American Film Comedy
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American Film Comedy
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Author : Scott Siegel
language : en
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Release Date : 1994
American Film Comedy written by Scott Siegel and has been published by Prentice Hall this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Performing Arts categories.
An A to Z guide to film comedies. Illus.
Class Language And American Film Comedy
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Author : Christopher Beach
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2002-02-11
Class Language And American Film Comedy written by Christopher Beach and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-02-11 with Performing Arts categories.
Examines the use of class in the American film comedy, from the 1930s to present.
Another Fine Mess
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Author : Saul Austerlitz
language : en
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Release Date : 2010-09
Another Fine Mess written by Saul Austerlitz and has been published by Chicago Review Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09 with Performing Arts categories.
Charlie Chaplin. Buster Keaton. The Marx Brothers. Billy Wilder. Woody Allen. The Coen brothers. Where would the American film be without them? Yet the cinematic genre these artists represent--comedy--has perennially received short shrift from critics, film buffs, and the Academy Awards. Saul Austerlitz’s Another Fine Mess is an attempt to right that wrong. Running the gamut of film history from City Lights to Knocked Up, Another Fine Mess retells the story of American film from the perspective of its unwanted stepbrother--the comedy. In 30 long chapters and 100 shorter entries, each devoted primarily to a single performer or director, Another Fine Mess retraces the steps of the American comedy film, filling in the gaps and following the connections that link Mae West to Doris Day, or W. C. Fields to Will Ferrell. The first book of its kind in more than a generation, Another Fine Mess is an eye-opening, entertaining, and enlightening tour of the American comedy, encompassing the masterpieces, the box-office smashes, and all the little-known gems in between.
Encyclopedia Of American Film Comedy
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Author : Siegel and Siegel Ltd. Staff
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994-03-01
Encyclopedia Of American Film Comedy written by Siegel and Siegel Ltd. Staff and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-03-01 with categories.
Mock Classicism
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Author : Nilo Couret
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2018-03-16
Mock Classicism written by Nilo Couret and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-16 with Performing Arts categories.
In Mock Classicism Nilo Couret presents an alternate history of Latin American cinema that traces the popularity and cultural significance of film comedies as responses to modernization and the forerunners to a more explicitly political New Latin American Cinema of the 1960s. By examining the linguistic play of comedians such as Cantinflas, Oscarito and Grande Otelo, Niní Marshall, and Luis Sandrini, the author demonstrates aspects of Latin American comedy that operate via embodiment on one hand and spatiotemporal emplacement on the other. Taken together, these parallel examples of comedic practice demonstrate how Latin American film comedies produce a "critically proximate" spectator who is capable of perceiving and organizing space and time differently. Combining close readings of films, archival research, film theory, and Latin American history, Mock Classicism rethinks classicism as a discourse that mediates and renders the world and argues that Latin American cinema became classical in distinct ways from Hollywood.
Film Comedy And The American Dream
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Author : Zach Sands
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-09-13
Film Comedy And The American Dream written by Zach Sands and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-13 with Performing Arts categories.
Film Comedy and the American Dream is an examination of national identity in the era of the American superpower as projected in popular comedic films that center on issues of upward mobility. It is the story of what made audiences laugh and why, and what this says about the changing shape of the American Dream from the end of the Second World War through the first part of the twenty-first century. Through a combination of narrative and thematic analyses of popular comedic films, contextualized within a dynamic historical framework, the book traces the increasing disillusionment with this central ideology in the face of multiple forms of systemic exclusion. It argues that film comedy is a major component of the discourse surrounding the American Dream because these movies often evoke humor by highlighting the incongruities that exist between the ideals that define this nation versus the actual lived experiences of its citizens.
Encyclopedia Of American Film Comedy
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Author : Larry Langman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
Encyclopedia Of American Film Comedy written by Larry Langman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Comedy films categories.
Focus On 100 Most Popular American Teen Comedy Films
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Author : Wikipedia contributors
language : en
Publisher: e-artnow sro
Release Date :
Focus On 100 Most Popular American Teen Comedy Films written by Wikipedia contributors and has been published by e-artnow sro this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Reeling With Laughter
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Author : Michael V. Tueth
language : en
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Release Date : 2012-05-03
Reeling With Laughter written by Michael V. Tueth and has been published by Scarecrow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-03 with Performing Arts categories.
Film comedy has been around as long as cinema itself. Over the years, particular forms of the genre have emerged, evolved, and spawned other branches of comedy. While these subgenres may vary in their approach to humor, all of them have the same goal: amusing audiences. In Reeling with Laughter: American Film Comedies—From Anarchy to Mockumentary, Michael V. Tueth examines some of the most enjoyable comic movies of all time. Beginning with the anarchic romp Duck Soup (1933), each chapter explores a specific subgenre through a representative film. Along with the Marx Brothers’ classic, other subgenres discussed in this volume include romantic comedy (It Happened One Night), screwball comedy (Bringing Up Baby and What’s Up, Doc?), musical comedy (Singin’ in the Rain), sex farce (Some Like It Hot), satire (Dr. Strangelove), parody (Young Frankenstein), neurotic comedy (Annie Hall), Dionysian comedy (Animal House), mockumentary (Waiting for Guffman), and animated comedy (South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut). In this volume, Tueth provides the background of each film’s production and discusses their audience reception, critical appraisal, and the qualities that have characterized these enduring works. Reeling with Laughter will appeal to film students, as well as the general public eager to revisit these great American films.
Canned Goods As Caviar
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Author : Gerald Clifford Weales
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
Canned Goods As Caviar written by Gerald Clifford Weales and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Performing Arts categories.
Analyzes twelve comedies of the 1930s, including City Lights, Duck Soup, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, My Man Godfrey, and Bringing Up Baby