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Art Direction and Production Design

by Lucy Fischer, Mark Shiel, Merrill Schleier, Charles Tashiro, J.D. Connor, Stephen Prince ...

Series series Behind the Silver Screen Series
How is the look of a film achieved? In Art Direction and Production Design, six outstanding scholars survey the careers of notable art directors, the influence of specific design styles, the key roles played by particular studios and films in shaping the field, the effect of technological changes on production design, and the shifts in industrial modes of organization.The craft’s purpose is to ... Read more

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How is the look of a film achieved? In Art Direction and Production Design, six outstanding scholars survey the careers of notable art directors, the influence of specific design styles, the key roles played by particular studios and films in shaping the field, the effect of technological changes on production design, and the shifts in industrial modes of organization.The craft’s purpose is to
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Hollywood Cinema and the Real Los Angeles

by Mark Shiel ...

Hollywood cinema and Los Angeles cannot be understood apart. Hollywood Cinema and the Real Los Angeles traces the interaction of the real city, its movie business, and filmed image, focusing on the crucial period from the construction of the first studios in the 1910s to the decline of the studio system fifty years later.As Los Angeles gradually became one of the ten largest cities in the world, ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

Hollywood cinema and Los Angeles cannot be understood apart. Hollywood Cinema and the Real Los Angeles traces the interaction of the real city, its movie business, and filmed image, focusing on the crucial period from the construction of the first studios in the 1910s to the decline of the studio system fifty years later.As Los Angeles gradually became one of the ten largest cities in the world,
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Italian Neorealism

Rebuilding the Cinematic City

by Mark Shiel ...

Series series Short Cuts
Italian Neorealism: Rebuilding the Cinematic City is a valuable introduction to one of the most influential of film movements. Exploring the roots and causes of neorealism, particularly the effects of the Second World War, as well as its politics and style, Mark Shiel examines the portrayal of the city and the legacy left by filmmakers such as Rossellini, De Sica, and Visconti. Films studied ... Read more

$22.99 CAD

Italian Neorealism: Rebuilding the Cinematic City is a valuable introduction to one of the most influential of film movements. Exploring the roots and causes of neorealism, particularly the effects of the Second World War, as well as its politics and style, Mark Shiel examines the portrayal of the city and the legacy left by filmmakers such as Rossellini, De Sica, and Visconti. Films studied
... Read more
Handbook of Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development in Higher Education

Volume 3

Edited by Walter Leal Filho, Mark Mifsud, Chris Shiel, Rudi Pretorius ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This Handbook approaches sustainable development in higher education from an integrated perspective, addressing the dearth of publications on the subject. It offers a unique overview of what universities around the world are doing to implement sustainable development (i.e. via curriculum innovation, research, activities, or practical projects) and how their efforts relate to education for ... Read more

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This Handbook approaches sustainable development in higher education from an integrated perspective, addressing the dearth of publications on the subject. It offers a unique overview of what universities around the world are doing to implement sustainable development (i.e. via curriculum innovation, research, activities, or practical projects) and how their efforts relate to education for
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Cinema and the City

Film and Urban Societies in a Global Context

Edited by Mark Shiel, Tony Fitzmaurice ...

Series Book 48 - IJURR Studies in Urban and Social Change Book Series
This book brings together the literature of urban sociology and film studies to explore new analytical and theoretical approaches to the relationship between cinema and the city, and to show how these impact on the realities of life in urban societies. ... Read more

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This book brings together the literature of urban sociology and film studies to explore new analytical and theoretical approaches to the relationship between cinema and the city, and to show how these impact on the realities of life in urban societies.
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The Secret History of Twin Peaks

A Novel

by Mark Frost ...

Narrated by Mark Frost, Amy Shiels, Annie Wersching, Chris Mulkey, David Patrick Kelly, James Morrison, Kyle MacLachlan, Len Cariou, Mat Hostetler, Michael Horse0, Robert Knepper1, Russ Tamblyn2 ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Twin Peaks
Unabridged

9 hours 33 min

From the co-creator of the landmark series, the story millions of fans have been waiting to get their hands on for more than 25 long years.A vastly layered, wide-ranging history that deepens the mysteries of the iconic town in ways that will thrill disciples of the original series, and will prep fans for the Showtime series like nothing else out there.Four original TWIN PEAKS cast members— Kyle ... Read more

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From the co-creator of the landmark series, the story millions of fans have been waiting to get their hands on for more than 25 long years.A vastly layered, wide-ranging history that deepens the mysteries of the iconic town in ways that will thrill disciples of the original series, and will prep fans for the Showtime series like nothing else out there.Four original TWIN PEAKS cast members— Kyle
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Twin Peaks

The Final Dossier

by Mark Frost ...

Narrated by Annie Wersching ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Twin Peaks
Unabridged

2 hours 57 min

The crucial sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Secret History of Twin Peaks, this audiobook bridges the two series, and takes you deeper into the mysteries raised by the new series.The return of Twin Peaks is one of the most anticipated events in the history of television. The subject of endless speculation, shrouded in mystery, fans will flock to see Mark Frost and David Lynch’s ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

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The crucial sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Secret History of Twin Peaks, this audiobook bridges the two series, and takes you deeper into the mysteries raised by the new series.The return of Twin Peaks is one of the most anticipated events in the history of television. The subject of endless speculation, shrouded in mystery, fans will flock to see Mark Frost and David Lynch’s
... Read more

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A Place Both Wonderful and Strange

The Extraordinary Untold History of Twin Peaks

by Scott Meslow ...

Narrated by Mark Turetsky ...

Unabridged

8 hours 57 min

For the first time, the complete history of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks—from the landmark, original cult series that changed the course of television to its 25-years-in-the-making sequel—is told through fascinatingly detailed reporting and exclusive interviews with the show's cast and creators.From its start, when studio executives drafted a plan to recoup costs after what they ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

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For the first time, the complete history of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks—from the landmark, original cult series that changed the course of television to its 25-years-in-the-making sequel—is told through fascinatingly detailed reporting and exclusive interviews with the show's cast and creators.From its start, when studio executives drafted a plan to recoup costs after what they
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Federico Fellini

His Life and Work

by Tullio Kezich ...

A lively and authoritative journey into the world of a cinema masterWith the revolutionary 8 1/2, Federico Fellini put his deepest desires and anxieties before the lens in 1963, permanently impacting the art of cinema in the process. Now, more than forty years later, film critic and Fellini confidant Tullio Kezich has written the work by which all other biographies of the filmmaker are sure to be ... Read more

$17.59 CAD

A lively and authoritative journey into the world of a cinema masterWith the revolutionary 8 1/2, Federico Fellini put his deepest desires and anxieties before the lens in 1963, permanently impacting the art of cinema in the process. Now, more than forty years later, film critic and Fellini confidant Tullio Kezich has written the work by which all other biographies of the filmmaker are sure to be
... Read more
1000 Questions About Canada

Places, People, Things and Ideas, A Question-and-Answer Book on Canadian Facts and Culture

by John Robert Colombo ...

What are "snow worms"?Are there more moose than people in the Yukon?What is the meaning of the word "Niagara"?Where will you find the world’s largest perogy?Does Elvis have a street in Ottawa named after him?What was Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s favourite snack food?Which province was the last to shift traffic from the left-hand side of the road to the right?These are some of the questions that are ... Read more

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What are "snow worms"?Are there more moose than people in the Yukon?What is the meaning of the word "Niagara"?Where will you find the world’s largest perogy?Does Elvis have a street in Ottawa named after him?What was Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s favourite snack food?Which province was the last to shift traffic from the left-hand side of the road to the right?These are some of the questions that are
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Sophia Loren

Moulding the Star

by Pauline Small ...

European stardom is very different from that of Hollywood, where the industry concentrates intensively on establishing and promoting major stars. This unique book sets out to highlight the career of Sophia Loren as a prime example of a highly original rise to fame in a European context. Pauline Small emphasizes that although primarily an Italian star, Loren’s career crossed the boundaries of a ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

European stardom is very different from that of Hollywood, where the industry concentrates intensively on establishing and promoting major stars. This unique book sets out to highlight the career of Sophia Loren as a prime example of a highly original rise to fame in a European context. Pauline Small emphasizes that although primarily an Italian star, Loren’s career crossed the boundaries of a
... Read more
Movie-Made America

A Cultural History of American Movies

by Robert Sklar ...

Hailed as the definitive work upon its original publication in 1975 and now extensively revised and updated by the author, this vastly absorbing and richly illustrated book examines film as an art form, technological innovation, big business, and shaper of American values.Ever since Edison's peep shows first captivated urban audiences, film has had a revolutionary impact on American society, ... Read more

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Hailed as the definitive work upon its original publication in 1975 and now extensively revised and updated by the author, this vastly absorbing and richly illustrated book examines film as an art form, technological innovation, big business, and shaper of American values.Ever since Edison's peep shows first captivated urban audiences, film has had a revolutionary impact on American society,
... Read more

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