The cinema book / edited by Pam Cook.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cook, Pam, 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

xiv, 610 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

London : BFI, 2007.

Summary:

First published in 1985, "The Cinema Book "was hailed as a landmark film studies text, presenting in accessible form two decades of intellectual activity on the subject. The second edition (1999) consolidated "The Cinema Book"'s international reputation as the leading guide to film studies. This new edition has been extensively revised, expanded, and updated to include brand new chapters together with original essays and case studies written by leading scholars from around the globe. It provides comprehensive coverage of seven major areas: Hollywood Cinema and Beyond; Stars; Technologies; World Cinemas; Genre; Authorship; and Developments in Theory. New topics include Global Hollywood; Contemporary Women Directors; Queer Theory; and Postmodernism. All sections are supported by in-depth analyses of films from the earliest days to the present.

Contents:

Part 1 Hollywood cinema and beyond

Part 2 The star system

Part 3 Technologies

Part 4 World Cinemas

Part 5 Genre

Part 6 Authorship and cinema

Part 7 Developments in theory.

Notes:

Previous ed.: 1999.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [549]-589) and index.

ISBN:

9781844571925

1844571920

1844571939

9781844571932

OCLC:

145389386