Books written by Noel Brown
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Family Films in Global Cinema: The World Beyond Disney
Whereas most previous studies of children's films and family films have concerned themselves with Disney, this book encompasses both live-action and animated films from the Hollywood, British, Australian, East German, Russian, Indian, ...
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British Children's Cinema: From the Thief of Bagdad to Wallace and Gromit
In No Limit, the aimless farce and fruity antics of Off the Dole are displaced by a more wholesome storyline concerning George's attempts to win the Isle of Man TT motorcycle race. George's unblunted enthusiasm for speed and visceral ...
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The Hollywood Family Film: A History, from Shirley Temple to Harry Potter
Marcus Hearn, The Cinema of George Lucas (New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2005), p. 80. Ibid. Ibid, p. 81. Ibid, p. 78. Cited in Kramer, '“The Best Disney Film Never Made”: Children's Films and The Family Audience in American Cinema ...
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Toy Story: How Pixar Reinvented the Animated Feature
Pinocchio, Puppets, and Modernity: The Mechanical Body (New York and London: Routledge, 2012), pp. 201–14 (p. ... Bell, American Puppet Modernism, p. 2. ... Alvy Ray Smith, 'Digital Humans Wait in the Wings, Scientific American, vol.
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Contemporary Hollywood Animation: Style, Storytelling, Culture and Ideology Since The 1990s
This is essential reading for anyone interested in American animation or, more generally, in American cinema and culture.
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Family Films in Global Cinema: The World Beyond Disney
Whereas most previous studies of children's films and family films have concerned themselves with Disney, this book encompasses both live-action and animated films from the Hollywood, British, Australian, East German, Russian, Indian, ...
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Stuff They Don't Want You to Know
“Interesting...Bowlin's calmly rational approach to the subject of conspiracy theories shows the importance of logic and evidence.”—Booklist "A page-turning book to give to someone who believes in pizza pedophilia or that the ...
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The Children's Film: Genre, Nation, and Narrative
This book serves as a comprehensive introduction to the children's film, examining its recurrent themes and ideologies, and common narrative and stylistic principles.
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The Oxford Handbook of Children's Film
Exploring cultural and social differences in defining a children's film / Becky Parry -- Screening innocence in children's film / Debbie Olson -- Screen adaptations of the Wizard of OZ and metafilmicity in children's film / Ryan Bunch -- ...
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Toy Story: How Pixar Reinvented the Animated Feature
Notes 1 Born in a family of major film composers, Randy Newman is nephew of Alfred, Lionel and Emil Newman and cousin of Thomas and David ... See Kevin Courrier, Randy Newmans American Dreams (Toronto, Ontario: ECW Press, 2005), p.
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British Children's Cinema: From the Thief of Bagdad to Wallace and Gromit
Harry Potter and Aardman represent an appealing upside to British children's cinema, but they are scarcely representative of broader industry conditions. In October 2003, the Children's Film and Television Foundation (CFTF) was awarded ...
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The Children`s Film - Genre, Nation, and Narrative
This book serves as a comprehensive introduction to the children's film, examining its recurrent themes and ideologies, and common narrative and stylistic principles.
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The Hollywood Family Film: A History, from Shirley Temple to Harry Potter
This book is the first in-depth history of the Hollywood family film, tracing its development from its beginnings in the 1930s to its global box-office dominance today.
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Toy Story: How Pixar Reinvented the Animated Feature
A collection of original essays on Toy Story, exploring its themes, techniques, and cultural significance.
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Toy Story: How Pixar Reinvented the Animated Feature
This collection brings together a diverse range of scholars and practitioners who together explore the themes, compositional techniques, cultural significance and industry legacy of this landmark in contemporary cinema.