Film Genres
Great Martial Arts Movies Book
In this age of Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh, and John Woo, World Martial Arts Hall of Famer Richard Meyers"”"America's foremost expert on the Asian action film" (Boston Globe)"”here illuminates the enormously popular martial-arts film genre, from its "Black Belt Theater" be
Hollywood Musicals
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A notable group of film and cultural critics weigh in on the Hollywood musical, arguably the most popular film genre of them all Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.
The Dread of Difference
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An undying procession of sons of Dracula and daughters of darkness has animated the horror film genre from the beginning. Indeed, in this pioneering exploration of the cinema of fear, Barry Keith Grant and twenty other film critics posit that horror is...
No Place Like Home
This is the first comprehensive account of Germany's most enduring film genre, the Heimatfilm, which has offered idyllic variations on the idea that "there is no place like home" since cinema's early days.
Fast-Talking Dames
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The film genre of screwball comedy--which includes THE LADY EVE, BRINGING UP BABY, and HIS GIRL FRIDAY--introduced a new type of character into American films, the fast-talking, and often verbally sophisticated, female. DiBattista`s study examines th...
Film Genre
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