Steven Schneider is a film critic and scholar who delves deeply into the aesthetics of cinematic horror. His work explores how fear is constructed on screen and examines the artistic merits of violence in filmmaking. Schneider offers insightful analyses of directorial approaches, providing readers with a sophisticated understanding of the horror genre. He encourages a broad exploration of world cinema through his critical lens.
You Must See You Before You Die
Listing the best movies ever made, and all the best reasons for seeing them, this film guide is divided into genre sections. Leading US and UK film critics guide you through 1001 must-see movies, explaining just why you should see each film
Vampires, monsters, sadistic psychopaths, serial killers, vengeful ghosts, and Satan himself have been frightening and entertaining filmgoers for generations. This comprehensive, chronological film guide summarizes the 101 most important horror movies ever produced, from the 1922 silent classic Nosferatu to the low-budget, 1999 Sundance Film Festival hit, The Blair Witch Project. General editor Stephen Jay Schneider presents film summaries, reviews from a wide array of critics, cast and credit lists, and film production notes. The book's 200 illustrations include unforgettable still shots from the movies as well as iconic film posters. Horror film buffs who open this book will renew their chilling memories of Hitchcock thrillers like Psycho and The Birds, revisit Dr. Frankenstein's castle with Boris Karloff, haunt the sewers of Paris with Lon Chaney's Phantom of the Opera, and recall Anthony Hopkins' most chilling role in The Silence of the Lambs. 101 Horror Movies is international in scope, and covers films from Japan, Russia, Italy, Germany, France, and Australia. Fans of horror movies will want to see all 101 films before they die--and they'll also want to own this entertaining and informative book.
The best-selling and essential movie reference book fully revised and updated for 2018.
This visual history examines this most popular of film genres in thematic, historical and aesthetic terms. Depicting deep-rooted, even archetypal fears, while at the same time exploiting socially and culturally specific anxieties, cinematic horror is at once timeless and utterly of its time and place
With insight from critics, film historians, and academics from around the world, this title presents a treasure trove of some of the most obscure, eccentric, controversial, and downright weird movies. It gathers together cult movie specialists from all over the world to select some of the very best cult movies.
Presents brief biographies of notable film directors from Georges Mâeliáes to the present, describes their principal contributions, and lists their most important films.
Taking the Stakes Out of Literacy Testing
Focusing on recent literacy initiatives in America, this revised edition provides valuable insights for teachers and parents navigating state standardized testing in reading and writing. It aims to empower them to support children in improving test scores, reducing the pressure associated with literacy assessments. By addressing the changes since the No Child Left Behind act, the book serves as a practical guide to enhance student success in literacy.
Can you tell your Dagobah from your Delos and your Ming from your Morlock? Do you need help understanding 2001: A Space Odyssey? From the classic low-budget Flash Gordon tales to the slick CGI-realised world of The Matrix, science-fiction films have long pushed the boundaries of the visually and dramatically fantastic. 101 Sci-Fi Movies You Must See Before You Die is your perfect one-stop guide to them all. Science fiction allows every other movie genre to leap - quite literally - into another dimension. Take a classic police chase and set it on Mars. Create a haunted house story, then add the robots. Take the classic boy-meets-girl story, then make them mutants. Great sci-fi movies turn the known world onto its head, play with the laws of physics and all the while hold the viewer spellbound with a gripping vision of future worlds. With insight from critics, film historians, and academics, 101 Sci-Fi Movies You Must See Before You Die, applies knowledge and passion to a century of close encounters, distant planets, time travel, black holes, strange outfits, futuristic technology, inexplicable forces, fantastic spaceships, fluorescent drinks and subterranean societies. Strap yourself in: you're set for a rocket ride to sci-fi heaven.
Die Sie sehen sollten, bevor das Leben vorbei ist. Ausgewählt und vorgestellt von 35 internationalen Filmkritikern.
Kriegsfilme scheren sich nicht um Genregrenzen. Diese Auswahl präsentiert überwiegend Antikriegsfilme. Auf dem Weg vom ersten Antikriegsfilm Im Westen nichts Neues über Bogart und Hepburn in African Queen bis hin zu Clint Eastwoods monumentalem Letters from Iwo Jima bereisen wir ganz unterschiedliche Welten des Filmemachens. Ein Filmjahrhundert der Panzer und Schützengräben, Gewehre und Granaten, Sterben und Heldentaten liegt vor uns. Sie mögen keine Kriegsfilme? Dann ist die vorliegende Auswahl mit vielen Antikriegsfilmen wie Das Boot, Der Pianist oder Der Untergang trotzdem eine wichtige Empfehlung!
