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Berkeley, CA.: University of California Press, 1992. To view a film is to see another's seeing mediated by the technology and techniques of the camera. By manipulating the cinematic apparatus in unorthodox ways, avant-garde filmmakers challenge the standardized versions of seeing perpetuated by the dominant film industry and generate ways of seeing that are truer to actual human vision. Beginning… Read more about this item

San Francisco, CA.: National Film Preservation Foundation, 2006. Comprehensive reference text describes historically significant films commissioned by American advocacy groups, businesses, charities, educational institutions, fraternal and service organizations, state and local government units, and trade associations between 1897 and 1980. Includes a concise history of the American sponsored film; repository information for more than 350 titles; 452 entries with credits,… Read more about this item

Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1997. Scholarly text examines the portrayal of the Soviet Union in American film, and shows how these films reflect the attitudes of Americans, as well as how each portrayal changed with the often uneasy relations between the two countries. The authors show how films, as rich repositories of national consciousness, can be analyzed to reveal time-bound… Read more about this item

London, U.K.: Faber and Faber Ltd., 2001. Comprehensive biographical text presents an in-depth look at the life and work of these two great artists and their cinematic legacy. Includes behind-the-scenes details about their tumultuous lives and stormy relationships with the studios and each other, it is also a provocative look at postwar American and Japanese culture and the different lenses… Read more about this item

: Flickers Films LLC, 2002. Highly acclaimed documentary film series presents the complete four-part series about the Vietnam War, and the United States' lengthy and controversial involvement in the war. Includes candid interviews with Vietnam Veterans; provacative and startling untold story of the war; dramatic new insight and information from the leaders of this critical period in history; how… Read more about this item

New York: Greenwood Press, 1988. Scholarly reference text contains across-the-board information in the areas of theatre, radio, television, and film. Includes the names, addresses and telephone numbers of institutions with major holdings in the field; who's who of leading academics, archivists, critics, historians, librarians, and scholars in the fields of the performing arts. 227 pgs. Small stamp to front endpaper… Read more about this item

Oxford, U.K.: Focal Press, 1998. Comprehensive reference text presents a detailed guide to the various types of broadcast and non-broadcast programs, including topics in production process; development and research; selecting and working with contributors; audio/visual equipment; the script; recording the program; post-production; copyright; law and ethics; etc. 133 pgs. Illustrated.. First Edition. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾"… Read more about this item

New York: Greenwood Press, 1994. Detailed text chronologically traces the life and after-life of Harold LLoyd from 1893 of his birth in Nebraska, until his death in 1971, and beyond until the present day. Includes a complete bibliography of all his films, dramatic and media roles, music and recordings, and awards and honors. 295 pgs. 10 Illustrations.. First Edition. Pictorial… Read more about this item