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  • Film Noir

    A Very Short Introduction

    by James Naremore ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    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 as this VSI demonstrates, film noir actually predates ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • On Kubrick

    Revised Edition

    by James Naremore ...
    In a comprehensively revised and updated new edition, James Naremore provides an illuminating critical account of the films of Stanley Kubrick, from his earliest feature, Fear and Desire (1953), to the posthumously-produced A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Steven Spielberg, 2001). Naremore offers provocative analyses of each of Kubrick's films, considering his emphasis on the absurdity of combat, as ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • An Invention without a Future

    Essays on Cinema

    by James Naremore ...
    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 ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • Letter from an Unknown Woman

    by James Naremore ...
    Series series BFI Film Classics
    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 Stephan Zweig, whose 1922 novella was the source of the picture; producer John Houseman, an ally of Ophuls who nevertheless made questionable changes to what ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

  • Charles Burnett

    A Cinema of Symbolic Knowledge

    by James Naremore ...
    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, ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • Sweet Smell of Success

    by James Naremore ...
    Series series BFI Film Classics
    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, ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

  • More than Night

    Film Noir in Its Contexts

    by James Naremore ...
    "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 ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Some Versions of Cary Grant

    by James Naremore ...
    Cary Grant famously said, "Everyone wants to be Cary Grant--even I want to be Cary Grant." His development of that star image required serious work, but he also played a variety of characters requiring special performing talents. He was equally skilled in the screwball farce The Awful Truth, the dark thriller Notorious, the romantic melodrama An Affair to Remember, the domestic comedy Mr. ... Read more

    $36.89 USD

  • On Kubrick

    by James Naremore ...
    On Kubrick provides an illuminating critical account of the films of Stanley Kubrick, from his earliest feature, Fear and Desire (1953), to the posthumously-produced A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Steven Spielberg, 2001). The book offers provocative analysis of each of Kubrick's films, together with new information about their production histories and cultural contexts. Its ultimate aim is to ... Read more

    $34.79 USD

  • The Haunted Cinema of Pedro Costa

    by James Naremore, Darlene J. Sadlier ...
    For over three decades, Portuguese director Pedro Costa has been widely admired for his unusual and innovative body of work, which has earned accolades and wide acclaim.The Haunted Cinema of Pedro Costa is the most complete treatment of his work, exploring Costa's feature films from Blood to Vitalina Varela, and from the documentaries to the short films, museum exhibitions, and the forthcoming ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • Orson Welles in Focus

    Texts and Contexts

    by James Naremore, Catherine Benamou, Vincent Longo, Marguerite Rippy, Craig Simpson, Matthew Solomon, Francois Thomas, Shawn VanCour0 ...
    Through his radio and film works, such as The War of the Worlds and Citizen Kane, Orson Welles became a household name in the United States. Yet Welles's multifaceted career went beyond these classic titles and included lesser-known but nonetheless important contributions to television, theater, newspaper columns, and political activism. Orson Welles in Focus: Texts and Contexts examines neglected ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Orson Welles in Focus

    Texts and Contexts

    Edited by James N. Gilmore, Sidney Gottlieb ...
    "A wonderful and distinct addition to the Welles canon . . . these pieces explore key elements of Welles's career, personality, and political beliefs." — Library JournalThrough his radio and film works, such as The War of the Worlds and Citizen Kane, Orson Welles became a household name in the United States. Yet Welles's multifaceted career went beyond these classic titles and included lesser ... Read more

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