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The Samurai Film
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Now illustrated throughout with color and black and white photographs and film stills; completely revised and up-to-date; and Praised in American Cinematographer as “the definitive study of this traditional movie genre,” Alain Silver’s The Samurai Film is the ultimate resource for one of world cinema’s most influential and compelling genres. The image of a lone hero, marked by a violent past and bound by honor, has fascinated film audiences the world over, but nowhere more than in Japan where Samurai films have gained legions of passionate followers. Popularized by one of the greatest directors in cinematic history, Akira Kurosawa, the themes of the Samurai film continue to cross over into Western films, recent blockbusters include Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and Kill Bill. The most astute Western analyst of this genre, Alain Silver deconstructs its key themes, from its focus on death and the significance of weaponry to key motifs such as hara kiri, and nostalgia for Japan’s feudal past. With comprehensive filmographies of the major directors and films, a survey of the history and myths of the Samurai, a glossary of Japanese terms, and extensive illustrations including more than two hundred photos, The Samurai Film covers every aspect of this fascinating cinematic tradition.
Film Noir Reader 3: Interviews with Filmmakers of the Classic Noir Period (Bk.3)
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- Published by Limelight Editions 244 Pages
- Interviews with Filmmakers of the Masterpiece Noir Period edited by Robert Porfirio, Alain Silver, James
- Architect: Robert Porfirio
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Departing from the approach of its Film Noir Reader predecessors, this third volume in the series assembles a collection of interviews with film noir directors and a cinematographer, few of whom are alive today. Interviewees include Billy Wilder (Double Indemnity and Sunset Boulevard), Otto Preminger (Laura), Joseph Lewis (Gun Crazy and The Big Combo), Curtis Bernhardt (Possessed and A Stolen Life), Edward Dmytryk (Murder, My Sweet and Crossfire), and Fritz Lang (Scarlet Street and The Woman in the Window).
Film Noir (25)
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Classic noir flicks of the 1940s-50s, illustrated and examined
Beginning with a general overview of film noir and covering its most important themes chapter by chapter (lovers plan murder, corrupt police, doomed love, psychological noir, etc.), this copiously illustrated handbook provides instant and in-depth access to the film noir genre for amateurs and aficionados alike. Among the films covered are these "top ten": Double Indemnity, Kiss Me Deadly, Gun Crazy, Criss Cross, Detour, In A Lonely Place, T-Men, Out of the Past, The Reckless Moment, and Touch of Evil.
Horror Film Reader (Softcover)
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- Inventor: Alain Silver
- Published by Limelight Editions 320 Pages
- edited by Alain Silver and James Ursini
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This book begins with seminal essays, several dating back to the 1950s, that uncover the roots of the genre and explain its wide-radning, indestructible appeal. The second part of the book, "New Perspectives," focuses on such specific films as Freaks, The Devil Doll, The Haunting, The Devil and Daniel Webster, and Hitchcock, the Wolf Man and the Candy Man.
More Things Than Are Dreamt Of: Masterpieces of Supernatural Horror
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- Novelist: James Ursini
- Published by Limelight Editions 226 Pages
- Masterpieces of Fabulous Horror by Alain Silver and James Ursini
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For centuries, perhaps from the beginning of time, people young and old have been drawn to the genre of supernatural horror, first on the printed page and then on the screen. From fairy tales to Freddy Krueger, the appeal of the genre rests on the all too human search for something above nature, something unkown and unnameable. This search has produced works as memorable as they are terrifying, and we feel their power once again in More Things Than Are Dreamt Of. The sweep of the book encompasses almost two centuries as it reconsiders in detail such classics of literature as Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, tales of Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Henry James' The Turn of the Screw right up to contemporary novels of horror as Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House, William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist andd Stephen King's The Dead Zone. But what sets this book apart is that the authors go on to study the most significant feature films derived from these and many other works of fiction, from the silent era until today.
The Gangster Film Reader (Softcover)
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- edited by Alain Silver and James Ursini
- Published by Limelight Editions 424 Pages
- Father: James Ursini
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In the 1930s the gangster film in the United States coincided with a very real and very sensational gangsterism at large in American society. Little Caesar (1931), The Public Enemy (1931), and Scarface (1932) borrowed liberally from the newspapers and books of the era. With the release of just these three motion pictures in barely more than a year's time, Hollywood quintessentially defined the genre. The characters, the situations, and the icons-from fast cars and tommy-guns to fancy fedoras and fancier molls-established the audience expectations associated with the gangster film that remain in force to this day. As with their Film Noir Reader series, using both reprints of seminal articles and new pieces, editors Silver and Ursini have assembled a group of essays that presents an exhaustive overview of this still vital genre. Reprints of work by such well-known film historians as Robin Wood, Andrew Sarris, Carlos Clarens, Paul Schrader, and Stuart Kaminsky explore the evolution of the gangster film through the 1970s and The Godfather. Parts 2 and 3 comprise two dozen newer articles, most of them written expressly for this volume by Ursini and Silver. These case studies and thematic analyses, from White Heat to the remake of Scarface to "The Sopranos," complete the anthology.
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Optimism Buds for Clean IPOs in Late 2009, Early 2010"I'm optimistic," said Alain Harrus at Crosslink Capital eariler this week. He predicted one or maybe more greentech companies might try to go public in late 2009 and early 2010. Why? Despite the downturn in the economy, the federal government,
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Русская Реклама, Нью-Йорк - May 18, 2009
Adour Alain DucasseThe main decoration of the room - monumental wine booths with copies of rare and collectible, Framed bunch of dark silver. Regarding the menu, there is Allen Dyukass correct itself. He believes that the foundation of any kitchen - quality products that
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Olympic Briefs - FINA Decides on Swimsuits; Russia to Increase ... - Around the Rings (subscription)
Around the Rings (subscription), GA - May 20, 2009
Around the Rings (subscription)Olympic Briefs - FINA Decides on Swimsuits; Russia to Increase Alain Bernard of France and Yulia Efimova of Russia set world records wearing the X-Glide. The Jaked 01, used by another French swimmer, Frederic Bousquet, in setting a world record last month, and the Blue Seventy wetsuits did not make the approved
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College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Announces Plans to ... - AZoNano.com
AZoNano.com, Australia - May 22, 4379
College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Announces Plans to Dr. Alain E. Kaloyeros, Senior Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of CNSE, said, "With the vision, leadership and support of Speaker Silver, Assembly Majority Leader Canestrari, Assemblyman McEneny and the New York State Assembly,
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Fuentes' header does it - Daily Pilot
Daily Pilot, CA - May 22, 4427
Daily PilotFuentes' header does itThe team's workhorse, Alain Ward, dribbled the ball down the right side and ripped one at the goal. The ball caromed off the keepers' hands, right to Alex Davis' feet, who popped it in the net and put Newport up, 1-0, early. “I always tell my guys,
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