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Abstract/Sommario: What is cinema - a mass medium controlled by conservative commercial interests? A dynamic art form with its own language? Over the last two decades, the study of film in Britain has changed more drammatically than any academic discipline in response to social and cultural shifts, devouring and incorporating often complex debates and issue with almost unseemly haste. The Cinema Book makes its own contribution to the discussion, arguing that the question 'What is cinema?' is now more rel ...; [Leggi tutto...] What is cinema - a mass medium controlled by conservative commercial interests? A dynamic art form with its own language? Over the last two decades, the study of film in Britain has changed more drammatically than any academic discipline in response to social and cultural shifts, devouring and incorporating often complex debates and issue with almost unseemly haste. The Cinema Book makes its own contribution to the discussion, arguing that the question 'What is cinema?' is now more relevant than ever.

Abstract/Sommario: The Film Factory provides, for the first time in English, a comprehensive documentary history of Russian and Soviet cinema. It will provoke a major reassessment of conventional Western understanding of the Soviet cinema. The documents selected illustrate both the aesthetic and political development of Russian and Soviet cinema, from its beginnings as a fairground novelty in 1896 to its emergence as a mass medium of entertainment and propaganda on the eve of World War II.

Abstract/Sommario: This anthology provides accounts of how the convergence of new technologies is changing the old ones of the cinema and television. From IMAX to Virtual Reality, via HDTV, digital images, interactive games and multimedia, this text considers how economic and technological forces are pushing audiences and images into new configurations, and offers critical perspectives on the publicity that these technologies have generated.