From the National Book Award-winning author of Slaves in the Family, this book is the riveting true story of the partnership between the murderer who invented the movies and the robber baron who built the railroads. Edward Ball's ability to mine history and draw out its secrets …
Conversations, over the course of a year, between the author and Walter Murch.
Cartoons-both from the classic Hollywood era and from more contemporary feature films and television series-offer a rich field for detailed investigation and analysis. Contributors draw on theories and methodology from film, television, and media studies, art history and critici…
They are shot on high-definition digital cameras with computer-generated effects added in postproduction and transmitted to theaters, websites, and video-on-demand networks worldwide. They are viewed on laptops, iPod, and cell phone screens. They are movies in the 21st century, …
This text examines the conversations between film studies and its contributory disciplines that not only defined a new field of discourse, but also modified existing scholarly traditions. The book also reflects on the field's dominant paradigms and debates, and evaluates their c…
