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In virtually every aspect of culturehealth marriage family morals politics sex race economicsAmerican men of the past two decades have faced changing social conditions and confronted radical questions about themselves In Millennial Masculinity Men in Contemporary American Cinema editor Timothy Shary collects fourteen contributions that consider male representation in films made at the turn of the century to explore precisely how those questions have been dealt with in cinema Contributors move beyond the recent wave of masculinity in crisis arguments to provide sophisticated and often surprising insight into accessible films Chapters are arranged in four sections Performing Masculinity includes a discussion of Adam Sandler and movies such as Milk Patriarchal Problems looks at issues of fathers from directors such as Martin Scorsese Wes Anderson and David Fincher Exceptional Sexualities examines male love and sex through movies like Brokeback Mountain and Wedding Crashers and Facing Race explores masculinity through race in film Sean Penn Jackie Chan Brad Pitt Will Smith and Philip Seymour Hoffman are some of the actors included in these analyses while themes considered include police thrillers psychotic killers gay tensions fashion sense and the burgeoning bromance genre Taken together the essays in Millennial Masculinity shed light on the high stakes of masculine roles in contemporary American cinema Film and television scholars as well as readers interested in gender and sexuality in film will appreciate this timely collection
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In its tenyear history the Hitchcock Annual has established itself as a key source of historical information and critical commentary on one of the central figures in film history and arguably one of the most important artists of the twentieth century Fans of Alfred Hitchcockboth scholars and general readers alikewill be entertained and informed by this selection of writings which offers an overview of the current thinking on the filmmaker and his work The articles span his career and cover a wide range of topics from archeological investigations uncovering new details about his working methods and conditions to incisive analyses of the films themselvesThe collection begins with rare insights into Hitchcocks early years including his work in Germany and his silent film Easy Virtue which with its metaphoric play on the concept of being framed dramatizes aspects of the human condition to which Hitchcock returned repeatedly Commentators explore a variety of themes including the centrality of kissing shots and sequences in nearly all the films and images of womens handbags as elements of suspense and sexual tension in such films as Dial M for Murder and Psycho Other essays examine the influence of Vertigo The Birds and Frenzy on François Truffaut the remaking of Psycho and feminist interpretations of Shadow of a Doubt Interviews with Jay Presson Allen and Evan Hunter illuminate Hitchcocks working relationship with screenwriters actors and actresses Written by established as well as emerging critics of Hitchcock this fascinating collection will help shape future appreciation and interpretation of an enormously important and influential filmmaker
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Though the history of the screenplay is as long and rich as the history of film itself critics and scholars have neglected it as a topic of serious research Script Culture and the American Screenplay treats the screenplay as a literary work in its own right presenting analyses of screenplays from a variety of frameworks including feminism Marxism structuralism philosophy and psychology In distancing the text of screenplays from the onscreen performance typically associated with them Kevin Alexander Boon expands the scope of film studies into exciting new territory with this volumeScript Culture and the American Screenplay is divided into two parts Part 1 provides a general background for screenplay studies tracing the evolution of the screenplay from the early shot lists and continuities of George Méliès and Thomas Harper Ince to the more detailed narratives of contemporary works Part 2 offers specific primarily thematic critical examinations of screenplays along with discussions of the original screenplay and the screenplay adaptation In all Boon explains that screenplay criticism distinguishes itself from traditional film studies in three major ways The primary focus of screenplay criticism is on the screenplay rather than the film the focus of screenplay studies is on the screenwriter rather than the director and screenplay criticism like literary criticism is written to illuminate a readers understanding of the text Boon demonstrates that whether we are concerned with aesthetics and identifying rules for distinguishing the literary from the nonliterary or whether we align ourselves with more contemporary theories which recognize texts as distinguishable in their interrelationships and marked difference screenplays constitute a rich cache of works worthy of critical examination Film scholars as well as students of film creative writing and literary studies will appreciate this singular volume
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Despite its lack of organization and relatively short life span the Italian neorealist movement deeply influenced directors and film traditions around the world This collection examines the impact of Italian neorealism beyond the period of 194552 the years conventionally connected to the movement and beyond the postwar Italian film industry where the movement originated Providing a refreshing aesthetic and ideological contrast to mainstream Hollywood films neorealist filmmakers demonstrated not only how an engaging narrative technique could be brought to bear upon social issues but also how cinema could shape and redefine national identity The fourteen essays in Italian Neorealism and Global Cinema consider films from Italy India Brazil Africa the Czech Republic postwar Germany Hong Kong the United States France Belgium Colombia and Great Britain Each essay explores neorealisms complex relationship to a different national film tradition style or historical period illustrating the profound impact of neorealism and the ways it continues to complicate the relationship between ideas of nation national cinema and national identity Many of the essays identify similar themes or motifs adapted from neorealism and several essays address a politicized national film tradition that developed in opposition to a monolithic Western aestheticIn all Italian Neorealism and Global Cinema provides a novel critical understanding of the wideranging international impact of a short period in Italian cultural history Film scholars and students of film history will appreciate this insightful text
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Reclaiming the Archive Feminism and Film History brings together a diverse group of international feminist scholars to examine the intersections of feminism history and feminist theory in film Editor Vicki Callahan has assembled essays that reflect a range of methodological approachesincluding archival work visual culture reception studies biography ethnohistorical studies historiography and textual analysisby a diverse group of film and media studies scholars to prove that feminist theory film history and social practice are inevitably and productively intertwinedEssays in Reclaiming the Archive investigate the different models available in feminist film history and how those feminist strategies might serve as paradigmatic for other sites of feminist intervention Chapters have an international focus and range chronologically from early cinema to postfeminist texts organized around the key areas of reception stars and authorship A final section examines the very definitions of feminism postfeminism cinema transmedia and archives virtual and online in place todayThe essays in Reclaiming the Archive prove that a significant heritage of film studies lies in the study of feminism in film and feminist film theory Scholars of film history and feminist studies will appreciate the breadth of work in this volume
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The heista carefully organized robbery of a financial institution or other lucrative businesshas been a persistent and popular mainstay of the crime film The Best Laid Plans Interrogating the Heist Film asks the question why has the heist film proved so appealing to audiences over many years and in diverse cultural contexts The twelve essays in this volume edited by Jim Leach and Jeannette Sloniowski explore the significance of the heist film in different national cinemas as well as its aesthetic principles and ideological issues such as representation of gender race and class The essays are organized in three parts dealing with the heist films international presence the subgenres social and cultural implications and some theoretical ways of approaching it For example contributor Tim Palmer challenges traditional notions of French film history that emphasize critically acclaimed art films by pointing to the rich achievements of critically defamed and neglected but extremely popular crime films Gaylyn Studlar surveys heist films in light of feminist theories that illuminate stereotypical characterizations of both men and women in the heist and Hamilton Carroll compares James Marshs documentary Man on a Wirewhich draws on heist conventions to depict Philippe Petits unauthorized tightrope walk in 1974 between the two towers of the World Trade Centerto Spike Lees New Yorkset heist film Inside Man The Best Laid Plans includes an accessible group of essays that will meet the needs of students and scholars in film and media studies by offering new insights into an important and neglected area in genre criticism
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Though the history of the screenplay is as long and rich as the history of film itself critics and scholars have neglected it as a topic of serious research Script Culture and the American Screenplay treats the screenplay as a literary work in its own right presenting analyses of screenplays from a variety of frameworks including feminism Marxism structuralism philosophy and psychology In distancing the text of screenplays from the onscreen performance typically associated with them Kevin Alexander Boon expands the scope of film studies into exciting new territory with this volumeScript Culture and the American Screenplay is divided into two parts Part 1 provides a general background for screenplay studies tracing the evolution of the screenplay from the early shot lists and continuities of George Méliès and Thomas Harper Ince to the more detailed narratives of contemporary works Part 2 offers specific primarily thematic critical examinations of screenplays along with discussions of the original screenplay and the screenplay adaptation In all Boon explains that screenplay criticism distinguishes itself from traditional film studies in three major ways The primary focus of screenplay criticism is on the screenplay rather than the film the focus of screenplay studies is on the screenwriter rather than the director and screenplay criticism like literary criticism is written to illuminate a readers understanding of the text Boon demonstrates that whether we are concerned with aesthetics and identifying rules for distinguishing the literary from the nonliterary or whether we align ourselves with more contemporary theories which recognize texts as distinguishable in their interrelationships and marked difference screenplays constitute a rich cache of works worthy of critical examination Film scholars as well as students of film creative writing and literary studies will appreciate this singular volume
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The Films of Jess Franco looks at the work of Jesús Jess Franco 19302013 one of the most prolific and madly inventive filmmakers in the history of cinema He is best known as the director of jazzy erotically charged horror movies featuring mad scientists lesbian vampires and women in prison but he also dabbled in a multitude of genres from comedy to science fiction to pornography Although he built his career in the ghetto of lowbudget exploitation cinema he managed to create a body of work that is deeply personal frequently political and surprisingly poetic Editors Antonio LázaroReboll and Ian Olney have assembled a team of scholars to examine Francos offbeat films which command an international cult following and have developed a more mainstream audience in recent years Arguing that his multifaceted paradoxical cinema cannot be pinned down by any one single approach this edited volume features twelve original essays on Francos movies written from a variety of different perspectives The Films of Jess Franco does not avoid the methodologies most commonly used in the past to analyze Francos workauteur criticism genre criticism and cult film criticismyet it does show how Francos films complicate these critical approaches This volume opens up fresh avenues for academic inquiry by considering his oeuvre from a range of viewpoints including transnational film studies cinephilia studies and star studies The book effectively meets the challenge of Francos multidimensional cinema with multifaceted criticismattentive to the shifting historical contexts modes of production and consumption and formats of Francos workthat supplements current Franco scholarship and suggests exciting new directions for its further development The Films of Jess Franco seeks to address the scholarly neglect of this legendary cult director and to broaden the conversation around the directors work in ways that will be of interest to fans and academics alike
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Full of Secrets contains virtually everything you need to know about Twin Peaks This fascinating collection of essays considers David Lynchs politics the enigmatic musical score and the shows cult status treatment of family violence obsession with doubling and silencing of women Also included are a director and writer list a cast list a Twin Peaks calendar a complete scene breakdown for the entire series and a comprehensive bibliography
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