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Seeing is Believing is a provocative, shrewd, witty look at the Hollywood fifties movies we all love-or love to hate-and the thousand subtle ways they reflect the political tensions of the decade. Peter Biskind, former executive editor of Premiere, is one of our most astute cultural critics. Here he concentrates on the films everybody saw but nobody really looked at, classics like Giant, On the Waterfront, Rebel Without a Cause, and Invasion of the...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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1 online resource (1 video file, 37 min.)
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English
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Behind the Screens explores the trend toward "hypercommercialism" in Hollywood film: product placement, tie-ins, merchandising, and cross-promotions. The film mixes clips from popular Hollywood films with expert commentary to show how movies have become vehicles for the ulterior marketing and advertising motives of studios and their owners. Featuring Oscar-nominated screenwriter Jeremy Pikser; Mark Crispin Miller; Susan Douglas; Robert McChesney,...
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"In addition to being among the most celebrated of contemporary filmmakers, Quentin Tarantino is possibly the most joyously infectious movie lover alive. For years he has touted in interviews his eventual turn to writing books about films. Now, with Cinema Speculation, the time has come, and the results are everything his passionate fans--and all movie lovers--could have hoped for. Organized around key American films from the 1970s, all of which he...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 58 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Robert Frank's The Americans (1958) transformed the landscape of contemporary photography. Fifty years later, Filmmaker Philippe Séclier decided to follow in Frank's footsteps, retracing his path step by step. From Texas to Montana, from Nebraska to Louisiana, from New York to San Francisco, An American Journey is a 15,000 mile odyssey through contemporary America, moving between past and present, photography and cinema - beautifully capturing the...
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English
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"The Big Screen" tells the enthralling story of the movies: their rise and spread, their remarkable influence in the war years, and their long, slow decline to a form that is often richly entertaining but no longer lays claim to our lives the way it once did.
9) Altman
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 97 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Maverick. Auteur. Rebel. Innovator. Storyteller. Rambler. Gambler. Mad man. Family man. Director. Artist. Robert Altmanʼs life and career contained multitudes. This father of American independent cinema left an indelible mark, not merely on the evolution of his art form, but also on the western zeitgeist. ALTMAN, Canadian director Ron Mannʼs new documentary, explores and celebrates the epic fifty-year redemptive journey of one of the most important...
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University of California Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
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1 online resource (xxii, 245 pages)
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English
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"In a race to capture new audiences, Hollywood moguls began courting Chinese investors to create branded entertainment on an international scale--from behemoth theme parks to blockbuster films--after China's 2001 World Trade Organization entry. Hollywood Made in China examines this compelling dynamic, where the distinctions between Hollywood's "Dream Factory" and the "Chinese Dream" of global influence become increasingly blurred. What is revealed...
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Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2015]
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viii, 193 pages
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English
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"Projecting 9/11 examines sensibilities and ideologies that arose after September 11, 2001, and how these intersect with issues of race, gender, sexuality, and citizenship in contemporary mainstream films. The authors argue that the social and political project that is "9/11" can be found in most cultural artifacts produced after the date, including film. In essence, Hollywood films project the 9/11 project. The book analyzes the specific ways...
12) Kounterfeit
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2007]
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1 DVD (ca. 87 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A counterfeit laundering plan results in the death of an undercover cop, leaving two men on the run from the dead officer's sister. Things change when she discovers the accused men she seeks may be her only hope for survival.
13) I'm still here
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English
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I’M STILL HERE is a striking portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of internationally acclaimed actor Joaquin Phoenix. With remarkable access, I’M STILL HERE follows the Oscar-nominee as he announces his retirement from a successful film career in the fall of 2008 and sets off to reinvent himself as a hip hop musician. Sometimes funny, sometimes shocking, and always riveting, the film is a portrait of an artist at a crossroads. Official Selection...
Publisher
Weinstein Company
Pub. Date
c2006
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1 DVD (ca. 87 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Orphaned sisters Sal and Rae think their dreams have come true when they find an abandoned puppy, and on the same day, they are adopted. When the girls arrive at their new pad they learn one strict rule: NO DOGS ALLOWED!
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English
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"This portrait of Washington super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff, from his early years as a gung-ho member of the GOP political machine to his final reckoning as a disgraced, imprisoned pariah, confirms the adage that truth is indeed stranger than fiction. A tale of international intrigue involving Indian casinos, spies, sweatshops, and a mob-style killings, this is a story of the way money corrupts our political process"--Container.
16) Cold souls
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English
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Paul Giamatti stars as himself, agonizing over his interpretation of Anton Chekhov's Classic Play, "Uncle Vanya." Paralyzed by anxiety, he stumbles upon a solution via a New Yorker article about a high-tech company promising to alleviate suffering by extracting souls.. Giamatti enlists their service -- only to discover that his soul is the shape and size of a chickpea. His intention is to reinstate it once he survives the performance but complications...
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English
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A character-driven documentary about a billionaire family and their financial challenges in the wake of the economic crisis. With the epic proportions of a Shakespearean tragedy, the film follows two unique characters, whose rags-to-riches success stories reveal the innate virtues and flaws of the American Dream.. The film begins with the family triumphantly constructing the largest privately owned house in America, a 90,000 sq. ft. palace. Over the...
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"In the late 1990s, Patrick O’Brian’s multimillion-copy-selling historical novel series—the Aubrey–Maturin series, which was set during the Napoleonic Wars—seemed destined for film. With Russell Crowe as Jack Aubrey and Paul Bettany as Stephen Maturin, the production only needed a ship that could stand in for Lucky Jack’s HMS Surprise, with historical accuracy paramount. The filmmakers found the Rose, a replica of an 18th-century ship...
19) Loving Annabelle
Publisher
Wolfe Video LLC
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
Widescreen ed.
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1 DVD (79 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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The controversial story of Annabelle, a precocious Senator's daughter, who falls in love with her Catholic school teacher, Simone.
20) Enemies among us
Publisher
Phase 4 Films
Pub. Date
c2010
Edition
Widescreen.
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1 DVD (89 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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The Governor of Louisiana, Chip Majors, is at the top of his game. He is the number one pick for the vice presidential nominee for his party. But his past as a secret National Security Agency operative has now come back to haunt him. Now he must fight for his political career, and also his life!
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