by Bordwell, David; Thompson, Kristin
Book / 2011

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TitleMinding movies : observations on the art, craft, and business of filmmaking
Item typeBook
Author(s)
  • Bordwell, David
  • Thompson, Kristin
ImprintChicago ; The University of Chicago Press, 2011
ISBN
  • 9780226066981
  • 0226066983
  • 9780226066998
  • 0226066991
Other number40019226597
LanguageEnglish
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Notes
  • Includes index.
  • Essays are selections from Bordwell and Thompson's blog: Observations on film art.
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
  • The business -- World rejects Hollywood blockbusters!? -- Live with it! there'll always be sequels. Good thing, too -- Superheroes for sale -- What won the weekend? or, how to understand box-office figures -- Snakes, no; Borat, yes : not all internet publicity is the same -- Don't knock the blockbusters -- Writing about movies -- In critical condition -- Love isn't all you need -- Do filmmakers deserve the last word? -- Crix nix variety's tics -- Film as art -- But what kind of art? -- This is your brain on movies, maybe -- Movies still matter -- Storytelling and style -- Anatomy of the action picture -- Times go by turns -- Grandmaster flashback -- Originality and origin stories -- Good actors spell good acting -- By Annie standards -- Unsteadicam chronicles -- Pausing and chortling: a tribute to Bob Clampett -- Films -- A behemoth from the dead zone -- Cronenberg's violent reversals -- The movie looks back at us -- Lessons from Babel -- Slumdogged by the past -- Rat rapture -- A welcome basterdization -- Into the future -- New media and old storytelling -- The celestial multiplex -- Take my film, please.
  • Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CBPF.
Physical description292 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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2011
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Bordwell, DavidThompson, Kristin
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