US, Richard Brooks, 1977); DEAD POETS SOCIETY (US, Peter Weir, 1989); DANGEROUS MINDS (US, John N. Smith, 1995); PULP FICTION (US, Quentin Tarantino, 1994); ONE EIGHT SEVEN (US, Kevin Reynolds, 1997); FIGHT CLUB (US, David Fincher, 1999) ISBN: 0631226044 Donation: donated by the family of Wayne Levy, 2006 More info
book		Freedom and entertainment : rating the movies in an age of new media / Stephen Vaughn New York NY: Cambridge University Press, 2006. Call No: 441.1 VAU Author: Vaughn, Stephen Source: US Place: New York NY Publisher: Cambridge University Press PubDate: 2006 PhysDes: xvi, 336 p. ; 23 cm. Subject: CENSORSHIP. USA; RATING FOR FILMS. USA; PORNOGRAPHY IN FILMS. USA; VIOLENCE IN FILMS. USA; RELIGION AND THE CINEMA. USA; HEFFNER, RICHARD; VALENTI, JACK Summary: Based on the private papers and oral history of Richard D. Heffner, who headed the Classification and Rating Administration from 1974-1994, this book tells the story of the motion picture rating system and the Motion Picture Association of America under Jack Valenti's leadership. [Taken from book's blurb.] ISBN: 052167541 More info
book		Gospel of the living dead : George Romero's visions of hell on earth / Kim Paffenroth Waco, Texas: Baylor University Press, 2006. Call No: 81ROM PAF Author: Paffenroth, Kim Source: US Place: Waco, Texas Publisher: Baylor University Press PubDate: 2006 PhysDes: 219 p. ; 24 cm Subject: USA; HORROR FILMS; MONSTERS IN FILMS; ZOMBIES IN FILMS AND TV; SOCIAL ISSUES IN FILMS. USA; SOCIETY IN FILMS. USA; RELIGION IN FILMS. USA; CONSUMERISM IN FILMS. USA; VIOLENCE IN FILMS. USA; RACIAL PROBLEMS IN FILMS. USA; GENDER AND THE CINEMA. USA; ROMERO, GEORGE; SNYDER, ZACK; NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (US, George A. Romero, 1968); DAWN OF THE DEAD (US, George A. Romero, 1978); DAY OF THE DEAD (US, George A. Romero, 1985); DAWN OF THE DEAD (US, Zack Snyder, 2004); LAND OF THE DEAD (CN/FR/US, George Romero, 2005) Summary: "For nearly forty years the zombie films of George A. Romero have presented viewers with hellish visions of our world overrun by flesh-eating ghouls. This rigorous but entertaining study shows how these films use Christian imagery from the Bible and Dante to probe deeper questions of human nature and purpose, while also giving a chilling and darkly humorous critique of modern, secular America that should be heeded by Christian and humanist alike." (Taken from the back cover) Notes: Includes bibliography, index ISBN: 9781932792652 Donation: Donated by Senses of Cinema, 2009 More info
book		Hollywood vs. America : popular culture and the war on traditional values / Michael Medved New York, NY [Grand Rapids, Mich.]: HarperCollins Zondervan, 1992. Call No: 409.1(73) MED Author: Medved, Michael Edition: 1st ed Source: US Place: New York, NY [Grand Rapids, Mich.] Publisher: HarperCollins Zondervan PubDate: 1992 PhysDes: xiii, 386 p. ; 25 cm Subject: POPULAR CULTURE AND THE CINEMA. USA; CENSORSHIP. USA; JEWS AND THE CINEMA. USA; FAMILY IN FILMS. USA; MARRIAGE IN FILMS. USA; RELIGION AND THE CINEMA. USA; VIOLENCE IN FILMS. USA; COOK, THE THIEF, HIS WIFE & HER LOVER, THE (NE/FR, Peter Greenaway, 1989); LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST, THE (US/CN, Martin Scorsese, 1988) Summary: "Why does popular culture seem so consistently hostile to the values most Americans hold dear? Why does the entertainment industry attack religion, glorify brutality, undermine the family, and deride patriotism? In this explosive book, one of the nation's best known film critics examines how Hollywood has broken faith with its public, creating movies, television, and popular music that exacerbates every serious social problem we face, from teenage pregnancies to violence in the streets." [Taken from book jacket] Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [347]-370) and index ISBN: 006016882X LON: 92052604; 9162681 More info
journal article		An Interview with Arthur Penn in Melbourne Film Bulletin (June 1968) iss.3 p.3-17 Author: Hanson, Curtis Lee PhysDes: Article Subject: PENN, ARTHUR; BONNIE AND CLYDE (US, Arthur Penn, 1967); CHASE, THE (US, Arthur Penn, 1966); LEFT-HANDED GUN, THE (US, Arthur Penn, 1958); VIOLENCE IN FILMS; VIOLENCE IN FILMS. USA; CITIZEN KANE (US, Orson Welles, 1941); DIRECTORS. USA Summary: Interview with filmmaker Arthur Penn, where in the wake of "Bonnie and Clyde", he remarks on claims that his films are 'distinctly American', as well as his influences as a director. Reprinted from "Cinema" with kind permission of the Editor. More info
journal article		Myths of violence in American popular culture in Critical inquiry (Mar 1975) vol.1 iss.3 p.521-541 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; CRIME FILMS. USA Author: Cawelti, John G. PhysDes: Article Subject: VIOLENCE IN FILMS. USA; CRIME FILMS. USA Summary: Essay exploring myths of violence in American film narratives. More info
journal article		Point Blank in Melbourne Film Bulletin (June 1968) iss.3 p.29-30 Author: Green, P. H. PhysDes: Review Subject: POINT BLANK (US, John Boorman, 1967); BOORMAN, JOHN; MARVIN, LEE; VIOLENCE IN FILMS; VIOLENCE IN FILMS. USA; GANGSTER FILMS. USA; GANGSTER FILMS; CRIME FILMS; CRIME FILMS. USA; PENN, ARTHUR Summary: Review of Boorman's "Point Blank" as a tragic gangster film in which the focus is Lee Marvin's character of Walker, as opposed to the action. More info
book		Violence and American cinema / edited by J. David Slocum New York: Routledge, 2001. Call No: 730.5(73) SLO Author: Slocum, David J Source: US Place: New York Publisher: Routledge PubDate: 2001 PhysDes: viii, 311 p. ; 24 cm Series: AFI film readers Subject: VIOLENCE IN FILMS. USA; VIOLENCE IN FILMS; NARRATIVE IN FILMS; FILM NOIR. USA; WESTERNS; ACTION FILMS; ETHNIC GROUPS IN FILMS. USA; GENOCIDE IN FILMS Summary: This text is a "discussion of film violence old and new ... consideration of its nature, its effects, and its cinematic, cultural, and historical meaning." (from back cover) Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN: 0415928109 (pbk.) More info
subject clippings file		VIOLENCE IN FILMS. USA Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE PhysDes: Clippings Subject: VIOLENCE IN FILMS. USA More info
book		Violent America : the movies 1946-1964 / Lawrence Alloway New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1971. Call No: 730.3(73) ALL Author: Alloway, Lawrence Edition: 1971 Place: New York Publisher: Museum of Modern Art PubDate: 1971 PhysDes: 96 pages : illustrated ; 24 cm Subject: ACTION FILMS; VIOLENCE IN FILMS. USA; KILLERS, THE (US, Don Siegel, 1964); KILLERS, THE (US, Robert Siodmak, 1946); LADY FROM SHANGHAI, THE (US, Orson Welles, 1948); KISS ME DEADLY (US, Robert Aldrich, 1955); IN A LONELY PLACE (US, Nicholas Ray, 1950); WRITTEN ON THE WIND (US, Douglas Sirk, 1956); MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, THE (US, John Frankenheimer, 1962) Notes: distributed by New York Graphic Society, Greenwich, Conn. ISBN: 9780870706226 Donation: Megan McMurchy More info

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