Originally published in 1984. With selections organised chronologically, this collection presents the best writing on one of Shakespeare¿s most studied plays.
The seventies were a decade of groundbreaking horror films: "The Exorcist", "Carrie", and "Halloween" were three. This detailed filmography covers these and 225 more. It provides an introduction and a brief history of the decade, and offers an entry for each film, beginning with 1970 and proceeding chronologically by year of its release in the US.
When the space drama Battlestar Galactica debuted on ABC in 1978, it was expected to be the most popular new program of the year. Instead, it was attacked as a Star Wars rip-off and canceled after a mere 17 stories. The author acknowledges the show was full of dramatic clich's and scientific inaccuracies, but despite these shortcomings, Battlestar Galactica was a dramatically resonant series full of unique and individual characters, such as Co...
The author examines the films of acclaimed Indian-born, Harvard-educated filmmaker Mira Nair, a unique voice in cinema and one of the few female directors who has made it to the top of her profession.
This volume includes a helpful selection of early criticism as well as modern contributions on The Winter's Tale from Donald Stauffer, E.M.W. Tillyard, Ernest Schanzer, Inga-Stina Ewbank, S.L. Bethell, G. Wilson Knight, Harold S. Wilson, Derek Traversi, Northrop Frye, Nevill Coghill, M.M. Mahood, Louis MacNeice and others.
This book provides a critical history and episode guide for Blake's 7, including commentaries for all 52 episodes. Also included are analytical essays on the show, dealing with such topics as themes, imagery and story arc, a consideration of the series as a futuristic Robin Hood myth, cinematography and visual effects, and an overview of Blake's 7 in books, comics and videos. A detailed appendix lists the genre conventions found in the series....
This complete reference work to the 96 half-hour episodes that ran for three seasons on ABC also offers a detailed history, extensive commentary and summaries of the critical reception of One Step Beyond as well as coverage of the sequel series produced in 1978 entitled The Next Step Beyond. Complete credits for both series are provided.
