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John Berra
Have you ever struggled with giants that stand in your way? Maybe you're building a business but fear the uncertainty you face. You know you need to innovate, but you're…
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A volume that takes as its subject not the genres or movements that constitute the cinema of the Land of the Rising Sun but the filmmakers themselves. Focusing entirely on…
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This third volume of the successful Directory of World Cinema series to focus on American independent filmmaking presents in-depth essays on forty-four filmmakers who have primarily worked outside the mainstream…
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American Independent cinema has been an important creative and cultural media entity for the past fifteen years. This title questions the supposed autonomy of this cinema and asks if independent…
From the revered classics of Akira Kurosawa to the modern marvels of Takeshi Kitano, the films that have emerged from Japan represent a national cinema that has gained worldwide admiration…
An exploration of the enduring classics, cult favorites, and contemporary blockbusters of Japanese cinema. It considers youth cinema and films depicting lower-class settings alongside discussions of popular narrative forms, including…
American independent cinema has undergone several incarnations since its emergence as an underground movement in the 1960s. In addition to essays on such genres as African American films, documentary, and…
Celebrating Shanghai’s rich cinematic history, this title covers films ranging from the first Golden Age of Chinese Cinema in the 1930s to the city’s status as an international production hub…
