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  | | Television Rewired The Rise of the Auteur Series by Martha P. Nochimson Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2019 by University Of Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4773-1895-9, ISBN: 1-4773-1895-X "In 1990, American television experienced a seismic shift when Twin Peaks premiered, eschewing formulaic plots and clear lines between heroes and villains. This game-changing series inspired a generation of show creators to experiment artistically, transforming the small screen in ways that endure to this day.Focusing on six shows (Twin Peaks, with a critical analysis of both the original series and the 2017 return; The Wire; Treme; The ..." |
 | | The Passion of David Lynch(1st Edition) Wild at Heart in Hollywood by Martha P. Nochimson Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 1997 by University Of Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-0-292-75565-9, ISBN: 0-292-75565-1 "Filmmaker David Lynch asserts that when he is directing, ninety percent of the time he doesn't know what he is doing. To understand Lynch's films, Martha Nochimson believes, requires a similar method of being open to the subconscious, of resisting the logical reductiveness of language. In this innovative book, she draws on these strategies to offer close readings of Lynch's films, informed by unprecedented, in-depth interviews with Lync ..." |
 | | World on Film(1st Edition) An Introduction by Martha P. Nochimson Paperback, 460 Pages, Published 2010 by Wiley-Blackwell ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-3979-3, ISBN: 1-4051-3979-X "This uniquely engaging and lively textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to international film, from the golden age of European cinema to the contemporary blockbusters of India and Asia, and the post World War II emergence of global film culture. Offers an overview of film culture in European countries such as France, Sweden and Spain, as well as Africa, Hong Kong, China, and India, in a clear and conversational style ..." |
 | | Dying to Belong(1st Edition) Gangster Movies in Hollywood and Hong Kong by Martha P. Nochimson Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2007 by Wiley-Blackwell Illustrated ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-6371-2, ISBN: 1-4051-6371-2 "This fascinating book begins with a new definition of the gangster film and a challenging exploration of the Hong Kong and Hollywood screen traditions. Illuminates the way gangster films deal with the ambiguities of modern life, correcting the notion that this genre is inconsequential sensationalism Contends that both American and Hong Kong gangster films are against–the–grain reactions to the central fable of moder ..." |
 | | Screen Couple Chemistry(1st Edition) The Power of 2 by Martha P. Nochimson Paperback, 408 Pages, Published 2002 by University Of Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-0-292-75579-6, ISBN: 0-292-75579-1 "Astaire and Rogers, Tracy and Hepburn. Just the mention of their names evokes the powerful chemistry between these screen couples, which utterly transcended the often formulaic films in which they appeared together. Indeed, watching the synergistic flow of energy between charismatic screen partners is one of the great pleasures of cinema and television, as well as an important vehicle for thinking through issues of intimacy and gender r ..." |
 | | A Companion to Wong Kar-wai(1st Edition) (Wiley Blackwell Companions to Film Directors) by Martha P. Nochimson, Wiley-Blackwell Hardcover, 648 Pages, Published 2016 by Wiley-Blackwell ISBN-13: 978-1-118-42424-7, ISBN: 1-118-42424-7 "With 25 essays that embrace a wide spectrum of topics and perspectives including intertextuality, transnationality, gender representation, repetition, the use of music, color, and sound, depiction of time and space in human affairs, and Wong s highly original portrayal of violence, A Companion to Wong Kar–Wai is a singular examination of the prestigious filmmaker known around the world for the innovation, beauty, and passion he bring ..." |
 | | Television Rewired The Rise of the Auteur Series (Hardback) by Martha P. Nochimson Published 2019 by University Of Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-0-292-75944-2, ISBN: 0-292-75944-4 |
 | | David Lynch Swerves Uncertainty from Lost Highway to Inland Empire by Martha P. Nochimson Paperback, 295 Pages, Published 2014 by University Of Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-0-292-76206-0, ISBN: 0-292-76206-2 "Beginning with Lost Highway, director David Lynch "swerved" in a new direction, one in which very disorienting images of the physical world take center stage in his films. Seeking to understand this unusual emphasis in his work, noted Lynch scholar Martha Nochimson engaged Lynch in a long conversation of unprecedented openness, during which he shared his vision of the physical world as an uncertain place that masks important universal r ..." |
 | | Screen Couple Chemistry(1st Edition) The Power of 2 by Martha P. Nochimson Hardcover, 408 Pages, Published 2002 by University Of Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-0-292-75578-9, ISBN: 0-292-75578-3 ""A book that I read with great interest, often thrilling in its insights, Screen Couple Chemistry is an important piece of scholarship in the areas of gender and media studies...It significantly enlarges the conversation about a vital, overlooked, and still nebulous dimension of popular filmNthe transcendent movie couple and its power to articulate trenchant concerns through formula fiction." NDiane Negra, author of Off-White Hollywood: ..." |
 | | The Passion of David Lynch(1st Edition) Wild at Heart in Hollywood by Martha P. Nochimson Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 1997 by Univ Of Texas Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-292-75566-6, ISBN: 0-292-75566-X "Filmmaker David Lynch asserts that when he is directing, ninety percent of the time he doesn't know what he is doing. To understand Lynch's films, Martha Nochimson believes, requires a similar method of being open to the subconscious, of resisting the logical reductiveness of language. In this innovative book, she draws on these strategies to offer close readings of Lynch's films, informed by unprecedented, in-depth interviews with Lync ..." |
 | | David Lynch Swerves Uncertainty from Lost Highway to Inland Empire by Martha P. Nochimson Hardcover, 295 Pages, Published 2013 by University Of Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-0-292-72295-8, ISBN: 0-292-72295-8 "Beginning with Lost Highway, director David Lynch “swerved” in a new direction, one in which very disorienting images of the physical world take center stage in his films. Seeking to understand this unusual emphasis in his work, noted Lynch scholar Martha Nochimson engaged Lynch in a long conversation of unprecedented openness, during which he shared his vision of the physical world as an uncertain place that masks important universal r ..." |
 | | David Lynch Swerves Uncertainty from Lost Highway to Inland Empire by Martha P. Nochimson 295 Pages, Published 2013 by University Of Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-0-292-74889-7, ISBN: 0-292-74889-2 "Hawking explains the many ramifications of the existence of the black hole as “a set of events from which it is not ... its mass will increase but eventually the energy equivalent of that extra mass will be returned to the universe in the form of radiation. ... in which Betty's Aunt Ruth lives that are reminiscent of Wilder's shots of Norma Desmond's (Gloria Swanson) mansion. ... and purity linked to her overbearing awareness ..." |
 | | The Passion of David Lynch Wild at Heart in Hollywood by Martha P. Nochimson 288 Pages, Published 2012 by University Of Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-0-292-74899-6, ISBN: 0-292-74899-X "... of air in the recurring sensory images of the rising and falling of the Douglas fir boughs in the wind, and of the traffic light swinging on a wire. The pleasurable presence of what is "out there" is part of all of his films — think of the clouds in The Elephant Man, the floating figures of hope in Wild at Heart and Fire Walk with Me, and space in Dune. Lynch's use of sound, another function of air, also fills his cinema with t ..." |
 | | World on Film(1st Edition) An Introduction by Martha P. Nochimson Digital, 464 Pages, Published 2011 by Wiley-Blackwell (An Imprint Of John Wiley & Sons Ltd) ISBN-13: 978-1-4443-5833-9, ISBN: 1-4443-5833-2 "This uniquely engaging and lively textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to international film, from the golden age of European cinema to the contemporary blockbusters of India and Asia, and the post World War II emergence of global film culture. Offers an overview of film culture in European countries such as France, Sweden and Spain, as well as Africa, Hong Kong, China, and India, in a clear and conversational style to engag ..." |
 | | Screen Couple Chemistry The Power of 2 by Martha P. Nochimson 408 Pages, Published 2010 by University Of Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-0-292-78800-8, ISBN: 0-292-78800-2 "While the plot (the story of the disappearance of Clyde Wynant, the Thin Man of the title) is entering its expository stage in a fashionable nightclub, suddenly Nora bursts into the scene in a point-of-viewshot unusual for the period, her well- dressed ... Yet Nora's recovery from her spill breaks the mold, as she gamely fights her way up from the floor, unconcerned about the ridiculous figure she has cut, shrugging off the eager h ..." |
 | | World on Film(1st Edition) An Introduction by Martha P. Nochimson Hardcover, 460 Pages, Published 2010 by Wiley-Blackwell ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-3978-6, ISBN: 1-4051-3978-1 "This uniquely engaging and lively textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to international film, from the golden age of European cinema to the contemporary blockbusters of India and Asia, and the post World War II emergence of global film culture. Offers an overview of film culture in European countries such as France, Sweden and Spain, as well as Africa, Hong Kong, China, and India, in a clear and conversational style to eng ..." |
 | | Full of Secrets(25th Edition) Critical Approaches to Twin Peaks (Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media Series) by David Lavery, Christy Desmet, Marc Dolan, Alice Kuzniar, Diane Stevenson, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Kathryn Kalinak, Professor Henry Jenkins, Diana Hume George, Professor Martha Nochimson, James M. Welsh, Jimmie L. Reeves, Professor Angela Hague, J. P. Telotte, Angela Hague, Henry Jenkins, Martha Nochimson, Professor David Lavery Paperback, 296 Pages, Published 1994 by Wayne State University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8143-2506-3, ISBN: 0-8143-2506-8 "However, it isn't truly right for television, a medium that by nature deflates the dualism of the orthodox detective through its unorthodox normalization of shifts and slippage — and thus its normalization of the vicissitudes of the flesh.3 The popularity of Dale Cooper is a tacit admission that on a visceral level the television audience knows how wrong the traditional detective is in that medium. As we shall see, Dale Cooper made ..." |
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