She Could be Chaplin!: The Comedic Brilliance of Alice Howell
Anthony Slide and George Stevens
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Alice Howell (1886-1961) is slowly gaining recognition and regard as arguably the most important...
International Noir
R. Barton Palmer and Homer B Pettey
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Following World War II, film noir became the dominant cinematic expression of Cold War angst,...
When the Cock Crows: A History of the Pathe Exchange
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Influential during Hollywood's silent-film era, the Pathe Exchange was a multinational film company...
Starring Sherlock Holmes
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Sherlock Holmes has been portrayed on screen more often than any other character in history. This...
Britain's Forgotten Film Factory: The Story of Isleworth Studios
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The story of Isleworth Studios is essentially that of the British film industry from 1914 to 1952....
The Book of Illusions
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The Book of Illusions, written with breath-taking urgency and precision, plunges the reader into a...
The Godfather: Pt. 1: Godfather and Seventies Hollywood: Pt. 2: Gangster Film
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Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather (1972) marked a transition in American film-making, and its...
Theorizing Art Cinemas: Foreign, Cult, Avant-Garde, and Beyond
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The term "art cinema" has been applied to many cinematic projects, including the film d'art...
Almost Hollywood, Nearly New Orleans: The Lure of the Local Film Economy
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A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's...
Prison Movies: Cinema Behind Bars
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Prison Movies: Cinema Behind Bars traces the public fascination with incarceration from the silent...