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100 Greatest Cult Films

100 Greatest Cult Films

Autor: Christopher J. Olson

Número de Páginas: 351

The term “cult film” may be difficult to define, but one thing is certain: A cult film is any movie that has developed a rabid following for one reason or another. From highly influential works of pop art like Eraserhead and Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! to trash masterpieces such as Miami Connection and Fateful Findings, thousands of movies have earned recognition as cult classics over the years, and new movies rise to cult status every year. So how do viewers searching for the best or most important cult films decide where to start? In 100 Greatest Cult Films, Christopher J. Olson highlights the most provocative, intriguing, entertaining, and controversial films produced over the last century. The movies included here have either earned reputations as bona fide cult classics or have in some way impacted our understanding of cult cinema, often transcending traditional notions of “good” and “bad” while featuring memorable characters, unforgettably shocking scenes, and exceptionally quotable dialogue. With detailed arguments for why these films deserve to be considered among the greatest of all time, Olson provides readers fodder for debate and a jumping-off point for...

The Great Movies II

The Great Movies II

Autor: Roger Ebert

Número de Páginas: 546

From America's most trusted and highly visible film critic, 100 more brilliant essays on the films that define cinematic greatness. Continuing the pitch-perfect critiques begun in The Great Movies, Roger Ebert's The Great Movies II collects 100 additional essays, each one of them a gem of critical appreciation and an amalgam of love, analysis, and history that will send readers back to films with a fresh set of eyes and renewed enthusiasm—or perhaps to an avid first-time viewing. Neither a snob nor a shill, Ebert manages in these essays to combine a truly populist appreciation for today's most important form of popular art with a scholar's erudition and depth of knowledge and a sure aesthetic sense. Once again wonderfully enhanced by stills selected by Mary Corliss, former film curator at the Museum of Modern Art, The Great Movies II is a treasure trove for film lovers of all persuasions, an unrivaled guide for viewers, and a book to return to again and again. Films featured in The Great Movies II 12 Angry Men · The Adventures of Robin Hood · Alien · Amadeus · Amarcord · Annie Hall · Au Hasard, Balthazar · The Bank Dick · Beat the Devil · Being There · The Big Heat ·...

Fifty Hollywood Directors

Fifty Hollywood Directors

Autor: Suzanne Leonard , Yvonne Tasker

Número de Páginas: 429

Fifty Hollywood Directors introduces the most important, iconic and influential filmmakers who worked in Hollywood between the end of the silent period and the birth of the blockbuster. By exploring the historical, cultural and technological contexts in which each director was working, this book traces the formative period in commercial cinema when directors went from pioneers to industry heavyweights. Each entry discusses a director’s practices and body of work and features a brief biography and suggestions for further reading. Entries include: Frank Capra Cecil B DeMille John Ford Alfred Hitchcock Fritz Lang Orson Welles DW Griffith King Vidor This is an indispensible guide for anyone interested in film history, Hollywood and the development of the role of the director.

Diario de sesiones de la Cámara de Diputados

Diario de sesiones de la Cámara de Diputados

Autor: Argentina. Congreso De La Nación. Cámara De Diputados De La Nación

Número de Páginas: 964
Savage Cinema

Savage Cinema

Autor: Stephen Prince

Número de Páginas: 442

More than any other filmmaker, Sam Peckinpah opened the door for graphic violence in movies. In this book, Stephen Prince explains the rise of explicit violence in the American cinema, its social effects, and the relation of contemporary ultraviolence to the radical, humanistic filmmaking that Peckinpah practiced. Prince demonstrates Peckinpah's complex approach to screen violence and shows him as a serious artist whose work was tied to the social and political upheavals of the 1960s. He explains how the director's commitment to showing the horror and pain of violence compelled him to use a complex style that aimed to control the viewer's response. Prince offers an unprecedented portrait of Peckinpah the filmmaker. Drawing on primary research materials—Peckinpah's unpublished correspondence, scripts, production memos, and editing notes—he provides a wealth of new information about the making of the films and Peckinpah's critical shaping of their content and violent imagery. This material shows Peckinpah as a filmmaker of intelligence, a keen observer of American society, and a tragic artist disturbed by the images he created. Prince's account establishes, for the first time,...

Warren Oates

Warren Oates

Autor: Susan A. Compo

Número de Páginas: 647

Though he never reached the lead actor status he labored so relentlessly to achieve, Warren Oates (1928–1982) is one of the most memorable and skilled character actors of the 1970s. With his rugged looks and measured demeanor, Oates crafted complex characters who were at once brazen and thoughtful, wild and subdued. Friends remember the hard-living, hard-drinking actor as kind and caring, but also sometimes as mean as a blue-eyed devil. Married four times, partial to road trips in his RV affectionately known as the "Roach Coach," and famous for performances for directors ranging from Sam Peckinpah to Steven Spielberg, Warren Oates remained a Hollywood outsider perfectly suited to the 1960s and 1970s counterculture. Born in the small town of Depoy in rural western Kentucky and reared in Louisville, Oates began his career in the late 1950s with bit parts in television westerns. Though hardly lucrative work, it was during this time Oates met renegade director Sam Peckinpah, establishing the creative relationship and destructive friendship that produced some of Oates's most unforgettable roles in Ride the High Country (1962), Major Dundee (1965), and The Wild Bunch (1969), as well...

Justified Lives

Justified Lives

Autor: Michael Bliss

Número de Páginas: 372

In the first book to critically examine each of the fourteen feature films Sam Peckinpah directed during his career, Michael Bliss stresses the persistent moral and structural elements that permeate Peckinpah’s work. By examining the films in great detail, Bliss makes clear the moral framework of temptation and redemption with which Peckinpah was concerned while revealing the director’s attention to narrative. Bliss shows that each of Peckinpah’s protagonists is involved with attempting, in the words of Ride the High Country’s Steve Judd, "to enter my house justified." The validity of this systematic method is clearly demonstrated in the chapter devoted to The Wild Bunch. By enumerating the doublings and triplings of action and dialogue found in the film, Bliss underscores its symbolic and structural complexity. Beginning the chapters treating Junior Bonner and The Getaway with analyses of their important title sequences, Bliss shows how these frequently disregarded pieces present in miniature the major moral and narrative concerns of the films. In his chapter on The Osterman Weekend, Bliss makes apparent Peckinpahs awareness of and concern with the self-reflexive nature...

Awake in the Dark

Awake in the Dark

Autor: Roger Ebert , David Bordwell

Número de Páginas: 541

"Arriving fifty years after Ebert published his first film review in 1967, this second edition of Awake in the Dark collects Ebert's essential writings. Featuring new Top Ten Lists and reviews of the years' finest films through 2012, this edition allows both fans and film buffs to bask in the best of an extraordinary lifetime's work."--Provided by publisher.

Texture In Film

Texture In Film

Autor: Lucy Fife Donaldson

Número de Páginas: 280

Drawing on interdisciplinary perspectives of art, literature and music, Donaldson develops a stimulating understanding of a concept that has received little detailed attention in relation to film. Based in close analysis, Texture in Film brings discussion of style and affect together in a selection of case studies drawn from American cinema.

Los niños españoles evacuados a la URSS, (1937)

Los niños españoles evacuados a la URSS, (1937)

Autor: Enrique Zafra , Rosalía Crego , Carmen Heredia

Número de Páginas: 248

Entre 1808 y 1939, las 'izquierdas' se vieron obligadas a abandonar España en busca de tierras más tolerantes. Aquí se relata una de las más excepcionales evacuaciones: el éxodo de casi 3.000 niños en 1937, acogidos en la antigua U.R.S.S.

Peckinpah's Tragic Westerns

Peckinpah's Tragic Westerns

Autor: John L. Simons , Robert Merrill

Número de Páginas: 233

The work of Sam Peckinpah represents a high point in American cinema. This text is the first theoretical and critical attempt to place Peckinpah within the 2,000-year-old tradition of western tragedy. The tradition, enfolding the Greeks, Shakespeare and modern tragedians, is represented in Peckinpah's art in numerous ways, and the fact that he worked in the mode throughout his career distinguishes him from most American film directors. Films covered include Ride the High Country, Noon Wine, The Wild Bunch, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, and Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia.

Droit fiscal de l'Union européenne

Droit fiscal de l'Union européenne

Autor: Alexandre Maitrot De La Motte

Número de Páginas: 627

À l’heure où la fiscalité internationale connaît de profonds bouleversements, l’achèvement du marché intérieur et, au-delà, du projet européen, nécessite l’élimination de tous les obstacles fiscaux qui résultent de l’exercice de leurs souverainetés fiscales par les États membres. L’action ferme et résolue qui doit alors être menée par les autorités européennes comme par ces États s’inscrit dans un cadre dont les contours, longtemps incertains, ont été progressivement précisés : le droit fiscal de l’Union européenne. Le droit fiscal de l’Union européenne prévoit deux modalités d’intégration des fiscalités nationales : l’intégration négative, qui suppose l’interdiction des restrictions fiscales à la libre circulation des marchandises, la prohibition des restrictions fiscales à la libre circulation des personnes, des services et des capitaux, et l’encadrement des aides d’État sous forme fiscale ; et l’intégration positive, qui passe par l’harmonisation des droits fiscaux nationaux, l’élimination des doubles impositions, et la coopération administrative et politique en matière fiscale. À terme, la question de la...

Resúmenes de proyectos de biomedicina y ciencias de la salud financiados con cargo al fondo nacional para el desarrollo de la investigación científica y técnica 1988

Resúmenes de proyectos de biomedicina y ciencias de la salud financiados con cargo al fondo nacional para el desarrollo de la investigación científica y técnica 1988

Número de Páginas: 152
IV Seminario Internacional de Parasitología Animal.. Control de la resistencia en garrapatas y moscas de importancia veterinaria y enfermedades que transmiten

IV Seminario Internacional de Parasitología Animal.. Control de la resistencia en garrapatas y moscas de importancia veterinaria y enfermedades que transmiten

Número de Páginas: 280
Control de la Resistencia en Garrapatas y Moscas de Importancia Veterinaria y Enfermedades Que Transmiten

Control de la Resistencia en Garrapatas y Moscas de Importancia Veterinaria y Enfermedades Que Transmiten

Número de Páginas: 288
Sam Peckinpah

Sam Peckinpah

Autor: Fernando Ganzo , Chris Fujiwara , Maroussia Dubreuil , Emmanuel Burdeau , Carlo Chatrian , Sam Fuller , Christoph Huber , Jean-françois Rauger

Número de Páginas: 248

Il n’a jamais gagné d’oscar et n’a pas toujours obtenu les faveurs du public. Sa filmographie est courte et inégale. Pourtant, nombre de cinéphiles et de grands cinéastes actuels - comme Tarantino ou Scorsese - se réclament de Sam Peckinpah. Cet ouvrage écrit par des critiques internationaux traverse toute son œuvre. De longs textes reviennent chronologiquement sur les films répartis en trois périodes : De New Mexico à Major Dundee (1961-1965) par Chris Fujiwara, de La Horde sauvage à Pat Garrett et Billy le Kid (1969-1973) par Emmanuel Burdeau et d’Apportez-moi la tête d’Alfredo Garcia à Osterman week-end (1974-1983) par Christoph Huber. À cela viennent s’ajouter une étude de l’œuvre télévisuelle par Jean-François Rauger, de courts récits de tournages et des entretiens, dont un inédit en français avec Peckinpah lui-même. Richement illustré en noir et blanc et en couleurs, ce livre est publié à l’occasion de la rétrospective dédiée à Sam Peckinpah organisée par le Festival del film Locarno en 2015, en collaboration avec la Cinémathèque suisse et la Cinémathèque française. Celle-ci reprend la rétrospective du 2 septembre au 11...

December Heat

December Heat

Autor: Luiz Alfredo Garcia-roza

Número de Páginas: 246

The second in the acclaimed Brazilian series featuring Inspector Espinosa, the detective hailed by critics for "his existential sensibility, his exotic beat, and his literary merit" (San Francisco Chronicle) A retired policeman spends a typically alcohol-filled evening with his girlfriend, a prostitute. When he wakes up the next morning, his wallet and car key are missing, his girlfriend has been murdered, and he can remember none of the events of the previous night. Called in to investigate is Inspector Espinosa, veteran detective and friend of the ex-cop. It's a seemingly open-and-shut case, but Espinosa is convinced there's more here than meets the eye, and when other bodies begin turning up, he finds himself not only racing after a killer but falling in love. The first Espinosa mystery, The Silence of the Rain, won over American audiences with its steamy evocation of exotic Rio de Janeiro, its singular narrative approach, and, above all, its highly appealing protagonist. In December Heat, the second in this atmospheric, erotic series, Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza once again delivers a story as unusual as it is complex, with a resolution sure to elude—and ultimately...

Cuba

Cuba

Autor: Stephen Coonts

Número de Páginas: 484

Stephen Coonts' bestselling novels takes readers into the heart of harrowing, pulse-pounding action, whether on land, on sea, or in the air. Now, this master of full-tilt, blockbuster suspense turns into a lush setting 90 miles from U.S. soil. In Cuba, Fidel Castro lies dying. Human sharks are circling. And one man has his finger on the trigger of a weapon that will change everything... Admiral Jake Grafton is overseeing a shipment of nerve gas being transferred for a top-secret U.S. stockpile at Guantanamo Bay. But a power struggle inside Cuba has ignited an explosive plot and turned a horrific new weapon on the U.S. Now, Jake must strap himself into the cockpit of a new generation of American aircraft and fly blind into the heart of an island that is about to blow--and take the whole world with it...

Sam Peckinpah's Feature Films

Sam Peckinpah's Feature Films

Autor: Bernard F. Dukore

Número de Páginas: 278

One of the greatest film directors America has produced, Sam Peckinpah revolutionized the way movies were made. In this detailed and insightful study, Bernard F. Dukore examines Peckinpah's fourteen feature films as a coherent body of work. He investigates the director's virtuosic editing techniques, thematic preoccupations that persist from his earliest to his last films, and the structure of his dramatic depiction of violence. He also addresses Peckinpah's cognizance of existentialism and the substantial traces this interest has left in the films. At the heart of Dukore's study is an extensive and detailed examination of Peckinpah's distinctive editing techniques. Focusing on representative sequences--including the breakout from the bank and the final battle in The Wild Bunch, the half-hour siege that concludes Straw Dogs, the killing of the title characters of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, and combat sequences in Cross of Iron--Dukore provides a shot-by-shot analysis that illuminates Peckinpah's mastery of pacing and mood. Sam Peckinpah's Feature Films demonstrates that Peckinpah's genius as a director and editor marks not only The Wild Bunch, Straw Dogs, and other classics...

Made in Mexico

Made in Mexico

Autor: Luis I. Reyes

Número de Páginas: 306

For more than a century, directors from both sides of the border have chosen Mexico as the location to create their cinematic art, leaving an indelible imprint on the imaginations of moviegoers and filmmakers worldwide. Now, for the first time, Made in Mexico: Hollywood South of the Border presents a comprehensive examination of more than one hundred Hollywood theatrical feature films made in Mexico between 1914 and the present day. Lavishly illustrated throughout, Made in Mexico examines how Hollywood films depicted Mexico and how Mexico represented itself in relation to the films shot on location. It pulls back the curtain on how Hollywood filmmakers influenced Mexican films and Mexican filmmakers influenced Hollywood. Listed chronologically and featuring cast, credits, synopsis, and contemporary reviews along with a production history for each entry, this book highlights the concept of “crossing borders ” in which artists from both nations collaborated with one another. Made in Mexico also provides a brief historical perspective on the aesthetics, economics, and politics of the film industries in each country, giving readers a glimpse of the external forces at play in the...

A Companion to the Action Film

A Companion to the Action Film

Autor: James Kendrick

Número de Páginas: 508

An authoritative guide to the action-packed film genre With 24 incisive, cutting-edge contributions from esteemed scholars and critics, A Companion to the Action Filmprovides an authoritative and in-depth guide to this internationally popular and wide-ranging genre. As the first major anthology on the action film in more than a decade, the volume offers insights into the genre’s historical development, explores its production techniques and visual poetics, and provides reflections on the numerous social, cultural, and political issues it has and continues to embody. A Companion to the Action Film offers original research and critical analysis that examines the iconic characteristics of the genre, its visual aesthetics, and its narrative traits; considers the impact of major directors and stars on the genre’s evolution; puts the action film in dialogue with various technologies and other forms of media such as graphic novels and television; and maps out new avenues of critical study for the future. This important resource: Offers a definitive guide to the action film Contains insightful contributions from a wide range of international film experts and scholars Reviews the...

On Beheading

On Beheading

Autor: Amalendu Misra

Número de Páginas: 236

​Beheading is not an uncommon undertaking. As a particularized physical violence, it has been practiced by all societies and civilizations at some point in their history. In fact, for millennia public beheadings around the world were routine. In contemporary international society some states and many non-state actors regularly engage in this undertaking. This begs the obvious question: why put a human being through this unimaginable cruelty? While the idea of execution by decapitation appears visceral and horrific, it has always been grounded in cultural, religious and political contexts. If contemporary history is any proof, the enterprise of beheading a fellow human being appears to be making a comeback in certain religious and political landscapes. A question of enormous intellectual importance, the phenomenon of beheading is understudied. There have been many explanations surrounding specific forms of beheading through the ages. However, no inclusive study has engaged with it in its entirety. Primarily a philosophical reflection, On Beheading is inter-disciplinary in nature; it freely cuts across various disciplines within the broad framework of the social sciences. It uses...

Maximum Movies—Pulp Fictions

Maximum Movies—Pulp Fictions

Autor: Peter Stanfield

Número de Páginas: 245

In the words of Richard Maltby . . . "Maximum Movies--Pulp Fictions describes two improbably imbricated worlds and the piece of cultural history their intersections provoked." One of these worlds comprises a clutch of noisy, garish pulp movies--Kiss Me Deadly, Shock Corridor, Fixed Bayonets!, I Walked with a Zombie, The Lineup, Terror in a Texas Town, Ride Lonesome--pumped out for the grind houses at the end of the urban exhibition chain by the studios' B-divisions and fly-by-night independents. The other is occupied by critics, intellectuals, cinephiles, and filmmakers such as Jean-Luc Godard, Manny Farber, and Lawrence Alloway, who championed the cause of these movies and incited the cultural guardians of the day by attacking a rigorously policed canon of tasteful, rarified, and ossified art objects. Against the legitimate, and in defense of the illegitimate, in an insolent and unruly manner, they agitated for the recognition of lurid sensational crime stories, war pictures, fast-paced Westerns, thrillers, and gangster melodramas were claimed as examples of the true, the real, and the authentic in contemporary culture--the foundation upon which modern film studies sits.

Memoria [de la Universidad Literaria de Oviedo] correspondiente al curso de ... y anuario para el de ...

Memoria [de la Universidad Literaria de Oviedo] correspondiente al curso de ... y anuario para el de ...

Autor: Universidad Literaria De Oviedo

Número de Páginas: 100
Colección de leyes y decretos militares concernientes al ejército y armada de la República Argentina

Colección de leyes y decretos militares concernientes al ejército y armada de la República Argentina

Autor: Ercilio Domínguez

Número de Páginas: 924

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