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Encyclopedia of Aesthetics

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2008
Subject:
Art & Architecture, Philosophy
Length:
18,440 words
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2

To explore the aesthetics of film, this entry comprises seven essays: Motion Pictures Visual Literacy Film and Documentary Film Noir

Film

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The Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2007
Subject:
History, Military History
Length:
3,766 words
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1

So different from land and air, the sea has been an important focus in feature films (less so documentaries) since

Film

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The Oxford Companion to Crime and Mystery Writing

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2005
Subject:
Literature
Length:
2,854 words

As compounds of light, shadow, and illusion, the movies have always been apt vehicles for crime and mystery stories. Soon

Film

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The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2010
Subject:
History, Military History, Social sciences, Warfare and Defence
Length:
1,332 words

Cinematic depictions of medieval warfare naturally coalesce, like warfare itself, around the twin themes of battles and sieges. Other aspects

Film

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Encyclopedia of Human Rights

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2009
Subject:
Law, Human Rights and Immigration, Social sciences
Length:
10,059 words

From Hollywood's portrayal of the Holocaust to amateur footage of police abuse and genocide used as evidentiary submissions in court

Film

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The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2005
Subject:
History, Regional and National History
Length:
5,137 words

Directors making Latina- and Latino-theme films in the United States are a relatively new phenomenon. Latina and Latino actors, such

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Robert Sklar

The Oxford Companion to United States History

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2004
Subject:
History, Regional and National History
Length:
2,118 words

Film is a term for the visual medium also known as motion pictures, cinema, or the movies.

The medium's history involves its various aspects as a ...

Film

Film   Reference library

Luca Prono, Tan Ye, Aaron Gerow, Prajna Paramita Parasher, Luisela Alvaray, Magdy El-Shammaa, and Shanny Luft

The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2008
Subject:
History, Contemporary History (post 1945)
Length:
10,521 words
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2

[This entry includes seven subentries, an overview and discussions of film in China, Japan, South Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and the United States...

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The Oxford Dictionary of Dance (2 ed.)

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2010
Subject:
Performing arts, Dance, Music
Length:
1,152 words
As a performing art, dance has existed primarily in the theatre, but during the 20th century the art of dancers and choreographers was also, increasingly, recorded by the camera. At the ... More

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