In his illuminating new work, Gary Giddins explores the evolution of film, from the first moving pictures and peepshows to the digital era of DVDs and online video-streaming. New technologies have changed our experience of cinema forever; we have peeled away from the crowded theater to be home alone with classic cinema. Recounting the technological developments that films have undergone, Warning Shadows travels through time and across genres to explore the impact of the industryās most famous classics and forgotten gems. Essays such as āHoudini Escapes! From the Vaults! Of the Past!,ā āEdward G. Robinson, See,ā and āPrestige and Pretension (Pride and Prejudice)ā capture the wit and magic of classic cinema. Each chapterāranging from the horror films of Hitchcock to the fantastical frames of Disneyāprovides readers with engaging analyses of influential films and the directors and actors who made them possible.
This book title, Warning Shadows (Home Alone with Classic Cinema), ISBN: 9780393337921, by Gary Giddins, published by W. W. Norton & Company (April 19, 2010) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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