J. Hoberman, film critic, journalist and author, New York, USA J. Hoberman's study of Duck Soup (1933) traces the film's reputation, from the initial disappointment of its release, to its rise to cult status in the 1960s when the Marx’s anarchic, anti-establishment humor seemed again timely. Hoberman places Duck Soup in its cinematic context, alongside analogous comedies—Dr. Strangelove (1964), the Beatles films, Morgan! (1966), The President’s Analyst (1967) and The Producers (1968). It attained canonical stature as a touchstone for Woody Allen and would be recognized by the Library of Congress in the 1990s. UK September 2021 • US September 2021 • 104 pages • 40 bw illus PB 9781839022258 • £11.99 / $15.95 ePub 9781839022265 • £10.79 / $13.54 ePdf 9781839022272 • £10.79 / $13.54 Series: BFI Film Classics • British Film Institute
Screen Industries in East-Central Europe Petr Szczepanik, Charles University, Prague
This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Petr Szczepanik provides an in-depth study into the audiovisual media industries of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary, offering broad insights into the ways the screen industries of Eastern and Central Europe are positioned in and are responding to globalization and digitalization. UK October 2021 • US October 2021 • 224 pages • 15 bw illus HB 9781839022739 • £85.00 / $115.00 ePdf 9781839022753 • £76.50 / $94.85 Series: International Screen Industries • British Film Institute
Trainspotting
Murray Smith, University of Kent, UK In 1996 Trainspotting was the biggest thing in British culture. Brilliantly and aggressively marketed, it crossed into the mainstream despite being a black comedy set against the backdrop of heroin addiction in Edinburgh. The film is crucial for understanding British culture in the context of devolution and the rise of ‘Cool Britannia’. In his afterword to this new edition, Murray Smith reflects on the original film 25 years after its release, and its 2017 sequel T2: Trainspotting also directed by Danny Boyle. Smith also considers Boyle's subsequent directorial career, with highlights including Slumdog Millionaire (2008) and the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony.
F I L M & M E D I A – BFI
Duck Soup
UK November 2021 • US November 2021 • 104 pages • 60 colour illus PB 9781839022166 • £11.99 / $15.95 ePub 9781839022173 • £10.79 / $13.54 ePdf 9781839022180 • £10.79 / $13.54 Series: BFI Film Classics • British Film Institute
The Story of British Animation Jez Stewart, British Film Institute, UK
The first authoritative account of the history, art and industry of animation in Britain, covering everything from the origins of animation at the end of the Victorian era to the 21st century's pioneering digital techniques, highlighting key animators, teams and studios. Richly illustrated with unique material from the BFI archive, the book also features focused 'close up' analyses of key animators, studios and classic films, such as Anson Dyer's Animal Farm (1954), Britain’s second animated feature Yellow Submarine (1968), the children's classic Watership Down (1978) and the creations of Aardman Animations. UK September 2021 • US September 2021 • 192 pages • 100 colour illus PB 9781911239659 • £22.99 / $30.95 • HB 9781911239734 • £70.00 / $95.00 ePub 9781911239727 • £20.69 / $25.86 ePdf 9781911239710 • £20.69 / $25.86 Series: British Screen Stories • British Film Institute
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