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Despite the enormous cultural impact of Nosferatu (1922) on modern
entertainment, from cartoon parodies and collectible toys, the
history of vampires in silent cinema is largely unknown. Vampires
in Silent Cinema covers the subject from 1896-1931, reclaiming a
large array of forgotten films while adding meaningfully to horror
studies through the examination of thousands of primary sources.
The American television commercial has an aesthetic and historical
dynamic linking it directly to cinematic and media cultures.
Consuming Images: Film Art and the American Television Commercial
establishes the complex vitality of the television commercial both
as a short film and as an art form. Through close and comparative
readings, the book examines the influence of Hollywood film styles
on the television commercial, and the resulting influence of the
television commercial on Hollywood, exploring an intertwined
aesthetic and technical relationship. Analysing key commercials
over the decades that feature new technologies and film aesthetics
that were subsequently adopted by feature filmmakers, the book
establishes the television commercial as a vital form of film art.
The Palgrave Encyclopedia of American Horror Film
Shorts chronicles for the first time over 1,500 horror and
horror-related short subjects theatrically released between 1915,
at the dawn of the feature film era when shorts became a
differentiated category of cinema, and 1976, when the last of
the horror-related shorts were distributed to movie
theaters. Individual entries feature plot synopses, cast and
crew information, and – where possible – production histories
and original critical reviews. A small number of
the short subjects catalogued herein are famous; such as
those featuring the likes of Buster Keaton, Laurel and Hardy, The
Three Stooges, Bugs Bunny, and Daffy Duck; but the bulk are
forgotten. The diverse content of these shorts includes ghosts,
devils, witches, vampires, skeletons, mad scientists, monsters,
hypnotists, gorillas, dinosaurs, and so much more, including
relevant nonfiction newsreels. Their rediscovery notably
rewrites many chapters of the history of horror cinema, from
increasing our understanding of the sheer number horror films that
were produced and viewed by audiences to shedding light on
particular subgenres and specific narrative and historical
trends.Â
One of the most important yet overlooked of Hollywood auteurs, Budd
Boetticher was responsible for a number of classic films, including
his famous 'Ranown' series of westerns starring Randolph Scott.
With influential figures like Martin Scorsese and Clint Eastwood
acknowledging Boetticher's influence, and with growing academic
interest in his work, Gary D. Rhodes and Robert Singer present a
vital collection of essays on the director's long career, from a
range of international scholars. Looking at celebrated films like
Buchanan Rides Alone (1958) and Comanche Station (1960), as well as
at lesser-known works like Escape in the Fog (1945) and Behind
Locked Doors (1948), this book also addresses Boetticher's
influential television work on the James Garner series Maverick,
and Boetticher's continuing aesthetic influence on contemporary TV
classics like Breaking Bad.
One of the most visually striking traditions in cinema, for too
long Expressionism has been a neglected critical category of
research in film history and aesthetics. The fifteen essays in this
anthology remedies this by revisiting key German films like The
Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) and Nosferatu (1922), and also
provide original critical research into more obscure titles like
Nerven (1919) and The Phantom Carriage (1921), films that were
produced in the silent and early sound era in countries ranging
from France, Sweden and Hungary, to the United States and Mexico.
An innovative and wide-ranging collection, Expressionism in the
Cinema re-canonizes the classical Expressionist aesthetic,
extending the critical and historical discussion beyond
pre-existing scholarship into comparative and interdisciplinary
areas of film research that reach across national boundaries.
The Palgrave Encyclopedia of American Horror Film Shorts chronicles
for the first time over 1,500 horror and horror-related short
subjects theatrically released between 1915, at the dawn of the
feature film era when shorts became a differentiated category of
cinema, and 1976, when the last of the horror-related shorts were
distributed to movie theaters. Individual entries feature plot
synopses, cast and crew information, and - where possible -
production histories and original critical reviews. A small number
of the short subjects catalogued herein are famous; such as those
featuring the likes of Buster Keaton, Laurel and Hardy, The Three
Stooges, Bugs Bunny, and Daffy Duck; but the bulk are forgotten.
The diverse content of these shorts includes ghosts, devils,
witches, vampires, skeletons, mad scientists, monsters, hypnotists,
gorillas, dinosaurs, and so much more, including relevant
nonfiction newsreels. Their rediscovery notably rewrites many
chapters of the history of horror cinema, from increasing our
understanding of the sheer number horror films that were produced
and viewed by audiences to shedding light on particular subgenres
and specific narrative and historical trends.
Born in Oklahoma into the Chickasaw Nation, Wallace Fox directed
films over the span of four decades. Known primarily for Westerns
and mystery films, his output starred such famed actors as Bela
Lugosi, Bob Steele, and Lon Chaney. ReFocus: The Films of Wallace
Fox includes analysis of some of his best known films, including
Wild Beauty, Gun Town, The Corpse Vanishes, Bowery at Midnight,
Career Girl and Brenda Starr, Reporter. It reclaims the history and
artistry of this major talent.
Although early cinema has long been a key area of research in film
studies, the origin and development of the horror film has been a
neglected subject for what is arguably one of the world's most
popular film genres. Using thousands of primary sources and
long-unseen illustrations, The Birth of the American Horror Film
examines a history that begins in colonial Salem, taking an
interdisciplinary approach to explore the influence of
horror-themed literature, theatre and visual culture in America,
and how that context established an amorphous structural foundation
for films produced between 1895 and 1915. Exhaustively researched,
bridging scholarship on Horror Studies and Early Cinema, The Birth
of the American Horror Film is the first major study dedicated to
this vital but often overlooked subject.
The American television commercial has an aesthetic and historical
dynamic linking it directly to cinematic and media cultures.
Consuming Images: Film Art and the American Television Commercial
establishes the complex vitality of the television commercial both
as a short film and as an art form. Through close and comparative
readings, the book examines the influence of Hollywood film styles
on the television commercial, and the resulting influence of the
television commercial on Hollywood, exploring an intertwined
aesthetic and technical relationship. Analysing key commercials
over the decades that feature new technologies and film aesthetics
that were subsequently adopted by feature filmmakers, the book
establishes the television commercial as a vital form of film art.
Explains how the American horror movie came into existenceAlthough
early cinema has long been a key area of research in film studies,
the origin and development of the horror film has been a neglected
subject for what is arguably one of the world's most popular film
genres. Using thousands of primary sources and long-unseen
illustrations, 'The Birth of the American Horror Film' examines a
history that begins in colonial Salem, taking an interdisciplinary
approach to explore the influence of horror-themed literature,
theatre and visual culture in America, and how that context
established an amorphous structural foundation for films produced
between 1895 and 1915. Exhaustively researched, bridging
scholarship on Horror Studies and Early Cinema, 'The Birth of the
American Horror Film' is the first major study dedicated to this
vital but often overlooked subject.Key featuresThe first scholarly
book dedicated to the birth of the American horror filmBridges
scholarship on Horror Studies and Early CinemaExamines pre-cinema
(literature, theatre and visual culture), as well as major works in
early horror-themed cinemaSuitable for use on courses focusing on
Film History, Genre and Horror
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