Grand, sensational, and exotic, Art Deco design was above all modern, exemplifying the majesty and boundless potential of a newly industrialized world. From department store window dressings to the illustrations in the Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalogs to the glamorous pages of "Vogue" and "Harper's Baz[...]
Do films made by women comprise a "counter-cinema" radically different from the dominant tradition? Feminist film critics contend that women filmmakers do present from a distinctive vision, or "countershot," and Lucy Fischer argues persuasively for this view. In rich detail this book relates the ide[...]
How is the look of a film achieved? In "Art Direction and Production Design," six outstanding scholars survey the careers of notable art directors, the influence of specific design styles, the key roles played by particular studios and films in shaping the field, the effect of technological changes [...]
From the films of the silent era to the opulent experimental productions of the 1950s American underground, costume has often played a vital role as a cinematic vehicle of sensuous pleasure and visual enchantment. "Birds of Paradise: Costume as Cinematic Spectacle" explores cinema's fascinating prop[...]