Key Moments in Cinema by Geoffrey Macnab

Key Moments in Cinema by Geoffrey Macnab

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Summary

This volume identifies 20 landmark works in the history of cinema. It focuses on screen images from the Odessa Steps in "Battleship Potemkin" to the intergalactic battle of "Star Wars". It also records milestones as diverse as the introduction of sound, popcorn vending and film censorship.

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Key Moments in Cinema by Geoffrey Macnab

Identifies twenty landmark works in the history of cinema, from the days of silent movies to the modern day blockbuster; Focuses on landmark screen images from the Odessa Steps sequence in Battleship Potemkin to the intergalactic battles of Star Wars; Records milestone events as diverse as the introduction of synchronous sound, popcorn vending and film censorship; Explores experimental film theory including the surrealist Luis Bunuel and Dogme 95; Includes profiles of ground-breaking film-makers, producers, performers, technicians and theorists
Geoffrey McNab is a journalist who writes on cinema for The Independent, The Times, Time Out and the film monthly Sight & Sound. He also wrote the brochure for the 1999 Edinburgh International Film Festival.
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ISBN 13 9780600600848
ISBN 10 060060084X
Title Key Moments in Cinema
Author Geoffrey Macnab
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Octopus Publishing Group
Year published 2001-10-15
Number of pages 192
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