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Dominique Mainon, James Ursini. The Modern Amazons : Warrior Women on Screen

Publisher:Limelight Editions
Year:2006
Pages:400
ISBN:0879103272

The Modern Amazons: Warrior Women on Screen documents the public's seemingly insatiable fascination with the warrior woman archetype in film and on television. The book examines the cautious beginnings of new roles for women in the late fifties, the rapid development of female action leads during the burgeoning second-wave feminist movement in the late sixties and seventies, and the present-day onslaught of female action characters now leaping from page to screen. The book itself is organized into chapters that group women warriors into sub-genres, e.g., classic Amazons like Xena Warrior Princess and the women of the Conan films; superheroes and their archenemies such as Wonder Woman, Batgirl, and Catwoman; revenge films such as the Kill Bill movies; Sexploitation and Blaxploitation ...

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Adele Reinhartz. Scripture on the Silver Screen

Publisher:
Year:2003
Pages:256
ISBN:0664223591

Book Description"Surely the extensive and broad-ranging use of the Bible in popular films demonstrates how important it is that everyone know something about the Bible, or at least acquire some basic familiarity with its contents. . . . Knowledge of the Bible is important not only for understanding the masterpieces of Western civilization; looking at Hollywood films through the lens of the Bible also reveals the importance of scripture for our ability to appreciate popular culture." ?from the Introduction Eloquently written and meticulously researched, Scripture on the Silver Screen offers all students of scripture?whether in an academic classroom or at home?an inviting new way to further their biblical literacy. By exploring theways the Bible and its contents are appropriated in ...

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Robert C. Bulman. Hollywood Goes to High School: Cinema, Schools, and American Culture

Publisher:
Year:2004
Pages:191
ISBN:0716755416

Book Description Hollywood Goes to High School explores the high school film genre and American culture at large. In this brief supplemental book, Robert Bulman separates high school films into three analytical categories and explores how theyreflect America's preoccupation with individualism and its ambivalent feelings about wealth and inequality. By looking at this genre as more than just entertainment, Bulman shows how these films reflect American attitudes toward education, social class,and adolescence. Hollywood Goes to High School can be incorporated into a variety of courses in sociology, education, history, anthropology, American studies, and film studies.

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charles Timmerman. The Everything Movie Crosswords Book: 150 A-list Puzzles That Film Fanatics Will Love (The Everything)

Publisher:
Year:2007
Pages:192
ISBN:1598692534

If you're a film buff and a crossword enthusiast, you'll easily find something to love in The Everything Movie Crosswords Book . Full of 150 challenging and fun puzzles with an emphasis on movie trivia, celebrity names, and classic film lore, The Everything Movie Crosswords Book will keep you busy for hours with clues from all genres, including: Bond: "The Living _______" (DAYLIGHTS) Career advice in "The Graduate" (PLASTICS) ___ Detoo ("Star Wars" android) (ARTOO) Repeated word in "The Shining" (REDRUM) These entertaining movie-themed crosswords test your knowledge of the films and stars you love to watch.