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Chinese Film : Realism and Convention from the Silent Era to the Digital Age / by McGrath, Jason, 1966-

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Chinese Film : Realism and Convention from the Silent Era to the Digital Age / by McGrath, Jason, 1966-

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Jesse James and the movies by Boggs, Johnny D.

Table of Contents: “…Jesse James, 1847-1882 -- Jesse James in pop culture, 1875-1903 -- The silent era, 1908-1927 -- A-list Jesse, 1939-1940 -- Jesse in the Bs, 1939-1949 -- The proliferation of Jesse James, 1950-1960 -- Oddball Jesse (1965-1969) -- Revisionist Jesse, 1972-2007 -- Euro westerns, 1964-2009 -- Made-for-television movies, 1970-1999 -- Television series appearances, 1953-2001.…”
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Jesse James and the movies by Boggs, Johnny D.

Table of Contents: “…Jesse James, 1847-1882 -- Jesse James in pop culture, 1875-1903 -- The silent era, 1908-1927 -- A-list Jesse, 1939-1940 -- Jesse in the Bs, 1939-1949 -- The proliferation of Jesse James, 1950-1960 -- Oddball Jesse (1965-1969) -- Revisionist Jesse, 1972-2007 -- Euro westerns, 1964-2009 -- Made-for-television movies, 1970-1999 -- Television series appearances, 1953-2001.…”
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Christians in the movies a century of saints and sinners / by Dans, Peter E.

Table of Contents: “…Portraying Christians in film -- Piety and passion : the silent era -- He ain't heavy, he's my brother : the 1930s -- "There are no atheists in foxholes" : the 1940s -- The age of the epic : the 1950s -- The times, they are a'changin' : the 1960s -- The flower children's hour : the 1970s -- Heaven help us : the 1980s -- Dogma : the 1990s -- Amazing grace : 2000 to the present.…”
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Christians in the movies a century of saints and sinners / by Dans, Peter E.

Table of Contents: “…Portraying Christians in film -- Piety and passion : the silent era -- He ain't heavy, he's my brother : the 1930s -- "There are no atheists in foxholes" : the 1940s -- The age of the epic : the 1950s -- The times, they are a'changin' : the 1960s -- The flower children's hour : the 1970s -- Heaven help us : the 1980s -- Dogma : the 1990s -- Amazing grace : 2000 to the present.…”
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Reel schools schooling and the nation in Australian cinema / by May, Josephine, 1950-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: the cinematic vernacular of Australian schooling -- The silent era: "a school of sentiment" -- High tide of nationalist portrayal 1930s-1960s -- Nation and the girls' boarding school in the 1970s -- Nation and the boys' school in the 1970s -- State high school blues in the early 1980s -- The school film in the late 1980s -- Multicultural nation at school in the 1980s-1990s -- Private school fantasies in the 2000s -- Conclusion.…”
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Reel schools schooling and the nation in Australian cinema / by May, Josephine, 1950-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: the cinematic vernacular of Australian schooling -- The silent era: "a school of sentiment" -- High tide of nationalist portrayal 1930s-1960s -- Nation and the girls' boarding school in the 1970s -- Nation and the boys' school in the 1970s -- State high school blues in the early 1980s -- The school film in the late 1980s -- Multicultural nation at school in the 1980s-1990s -- Private school fantasies in the 2000s -- Conclusion.…”
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French cinema : from its beginnings to the present / by Fournier-Lanzoni, Rémi

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Invention of Motion Pictures and the Silent Era of Film -- Chapter 2: The Golden Age of French Cinema -- Chapter 3: French Cinema of the Occupation -- Chapter 4: The Postwar Era -- Chapter 5: The Years of the French New Wave -- Chapter 6: French Cinema of the 1970s -- Chapter 7: The Cinema of the 1980s -- Chapter 8: French Cinema in the Fin de Siécle -- Chapter 9: New Millennium --.…”
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French cinema : from its beginnings to the present / by Fournier-Lanzoni, Rémi

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Invention of Motion Pictures and the Silent Era of Film -- Chapter 2: The Golden Age of French Cinema -- Chapter 3: French Cinema of the Occupation -- Chapter 4: The Postwar Era -- Chapter 5: The Years of the French New Wave -- Chapter 6: French Cinema of the 1970s -- Chapter 7: The Cinema of the 1980s -- Chapter 8: French Cinema in the Fin de Siécle -- Chapter 9: New Millennium --.…”
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Brushed in Light : Calligraphy in East Asian Cinema / by Nornes, Markus

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Brushed in Light : Calligraphy in East Asian Cinema / by Nornes, Markus

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Almost Hollywood, Nearly New Orleans : The Lure of the Local Film Economy / by Mayer, Vicki, 1971-

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Almost Hollywood, Nearly New Orleans : The Lure of the Local Film Economy / by Mayer, Vicki, 1971-

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Hokum! : The Early Sound Slapstick Short and Depression-Era Mass Culture / by King, Rob, 1975-

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Hokum! : The Early Sound Slapstick Short and Depression-Era Mass Culture / by King, Rob, 1975-

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