Looking closely at the issues that they present, from gender, class and ethnicity to militarism and imperialism, he also discusses controversies over historical accuracy, and the ways in which devices such as voice overs, title captions, and visual references to photographs and paintings assert a sense of historical.
Did you know that in German, a pig doesn't say oink, it says gruntz, and when you sneeze in Japanese it's hakushon, not achoo? With vibrant comics and fun facts, Sounds All Around will teach you interesting and funny onomatopoeias from all over the world!
Gives a picture of popular consensus between the government and the film industry over the cinematic representation of Britain and the British at war. It examines the role of the cinema as a vehicle of propaganda, and shows the relationship between the Ministry of Information and the film industry.
From the onset of the film medium, directors have found war an endlessly compelling and fruitful subject for their art. This title examines the issues of truthfulness and realism that arise in depictions of war, whether in the supposed truth telling of war documentaries or Hollywood battle scenes that are more realistic than the real thing.
Dr. No introduced the James Bond formula that has been a box-office fixture ever since. An explosive cocktail of action, spectacle, and sex, the film transformed popular cinema. James Chapman provides a lively and comprehensive study of Dr. No, marshaling a wealth of archival research to place the film in its historical moment.
Doctor Who enjoys the distinction of being the longest-running science fiction series in the world. In this study of a television institution, the author explores the history of Doctor Who from its origins onwards. It also shows how the series has evolved to meet changing contexts inside the BBC and in the wider culture.
Follows Bond from the 1962 'Dr No', through the subsequent Bond films, exploring them within the culture and politics of the times, as well as within film culture itself. This work provides coverage of Brosnan as Bond in The World is Not Enough and Die Another Day; and includes a chapter on Casino Royale and Daniel Craig's new-look Bond.
A brightly illustrated comic guide to sayings and expressions from around the world, comparing the ways different cultures interpret the same ideas.
Offering a unique cultural history of British comic papers and magazines, Chapman argues that British comics are distinct from their American, French and Japanese counterparts. British Comics showcases the major role that comics have played in the imaginative lives of British youth - and some adults.
Murphy's Law states that whatever can go wrong, will go wrong, and has claimed almost all of us as a victim at one point or another. However, there are several other laws that can cause havoc. Chapman and his family fell prey to the lesser-known `law of the journey', which states that the longer a trip is, the more likely things are to go wrong...