Black & White Cinema: A Short History - Softcover

Wheeler Winston Dixon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1784534528 ISBN 13: 9781784534523

Publisher: I.B.Tauris, 2015

Synopsis

Black & white film, the cinema of shadows and light, is a filmgoer's pleasure and a film student's surprised delight. The greatest of films are black & white, from Chaplin and Keaton, through the masterpieces of Film Noir, up to the black & white rarities of modern cinema, from Raging Bull to The Artist. Featuring 40 well-chosen illustrations, this is the first full account, critique and history of the black & white film, which dominated the movies internationally over seven decades. It reveals the art and craft of filming in black & white, going behind the scenes to the directors and cinematographers, tracing the fortunes of this unique medium through the history of the silver screen.

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Review:

"Dixon covers the entire history of black and white movies in one volume, and talks about the films and cinematographers who created these films, and often got little credit for their work. Fascinating and compelling, this is essential reading for anyone who loves movies."--Robert Downey Sr. "director, Putney Swope "

Dixon has an encyclopedic knowledge of film history, and a subtle and well-honed aesthetic sense. He rescues important films from oblivion, and finds fresh angles of approach to films that are already familiar."--Steven Shaviro "Wayne State University ""

"Wheeler Winston Dixon s colorful study of black-and-white cinema reaffirms yet again his unfailing expertise as a critic, historian, and dazzlingly fine writer. Indispensable for students, scholars, and movie buffs alike."--David Sterritt "author of The Cinema of Clint Eastwood: Chronicles of America ""

"Dixon has an encyclopedic knowledge of film history, and a subtle and well-honed aesthetic sense. He rescues important films from oblivion, and finds fresh angles of approach to films that are already familiar."--Steven Shaviro "Wayne State University "

"Wheeler Winston Dixon's colorful study of black-and-white cinema reaffirms yet again his unfailing expertise as a critic, historian, and dazzlingly fine writer. Indispensable for students, scholars, and movie buffs alike."--David Sterritt "author of The Cinema of Clint Eastwood: Chronicles of America "

-Dixon covers the entire history of black and white movies in one volume, and talks about the films and cinematographers who created these films, and often got little credit for their work. Fascinating and compelling, this is essential reading for anyone who loves movies.---Robert Downey Sr. -director, Putney Swope -

-Dixon has an encyclopedic knowledge of film history, and a subtle and well-honed aesthetic sense. He rescues important films from oblivion, and finds fresh angles of approach to films that are already familiar.---Steven Shaviro -Wayne State University -

-Wheeler Winston Dixon's colorful study of black-and-white cinema reaffirms yet again his unfailing expertise as a critic, historian, and dazzlingly fine writer. Indispensable for students, scholars, and movie buffs alike.---David Sterritt -author of The Cinema of Clint Eastwood: Chronicles of America -

About the Author:

Formerly a filmmaker, Wheeler Winston Dixon is the James Ryan Professor of Film Studies at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. His books include Cinema at the Margins, Death of the Moguls: The end of Classical Hollywood and, co-authored with Gwendolyn Audrey Foster, A Short History of Film (I.B. Tauris, 2008).

About this edition

• Publisher: I.B.Tauris
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1784534528
• ISBN 13: 9781784534523
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256