Encyclopedia of film themes, settings and series / / Richard B. Armstrong, Mary Willems Armstrong

• Autore: Armstrong Richard B. <1956->
• Pubblicazione: Jefferson, North Carolina : , : McFarland & Company, Incorporated, Publishers, , [2010]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (239 p.)
• Disciplina: 791.43/75/03; 791.437503
• Soggetto topico: Motion pictures - Plots, themes, etc
• Persona (resp. second.): ArmstrongMary Willems <1957->
• Note generali: "The present work is a reprint of the illustrated case bound edition of Encyclopedia of film themes, settings and series, first published in 2001 by McFarland."--title page verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Table of Contents; Introduction; The Abominable Snowman; Acronyms in Title; Ad Lines (Selected); Addresses in Title; Airplanes; Airport Series; Aladdin Series; Alcoholism; Aldrich, Henry; Alien Series; The Alilenas; Alligators and Crocodiles; American Film Theatre Presentations ; American Ninja Series; Amityville Series; Amnesia; Androids and Cyborgs; Angel Series; Angels; Animal Instincts Series; Animated Movies (Feature-Length); Anthologies ; Apartments; Apes and Monkeys; Apu Trilogy; Arthur, King and the Knights of the Round Table; Assumed Identity; Asteroids, Meteors, and Comets ; AsylumsAtomic Bombs; Ator; Auto Racing; Autobiographical Films; Automobiles; Babies; Babysitters; Back to the Future Series; Backwoods Feuds; The Bad News Bears; Baines, Scattergood; Ballet/Ballerinas; Balloons, Hot Air; Bancroft, Brass; Barbers/Hairdressers; The Barrytown Trilogy; Barton, Dick; Baseball; Basket Case Series; Basketball ; Batman; Bats; Beach Party Series; Bears; Beastmaster; Beauty Contests; Belvedere, Mr. (Lynn); Benji; Bermuda Triangle; Best of the Best Series; A Better Tomorrow Series; Beverly Hills Cop Series; Bicycles; Big Town Series; Bigamy; Bigfoot; Billy Jack ; Billy the Kid/Billy CarsonBirds; Black Cobra Series; Blackie, Boston; Blackouts; Blane, Torchy; Blaxploitation Films; The Blind Dead; Blindness; Blondie; Bloodfist Series; The Blue Demon; Boarding Schools; Body Chemistry Series; Body Switching; Bodybuilding; Bodyguards; Boggy Creek Series; Bomba, the Jungle Boy; Bond, James; Bond Heroines; Bond Villains; Bounty Hunters; The Bowery Boys; Bowling; Boxing; Boy Scouts; Brain Transplants; Brainwashing; Buddy Action Films; Buried Alive; Buses; Butchers; Butlers; La Cage aux Folles Series; Cagney & Lacey; Camels; Cannibalism; Cannon Movie Tales ; The Care BearsCarnosaur Series; Carry On Series; Carter, Nick; Cartoon/Live Action Features; Cartoonists; Casper; Cassidy, Hopalong; Cats; Caution, Lemmy; Cave People; Centerfolds; Chainsaws; Chan, Charlie; Chauffeurs; Cheerleaders; Chess; Child Custody Disputes; Children of the Bride Series; Children of the Corn Series; Children Raised by Animals; Child's Play Series; A Chinese Ghost Story Series; Christian, Dr. (Paul); Christmas; Cinerama; Circuses; Cisco Kid; Clairvoyants and Fortunetellers ; Class Reunions; Clocks and Watches; Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones ; The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Series
• Sommario/riassunto: The first editon was called ""the most valuable film reference in several years"" by Library Journal. The new edition published in hardcover in 2001 includes more than 670 entries. The current work is a paperback reprint of that edition. Each entry contains a mini-essay that defines the topic, followed by a chronological list of representative films. From the Abominable Snowman to Zorro, this encyclopedia provides film scholars and fans with an easy-to-use reference for researching film themes or tracking down obscure movies on subjects such as suspended animation, viral epidemics, robots, sub
• Titolo autorizzato: Encyclopedia of film themes, settings and series
• ISBN: 1-4766-1230-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826870603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II