From hobbits to Hollywood : essays on Peter Jackson's Lord of the rings
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Published
Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2006.
Physical Description
xviii, 403 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Status
Gillette College Library - Pop Culture Collection
PC 791.4375 F931 2006
1 available
PC 791.4375 F931 2006
1 available
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| Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gillette College Library - Pop Culture Collection | PC 791.4375 F931 2006 | Housed in Popular Culture Collection - Blue Dot | On Shelf |
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Published
Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2006.
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Motion pictures filmed in New Zealand, with New Zealand artists and director.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [373]-392) and index.
Summary
"Peter Jackson $1 (Bs film version of The Lord of the Rings (2001-2003) is the grandest achievement of 21st century cinema so far. But it is also linked to topical and social concerns including war, terrorism, and cultural imperialism. Its style, symbols, narrative, and structure seem always already linked to politics, cultural definition, problems of cinematic style, and the elemenal mythologies that most profoundly capture our imaginations. From Hobbits to Hollywood: Essays on Peter Jackson $1 (Bs Lord of the Rings treats Jackson $1 (Bs trilogy as having two conditions of existence: an aesthetic and a political. Like other cultural artefacts, it leads a double life as objet d $1 (Bart and public statement about the world, so that nothing in it is ever just cinematically beautiful or tasteful, and nothing is ever just a message or an opinion"--Cover 4.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Mathijs, E., & Pomerance, M. (2006). From hobbits to Hollywood: essays on Peter Jackson's Lord of the rings . Rodopi.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mathijs, Ernest and Murray Pomerance. 2006. From Hobbits to Hollywood: Essays On Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings. Rodopi.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mathijs, Ernest and Murray Pomerance. From Hobbits to Hollywood: Essays On Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings Rodopi, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Mathijs, Ernest., and Murray Pomerance. From Hobbits to Hollywood: Essays On Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings Rodopi, 2006.
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