This book rethinks historical and contemporary theatre; performance; and cultural events by scrutinizing and theorizing the objects and things that activate stages; venues; environments; and archives.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. fun rideBy noleboyBe patient if you want to view them in order! Some movies are difficult to find. Use library; Netflix or similar service and cable.5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. An excellent primer for movie buffsBy Harvey S. KartenReview of Film.ol.o.gy by Chris Barsanti; MA: Adams Media; 2011; 380pp.The first thing most people do when picking up a book is to scan the pages for the feel of the subject. What does the index indicate about the details? How long is the introduction? Who wrote the foreword if anyone? What is unusual about Chris Barsantis film tome is that the author wastes little time getting into his topic. Barsanti includes his own one-page introduction; then its right on to the business at hand: giving the readers who want to know more about the movies a guide to what they should see; what they must see to gain a well-rounded education in the cinema.Film.ol.o.gy covers Barsantis 365 favorite indexed alphabetically; also by genres: action; animation; avant-garde; comedy; crime; drama; family; foreign; horror; musical; mystery; non-fiction; romance; science-fiction; war; and western. Though 365 sounds like a large number; a look at my calendar shows that all you have to do is to see one movie a day. (I used to think that writing a 365-page novel would be a daunting task; until I figured that all Id have to do is to write a page a day. Trouble is; I never got past January 1st.)If you want to have a deep knowledge of cinema history; production; theory and literature; go to Columbia or NYU for an MFA. If youre a more casual viewer but still want to learn more of what you should look for; you will do well to read Barsantis reviews carefully. Id suggest perusing a review before you attend the picture; which you can get from Netflix; then watch the film; then go back to his review and see if youll get more out of what youve seen. Ill bet that you will. Here are some examples of his prose.For "All About Eve;" we see Year Released: 1950; Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz; Whos In It: Bette Davis; Anne Baxter; George Sanders; Celeste Holm. A quote: "You have a point. An idiotic one; but a point." A synopsis. A commentary: "Mankiewiczs film is funny; literate; and knowing; tracking the theater worlds cycles of self-destructive narcissism with a biased eye. All the performances are fresh and energetic; particularly those of Sanders and Davis; who manage the fine trick of not overacting while portrayingchronic overactors."Its not surprising to find people under the age of forty who have never heard of Bette Davis; Celeste Holm; and Anne Baxter. Thumbing through the rest of Barsantis reviews; those young readers would encounter such Martians as Lillian Gish; Robert Mitchum; Werner Krauss; Conrad Veidt; and Friedrich Feher; and great movies like "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari;" "Jules and Jim;" and what movie library could be without "The Great Dictator;" "The Great Escape;" and "Great Expectations"? Theres no sign of "The Great Train Robbery."Film.ol.o.gy; then; is of special value to young people who may never have seen a movie made before 1970; is important for the collection of anyone who goes to movies at least once a week as well as those of us who never see the inside of a theater but who rent from Netflix and who pay per view.
