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Tells of films set in London music halls and Yorkshire coal mines, South Sea islands and Hungarian modernist houses of horror, with narrators that travel in space and time from Paris to ancient Egypt. This title reveals disparities across horror filmmaking in 1930s and brings to light a cycle of films of which many have been forgotten and unloved.

Examines "The Waltons" drama series' deployment of key myths, and its vision of family as against TV depictions, featuring the likes of "The Addams", "The Simpsons", and the "Sopranos". This book explores its powerful representation of three generations of men and of the Walton family's strong women, who are nevertheless domestic heroines.

Examines the ways in which the American Catholic Church sought to directly influence film production through its involvement with censorship bodies such as the Legion of Decency, and through Catholics in positions of influence within Hollywood itself.

The Poetics of Iranian Cinema Aesthetics Modernity and Film After the Revolution Cover

In the wake of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Iranian society and culture underwent massive changes. The author presents a comparative analysis of post-revolutionary Iranian cinema as an offshoot of Iranian modernity, and explains its connections with the themes present in traditional Persian poetry and conventional visual arts.

Britain Can Take it British Cinema in the Second World War Cover

At the outbreak of the WWII, all cinemas in Britain were closed. Ten days later, they were opened again as a way of boosting morale. Over the next six years, some 300 feature films and thousands of short films were produced in what is seen as British cinema's 'finest hour'. This work charts this period through the eyes of thirteen key films.

Hollywoods New Radicalism War Globalisation and the Movies from Reagan to George W Bush Cover

An insightful take on modern American cinema's relations with and influence on Reagan's, Clinton's and both Bushs' administrations. This book tells the story of the corporate take-over of the movies in the 1970s, and the subsequent transformation of Hollywood into the dominant force in the global media industry.

Propaganda and the German Cinema 19331945 Cover

A comprehensive analysis of Nazi film propaganda in its political, social and economic contexts. It considers more than 100 films, identifying those aspects of Nazi ideology that were concealed in the framework of popular entertainment under the direction of Joseph Goebbels, Propaganda Minister.

The British at War Cinema State and Propaganda 193945 Cover

Gives a picture of popular consensus between the government and the film industry over the cinematic representation of Britain and the British at war. It examines the role of the cinema as a vehicle of propaganda, and shows the relationship between the Ministry of Information and the film industry.

Best of British Cinema and Society from 1930 to the Present Cover

This revised edition up-dates the authors' demonstration of how a close study of films, in their historical and cultural settings, can enrich understanding of both cinema and historical events.

Distorted Images British National Identity and Film in the 1920s Cover

An exploration of the cultural construction of 'Britishness' by the film industry in the 1920s. Bamford investigates the image of nation and of British men and women that films projected, the class attitudes and values that underpinned the images and the realities of the reception of British and American films across classes.