Why is the only non-American on the AFI's prestigious list a Scotsman? Perhaps it's because Sean Connery's career that made him a 'genuine movie star' without any petty disputation, pretension, or pandering to fashion. This book features portraits, colorful posters and [...]
Englisch, Französisch, Deutsch; Taschenbuch
Erschienen: 12.09.2009 / Lieferfrist: 2-3 Tage
A guide to the American style of film noir profiles thirty key directors of the classic noir period including Orson Welles, Billy Wilder, Nicholas Ray, and Ida Lupino and offers an analysis of the films themselves.
Ce livre abondamment illustré s'ouvre sur un panorama du film noir et couvre ses plus grands thèmes, chapitre par chapitre (le crime parfait, l'obscurité et la corruption, l'amour en cavale, le poids du passé, etc.), permettant ainsi aux amateurs comme aux passionnés de [...]
An encyclopedic reference of the Noir style of filmmaking covers everything from the classic period of The Maltese Falcon and Touch of Evil to present-day films that capture of feeling of Noir. 10,000 first printing.
Englisch; Taschenbuch
Erschienen: 29.10.2013 / Lieferfrist: mind. 4 Wochen (Titel wird speziell besorgt)
This newest edition will track the form's evolution from such 1970s reinventions as Count Yorga Vampire and Blacula, The Hunger and Vampire's Kiss in the Eighties, Interview with the Vampire, Bram Stoker's Dracula, and the Blade series in the Nineties, through 30 Days of [...]
Englisch; Taschenbuch
Erschienen: 20.09.2011 / Lieferfrist: 3-5 Wochen (Titel wird speziell besorgt)
A series of photo books that feature famous personalities in the history of cinema. These books contains 150 portraits, posters and lobby cards, rare film stills, and photos showing the stars as they really are.
Part of the "Movie Icon" series, this book talks about Katharine Hepburn. From birth, she seemed destined to become a symbol of the modern woman on stage, on screen, and in the world. Fiercely competitive, private, and independent, Hepburn was one part Olympic athlete Babe [...]
Englisch; Taschenbuch
Erschienen: 2007 / Lieferfrist: 3-5 Wochen (Titel wird speziell besorgt)
Spanisch; Taschenbuch
Erschienen: 2005 / Lieferfrist: 3-5 Wochen (Titel wird speziell besorgt)
Film buffs explore the world of noir cinema in a Los Angeles context with this guide to noir films and their California settings. This book illustrates how these films use L.A.s diverse cityscape and architecture to convey a unique vision of urban corruption and existential [...]
Englisch; Taschenbuch
Erschienen: 2005 / Lieferfrist: 3-5 Wochen (Titel wird speziell besorgt)
From a certain perspective, Corman just might be one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of motion pictures. That's because, along the way to directing and producing more than 200 films, he ran a de facto school for young filmmakers, the alumni of which have [...]
Englisch; Taschenbuch
Erschienen: 2006 / Lieferfrist: 3-5 Wochen (Titel wird speziell besorgt)
During the early 1930's, the Hollywood film industry defined one of the most iconic genres of all time. With the release of three films, "Little Caesar", "The Public Enemy", and "Scarface", Hollywood established a style associated with gangster films. This work brings [...]
Englisch; Taschenbuch
Erschienen: November 2006 / Lieferfrist: 3-5 Wochen (Titel wird speziell besorgt)
The image of a lone hero, marked by a violent past and bound by honor, has exerted an endless fascination on film audiences the world over, but nowhere more than in Japan, where Samurai films have gained legions of passionate followers. Popularized and perfected by one of [...]
Englisch; Taschenbuch
Erschienen: Oktober 2006 / Lieferfrist: 1-3 Wochen (kurzfristig nicht lieferbar)
"The production crew are the footsoldiers of motion picture production, and nowhere is their job better explained than in this competent and comprehensive work". -- Los Angeles Herald Examiner.The Assistant Director and the Production Manager are essential elements in the [...]
Englisch; Taschenbuch
Erschienen: 1993 / Lieferfrist: 3-5 Wochen (Titel wird speziell besorgt)
This bountiful anthology combines all the key early writings on film noir with many newer essays, including some published here for the first time. The collection is assembled by the editors of the Third Edition of Film Noir: An Enclyclopedic Reference to the American [...]
Englisch; Taschenbuch
Erschienen: 2004 / Lieferfrist: 3-5 Wochen (Titel wird speziell besorgt)