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Title: The History of Film (World of Art) by David Parkinson ISBN: 0-500-20277-X Publisher: Thames & Hudson Pub. Date: January, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Just the Right Size
Comment: This extremely readable, detailed and well-illustrated book is part of the World of Art series published by Thames and Hudson. My greatest complaint is that a series with four or five books on Ancient Greek pottery (among this writer's prized possessions) has only a single book on film, but that book is so well written and so well balanced that I am inclined to be forgiving. This is a book that one will read again and again. About 1500 films are cited, which is almost the number of **** and ***1/2 films in Leonard Maltin's movie guide, so the reader has contact not just with the important films but also with most of the really good ones. It is hard to ask for more in a book that is so easy to carry around.
For a more introductory history see: Andrea Gronemeyer, "Film, an illustrated historical overview;" and for a more detailed history that can substitute for exercise weights see: Kristin Thompson and David Bordwell: "Film History, an Introduction."
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful History of Film!
Comment: There are lots of books out there on the history of film, however, there are those that hit the mark quite above others. The History of Film is one of those books. David Parkinsons comprehensive book on the history of film is not only a great introduction, but also acts as a great reference or study guide. One of Thames and Hudsons World of Art series, printed on heavy smooth stock paper with color and black and white photos, one is sure to appreciate the wuality of this book. Beginning at the dawn of cinema with primitive snap-shot like cameras, with the advent of film from glass or discs, into the 20's where cinema was changed forever. There, the greats are born: Eisenstein, Griffith, Pudovkin, Porter, Lang, and so many others who contributed, not only to the art of cinema, but to the science of cinema. Once this is established, theories of film rush in and a wide variety of culture is brought forth upon the world with different forms of narrative. From Jules and Jim to Seventh Seal to Olympia to 2001: A Space Odyssey to Taxi Driver; Bergman, Kubrick, Kurosawa, Capra, Scorsese, Hitchcock, Chaplin, Huston, and Fellini. Discussing critics points of view, filmmakers take on the how the films were made as well as the influences that they would have on society and the film world itself catapulting into the blockbuster film that we have today. Also bringing out how the studios were created and who were involved in the ownership. How they broke up and how Hollywood is run today. I totally enjoyed this book and found it was well written, informative in every way. The history was kept clear despite unavoidable overlapping in time. Highly reccomended to the film student!
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Title: The Oxford History of World Cinema by Geoffrey Nowell-Smith ISBN: 0198742428 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: February, 1999 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Abstract Art (World of Art) by Anna Moszynska ISBN: 0500202370 Publisher: Thames & Hudson Pub. Date: January, 1990 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: How to Read a Film: The World of Movies, Media, and Multimedia: Language, History, Theory by James Monaco ISBN: 019503869X Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: 15 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: Movies by Gilbert Adair ISBN: 0141180846 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: May, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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