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The Western is an American genre in literature and film. Westerns are art works – films, literature, sculpture, television and radio shows, and paintings – devoted to telling stories set in the American West, often portraying it in a romanticized light. While the Western has been popular throughout the history of movies, it has begun to diminish in importance as the United States progresses farther away from the period depicted. Western genre - Definition. Westerns, by definition, are set in the ...

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• Western genre - Definition
• Western genre - Common themes
• Western genre - Origins of the Western idea
• Western genre - Western literature
• Western genre - Western films
• Western genre - The Classical Western film
• Western genre - Spaghetti Westerns
• Western genre - Revisionist Westerns
• Western genre - Genre studies and Westerns
• Western genre - Influences on and of the Western
• Western genre - Television Westerns
• Western genre - Quote

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Cahiers du cinéma is an influential French film magazine founded in 1951 by André Bazin, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze and Joseph-Marie Lo Duca. It was a development from the earlier magazine Revue du Cinéma and the members of two Paris film clubs — Objectif 49 (Bresson, Cocteau and Alexandre Astruc, etc.) and Ciné-Club du Quartier Latin. Initially edited by Eric Rohmer (Maurice Scherer) it included amongst its writers Jacques Rivette ...

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Video game studies (Also see Videogame theory Lat. Ludology) is the still-young field of analysing video games from a social science or humanities perspective. Although departments of computer science have been studying video games from a functional perspective for years, the study of them in the humanities is still in its infancy. Unlike most computer science efforts which aim to make video games, video games studies, like film theory, attempts to understand video games, players, and the interactions between them. Like most fi ...

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France has been influential in the development of film as a mass medium and as an art form. Cinema of France - History. Cinema of France - Late 19th century to early 20th century. In the late 19th century, during the early years of cinema, France produced several important pioneers. Auguste and Louis Lumière invented the cinématographe and their screening of L'Arrivée d'un train en gare de la Ciotat in Paris in 1895 is marked by many historians as the official birth of cinema ...

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• Cinema of France - History
• Cinema of France - Late 19th century to early 20th century
• Cinema of France - Post-World War II: 1940s-1970s
• Cinema of France - 1980s
• Cinema of France - 1990s
• Cinema of France - Current situation
• Cinema of France - Notable contemporary French cinema personalities
• Cinema of France - Actors
• Cinema of France - Directors
• Cinema of France - Literature

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Mechanisms for producing artificialy created, two-dimensional images in motion were demonstrated as early as the 1860's, including the zoetrope and the praxinoscope. These machines were outgrowths of simple optical devices (such as magic lanterns), and would display sequences of still pictures at sufficient speed for the images on the pictures to appear to be moving. Naturally, the images needed to be carefully designed to achieve the desired effect — and the underlying principle became the basis for the development of film animation. ...

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Film industry, Film industry - History of film, Film industry - Origins of motion picture arts and sciences, Film industry - Protean developments, Film industry - The silent era, Film industry - The Sound Era & The Golden Age of Hollywood, Film industry - The 1940s: the war and post-war years, Film industry - The 1950s: Widescreen 70mm Stereo and even 3D, Film industry - The 1960s, Film industry - The 1970s, Film industry - The '80s: sequels blockbusters and videotape, Film industry - The Digital Age, Film industry - The '90s and new Millenium: technical advances, Film industry - Film theory, Film industry - History, Film industry - Specific theories styles and movements in film, Film industry - Film criticism, Film industry - The motion picture industry, Film industry - Stages of filmmaking, Film industry - Development, Film industry - Preproduction, Film industry - Production, Film industry - Post-production, Film industry - Distribution, Film industry - Film crew, Film industry - Production Team, Film industry - Primary Production Artists, Film industry - Camera and lighting, Film industry - Production sound, Film industry - Postproduction picture, Film industry - Postproduction sound, Film industry - Independent filmmaking, Film industry - Animation, Film industry - Film venues, Film industry - Development of film technology, Film industry - Endurance of films, Film industry - Wikibooks, Film industry - Basic types of film, Film industry - Lists, Film industry - Other

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A genre is always a vague term with no fixed boundaries. Many works also cross into multiple genres. In this respect film theorist Robert Stam has noted: A number of perennial doubts plague genre theory. Are genres really 'out there' in the world, or are they merely the constructions of analysts? Is there a finite taxonomy of genres or are they in principle infinite? Are genres timeless Platonic essences or ephemeral, time-bound entities? Are genres culture-bound or transcultural?... Sho ...

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Cinematic genre, Cinematic genre - Defining film genres, Cinematic genre - Categorizing film genres, Cinematic genre - What genres are not, Cinematic genre - Are film genres definable?, Cinematic genre - Film style

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Mechanisms for producing artificialy created, two-dimensional images in motion were demonstrated as early as the 1860's, including the zoetrope and the praxinoscope. These machines were outgrowths of simple optical devices (such as magic lanterns), and would display sequences of still pictures at sufficient speed for the images on the pictures to appear to be moving. Naturally, the images needed to be carefully designed to achieve t ...

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Film industry, Film industry - History of film, Film industry - Origins of motion picture arts and sciences, Film industry - Protean developments, Film industry - The silent era, Film industry - The Sound Era & The Golden Age of Hollywood, Film industry - The 1940s: the war and post-war years, Film industry - The 1950s: Widescreen 70mm Stereo and even 3D, Film industry - The 1960s, Film industry - The 1970s, Film industry - The '80s: sequels blockbusters and videotape, Film industry - The Digital Age, Film industry - The '90s and new Millenium: technical advances, Film industry - Film theory, Film industry - History, Film industry - Specific theories styles and movements in film, Film industry - Film criticism, Film industry - The motion picture industry, Film industry - Stages of filmmaking, Film industry - Development, Film industry - Preproduction, Film industry - Production, Film industry - Post-production, Film industry - Distribution, Film industry - Film crew, Film industry - Production Team, Film industry - Primary Production Artists, Film industry - Camera and lighting, Film industry - Production sound, Film industry - Postproduction picture, Film industry - Postproduction sound, Film industry - Independent filmmaking, Film industry - Animation, Film industry - Film venues, Film industry - Development of film technology, Film industry - Endurance of films, Film industry - Wikibooks, Film industry - Basic types of film, Film industry - Lists, Film industry - Other

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Infinite Jest - The Incandenza family. Avril Incandenza, née Mondragon, is the domineering mother of the Incandenza children and wife to James. A beautiful Québécoise, she becomes a major figure at the Enfield Tennis Academy after the death of her husband. She begins, or perhaps continues, a relationship with Charles Tavis, the new head of the academy and her half brother. Her sexual relations are a matter of some discussion, while maintaining a vague, yet certain sexual relation with John ...

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Infinite Jest, Infinite Jest - Characters, Infinite Jest - The Incandenza family, Infinite Jest - The Enfield Tennis Academy, Infinite Jest - The Ennet House Drug and Alcohol Recovery House, Infinite Jest - Les Assassins des Fauteuils Rollents, Infinite Jest - Subsidized time, Infinite Jest - More on the setting of the story, Infinite Jest - Literature, Infinite Jest - Surveys, Infinite Jest - In-depth studies, Infinite Jest - Interviews, Infinite Jest - Web resources

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Mechanisms for producing artificially created, two-dimensional images in motion were demonstrated as early as the 1860s, with devices such as the zoetrope and the praxinoscope. These machines were outgrowths of simple optical devices (such as magic lanterns), and would display sequences of still pictures at sufficient speed for the images on the pictures to appear to be moving, a phenomenon called persistence of vision. Naturally, the images needed to be carefully designed to achieve the desired effect — and the underlying principle became ...

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Film, Film - History of film, Film - Film theory, Film - Film criticism, Film - The motion picture industry, Film - Stages of filmmaking, Film - Film crew, Film - Independent filmmaking, Film - Animation, Film - Film venues, Film - Development of film technology, Film - Endurance of films, Film - Wikibooks, Film - Basic types of film, Film - Lists, Film - Other

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Mechanisms for producing artificialy created, two-dimensional images in motion were demonstrated as early as the 1860's, including the zoetrope and the praxinoscope. These machines were outgrowths of simple optical devices (such as magic lanterns), and would display sequences of still pictures at sufficient speed for the images on the pictures to appear to be moving. Naturally, the images needed to be carefully designed to achieve the desire ...

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Film, Film - History of film, Film - Origins of motion picture arts and sciences, Film - Protean developments, Film - The silent era, Film - The Sound Era & The Golden Age of Hollywood, Film - The 1940s: the war and post-war years, Film - The 1950s: Widescreen 70mm Stereo and even 3D, Film - The 1960s, Film - The 1970s, Film - The '80s: sequels blockbusters and videotape, Film - The Digital Age, Film - The '90s and new Millenium: technical advances, Film - Film theory, Film - History, Film - Specific theories styles and movements in film, Film - Film criticism, Film - The motion picture industry, Film - Stages of filmmaking, Film - Development, Film - Preproduction, Film - Production, Film - Post-production, Film - Distribution, Film - Film crew, Film - Production Team, Film - Primary Production Artists, Film - Camera and lighting, Film - Production sound, Film - Postproduction picture, Film - Postproduction sound, Film - Independent filmmaking, Film - Animation, Film - Film venues, Film - Development of film technology, Film - Endurance of films, Film - Wikibooks, Film - Basic types of film, Film - Lists, Film - Other

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The first animator in Russia was Ladislas Starevich, who was of Polish descent and is therefore also known by the name of Wladyslaw Starewicz. Being a trained biologist, he started to make animation with embalmed insects for educational purposes, but soon realized the possibilities of his medium to become one of its undisputed masters later in his life. After his emigration following the October Revolution, animation in Russia came to a standstill for years. Only by the late 1920s Soviet authorities could be convinced to financ ...

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History of Russian animation, History of Russian animation - Beginnings, History of Russian animation - Socialist Realism, History of Russian animation - From Khrushchev Thaw to Perestroika, History of Russian animation - Russian animation today, History of Russian animation - Russian animation in Western culture

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Film critics working for newspapers, magazines, and broadcast media mainly review new releases. Normally they only see any given film once and have only a day or two to formulate opinions. Despite this critics have an important impact on films, especially those of certain genres. Mass marketed action, horror, and comedy films tend not to be greatly affected by a critic's overall judgement of a film. The plot summary and description of a film that makes up the majority of any film review can still have an important impact on whether people de ...

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Film criticism, Film criticism - Journalistic criticism, Film criticism - Quote whoring, Film criticism - Websites, Film criticism - Notable film reviewers, Film criticism - Academic criticism

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Author Newsreel : documentary filmmaking on the American left, New York : Arno Press, 1980 Ideology and the image : social representation in the cinema and other media, Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c1981. Blurred boundaries : questions of meaning in contemporary culture, Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c1994. Representing Reality. Issues and Concepts in Documentary, Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 1991 Introduction to documentary, Bloomington, Ind.  ...

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Bill Nichols, Bill Nichols - Writings

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A genre in which description and dialogue are lean, and the landscape spectacular, is well suited to a visual medium. Early Westerns were mostly filmed in the studio like other early Hollywood movies, but when locations shooting became more common, producers of Westerns used desolate corners of California, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Colorado or Wyoming, often making the landscape not just a vivid backdrop, but a character in the movie. The Western genre itself has sub-genres, such as the epic Western, the shoot 'em up, singing cowboy Westerns, and a few comedy Westerns. The Western ...

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Western genre, Western genre - Definition, Western genre - Common themes, Western genre - Origins of the Western idea, Western genre - Western literature, Western genre - Western films, Western genre - The Classical Western film, Western genre - Spaghetti Westerns, Western genre - Revisionist Westerns, Western genre - Genre studies and Westerns, Western genre - Influences on and of the Western, Western genre - Television Westerns, Western genre - Quote

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A genre in which description and dialogue are lean, and the landscape spectacular, is well suited to a visual medium. Early Westerns were mostly filmed in the studio like other early Hollywood movies, but when locations shooting became more common, producers of Westerns used desolate corners of California, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Colorado or Wyoming, often making the landscape not just a vivid backdrop, but a character in the movie. The Western genre itself has sub-genres, such as the epic Western, the shoot 'em up, singing cowboy Westerns, and a few comedy Westerns. The Western ...

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Western genre, Western genre - Definition, Western genre - Common themes, Western genre - Origins of the Western idea, Western genre - Western literature, Western genre - Western films, Western genre - The Classical Western film, Western genre - Spaghetti Westerns, Western genre - Revisionist Westerns, Western genre - Gibanica Westerns, Western genre - Genre studies and Westerns, Western genre - Influences on and of the Western, Western genre - Television Westerns, Western genre - Notable Western Movies:, Western genre - Famous Actors:, Western genre - Quote

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Cinema of France - Actors. Isabelle Adjani Renée Adorée Anouk Aimée Mathieu Amalric Fanny Ardant Jean-Pierre Aumont Daniel Auteuil Charles Aznavour Emmanuelle Béart Monica Bellucci Juliette Binoche — Academy Award winner for her role in The English Patient Bernard Blier Bourvil Charles Boyer Capucine Leslie Caron Vincent Cassel Aurore Clément< ...

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Cinema of France, Cinema of France - History, Cinema of France - Late 19th century to early 20th century, Cinema of France - Post-World War II: 1940s-1970s, Cinema of France - 1980s, Cinema of France - 1990s, Cinema of France - Current situation, Cinema of France - Notable contemporary French cinema personalities, Cinema of France - Actors, Cinema of France - Directors, Cinema of France - Literature

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Mechanisms for producing artificially created, two-dimensional images in motion were demonstrated as early as the 1860s, with devices such as the zoetrope and the praxinoscope. These machines were outgrowths of simple optical devices (such as magic lanterns), and would display sequences of still pictures at sufficient speed for the images on the pictures to appear to be moving, a phenomenon called persistence of vision. Naturally, the images needed to be carefully designed to achieve the desire ...

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Film, Film - History of film, Film - Film theory, Film - Film criticism, Film - The motion picture industry, Film - Stages of filmmaking, Film - Film crew, Film - Independent filmmaking, Film - Animation, Film - Film venues, Film - Development of film technology, Film - Endurance of films, Film - Wikibooks, Film - Basic types of film, Film - Lists, Film - Other

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Films have been around for more than a century, however this is not long when you consider it in relation to other arts like painting and sculpture. Many believe that film will be a long enduring art form because motion pictures appeal to diverse human emotions. Apart from societal norms and cultural changes, there are still close resemblances between theatrical plays throughout the ages and films of today. Romantic motion pictures about a girl loving a guy but not being able to be together for some reason, movies about a hero who fig ...

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Film, Film - History of film, Film - Film theory, Film - Film criticism, Film - The motion picture industry, Film - Stages of filmmaking, Film - Film crew, Film - Independent filmmaking, Film - Animation, Film - Film venues, Film - Development of film technology, Film - Endurance of films, Film - Wikibooks, Film - Basic types of film, Film - Lists, Film - Other

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Filmstock consists of a transparent celluloid, polyester, or other plastic base coated with an emulsion containing light-sensitive chemicals. Cellulose nitrate was the first type of film base used to record motion pictures, but due to its flammability was eventually replaced by safer materials. Stock widths and the film format for images on the reel have had a rich history, though most large commercial films are still ...

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Film, Film - History of film, Film - Film theory, Film - Film criticism, Film - The motion picture industry, Film - Stages of filmmaking, Film - Film crew, Film - Independent filmmaking, Film - Animation, Film - Film venues, Film - Development of film technology, Film - Endurance of films, Film - Wikibooks, Film - Basic types of film, Film - Lists, Film - Other

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When it is initially produced, a film is normally shown to audiences in a movie theater. The first theater designed exclusively for cinema opened in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1905. Thousands of such theaters were built or converted from existing facilities within a few years. In the United States, these theaters came to be known as nickelodeons, because admission typically cost a nickel (five cents). Typically, one film is the featured presentation (or feature film). There were "double features"; typically, a high quality "A picture ...

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Film, Film - History of film, Film - Film theory, Film - Film criticism, Film - The motion picture industry, Film - Stages of filmmaking, Film - Film crew, Film - Independent filmmaking, Film - Animation, Film - Film venues, Film - Development of film technology, Film - Endurance of films, Film - Wikibooks, Film - Basic types of film, Film - Lists, Film - Other

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