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The long-awaited first work of non-fiction from the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: a deliriously entertaining, wickedly intelligent cinema book as unique and creative as anything by Quentin Tarantino.

100 film fra det 20. århundrede gennemgås grundigt. De 100 film er ordnet kronologisk. Den første film der bliver genmmegået er Josef von Sternbergs "Den blå engel" (1930) og bogen afsluttes med "Breaking the Waves" (1996) af Lars von Trier.idden /title /head body center h1 403 Forbidden /h1 /center /body /htmlDen danske filminstruktør og filmproducent Christian Braad Thomsen (f. 1940) debuterede som forfatter i 1971. Han er uddannet fra Den Danske Filmskole, har været direktør for Odense Film Festival og medlem af Statens Kunstfonds repræsentantskab. I 1991 kom han på Kulturministeriets livsvarige ydelse.

Hvilken film er din yndlingsfilm? Spørgsmålet markerer begyndelsen på en af de sjoveste selskabslege, men for Informations anmeldere blev det lynhurtigt alvor, da de sammen skulle finde de 24 bedste film fra det 21. århundrede. Det har kostet ubærlige fravalg og er resulteret i interne fløjkrige blandt skribenterne at lave listen, der favner alt fra mainstreamfilm til arthouse produktioner. Det er en liste, der rummer alt fra Disneys De utrolige til Jacques Audiards Profeten. Endelig er det en liste, der efter endt læsning forhåbentlig sætter diskussionen i gang om de seneste 20 års filmkunst.De 24 film er nøje udvalgt af Rune Lykkeberg, Lone Nikolajsen, Christian Monggaard, Katrine Hornstrup Yde og Ralf Christensen.

Ever since the early days of cinema, starting with the 1910 FRANKENSTEIN, monsters have been the stuff that movies are made of. This guidebook includes all of Universal's "Classic Monster" movies from DRACULA (1931) to ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE MUMMY (1955) and THE CREATURE WALKS AMONG US (1956) to Hammer Film's CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1957) to THE LEGEND OF THE 7 GOLDEN VAMPIRES (1974). Also reviewed are related horrors like Turkey's DRACULA IN ISTANBUL (1953), Mexico's THE NEW INVISIBLE MAN (1958), Japan's FRANKENSTEIN CONQUERS THE WORLD (1965), Spain's COUNT DRACULA (1970), Italy's LADY FRANKENSTEIN (1972), and Germany's NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE (1979) to name only a few. From well-known classics like DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1920) and BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935) to off-shoots like I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF (1957), BILLY THE KID VERSUS DRACULA (1966), and BLACULA (1972), this tome has got them all!

There are movie-goers, movie fans, and movie lovers. REEL CHANGE III is for all three. For the passively curious to the die-hard deep divers, REEL CHANGE offers looks into and behind the magic of what's on the big and little screen. There are farewells to icons like James Caan and Ray Liotta, X-ray examinations of the inner changes in a business that almost overnight has become dominated by streaming, and retrospective looks at the movies well-remembered (Planet of the Apes, Titanic) as well as those overlooked and unjustly forgotten like those in 1973, a year overstuffed with classics like American Graffiti art house gems like Badlands. After REEL CHANGE III, the next time you park yourself in a theater seat or in front of your TV, your eyes will be a little wider and you'll see a little more. "Bill Mesce Jr. has created another treasure chest of interesting movie and TV articles. The lucky readers who open this third wonderful collection will be entertained and enlightened from beginning to end. What fun!" - Betty Jo Tucker, film critic and award-winning author of Confessions of a Movie Addict, Susan Sarandon: A True Maverick, Cinema Stanzas and Cinema Stanzas Two. "Mesce's essays have the feeling one gets when the lights go down, the big sound comes up and the screen begins to glow. They seamlessly guide you into the world of movies. Facts, insights, stories and reflections from a writer who really knows make the world of movies richer and more fun." - Josh Sapan, Media Executive "One punchy, opinionated, beautifully-crafted essay after another. Mesce might just be the best film writer you've never heard of, and you owe it to yourself to change that."- David Breckman, writer/co-producer, MONK

There are movie-goers, movie fans, and movie lovers. REEL CHANGE III is for all three. For the passively curious to the die-hard deep divers, REEL CHANGE offers looks into and behind the magic of what's on the big and little screen. There are farewells to icons like James Caan and Ray Liotta, X-ray examinations of the inner changes in a business that almost overnight has become dominated by streaming, and retrospective looks at the movies well-remembered (Planet of the Apes, Titanic) as well as those overlooked and unjustly forgotten like those in 1973, a year overstuffed with classics like American Graffiti art house gems like Badlands. After REEL CHANGE III, the next time you park yourself in a theater seat or in front of your TV, your eyes will be a little wider and you'll see a little more. "Bill Mesce Jr. has created another treasure chest of interesting movie and TV articles. The lucky readers who open this third wonderful collection will be entertained and enlightened from beginning to end. What fun!" - Betty Jo Tucker, film critic and award-winning author of Confessions of a Movie Addict, Susan Sarandon: A True Maverick, Cinema Stanzas and Cinema Stanzas Two. "Mesce's essays have the feeling one gets when the lights go down, the big sound comes up and the screen begins to glow. They seamlessly guide you into the world of movies. Facts, insights, stories and reflections from a writer who really knows make the world of movies richer and more fun." - Josh Sapan, Media Executive "One punchy, opinionated, beautifully-crafted essay after another. Mesce might just be the best film writer you've never heard of, and you owe it to yourself to change that."- David Breckman, writer/co-producer, MONK

"Containing more than 2,200 entries from the most current Star Wars film and TV series, discover the vital facts about iconic characters, creatures, locations, vehicles, and technology"--

"Containing ample quotes from his reviews, the book details performances and performers; most of them world-famous; others obscure but deserving of greater fame. Some, the author admires deeply; a few, not so much. These are not just verbal descriptions. Epstein provides URLs of videos and audio recordings that enable you to click along to see and hear what he saw and heard. Going back in real time to as far as his elementary school days and the pop music of that era, he even tells you about that period in time-about Captain Video and Captain Kangaroo on TV and about Tarzan serials at Saturday morning movie-theater kiddie shows"--

To movie critics, a bomb is unequivocally bad-something that failed artistically, failed at the box office, or both. John Vetto, who describes himself as a cinephile but (most assuredly) NOT a professional movie critic, defines the term more broadly. To Vetto, a bomb may have bombed at the box office or become a cult classic. It may be genuinely terrible or merely silly. The one thing all bombs have in common? They're fun to watch.In Bombs Away: Fifty Old, Often Bad, and Mostly Forgotten Films, in No Particular Order, Vetto takes a deep dive into these works not to make light of them (well, not just to make light of them) but to explore their history and themes, draw connections, provide insight into human nature, and enlighten us as to how and why these cheaply-made films were created.So, grab some popcorn, dim the lights, and settle back for an edifying, entertaining journey through an underexplored corner of pop culture.

"A guide to the horror movie genre for people too afraid to watch horror movies, including plot summaries and key scene descriptions for twenty-five influential films, as well as analysis of each film's role in the genre and in pop culture"--

Anatomie d'une chute mérite-t-il sa palme d'or ? Indiana Jones 5, une bonne conclusion à la mythique saga ? Qui de Barbie ou Oppenheimer a gagné le duel explosif ?La critique cinématographique, discipline des plus subjectives, est le défi que l'on s'est donné au Club Lumière pour cette année riche en cinéma.L'entièreté de notre rédaction s'est questionnée sur les films consommés en 2023.Ils reviennent un à un sur les oeuvres qu'ils ont préférées, mais également sur leurs déceptions.Grâce aux films que nous avons pu découvrir en festival, nous vous proposons même une avance sur 2024.Ressentez avec nous, à chaque ligne, la passion du septième art qui nous anime.

David Fincher's Seven (1995) follows two detectives, David Mills (Brad Pitt) and William Somerset (Morgan Freeman), as they investigate a series of gruesome murders. One of the most acclaimed films of the 1990s, it explores themes of moral decay, human darkness, and the blurred lines between good and evil. Richard Dyer's study of the film, unpacks how its cinematography, sound, and plot combine to create a harrowing account of a world beset by an all-encompassing, irremediable wickedness. He explores the film in terms of sin, story, structure, seriality, sound, sight and salvation, analyzing how Seven both epitomizes and modifies the serial killer genre, which is such a feature of recent cinema.This new edition includes a new afterword by the author, re-assessing the film's lasting impact and influence over contemporary filmmaking aesthetics.

John Ford (1894-1973) directed scores of memorable movies that feature countless scenes that linger in one's memory. He is the only director to have won four Best Director Academy Awards, for The Informer (1935), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941), and The Quiet Man (1952).There have been many biographies and film studies of John Ford and his motion pictures. There has never been a single volume devoted to the stock company of actors and actresses who worked for him, some continually, many intermittently, from his silent westerns of the 'teens to his final films of the 1960s. This book spotlights 112 members of Ford's fluid repertory company and includes a mini-chapter on each member of the troupe.And it was a diverse group. One wrote three books on the Baha'i Faith religion; another boxed the heavyweight champion of the world to a draw; one eloped with Loretta Young when she was seventeen; one participated in the Yukon gold rush; a photograph of one player's ear is the club logo for a professional wrestling association; another taught Lucy how to jitterbug; one was a legendary undercover agent for the OSS in France during World War II; another was a member of the advisory board to the Bank of America concerning loans to the studios; two were rodeo world champions.All of them, from obscure bit players to barely-remembered character actors to legendary film stars, made substantial contributions to Ford's movie legacy.About the AuthorBill Levy is the author of John Ford: A Bio-Bibliography and Beyond the Beach: The Wit and Wisdom of Nevil Shute. He has been writing his "Forgotten Gems" column on films of the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s for New Jersey's monthly senior publication, Fifty Plus, since 2001. He lives in Mendham, New Jersey.

"Decalogo", andato in onda alla fine del 1988, è divenuto, fin da subito, una pietra miliare dell'opera artistica di Krzysztof Kie¿lowski e, più in generale, della cinematografia.In questo libro saranno presentati i significati e le tematiche esposte, i vari livelli di interpretazione e la simbologia, le connessioni e i richiami, le scelte stilistiche e la storia che hanno condotto fino all'ideazione e alla realizzazione dell'opera-simbolo del compianto regista polacco.

Ken Loach's 1969 drama Kes, considered one of the finest examples of British social realism, tells the story of Billy, a working class boy who finds escape and meaning when he takes a fledgling kestrel from its nest.David Forrest's study of the film examines the genesis of the original novel, Barry Hines' A Kestrel for a Knave (1968), the eventual collaboration that brought it to the screen, and the film's funding and production processes. He provides an in depth analysis of key scenes and draws on archival sources to shed new light on the film's most celebrated moments. He goes on to consider the film's lasting legacy, having influenced films like Ratcatcher (1999) and This is England (2006), both in terms of its contribution to film history and as a document of political and cultural value. He makes a case for the film's renewed relevance in our present era of systemic economic (and regional) inequality, alienated labour, increasingly narrow educational systems, toxic masculinity, and ecological crisis. Kes endures, he argues, because it points towards the possibility for emancipation and fulfilment through a more responsive and nurturing approach to education, a more delicate and symbiotic relationship with landscape and the non-human, and an emotional articulacy and sensitivity shorn of the rigid expectations of gender.

In seinem neuen Filmbuch Trauma-TV reist Filmkritiker und Podcaster Patrick Lohmeier zurück in seine Kindheit. Dort begegnet er all den Filmen wieder, die ihn als kleinen Hosenscheißer um den Schlaf brachten - aber auch prägten. Von Klassikern des verstörenden Jugendkinos wie Unten am Fluss (1978) und E.T. - Der Außerirdische (1982) über verstrahlte Fernsehfilme wie Der Tag danach (1983) und Threads (1984) bis hin zum Nachtprogramm im Privatfernsehen mit reitenden Leichen und mörderischen Alpträumen: In knapp hundert Rezensionen seiner meistgefürchteten Film- und Serienerfahrungen im Alter von sechs bis 13 Jahren sucht der Autor nach Antworten auf die wirklich wichtigen Fragen des Lebens. Filmkritikerin Sonja Hartl (Zeilenkino) und Psychologin Christiane Attig (Brainflicks) stehen ihm dabei mit all ihrer Kompentenz zur Seite. Vor allem will Patrick wissen, welche Schrecken zeitlos sind ... oder ob sie so vergänglich wie--- Aaargh!!!Pressestimmen zu Veröffentlichungen des Autors: "Nach der Lektüre dieses Standardwerks für die nächsten hundert Jahre sind einfach alle wesentlichen Fragen beantwortet." (epd Film über Columbo, Columbo) *** "Für alle, die das Kino in all seinen Formen lieben." (Cinema über Bahnhofskino) *** "Ein saftiges Stück Film- und Fernsehgeschichte." (CrimeMag über Columbo, Columbo) *** "Beeindruckend." (Daniel Schröckert [Kino+] über den Audiokommentar zu Mandy [2018] *** "Ein kleines Wunder." (nd.aktuell über Columbo, Columbo)

Leontine Sagan's Mädchen in Uniform (1931) is a groundbreaking German film that defied established societal norms, showcasing the power of women, both behind and in front of the camera.Adapted from Christa Winsloe's lesbian play, the story follows Manuela, an orphan in a boarding school for impoverished Prussian nobility. When her love for a female teacher is discovered, the oppressive principal punishes her, leading to a desperate suicide attempt.Barbara Mennel's compelling study firmly establishes Mädchen in the Weimar cinema canon. Breaking away from the teleological and over-determined "Caligari to Hitler" approach that has dominated the field since its inception, Mennel examines the film on its own terms within its immediate historical moment. Although it was prohibited viewing for several years, having been banned by the Nazis for its lesbian subtext and anti-authoritarian message, she asserts its central role in articulating feminist film theory in the late 1970s. Analysing its themes of democracy versus tyranny, the collective versus the individual, and expressive desire versus repressive discipline, she underscores the film's timeless impact, and why it continues to resonate with contemporary audiences.

"Grab the popcorn and prepare to binge the spiritual themes of cinema: the unconventional savior. The hero's journey. The balance of creation. The redemption tale. 100 Spiritual Movies to See Before You Die outlines twelve major categories of spiritual movies before diving into a wide array of films: from Chariots of Fire to Bruce Almighty; Life of Pi to Malcolm X; The Bishop's Wife to V for Vendetta; and many more. From the introduction: 'In their own way, the films in this book can be viewed as spiritual texts to be analyzed and discussed. To encourage that, the discussion questions and Bible quotes/religious terms are a point of entry for group discussion or individual reflection.' Perfect for film buffs seeking a book of devotionals and Christians seeking a pop-culture Bible study, 100 Spiritual Movies to See Before You Die will have you streaming, rewatching, discussing, and sharing for hours to come!"--Back cover.

Despite starting on a high in 1978, by 1997 there could be no doubt that the superhero genre was all but dead. So, whatever happened to the heroes? Join John Rain as he walks through every film of note from 1978 to 1997, from Flash Gordon to Spider Man and examines just what went wrong, and how.

Japanese Cult Cinema: Films from the Second Golden Age is a collection of film reviews and in-depth essays exploring some of the best from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s. During the period between the early 1990s and early 2000s the Japanese film industry enjoyed its biggest boom since the post-war era. Cult monster and horror films like Godzilla 2000, and Audition enjoyed successful releases overseas and Hollywood remakes. In her first book, Upton explores some of her favorite Japanese films and directors in the crime, kaiju and J-horror genres. In the essays, she digs deeper, using semiotic and feminist interpretations to explore notions of authorship, gender, and the adaptation process for some of the most interesting films to come out of this era including Ringu, Cure and Kikujiro.

Contains articles published in Cahiers du cinâema, 1970-1981.

1000 Vampires on Screen is a truly unique collection written by award-winning author and vampire-genre expert Simon Bacon that in two packed volumes covers the history of vampires on film and television. Looking at examples, from Nosferatu to Duckula, Blacula to Twilight, and Dark Shadows to True Blood the story of the screen vampire from its first appearance on film is told from the perspective of the vampire itself, charting its journey from a hideous, devilish monster through to romantic lead and even as aspirational role model. It is a trip that takes us around the globe, to countries in every continent, and even some places in outer space, encompassing bloodsuckers, energy-drinkers, soul-takers, life-absorbers, body-copiers, man-eating-plants, possessed objects, sexoholics, eternal lovers, and vegetarian vampires, to name but a few. Further to this, the two volumes of 1000 Vampires on Screen also features 30+ exclusive interviews with the writers, directors, and actors that have brought these undead creatures to life. Jim Wynorski, Henry Rollins, Robert Bierman, Debbie Rochon, Neil Jordan, Anna Silk, Doug Jones, Leonor Varella, Catherine Hardwicke, and James Woods amongst many others discuss what glamoured them about the vampire, how they became them on screen, and why, so many of them, returned to its embrace again and again. Many of them also share exclusive and personal onset photographs, design images, and publicity shots to give new perspectives on themselves and on the vampires they created. All of this is supported by cross-reference notes on all the entries and extensive Film, and Actor and Director Indexes making 1000 Vampires on Screen not only an indispensable reference tool for professionals and enthusiasts alike, but one of the most inventive and important books on the vampire genre of 2023. "It is seldom that we find scholarship that simultaneously informs and entertains, but Simon Bacon, a leading figure in the new generation of academic appraisal of the penetration of Dracula and vampire lore into the popular culture, does just that in his 1000 Vampires on the Screen. He immerses the reader into one of the major realms through which vampires in all their diversity take up residence in our mundane existence, enlarge our consciousness, and drive boredom from day-to-day routines. Then, by repeatedly assuming the vampire's POV, he forces us to consider our personal appropriation and integration of our favorite bloodsuckers as we suck the life out of the movies we love."J. Gordon Melton Author of The Vampire Almanac: The Compete History (2022) "A highly original approach to a vampire encyclopedia, which makes it all the more necessary for every bookshelf, even those storing garlic cookbooks." Gary D. Rhodes, Ph.D., author of The Birth of the American Horror Film and writer-director of Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula

These vital cases served as the backbone to the cult television series and provided a powerful throughline and emotional lifeline for Agent Mulder. Now, through archival imagery and reports, fans can experience firsthand the thrills of some of the series' most beloved episodes