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New Zealand cinema burst onto the global stage in the 1970s and has maintained its high-profile international presence with such films as "Whalerider, " the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and "Once Were Warriors." "Contemporary New Zealand Cinema" is an astute analysis of this fascinating industry and the most thorough book available on a vibrant filmmaking culture. The book explores the industry, questions of aesthetics and form, nation and iden...

The authors are concerned with both the relationship between performance, music, and film and the specificity of national, historical, social, and cultural contexts. Subjects include: cinematic representations of music forms, celebrities, fan culture, and intertextuality, the importance of popular music and the soundtrack movie, and specific national contexts.

The authors are concerned with both the relationship between performance, music, and film and the specificity of national, historical, social, and cultural contexts. Subjects include: cinematic representations of music forms, celebrities, fan culture, and intertextuality, the importance of popular music and the soundtrack movie, and specific national contexts.

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Despite the success of films such as The Piano, Heavenly Creatures, Once Were Warriors, Whale Rider, and The World's Fastest Indian, New Zealand cinema remains one of the best kept secrets. Internationally, the country has become known for the location possibilities it offered to productions such as The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Last Samurai, and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, but since 1977 New Zealand ha...

John Carpenter is a seminal figure in the history of horror and science fiction filmmaking. His work in these genres has been highly influential in their ongoing development. This book gives Carpenter's output the sustained critical treatment it deserves. It comprises essays that address the whole of Carpenter's work, as well as others which focus on a smaller number of key films. Some essays take on wide-ranging issues such as Carpenter's app...

In his landmark "Introduction to the American Horror Film, " Robin Wood noted that horror "has consistently been one of the most popular and, at the same time, the most disreputable of Hollywood genres." Horror is still immensely popular but its assimilation into our culture continues apace. In "Horror Zone, " leading international writers on horror take horror out into the world beyond cinema screens to explore the interconnections between th...

Easter Island (or Rapa Nui) has long captivated travellers and explorers since it was first encountered by European voyagers in 1722. The island's colossal stone carvings (moai) have been the primary attraction, yet these have overshadowed the broader culture of the Rapanui people. This significant edited collection brings together thirteen specialists from eight countries in a series of studies that address the pre-history, history, contempor...

This volume contains twenty in-depth studies of prominent New Zealand directors, producers, actors, and cinematographers. New Zealand Filmmakers outlines and examines three major constituent groups who are responsible for the industry as it appears today: those involved in pioneering film in New Zealand, those associated with the New Wave of the 1970s and 1980s, and those post-mid-1980s visionaries and fantasists who have produced striking ind...

John Carpenter is a seminal figure in the history of horror and science fiction filmmaking. His work in these genres has been highly influential in their ongoing development. This book gives Carpenter's output the sustained critical treatment it deserves. It comprises essays that address the whole of Carpenter's work, as well as others which focus on a smaller number of key films. Some essays take on wide-ranging issues such as Carpenter's app...