“…"From Almost Famous to Whale Rider, this is a fun look at 60 films that best define what it means to be an adolescent. …”

“…In the first book-length examination of film and television representations of this enduring institution, distinguished scholars of media and political history analyse the screen representations of royalty from Henry VIII to ‘William and Kate’. …”

“…This collection is the first to offer a genuinely interdisciplinary approach to Krzysztof Kieslowski's Decalogue, a ten-film cycle of modern tales that touch on the ethical dilemmas of the Ten Commandments. …”

“…David Rawson’s Fuckhead is a surreal exploration of the literature, film, nature and expectations of disability, and of fuckheads in literature and film. …”

“…If it's good enough for the legendary Hollywood film editors, it's good enough for you! This guide is aimed squarely at Final Cut Pro users just like yourself--at corporate, commercial, and independent post-production houses--who want to move beyond simple Final Cut Pro installations for their film and video masterworks. …”

“…Rare TV and archive footage shows Nilsson at work, and is complemented by interviews with Plácido Domingo, Otto Schenk, James Levine, Nina Stemme, Jonas Kaufmann, and many others. The film reveals a sensitive woman behind the honest, down to earth, quick-witted artist, who had "a voice like fire and ice"…”

“…In this book, Ian Aitken links the issue of cinematic realism to important questions concerning human experience, analysing the close similarity between the film image and visual perception, and how different theories of realism have sought to uncover the way film's relation to reality can be understood. …”

“…Over the past few years film scholars have made considerable progress in analyzing the manifold connections that exist between stylistic patterns and aesthetic effects for moving images of all kinds. …”

“…His primary concern with perception is evident in the wide range of media he has used throughout his career, form film, photography and installation to painting and audio work. …”

“…Eine facettenreiche, üppig illustrierte Anthologie von Texten und Dokumenten zur Geschichte des Österreichischen Filmmuseums: fünfzig Jahre intensiver Ausstellungstätigkeit und lebendiger Auseinandersetzung mit Film, begleitet von einer Chronik der Programme und Gäste des Hauses seit 1964. …”
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“…More than 140 photographs and film stills by Kublin capture the golden age of Balenciaga couture in the 1950s and 1960s, from the impeccable elegance of the collection shoots—including exclusive film footage of Balenciaga himself at work—to striking covers and editorials for high-profile magazines. …”

“…Taking up the shifting intersection of point of view and camera position, Daniel Morgan draws on a range of theoretical arguments and detailed analyses across cinemas to reimagine the relation between spectator and camera-and between camera and film world. With sustained accounts of how the camera moves in films by Fritz Lang, Guru Dutt, Max Ophuls, and Terrence Malick, and in contemporary digital technologies, The Lure of the Image exposes the persistent fantasy that we move with the camera within the world of the film and examines the ways filmmakers have exploited this fantasy. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Collocative meaning -- Language-variety-related meaning -- (Geographical) dialect-related meaning -- Temporal dialect-related meaning -- Sociolect-related meaning -- Social register-related meaning -- Information prominence-related meaning -- Emphatic meaning -- Thematic meaning (theme-rheme meaning) -- Grounding meaning -- Locution-overriding illocutionary meaning -- A revised typology of meaning -- Conclusions and prospects -- References -- Chapter 8 A case study of modality in legal translation: The Omani constitution -- Introduction -- Data analysis and discussion -- Imposition of obligations -- Action obligations -- Duty obligations -- Conditional obligations -- Assigning responsibilities -- Action responsibilities -- Stative responsibilities -- Prohibition -- Action prohibitions -- Stative prohibitions -- Conferring rights and permissions -- Conferring rights -- Conferring permissions -- Variation in English constitutional discourse -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 9 The translation of film titles in the Egyptian film industry -- Introduction -- Translating foreign film titles into Arabic -- The use of modern standard Arabic in the design of Egyptian titles -- Drawing on Egyptian cultural sources -- Towards a typology of Egyptian film titles -- Translating Egyptian cinema -- The cinema of Youssef Chahine -- Struggle in the Valley -- Original title in Arabic -- Struggle at the Port -- Film title in Arabic -- Struggle on the Nile -- Chahine's translation style -- Film title in Arabic -- Film title translation in the DVD industry -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10 Strategic media misrepresentation and the Arab-Israeli conflict -- Introduction -- Promotion strategies -- Analysis: Promotion strategies and their contexts -- Strategies adopted in The Hasbara Document -- Appeal for empathy -- Semantic contiguity -- Repetition…”