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How do the films of Kubrick communicate mental events of characters in a purely visual manner? And how does the music in his films express meaning when music in essence is an abstract and non-representational art form? Drawing on state-of-the-art discoveries within embodied cognitive science, this book sets out to address these and other questions by revealing Kubrick as a genuine artist of embodied meaning-making, a filmmaker who perhaps more than any other director, uses all the resources of filmmaking in such a controlled and dense manner as to elicit the embodied tools necessary to achieve a level of conceptual clarity.

Film theory & criticism --- 2001: A Space Odyssey. --- 20th century film. --- Barry Lyndon. --- Eyes Wide Shut. --- Paths of Glory. --- Stanley Kubrick. --- The Shining. --- aesthetics. --- artistic intention. --- cinema studies. --- cognitive film theory. --- cognitive linguistics. --- communication. --- directing. --- embodied cognitive science. --- embodied meaning. --- evolutionary theory. --- film as language. --- film scores. --- film semiotics. --- film studies. --- film. --- filmmaking. --- metaphor. --- methodology. --- music. --- perception. --- philosophy. --- psychoanalysis. --- screenwriting. --- semiotics. --- twentieth century film.

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Cinemasaurus examines contemporary Russian cinema as a new visual economy, emerging over three decades after the Soviet collapse. Focusing on debates and films exhibited at Russian and US public festivals where the films have premiered, the volume's contributors-the new generation of US scholars studying Russian cinema-examine four issues of Russia's transition: (1) its imperial legacy, (2) the emergence of a film market and its new genres, (3) Russia's uneven integration into European values and hierarchies, (4) the renegotiation of state power vis-à-vis arthouse and independent cinemas. An introductory essay frames each of the four sections, with 90 films total under discussion, concluding with a historical timeline and five interviews of key film-industry figures formative of the historical context.

Motion picture industry --- 20th century film. --- 21st century film. --- Aleksandr Kott. --- Another Sky. --- Bekmambetov. --- Cinema. --- Dmitrii Mamuliia. --- Elki. --- Eurasian. --- Film Symposium. --- KinoKultura. --- Kinotavr. --- Mikhalkov. --- Russia. --- The Test. --- art. --- arthouse films. --- cinematography. --- comedy. --- contemporary. --- criticism. --- culture. --- documentary. --- film festival. --- film production. --- film. --- genre. --- horror. --- independent films. --- movies. --- political commentary. --- post-Soviet. --- violence in film.

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D.N. Rodowick offers a critical analysis of the development of film theory since 1968. He shows how debates concerning the literary principles of modernism--semiotics, structuralism, psychoanalysis, Marxism, and feminism--have transformed our understanding of cinematic meaning. Rodowick explores the literary paradigms established in France during the late 1960s and traces their influence on the work of diverse filmmaker/theorists including Jean-Luc Godard, Peter Gidal, Laura Mulvey, and Peter Wollen. By exploring the "new French feminisms" of Irigaray and Kristeva, he investigates the relation of political modernism to psychoanalysis and theories of sexual difference. In a new introduction written especially for this edition, Rodowick considers the continuing legacy of this theoretical tradition in relation to the emergence of cultural studies approaches to film.

Film criticism. --- 1970s film theory. --- 20th century film. --- 20th century filmmakers. --- 20th century politics. --- cinema history. --- european films. --- european history. --- feminism. --- film and feminism. --- film and politics. --- film and television. --- film critics. --- film history. --- film symbolism. --- film theory. --- french films. --- gender and film. --- gender studies. --- history of filmmaking. --- history of france. --- jean-luc godard. --- laura mulvey. --- marxism. --- movie theory. --- peter gidal. --- peter wollen. --- postwar entertainment. --- psychoanalysis. --- semiotics. --- structuralism. --- womens studies.

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This comprehensive study of the Western covers its history from the early silent era to recent spins on the genre in films such as No Country for Old Men, There Will Be Blood, True Grit, and Cowboys & Aliens. While providing fresh perspectives on landmarks such as Stagecoach, Red River, The Searchers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and The Wild Bunch, the authors also pay tribute to many under-appreciated Westerns. Ride, Boldly Ride explores major phases of the Western's development, including silent era oaters, A-production classics of the 1930's and early 1940's, and the more psychologically complex portrayals of the Westerner that emerged after World War II. The authors also examine various forms of genre-revival and genre-revisionism that have recurred over the past half-century, culminating especially in the masterworks of Clint Eastwood. They consider themes such as the inner life of the Western hero, the importance of the natural landscape, the roles played by women, the tension between myth and history, the depiction of the Native American, and the juxtaposing of comedy and tragedy. Written in clear, engaging prose, this is the only survey that encompasses the entire history of this long-lived and much-loved genre.

Western films --- Cowboys --- Bronco busters --- Broncobusters --- Buckaroos --- Buckeroos --- Stockmen (Animal industry) --- Vaqueiros --- Vaqueros --- Cattle herders --- Horsemen and horsewomen --- Gauchos --- History and criticism. --- 20th century film production. --- american culture. --- american history. --- books about movie production. --- books for movie lovers. --- clint eastwood fans. --- educational books. --- film and cinema. --- film studies. --- filmmaking. --- history of western genre. --- how to write a western film. --- learning while reading. --- leisure reads. --- media studies. --- myth and history. --- nonfiction books. --- old western productions. --- performing arts. --- postwar movies. --- true grit. --- western movie genre. --- wild west culture. --- wild west development.

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Fred Astaire: one of the great jazz artists of the twentieth century? Astaire is best known for his brilliant dancing in the movie musicals of the 1930's, but in Music Makes Me, Todd Decker argues that Astaire's work as a dancer and choreographer -particularly in the realm of tap dancing-made a significant contribution to the art of jazz. Decker examines the full range of Astaire's work in filmed and recorded media, from a 1926 recording with George Gershwin to his 1970 blues stylings on television, and analyzes Astaire's creative relationships with the greats, including George and Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, and Johnny Mercer. He also highlights Astaire's collaborations with African American musicians and his work with lesser known professionals-arrangers, musicians, dance directors, and performers.

Jazz musicians --- Dancers --- Motion picture actors and actresses --- Astaire, Fred. --- 1930s movie musicals. --- 20th century dance. --- 20th century film. --- 20th century jazz. --- 20th century musicals. --- 20th century. --- african american musicians. --- american choreographers. --- american film. --- american jazz. --- american music culture. --- american musicians. --- dance. --- easter parade. --- funny face. --- george gershwin. --- history of film. --- history of jazz. --- history of music. --- irving berlin. --- jazz and blues. --- jazz icons. --- jazz musician biographies. --- jerome kern. --- johnny mercer. --- music and dance. --- music and race. --- music legends. --- musicians. --- performing arts. --- top hat.