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Cinema in the 21st Century, The: Art-Form or a Form of Life? (2012)

Subject

Film studies; Media studies

The subject of Elsaesser’s lecture is the question of whether it makes sense to consider the cinema under a somewhat different aspect from the approaches that have dominated discussion in the first...

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"The Story of the Century!"

Date

1 Dec 2011, 10:21

Author

bufvcsergio

Post Type

Page

The papers, presentations and proceedings of an international conference held at the National Film Theatre, London, between 2 and 4 October 1996 which brought together cameramen, editors, producers, film and...

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Great Generals of the 20th Century, The (1996 Multimedia)

Subject

History

Distribution

CD-ROM

Portraits of 20th-century military figures: Eisenhower, Haig, Montgomery, Patton, Rommel, Schwarzkopf, Sharon and others, with 15 generals discussed in depth and 45 additional biographies.

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Advertising at the Edge of the Apocalypse (2017)

Director

Sut Jhally

Producer

Jeremy Earp

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 60 minutes), $350.00

Media scholar Sut Jhally takes the viewer through the history of advertising, from the emergence of the industry in the early 20th century to the full-scale commercialization of culture in the digital age....

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Entertainment 1 (1997 Video)

Producer

Elaine Sharp

Subject

History; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 55 min., 1999 sale: £10.99 (inclusive)

Uses newsreel footage from British Pathé to illustrate changes in the way leisure time has been spent during the 20th century. Looks at popular music, including Elvia Presley, the growth of cinema and...

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Age of Discovery (1418-1560), The (1998 Video)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 23 min., 1999 sale: £29.50 (+VAT +p&p)

Uses animated maps, historic art work and on-location action video to explain 15th-century trade with the Far East and how trade restrictions helped to bring about an age of discovery. Focuses on Prince...

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History of Dance on Screen (2014)

Director

Reiner E Moritz

Subject

Dance

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 90 minutes), £15.99

This documentary examines the influence that the media has had on dance in the 20th century. The DVD features interviews and archive footage of some of the century’s greatest dancers and choreographers,...

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Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, The (1969) (1969)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 111 minutes), £16.99

Oscar winning adaptation of Muriel Spark’s novel starring Maggie Smith in the title role as the charismatic and independently minded school teacher whose complicated love life and fascination with fascism...

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18th-Century French Novel, The (1983 Video)

Director

Peter Coltman

Producer

Peter Coltman

Subject

French studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 33 min., 1999 sale: £17.50 (+VAT +p&p)

An account of the novel in 18th-century France, using contemporary illustrations and comments to chart the changes in taste and popularity and the changing attitude of authority to it. Argues that it was not...

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Andrei Rublev (1969 Video)

aka: Andrei Rublyov

Director

Andrei Tarkovsky

Producer

Tamara Ogorodnikova

Subject

History; Media studies

Distribution

DVD

Portrays the social and political upheavals of 15th century Russia through the life and experiences of icon painter Andrei Rublev. Shelved by the Soviet authorities and not seen until 1971.

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