#paperback#coffeetable#art#film#movies#cinema#worldcinema#photographs#cinematography#beauty This gorgeous coffee-table film book will be an absolutely joy for any movie-lover. This book is clean inside (no writing, even though I thought maybe I'd written a few notes—I didn't find any when I decided to post the book for sale). It comes with the original dust jacket and shows some signs of age: bent corners and a tear in the top right corner of the back of the dust jacket. It's a big book: H11.25" x W10" x D1.5" or thereabouts. From the dust jacket flap: Cinema Today is a survey of world cinema and the films that have dominated our screens over the last thirty years. The period since 1970 constitutes nearly one third of the entire history of the cinema, what we might call its Third Age, since it began to develop as a medium in the early twentieth century. During the mid-twentieth century film consolidated its position as the most popular of all art forms and Hollywood became the powerhouse of world cinema. At the end of the 1960s, Hollywood's domination was increasingly challenged by new kinds of cinema from around the world and from other viewpoints, and as a result was forced to reinvent itself. The Third Age began with the emergence of the Hollywood blockbuster and the regeneration of the Hollywood industry. Cinema Today examines this history, while highlighting exciting new developments in cinema across the globe. Author Edward Buscombe begins with a look at the new Hollywood, its directors and genres, and its ability to react to change which has resulted in Hollywood's continued dominance. These are the films that world audiences go to see in the millions, not just because of their superior production values, but because they tap into the dreams and fantasies of people the world over. He then surveys the cinemas of other significant centres of world production, such as Eastern and Western Europe, North Africa and Latin America, the Pacific Rim countries and the Bollywood film industry of India. Influential directors such as Steven Spielberg, Chen Kaige and Jean-Luc Godard are featured alongside a new generation of film-makers including Paul Thomas Anderson, Lukas Moodysson and Samira Makhmalbaf. Films as diverse as Dil Se (Mani Rathnam, 1998), Yeelen (Souleymane Cissé, 1987), Talk to Her (Hable con ella, Pedro Almodóvar, 2002), Casino (Martin Scorsese, 1995) and Star Wars (George Lucas, 1977) are all featured. Fully illustrated with over 700 images including film stills, posters and behind-the scenes shots, this book also features in-depth case studies on a wide range of films. Cinema Today provides an unparalleled insight into the heart of the film industry. ----- I donate all money made from these book sales to local non-profits (SE Pennsylvania) that help people facing a wide range of crises.

ISBN: 0714840815