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This book studies the key genres in contemporary Japanese cinema through analysis of their key representative films. It considers both those films whose generic lineage is clearly definable (samurai, yakuza, horror) as well as the singularity of several r
In this epic tale of brothers divided, family rivalry, fortunes lost and won, set against the background of the early days of the oil industry, two boys are raised as brothers and are the best of friends until a tragic misunderstanding occurs and they become the bitterest of rivals.
Indian cinema teems with a multitude of different voices. The Directory of World Cinema: India provides a broad overview of this rich variety, highlighting distinctions among India’s major cinematic genres and movements while illuminating the field as a whole. This volume’s contributors – many of them leading experts in the fields – approach film in India from a variety of angles, furnishing in-depth essays on significant directors and major regions; detailed historical accounts; considerations of the many faces of India represented in Indian cinema; and explorations of films made in and about India by European directors including Jean Renoir, Peter Brook, and Powell and Pressburger. Taken together, these multifaceted contributions show how India’s varied local film industries throw into question the very concept of a national cinema. The resulting volume will provide a comprehensive introduction for newcomers to Indian cinema while offering a fresh perspective sure to interest seasonal students and scholars.
Working at the intersection of religion and ever-shifting political, economic and social environments, Iranian cinema has produced some of the most critically lauded films in the world today. The first volume in the Directory of World Cinema: Iran turned the spotlight on the award-winning cinema of Iran, with particular attention to the major genres and movements, historical turning points and prominent figures that have helped shape it. Considering a wide range of genres, including Film Farsi, New Wave, war film, art house film and women’s cinema, the book was greeted with enthusiasm by film studies scholars, students working on alternative or national cinema and fans and aficionados of Iranian film. Building on the momentum and influence of its predecessor, Directory of World Cinema: Iran 2 will be welcomed by all seeking an up-to-date and comprehensive guide to Iranian cinema.
Collected together, the Bad Wolf Chronicles is complete. "Astonishing Werewolf/cop drama!" --Goodreads reviewer A newly appointed homicide detective, a veteran detective and his 17-year old daughter have their lives turned upside-down when a beast from a storybook comes stalking out of a primeval forest. Bad Wolf Pale Wolf Last Wolf Author's Note: Bad Wolf is the first in a trilogy. It's a genre mash-up, splicing werewolf horror into a hard-boiled police procedural. Imagine Se7en meeting The Wolf Man. It's a fast-paced story about two detectives learning to get along while they track down a killer who turns out to be a monster.
"Report of the Dominion fishery commission on the fisheries of the province of Ontario, 1893", issued as vol. 26, no. 7, supplement.