Mexican Cinema
Paranagua, Paulo Antonio (ed) Mexican Cinema (Translated by Ana Lopez) London: British Film Institute in association with IMCINE, 1995. ISBN 0-85170-515-4 hbk ISBN 0-85170-516-2 pbk. 321pp. 18.99 (pds stg.) (pb)…
Undressing Cinema: Clothing and Identity in the Movies
Stella Bruzzi, Undressing Cinema: Clothing and Identity in the Movies. London: Routledge, 1997. ISBN 0-415-13957 226 pages. A $29.95. Pam Cook, Fashioning the Nation: Costume and Identity in British Cinema. London: British Film…
Life is Beautiful
Life is Beautiful (1998): An Appreciation Uploaded 16 April 1999 | Modified 7 June 1999 Many serious critics, at home and abroad, have acknowledged the charms of Benigni's film, Life is…
The Panorama: History of a Mass Medium
Stephan Oettermann The Panorama: History of a Mass Medium (Trans. By Deborah Lucas Schneider) New York: Zone Books, 1997 ISBN 0-942299-83-3, 407 pp, $37.50 US (cloth). Uploaded 16 April 1999…
In the Kingdom of Shadows: A Companion to Early Cinema
Colin Harding & Simon Popple, In the Kingdom of Shadows: A Companion to Early Cinema London: Cygnus Arts, 1996 ISBN 1 900541 05 X 271 pp. Uploaded 16 April 1999…
More Than Night: Film Noir in its Contexts
James Naremore More Than Night: Film Noir in its Contexts Berkeley, Los Angeles,London: University of California Press, 1998 ISBN 0 520 21294 0 359 pp US $19.95 (paper) Uploaded 16…
Hollywood Diva: A Biography of Jeanette MacDonald
Edward Baron Turk Hollywood Diva: A Biography of Jeanette MacDonald Berkeley: University of California Press. 1998 ISBN 0 520 21202 9 467pp US $35.00 (cloth) Uploaded 16 April 1999 Although…
The British Cinema Book
Robert Murphy (ed) The British Cinema Book London: BFI, 1997. ISBN 0-85170-641-X. 279pp. A$39.95 (paper) Uploaded 16 April 1999 British director Stephen Frears, in his affirmation of British cinema in…
Channel Surfing: Race Talk and the Destruction of Today’s Youth
Henry A Giroux Channel Surfing: Race Talk and the Destruction of Today's Youth South Yarra, Victoria: Macmillan, 1997 ISBN 0-333-72025-3 224pp A $39.95 Uploaded 16 April 1999 American society currently…
Daddy’s Girl: Young Girls and Popular Culture
Valerie Walkerdine Daddy's Girl: Young Girls and Popular Culture Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. 1997 ISBN 0333647807 176pp. A$29.95 (Pb) Uploaded 16 April 1999 Daddy's Girl is a very personal…
TV Drama in Transition
Robin Nelson TV Drama in Transition Macmillan Press 1997 ISBN 0 333 67754 4 220 pp. A$34.95 (pb) Uploaded 16 April 1999 Robin Nelson's book TV in Transition: Forms, Values, and…