Brute Force(Illustrated) Animal Horror Movies (SUNY series, Horizons of Cinema) by DominicLennard Paperback, 276 Pages, Published 2020 by State University Of New York Press, United States ISBN-13: 978-1-4384-7660-5, ISBN: 1-4384-7660-4
Brute Force Animal Horror Movies (SUNY series, Horizons of Cinema) by DominicLennard Hardcover, 260 Pages, Published 2019 by State Univ Of New York Pr ISBN-13: 978-1-4384-7661-2, ISBN: 1-4384-7661-2
"Considers how dangerous beasts in horror films illuminate the human-animal relationship.iIt’s always been a wild world, with humans telling stories of killer animals as soon as they could tell stories at all. Movies are an especially popular vehicle for our fascination with fierce creatures. In Brute Force, Dominic Lennard takes a close look at a range of cinematic animal attackers, including killer gorillas, sharks, snakes, bears, wolv ..."
Bad Seeds and Holy Terrors(Reprint) The Child Villains of Horror Film (SUNY series, Horizons of Cinema) by DominicLennard Paperback, 195 Pages, Published 2015 by Suny Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4384-5328-6, ISBN: 1-4384-5328-0
"Examines the complexities and contradictions that arise when the monsters in the movies are children. Since the 1950s, children have provided some of horror’s most effective and enduring villains, from dainty psychopath Rhoda Penmark of The Bad Seed (1956) and spectacularly possessed Regan MacNeil of The Exorcist (1973) to psychic ghost-girl Samara of The Ring (2002) and adopted terror Esther of Orphan (2009). Using a variety of c ..."
Bad Seeds and Holy Terrors The Child Villains of Horror Film (Suny Series, Horizons of Cinema) by DominicLennard Hardcover, 195 Pages, Published 2014 by State University Of New York Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4384-5329-3, ISBN: 1-4384-5329-9
"Since the 1950s, children have provided some of horror s most effective and enduring villains, from dainty psychopath Rhoda Penmark of "The Bad Seed" (1956) and spectacularly possessed Regan MacNeil of "The Exorcist" (1973) to psychic ghost-girl Samara of "The Ring" (2002) and adopted terror Esther of "Orphan" (2009). Using a variety of critical approaches, including those of cinema studies, cultural studies, gender studies, and psychoa ..."
Brute Force Animal Horror Movies by DominicLennard 276 Pages, Published 2019 by Suny Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4384-7662-9, ISBN: 1-4384-7662-0
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164–81. Baudrillard, Jean. Selected Writings. Cambridge: Polity, 1988. Beard,
William. “The Visceral Mind: The Major Films of David Cronenberg.” The Shape
of Rage: The Films of David Cronenberg. Ed. Piers Handling. New York:
Zoetrope, 1983. 1–79. Best, Joel, and Gerald T. Horiuchi. “The Razor Blade in the
Apple: The Social Construction of Urban Legends.” ..."
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"As film reviewer Patrick Goldstein points out, “Many of the best buddy films spring
into high gear when the filmmaker introduces a dramatic irritant, usually in the
form of a beautiful, free-spirited woman who sparks the flame of romantic conflict.
... That John endured a largely unhappy marriage to May, especially in
comparison with Max's happy years with Amy, whom he meets on the rebound,
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The” ... 2006), 152 Sterritt, David, 10 Steven Spielberg's Children (Linda Ruth
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Wag the Dog Insight Text Guides by DominicLennard 80 Pages, Published 2013 by Insight Publications ISBN-13: 978-1-922243-22-5, ISBN: 1-922243-22-1
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LENNARD OTHER HOLLYWOOD(1st Edition) by LennardDominic 408 Pages, Published 2020 by Edinburgh University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4744-4266-4, ISBN: 1-4744-4266-8
"However, critical study of the period is generally associated with its so-called principal auteurs, slighting a number of established and emerging directors who were responsible for many of the era's most innovative and artistically ..."
"For critics, fans, and scholars of drama and film, the laugh has traditionally been tied to comedy, indicating and expressing mirth, witty relief, joyous celebration, or arch and sarcastic parody. But strange, dark laughter that illuminates non-comedic, unfunny situations gets much less attention. In The Last Laugh: Strange Humors of Cinema, editor Murray Pomerance has assembled contributions from thirteen estimable scholars that addre ..."
"Today s film scholars draw from a dizzying range of theoretical perspectives they re just as likely to cite philosopher Gilles Deleuze as they are to quote classic film theorist Andre Bazin. To students first encountering them, these theoretical lenses for viewing film can seem exhilarating, but also overwhelming. "Thinking in the Dark "introduces readers to twenty-one key theorists whose work has made a great impact on film scholarship ..."
"In the middle of this century's first decade, "bromance" emerged as a term denoting an emotionally intense bond between straight men. Yet bromance requires an expression of intimacy that always toys with being coded as something other than "straight" male behavior, even as it insists that such intimacy must never be misinterpreted. In Reading the Bromance: Homosocial Relationships in Film and Television, editor Michael DeAngelis has com ..."
"Today s film scholars draw from a dizzying range of theoretical perspectives they re just as likely to cite philosopher Gilles Deleuze as they are to quote classic film theorist Andre Bazin. To students first encountering them, these theoretical lenses for viewing film can seem exhilarating, but also overwhelming. "Thinking in the Dark "introduces readers to twenty-one key theorists whose work has made a great impact on film scholarship ..."