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  | | Film Noir A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by James Naremore, Oxford Up Paperback, 152 Pages, Published 2019 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-879174-4, ISBN: 0-19-879174-7 "Film noir, one of the most intriguing yet difficult to define terms in cinema history, is usually associated with a series of darkly seductive Hollywood thrillers from the 1940s and 50s--shadowy, black-and-white pictures about private eyes, femme fatales, outlaw lovers, criminal heists, corrupt police, and doomed or endangered outsiders. But, film noir actually predates the 1940s and has never been confined to Hollywood. International i ..." |
 | | Charles Burnett(1st Edition) A Cinema of Symbolic Knowledge by James Naremore Paperback, 250 Pages, Published 2017 by University Of California Press ISBN-13: 978-0-520-28553-8, ISBN: 0-520-28553-0 "In the first book devoted to Charles Burnett, a crucial figure in the history of American cinema often regarded as the most influential member of the L.A. Rebellion group of African American filmmakers, James Naremore provides a close critical study of all Burnett’s major pictures for movies and television, including Killer of Sheep, To Sleep with Anger, The Glass Shield, Nightjohn, The Wedding, Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property, and W ..." |
 | | More than Night(Updated) Film Noir in Its Contexts by James Naremore Paperback, 408 Pages, Published 2008 by University Of California Press ISBN-13: 978-0-520-25402-2, ISBN: 0-520-25402-3 ""Film Noir" evokes memories of stylish, cynical, black-and-white movies from the 1940s and '50s - melodramas about private eyes, femmes fatales, criminal gangs, and lovers on the run. James Naremore's prize-winning book discusses these pictures, but also shows that the central term is more complex and paradoxical than we realize. It treats noir as a term in criticism, as an expression of artistic modernism, as a symptom of Hollywood cen ..." |
 | | Letter from an Unknown Woman (BFI Film Classics) by James Naremore Paperback, 104 Pages, Published 2021 by Bloomsbury Academic Mrz 2021 ISBN-13: 978-1-83902-234-0, ISBN: 1-83902-234-5 "James Naremore's study of Max Ophuls' classic 1948 melodrama, Letter from an Unknown Woman, not only pays tribute to Ophuls but also discusses the backgrounds and typical styles of the film's many contributors--among them Viennese author ..." |
 | | The Magic World of Orson Welles by James Naremore Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2015 by University Of Illinois Press ISBN-13: 978-0-252-08131-6, ISBN: 0-252-08131-5 "Prodigy. Iconoclast. Genius. Exile. Orson Welles remains one of the most discussed figures in cinematic history. In the centenary year of Welles's birth, James Naremore presents a revised third edition of this incomparable study, including a new section on the unfinished film The Other Side of the Wind . Naremore analyzes the political and psychological implications of the films, Welles's idiosyncratic style, and the biographical detai ..." |
 | | An Invention without a Future(1st Edition) Essays on Cinema by James Naremore Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 2014 by University Of California Press ISBN-13: 978-0-520-27974-2, ISBN: 0-520-27974-3 " In 1895, Louis Lumière supposedly said that cinema is an invention without a future.” James Naremore uses this legendary remark as a starting point for a meditation on the so-called death of cinema in the digital age, and as a way of introducing a wide-ranging series of his essays on movies past and present. These essays include discussions of authorship, adaptation, and acting; commentaries on Howard Hawks, Alfred Hitchcock, Orson W ..." |
 | | Acting in the Cinema(Reprint) by James Naremore Paperback, 307 Pages, Published 1988 by University Of California Press ISBN-13: 978-0-520-07194-0, ISBN: 0-520-07194-8 "In this richly detailed study, James Naremore focuses on the work of film acting, showing what players contribute to movies. Ranging from the earliest short subjects of Charles Chaplin to the contemporary features of Robert DeNiro, he develops a useful means of analyzing performance in the age of mechanical reproduction; at the same time, he reveals the ideological implications behind various approaches to acting, and suggests ways that ..." |
 | | Sweet Smell of Success (BFI Film Classics) by James Naremore Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 2010 by British Film Institute ISBN-13: 978-1-84457-288-5, ISBN: 1-84457-288-9 "The highest artistic achievement of Hecht-Hill-Lancaster, an innovative production company that emerged in Hollywood at the end of the classic studio system, Sweet Smell of Success (1957) portended the collapse of Breen-Office censorship and was the first US entertainment film to depict McCarthy-style exploitation of the press. It also presented an unusually dark view of the culture of celebrity, presaging developments of an even darker ..." |
 | | On Kubrick. Palgrave Macmillan. 2007. by James Naremore Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2007 by British Film Institute ISBN-13: 978-1-84457-142-0, ISBN: 1-84457-142-4 "On Kubrick is a critical study of Stanley Kubrick's career, beginning with his earliest feature, "Fear and Desire" (1953), and ending with his posthumous production of "A.I., Artificial Intelligence" (2001). Organized in six parts ("The Taste Machine," "Young Kubrick," "Kubrick, Harris, Douglas," "Stanley Kubrick Presents," "Late Kubrick," and "Epilogue"), it offers provocative analysis of each of Kubrick's films together with new infor ..." |
 | | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre(1st Edition) (Wisconsin / Warner Bros. Screenplay Series) by John Huston, James Naremore, Tino Balio Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2002 by The University Of Wisconsin Press ISBN-13: 978-0-299-07684-9, ISBN: 0-299-07684-9 "A search for gold in the mountains of Mexico leads three American prospectors to both treasure and loss in John Huston s screenplay for his acclaimed and much-studied 1948 film. This volume provides the full text of the screenplay with extensive annotations, production and cast credits, a research inventory, and frame enlargements that feature Humphrey Bogart, Walter and John Huston, and Alfonso Bedoya in their movie roles. Renowned fil ..." |
 | | Modernity and Mass Culture(1st Edition) by James Naremore, Patrick M. Brantlinger Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 1991 by Indiana University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-253-20627-5, ISBN: 0-253-20627-8 "Modernity and Mass Culture is a wide-ranging analysis of the relationship among industrialization, democracy, and art in the 20th century. US and British scholars discuss the interaction of "high," "popular," and "mass" art, showing how Western culture as a whole is affected by the transition from the modern to the postmodern era. Their essays deal with advertisements, films, recorded music, television, and mass-market literature. Am ..." |
 | | Orson Welles in Focus Texts and Contexts by James Naremore Hardcover, Published 2018 by Indiana University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-253-03294-2, ISBN: 0-253-03294-6 |
 | | More than Night(1st Edition) Film Noir in Its Contexts by James Naremore Paperback, 342 Pages, Published 1998 by University Of California Press ISBN-13: 978-0-520-21294-7, ISBN: 0-520-21294-0 ""Film noir" evokes memories of stylish, cynical, black-and-white movies from the 1940s and 1950s—melodramas about private eyes, femmes fatales, criminal gangs, and lovers on the run. In More Than Night, James Naremore discusses these pictures, but he also shows that the central term is more complex and paradoxical than we realize. Film noir refers both to an important cinematic legacy and to an idea we have projected onto the past.This ..." |
 | | The Films of Vincente Minnelli(Updated) (Cambridge Film Classics) by James Naremore Paperback, 216 Pages, Published 1993 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-38770-5, ISBN: 0-521-38770-1 "The Films of Vincente Minnelli, first published in 1993, examines the career of MGM's leading director of musicals, melodramas and comedies in the 1940s and 1950s. Widely admired for his flamboyant sense of colour and camera movement, Minnelli played a crucial role in maintaining the studio's reputation as the 'home of the stars'. Describing the director's contributions to some of the most celebrated works of Hollywood's golden era, thi ..." |
 | | The Magic World of Orson Welles(Updated) by James Naremore Paperback, 328 Pages, Published 1989 by Southern Methodist University ISBN-13: 978-0-87074-299-6, ISBN: 0-87074-299-X "The Magic World of Orson Welles Paper edition of the 1978 original, with a new introduction and final chapter, and expanded and updated filmography and bibliography. Discusses the historical context and the political, psychological, and autobiographical aspects of specific films, and traces overall characteristics of his film career. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. Full description" |
 | | Orson Welles's Citizen Kane A Casebook (Casebooks in Criticism) by James Naremore Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2004 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-515892-2, ISBN: 0-19-515892-X "Citizen Kane is arguably the most admired and significant film since the advent of talking pictures. No other film is quite so interesting from both artistic and political points of view. To study it even briefly is to learn a great deal about American history, motion-picture style, and the literary aspects of motion-picture scripts. Rather than presenting a sterile display of critical methodologies, James Naremore has gathered a set of ..." |
 | | Film Adaptation (Rutgers Depth of Field Series) by James Naremore, Rutgers University Press Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2000 by Rutgers University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8135-2814-4, ISBN: 0-8135-2814-3 "Some of the earliest feature films were derived from classic literature. Even today, most of the movies we see are adaptations of one kind or another. People who have never read Jane Austen can see her characters on the screen; but filmgoers can also see material taken from theater, television, comic books, and every other medium. The essays in this volume, most of which have never before been published, raise fundamental questions abo ..." |
 | | North by Northwest Alfred Hitchcock, Director (Rutgers Films in Print) by James Naremore, Alfred Hitchcock Hardcover, 238 Pages, Published 1993 by Rutgers University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8135-2006-3, ISBN: 0-8135-2006-1 "Screenplay of 1959 American film with analysis. An epic tale of international intrigue and sexual love, created by a team of talented collaborators, including Cary Grant, screenwriter Ernest Lehman, and composer Bernard Herrmann." |
 | | Charles Burnett(1st Edition) A Cinema of Symbolic Knowledge by James Naremore Hardcover, 250 Pages, Published 2017 by University Of California Press ISBN-13: 978-0-520-28552-1, ISBN: 0-520-28552-2 "In the first book devoted to Charles Burnett, a crucial figure in the history of American cinema often regarded as the most influential member of the L.A. Rebellion group of African American filmmakers, James Naremore provides a close critical study of all Burnett’s major pictures for movies and television, including Killer of Sheep, To Sleep with Anger, The Glass Shield, Nightjohn, The Wedding, Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property, and W ..." |
 | | The Magic World of Orson Welles by James Naremore Hardcover, 360 Pages, Published 2015 by University Of Illinois Press ISBN-13: 978-0-252-03977-5, ISBN: 0-252-03977-7 "Prodigy. Iconoclast. Genius. Exile. Orson Welles remains one of the most discussed figures in cinematic history. In the centenary year of Welles's birth, James Naremore presents a revised third edition of this incomparable study, including a new section on the unfinished film The Other Side of the Wind . Naremore analyzes the political and psychological implications of the films, Welles's idiosyncratic style, and the biographical detail ..." |
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