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Books on: Buster Keaton films

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A Guide to American Silent Crime Films

Book by Larry Langman, Daniel Finn; Greenwood Press, 1994

Subjects:

Detective And Mystery Films--United States--Catalogs, Gangster Films--United States--Catalogs, Police Films--United States--Catalogs, Silent Films--United States--Catalogs

Collections: Entire Library

The immense popularity of movies has its roots in the silent films of the early 1900s, this being especially true of the crime genre. This extensive guide features the entire history of the crime genre during the silent era, including more than 2,000 film entries, complete with names of directors ...
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The immense popularity of movies has its roots in the silent films of the early 1900s, this being especially true of the crime genre. This extensive guide features the entire history of the crime genre during the silent era, including more than 2,000 film entries, complete with names of directors, screenwriters, and major players, and offers a wealth of data supported by plot evaluations and occasional thematic commentaries. For the serious student of crime films, this work provides a comprehensive treatment of genre, but, most importantly, it revives an almost forgotten genre for generations of students and movie fans both old and new.
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A Guide to American Crime Films of the Thirties

Book by Larry Langman, Daniel Finn; Greenwood Press, 1995

Subjects:

Fiction, Gangster Films--United States--Catalogs

Collections: Entire Library

Recent crime films such as Scarface, the Dirty Harry series, and The Godfather have captured the American imagination, but they owe a large debt to the early crime talkies such as The Public Enemy, Paul Muni's Scarface, and Little Caesar. More than 1,000 entries are featured in this volume, complete ...
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Recent crime films such as Scarface, the Dirty Harry series, and The Godfather have captured the American imagination, but they owe a large debt to the early crime talkies such as The Public Enemy, Paul Muni's Scarface, and Little Caesar. More than 1,000 entries are featured in this volume, complete with the names of directors, screen writers, and major players offering a wealth of data supported by plot evaluations. For the serious student of crime films, this work provides a comprehensive treatment of the genre. It is the only one-volume work that includes all crime sub-genres (detective, mystery, cops-and-robbers, and courtroom dramas) in addition to gangster films.
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Crime Films

Book by Thomas Leitch; Cambridge University Press, 2002

Subjects:

Detective And Mystery Films--United States--History And Criticism, Gangster Films--United States--History And Criticism, Police Films--United States--History And Criticism

Collections: Entire Library

Focusing on ten films that span the range of the twentieth century, Thomas Leitch traces the transformation of three figures common to all crime films: the criminal, the victim and the avenger. He shows how the distinctions among them become blurred throughout the course of the century, reflecting ...
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Focusing on ten films that span the range of the twentieth century, Thomas Leitch traces the transformation of three figures common to all crime films: the criminal, the victim and the avenger. He shows how the distinctions among them become blurred throughout the course of the century, reflecting and fostering a deep social ambivalence towards crime and criminals. The criminal, victim and avenger characters effectively map the shifting relations between subgenres (such as the erotic thriller and the police film) within the larger genre of crime film.
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Shots in the Mirror: Crime Films and Society

Book by Nicole Rafter; Oxford University Press, 2000

Subjects:

Gangster Films--History And Criticism, Justice, Administration Of, In Motion Pictures, Motion Pictures--Social Aspects--United States, Police Films--History And Criticism, Prison Films--History And Criticism

Collections: Entire Library

Movies play a central role in shaping our understanding of crime and the world generally, helping us define what is good and bad, desirable and unworthy, lawful and illicit, strong and weak. Crime films raise controversial issues about the distribution of social power and the meanings of deviance ...
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Movies play a central role in shaping our understanding of crime and the world generally, helping us define what is good and bad, desirable and unworthy, lawful and illicit, strong and weak. Crime films raise controversial issues about the distribution of social power and the meanings of deviance, and they provide a safe space for fantasies of rebellion, punishment, and the restoration of order. In this, the first comprehensive study of its kind, well-known criminologist Nicole Rafter examines the relationship between society and crime films from the perspectives of criminal justice, film history and technique, and sociology. Dealing with over 300 films ranging from gangster and cop to trial and prison movies, Shots in the Mirror concentrates on works in the Hollywood tradition but also identifies a darker strain of critical films that portray crime and punishment more bleakly.
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Children's Films: History, Ideology, Pedagogy, Theory

Book by Ian Wojcik-Andrews; Garland, 2000

Subjects:

Children's Films--History And Criticism

Collections: Education, Entire Library

The contributors to this study examine children's films from various critical perspectives, including those provided by classical and current film theory.

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Journal Articles on: Buster Keaton films

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Keaton's Leap: Self-Projection and Autobiography in Film

Journal article by Linda Haverty Rugg; Biography, Vol. 29, 2006

Subjects:

Autobiographies--Criticism and interpretation, Biographical films--Criticism and interpretation, Biographical movies--Criticism and interpretation, Keaton, Buster--Criticism and interpretation, Sherlock, Jr. (Motion picture)--Criticism and interpretation

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...and actor Buster Keaton plays a young...wildly into the films action. This...some parts of films depict episodes...return to Keatons leap. Sherlock...history of Buster Keaton, the...the director Buster Keaton? The medium...Truffauts films, in Woody...
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The Material Ghost: Films and Their Medium

Journal article by Lesly Brill; Criticism, Vol. 43, 2001

Subjects:

Books--Reviews, The Material Ghost: Films and Their Medium (Book)--Reviews

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...more concrete and vivid than philosophy. Perezs study of Films and Their Medium supplies much lively film history and...that remarkable movie. The third chapter is devoted to Buster Keaton, and its title, "The Bewildered Equilibrist," reflects...
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New Critical Methods and the Films of the First Avant-Garde: 'Symphonie Diagonale and Entr'acte.'

Journal article by Brian O'Leary; Film Criticism, Vol. 22, 1998

Subjects:

Experimental films--History, Film criticism--History

Collections: Entire Library

...respect to the circumstances of the films creation. Taking the last point first...the best of the Keystone Kops or Buster Keaton (Cops, 1922), there is much more...presupposition-less reception of films, in so far as that is possible, so...
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A Taxonomy of Alternative Plots in Recent Films: Classifying the "Tarantino Effect"

Journal article by Charles Ramirez Berg; Film Criticism, Vol. 31, 2006

Subjects:

Motion pictures--Criticism and interpretation, Movies--Criticism and interpretation, Narrative art (Visual arts)--Criticism and interpretation, Storytelling--Forecasts and trends, Storytelling--Methods, Tarantino, Quentin--Works

Collections: Entire Library

...Polyphonic films may have some...Playhouse (1921, d. Buster Keaton) Sherlock Jr. (1924, d. Buster Keaton) Amores Possiveis...branching is Keatons Sherlock Jr...rendition of Busters sleeping projectionist...one of the films funniest moments...
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A Critical Analysis of the California State Railroad Museum's Orientation Films

Journal article by Teresa Bergman; Western Journal of Communication, Vol. 67, 2003

Subjects:

Museums, Railroads

Collections: Entire Library

...quality. The film clip that ends this sequence is from the Buster Keaton film, The General, where he rides the outside of a train...than all of the dramatic recreations contained in both films. One reason that I respond so favorably to the inclusion...

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Magazine Articles on: Buster Keaton films

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Building a DVD Library-The MGM Way: Oscar Winners, Drama, Comedy, Westerns, and a Handful of British Films Combine to Delight Movie Buffs

Magazine article by Robert S. Rothenberg; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 132, July 2003

Subjects:

Film and video production companies--Bibliography, Film and video production companies--Product information, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.--Product information, Motion picture industry--Bibliography, Motion picture industry--Product information, Motion pictures--Bibliography, Motion pictures--Product information, Movie industry--Bibliography, Movie industry--Product information, Movies--Bibliography, Movies--Product information

Collections: Entire Library

...A Man for All Seasons," and that films Paul Scofield topped Arkin for best...cast--Phil Silvers, Jack Gilford, Buster Keaton, and a pre-"Phantom of the Opera...features. So there you have 28 films to fit virtually any taste. Add these...
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A Trip to the Movies: 100 Years of Film as Art

Magazine article by Bruce Hinrichs; The Humanist, Vol. 56, January 1996

Subjects:

Fantastic films--Criticism and interpretation, Fantastic movies--Criticism and interpretation, Motion picture industry--History, Motion pictures--Criticism and interpretation, Movie industry--History, Movies--Criticism and interpretation, Realism (Cultural movement)--Criticism and interpretation, Realism in motion pictures--Criticism and interpretation

Collections: Entire Library

...between acts of a ballet (hence the title), the short films central focus is a funeral procession gone absurdly awry...absurdities can be found in the comedies of Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, the Marx Brothers, and Monty Python; in Stanley Kubricks...
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Divine Intervention: In His Latest Award Winning Film Divine Intervention, Palestinian Director, Elia Suleiman, Uses Humour to Highlight the Painful Absurdity of Life under Israeli Occupation

Magazine article by Beverly Andrews; The Middle East, February 2003

Subjects:

Documentary films, Israel-Arab conflicts--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Military occupation--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Refugees, Palestinian--Portrayals, depictions, etc.

Collections: Entire Library

...surrounds any Palestinian protest. Shot in the form of a Buster Keaton silent comedy Divine Intervention not only highlights...universities, art institutions and museums. His first two short films, Introduction to the End of an Argument (1992) and Homage...
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Opening Shots

Magazine article; Film Comment, Vol. 37, May 2001

Subjects:

Actors--Behavior, Kidman, Nicole--Behavior, Motion picture industry--Evaluation, Motion pictures--Criticism and interpretation, Movie industry--Evaluation, Movies--Criticism and interpretation, Nicholson, Jack--Behavior, Prieto, Rodrigo--Behavior

Collections: Entire Library

...Rides a Horse (16). TOP 20 FILMS UNAVAILABLE IN THE U.S. ON...been an awful lot of books on Buster Keaton over the years, but Buster Keaton Remembered (Harry N. Abrams...generation will rediscover Buster Keaton." Lets hope so. Available...
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Overlooked Achievements

Magazine article by Gary Arnold; Insight on the News, Vol. 14, November 23, 1998

Subjects:

Filmmakers--Appreciation, Mamoulian, Rouben--Appreciation, McCarey, Leo--Appreciation

Collections: Entire Library

...American Film Institute. The most painful omissions: Buster Keaton, Fred Astaire and Preston Sturges, whose centenary date...Love Me Tonight, costarring Chevalier and MacDonald. The films curtain-raiser culminates in the introduction of Chevalier...

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Newspaper Articles on: Buster Keaton films

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For Laughs, Try Local Video Store: Crush of Comedies from Buster Keaton to Gen-X Movie Due for Release

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, December 19, 1996

Subjects:

Keaton, Buster

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Flynn Boyle. Leo Films releases the Mormon-themed...rental. CANDID KEATON In the vintage...562-3330) issues a new Buster Keaton double feature...shot in Canada, and Buster Keaton Rides Again, a combination...Oz" titles, three films produced and directed...
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Block 'Buster' of Film Stunts: Keaton's Train Wreck Is 80

Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), July 23, 2006

Subjects:

Keaton, Buster, Motion pictures, Movies

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...has been holding "Buster Keaton Day" here since 1999...Tours of some of the films sites will be given...was considered the films crowning achievement...expensive model, Keaton wanted authenticity...according to "The Day Buster Smiled," a compilation...
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Week End: The Quiet Side of Comedy; Television COMEDIAN Paul Merton Is Proving That Humour Is Ageless with a Celebration of the Silent Movies Stars. TV Writer MARION McMULLEN Finds out Why Charlie Chaplin Is the Number One Comedy Star for the Have I Got News for You Team Captain

Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), November 10, 2007

Subjects:

Chaplin, Charlie, Keaton, Buster

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...You says: "People like Buster Keaton were producing maybe two or three feature films a year and risking their...wouldnt be able to make films like this now. The insurance...Charlie Chaplin in The Kid, Buster Keaton in Steamboat Bill and...
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Paul Merton on the Silent and Violent Era

Newspaper article; South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales), November 9, 2007

Subjects:

Keaton, Buster

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...a book and fronted a BBC series on the silent comedy films. So where did the obsession start? "It all goes back...comedian. "I went to the local cinema to see The General, Buster Keatons classic 1927 silent film, which was accompanied by a...
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Kids Love Seeing Adults Falling over; Jill Turner Talks to Comedian Paul Merton about His Passion for the Stars from the Silent Movies, and His Attempt to Bring Them to a New Audience

Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), November 19, 2007

Subjects:

Keaton, Buster

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...For You, says: "People like Buster Keaton were producing maybe two or three feature films a year and risking their lives...in some of their funniest films, including Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Laurel Hardy and more...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: Buster Keaton films

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Keaton, Buster

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...as a supporting actor in such films as Sunset Boulevard (1959...McPherson (2005); J. E. Rapf, Buster Keaton: A Bio-Bibliography (1995); J. Kline, The Complete Films of Buster Keaton (2003); studies by G. Wead and...
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Motion Pictures

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...followed, providing plentiful, and free, publicity. Films had slowly been edging past the 20 minute mark, but...generation of star actors included Charlie Chaplin , Buster Keaton , Mary Pickford , Douglas Fairbanks , Marie Dressler...
3.

Clown

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...hobo clown, best exemplified by Emmett Kelly. By that time, however, motion pictures, especially the films of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton , began to supplant the live clown acts, relegating clowning to a circus sideshow entertainment...
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Drama, Western

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...existentialism ; in the traditions of the music hall, vaudeville , and burlesque ; and in the films of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton . Playwrights whose works can be roughly classed as belonging to the theater of the absurd are Jean...

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