Authors: Stephen J. Spignesi

Description: Now fans, researchers, and collectors can have easy access to all things King with this definitive sourcebook. This one-of-a-kind encyclopedia, now in paperback, features an exhaustive 18,000-entry concordance covering the people, places, and things mentioned in King's novels and stories, as well as helpful reference guides, sidebars, and never-before-available information. 50 photographs. 20 line drawings.

Langue: en

Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary

Categories: Literary Criticism

Authors: Rolf Giesen

Description: Der Phantastische Film hat die erfolgreichsten Filme aller Zeiten hervorgebracht - viel wurde über dieses Genre und seine Regisseure, Schauspieler und die Kreativen behind the scenes geschrieben, doch stets blieben ungezählte Fragen offen. Dr. Rolf Giesen - der führende Experte auf diesem Gebiet - hat mit dem Lexikon des Phantastischen Films ein zweibändiges Standardwerk vorgelegt, welches dazu beitragen kann, diese Fragen zu beantworten: in Form komprimierter und ebenso unterhaltsamer wie informativer Fakten, Daten und Analysen. Band 1 enthält Essays und Biographien von A (wie L.B. Abbot) bis K (wie Stanley Kubrick). Der Apex-Verlag veröffentlicht in der Reihe APEX SACHBUCH eine durchgesehene und ergänzte Neuausgabe dieses Standardwerkes, welches erstmals auch zahlreiche Abbildungen enthält.

Langue: de

Publisher: BookRix

Categories: Reference

Authors: Patrick Lohmeier

Description: 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 Untem 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)

Langue: de

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Categories: Performing Arts

Authors: Douglass H. Thomson ,Jack G. Voller ,Frederick S. Frank

Description: With its roots in Romanticism, antiquarianism, and the primacy of the imagination, the Gothic genre originated in the 18th century, flourished in the 19th, and continues to thrive today. This reference is designed to accommodate the critical and bibliographical needs of a broad spectrum of users, from scholars seeking critical assistance to general readers wanting an introduction to the Gothic, its abundant criticism, and the present state of Gothic Studies. The volume includes alphabetically arranged entries on more than 50 Gothic writers from Horace Walpole to Stephen King. Entries for Russian, Japanese, French, and German writers give an international scope to the book, while the focus on English and American literature shows the dynamic nature of Gothicism today. Each of the entries is devoted to a particular author or group of authors whose works exhibit Gothic elements, beginning with a primary bibliography of works by the writer, including modern editions. This section is followed by a critical essay, which examines the author's use of Gothic themes, the author's place in the Gothic tradition, and the critical reception of the author's works. The entries close with selected, annotated bibliographies of scholarly studies. The volume concludes with a timeline and a bibliography of the most important broad scholarly works on the Gothic.

Langue: en

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Categories: Literary Criticism

Authors: Thomas J. Dreibrodt

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Langue: de

Publisher: Bochum [Germany] : Paragon

Categories: Performing Arts

Authors: Alan Goble

Description: No detailed description available for "The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film".

Langue: en

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Categories: Literary Criticism

Authors: Jörg van Bebber

Description: Amokläufe, Terroranschläge, Vergeltungskriege, Umweltkatastrophen und globale Seuchen: Seit Beginn des neuen Jahrtausends scheint ein Schreckensszenario das nächste zu jagen. In der Alltagsberichterstattung der omnipräsenten Massenmedien werden diese grauenvollen Ereignisse zu einer apokalyptischen Horrorgeschichte umgedeutet und ein Klima der Angst erzeugt. Die Sphäre der Kultur(industrie) bleibt von den breit geführten Angstdiskursen nicht unberührt: Horror hat Hochkonjunktur, egal ob in Film oder Fernsehen, Literatur oder Comic, Rockmusik oder Videogame. Beste Voraussetzungen also für ein "böses Millennium", ein Zeitalter voller Schrecken. In "Dawn of an Evil Millennium" widmen sich 92 Beiträge den Phänomenen des jüngsten Horrors, von "Silent Hill" und "Resident Evil" über "True Blood" und "Dead Set" bis hin zu "The Walking Dead", den "Hostel"-Filmen und "Saw 3D". Das weite Spektrum kulturwissenschaftlicher Ansätze kommt zur Anwendung, um die Vielfalt der neuen Horrorwelle in aller Prägnanz zu analysieren.

Langue: de

Publisher: Büchner-Verlag

Categories: Art

Authors: Barry Keith Grant

Description: "[A] well-plotted survey." Total Film In 100 American Horror Films, Barry Keith Grant presents entries on 100 films from one of American cinema's longest-standing, most diverse and most popular genres, representing its rich history from the silent era - D.W. Griffith's The Avenging Conscience of 1915 - to contemporary productions - Jordan Peele's 2017 Get Out. In his introduction, Grant provides an overview of the genre's history, a context for the films addressed in the individual entries, and discusses the specific relations between American culture and horror. All of the entries are informed by the question of what makes the specific film being discussed a horror film, the importance of its place within the history of the genre, and, where relevant, the film is also contextualized within specifically American culture and history. Each entry also considers the film's most salient textual features, provides important insight into its production, and offers both established and original critical insight and interpretation. The 100 films selected for inclusion represent the broadest historical range, and are drawn from every decade of American film-making, movies from major and minor studios, examples of the different types or subgenres of horror, such as psychological thriller, monster terror, gothic horror, home invasion, torture porn, and parody, as well as the different types of horror monsters, including werewolves, vampires, zombies, mummies, mutants, ghosts, and serial killers.

Langue: en

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Categories: Performing Arts

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Langue: en

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Categories: Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)

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Langue: en

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Categories: Antiquarian booksellers

Authors: Peter Bürger

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Langue: de

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Categories: Mass media and war

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Langue: en

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Categories: American literature

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Langue: en

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Categories: Reference

Authors: Newsmakers

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Langue: en

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Categories: Biography

Authors: Allen J. Hubin

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Langue: en

Publisher: New York : Garland Pub.

Categories: Reference

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Langue: de

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Categories: Made-for-TV movies

Authors: David Pringle

Description: As a companion volume to St. James Guide to Fantasy Writers, this volume concentrates "on those types of fiction which may be labelled as horror novels, dark fantasies, ghost stories, gothic novels, tales of terror, supernatural fictions, occult fantasies, black-magic stories, psychological thrillers, tales of unease, "grand-guignol" shockers, creepy stories, shudder-pulp fictions, "contes cruels," uncanny stories, macabre fictions and weird tales."--Editor's note, p. ix.

Langue: en

Publisher: St. James Guide to Writers Ser

Categories: Biography & Autobiography

Authors: Gerald Pratley

Description: Indulge your love of Canadian films with 'A Century of Canadian Cinema'. Each entertaining review contains the film's director, writer, actors, plot, length and year of production. The guide contains films from the industry's earliest beginnings in Canada right up to the latest releases -- from 1920s silent films to David Cronenberg and Denys Arcand -- and it offers insight from a long-time industry observer into how and why these films have made an impact on the Canadian film industry and Canadian society. From plaid jacket and toque-wearing films shot in the Arctic to co-productions filmed in tropical climes, and from films shot in six weeks on a shoestring to ten-year ordeals that nearly meant the end of everyone involved our directors and actors have done it all. Using the guide's convenient cross-indexing, follow the first big breaks, the roller-coaster rides, and the latest endeavours of your favourite Canadian talent. Through his distinguished career, Gerald Pratley has made an extraordinary impact on Canadian cinema. In 1948, he became CBC's first film critic and commentator, broadcasting every week until 1976. industry ever since. Numerous honours have been awarded to Pratley in appreciation of his years of commitment. Among them are the Queen's Jubilee Medal, the Order of Canada, an Honourary Doctor of Letters, and a Special Genie Award for his exceptional support and encouragement of achievement and excellence in Canadian cinema.

Langue: en

Publisher:

Categories: Performing Arts

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Description: Bde. 16, 18, 21, and 28 each contain section "Verlagsvera nderu ngen im deutschen Buchhandel."

Langue: de

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Categories: German literature

Authors: Leonard Mustazza

Description: A guide to English-language works that have been adapted as theatrical and television films, this volume includes books (both fiction and non-fiction), short stories, newspaper and magazine articles and poems. Entries are arranged alphabetically by literary title with cross-listings for films made under different titles. Each entry includes the original work's title, author, year of first publication, literary prizes, and a brief plot summary. Information on film adaptation(s) of the work, including adaptation titles, director, screenwriter, principal cast and the names of the characters they portray, major awards, and availability in the most common formats (DVD, VHS), is also offered. The book is published as a set of two volumes. Replacement volumes can be obtained individually under ISBN 0-7864-2503-2 (for Volume 1) and ISBN 0-7864-2504-0 (for Volume 2).

Langue: en

Publisher:

Categories: Performing Arts