Classic Questions and Contemporary Film: An Introduction to Philosophy with PowerWeb: Philosophy
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  • Great Beginning Philosophy Book!
Classic Questions and Contemporary Film: An Introduction to Philosophy with PowerWeb: Philosophy
Dean Kowalski
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ASIN: 007298077X

Book Description

This new text/reader is the first major introduction to philosophy that incorporates movies as a key pedagogical element. Throughout the text, summaries of and references to current and classic films engage students, revealing what they already know and addressing issues that they find relevant. The book highlights the major topics within philosophy and includes the core readings that represent them; instructors with various pedagogical approaches will find Classic Questions and Contemporary Film inviting and accessible.

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5 out of 5 stars Great Beginning Philosophy Book!.......2006-02-08

Classic Questions and Contemporary Film provides an easy way to examine the most common philosophical topics. It is the perfect way to introduce philosophy to those new to common questions found in philosophy. The correspondence to contemporary film allows us to relate the beginnings of philosophy to new age life. It is an easy way to give meaning to studying philosophy today. I would recommend it as a great start to not only understanding but working through common philosophical issues.
Ask the Pros: Screenwriting : 101 Questions Answered by Industry Professionals
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  • Just an Average Writing Advice Book
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Ask the Pros: Screenwriting : 101 Questions Answered by Industry Professionals

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Our experts will tell the reader what's right and what's wrong with a screenplay and how to fix it. Our experts are tough and tell you what you need to hear rather than what you want to hear.

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3 out of 5 stars Just an Average Writing Advice Book.......2006-09-30

ASK THE PROS: SCREENWRITING is a book presented by the people behind the Final Draft screenwriting software. I saw an advertisement for the book in some promotional materials that came with my copy of Final Draft and since I liked the software so much I figured ASK THE PROS: SCREENWRITING would be better than some of the screenwriting books I have read. I was sorely disappointed.

Through the course of the book 101 questions that beginning or struggling screenwriters have asked are answered by a "panel" of professionals. The "panel" consists of screenwriters, tv writers, producers, development and studio execs, readers, story editors, agents, managers, attorneys, and mentors. The book is divided in chapters according to the type of professionals answering the question, for instance legal questions are answered by attorneys, development questions are asked and answered in the section with producers and development and studio execs, etc.

Though there are some specific questions, most of the 101 questions are general: How do I get an agent?; How do you come up with ideas?; What makes a screenplay great?; etc. I've read much of the same type of material in other books and there isn't anything new here. Not only that, but just about every question asked has two opposing answers given. Writing is a process and there is no one way to write. All good writers know that, but apparently the editors weren't marketing this book towards good writers. If you finish the entire thing (as I did--once I start a book I have to read it through) the only non-conflicting advice you will receive is that if you want to write you should try to write a little everyday, screenwriters should read a lot, most scripts are rejected because of bad writing, producers and studio execs will listen to pitches by new talent, you need to get an agent, and winning a screenwriting contest doesn't mean you have a script that is worthy of being made into a movie.

I love Final Draft, but if you want to read this book, I'd check it out from the library and spend your money on watching another movie or buying an actual screenplay.

5 out of 5 stars 101 Questions Answered By Industry Professionals .......2004-10-06

Enhanced with an accompanying install demo disc, Final Draft Presents Ask The Pros: Screenwriting: 101 Questions Answered By Industry Professionals is the collaborative compilation of joint-editors Howard Meibach and Paul Duran. covers everything from formatting to deal making. Applicable to screenwriting for film and television productions alike, professionals from ICM, UTA, Writers & Artists Group International, DreamWorks, MGM, Paramount, and other production companies were tapped to explain every aspect of developing a screenplay, including what to do with what's gone wrong. If you aspire to write a screenplay worthy of production, then give a close and careful reading to Final Draft Presents Ask The Pros: Screenwriting.

5 out of 5 stars What Were They Thinking?.......2004-08-18

If you're a screenwriter and have ever thought, "what were they thinking?" this book is for you. "Ask the Pros: Screenwriting" is a total insider's POV of Hollywood. Written in an informative Q&A style, chapters include answers by film and TV writers; producers, development and studio execs; readers/story editors; agents and managers and even attorneys. Also there's a mentors section. If you can handle "the truth about Hollywood," this is a must-read.

5 out of 5 stars Finally, real insight into the process.......2004-06-29

One of the best books I've read on the subject of screenwriting. Not a "how to" on the technical aspects of the craft (although there is a wonderful section on this included at the end for the novice), the interviews illustrate the battle that all writers face: a blank page. Written with humor and honesty from some of the best in the business, this book is highly recommended for anyone who truly loves to write.

5 out of 5 stars Must-have for screenwriters.......2004-06-15

The book contains lots of different opinions on the business, which is why I think it is so useful. Since there's
no one way to break into the movie business, this book is invaluable. You've never seen a book with so many pros offering their thoughts on the subject of writing and selling to Hollywood. A must-have book for any writer interested in breaking into the movies.
Questions of Third Cinema
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  • Revoultionizing film theory
Questions of Third Cinema

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5 out of 5 stars Revoultionizing film theory.......2001-02-07

This book is a must read for anyone studying film. It completely challenges the eurocentric doctrine of the mainstream film industry. It takes Third Cinema to another level, with articles from film makers who are pioneering this work. Great references to films. Redefines film language in non-western and western terms. Important to understand that Hollywood is First Cinema, Independent film is Second Cinema and Third Cinema is completely outside of that, redefining the technology and aestetics.
Questions of Cinema
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  • An Exemplary Work of Academic Arrogance
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Stephen Heath
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1 out of 5 stars An Exemplary Work of Academic Arrogance.......2004-02-28

The essays in this book come out of the time period when critical theory was the hottest thing around in academia. One unfortunate characteristic of this kind of writing is its dense, deliberately obfuscatory styling. A brief example will give a more than adequate idea of the whole: "Everything and nothing, the film is perpetually splitting, the division of the place of the spectator as subject in the troubling of sight and look."
There are two profound problems with this kind of writing. The first is that the claims Heath makes simply aren't true, or at the very least cannot ever be proven as such. How is a film, any film, "perpetually splitting?" How can anyone say that a film divides the place of the spectator? Heath assigns radical functions and attributes to film that are simply unsupported. His ideas do make an odd kind of sense, and are at least generally comprehensible and discussable, but the problem is that they are absolutely not grounded in reality at all. He is problematizing things that should not and ultimately cannot be problematized, such as the relation between viewer and film. There is no problem here: there is a viewer, and there is a film. Neither is split nor splitting, nor do they embody any of the other ridiculous attributes Heath assigns to them. How can anyone possibly say that a film is "everything and nothing?" Such a statement is empty and meaningless. The question that MUST be asked w/r/t this kind of writing is: How is any of it true?
The second major problem is the style of writing itself. It is dense and obfuscatory, and purposefully so. The problem is that Heath's work purports to be scholarship. The goal of scholarship is to instruct and elucidate. Heath's writing, on the other hand, mystifies and confuses. True scholarship, good scholarship, has no business doing anything other than informing its readers in the clearest and most succinct way possible. If you think otherwise, if you'd like to "problematize" this statement, then you've probably spent too much time in a graduate Humanities program. I've heard it argued that a benefit of writing in this fashion is that it leaves room for interpretation and multiple meanings, rather than trying to claim a monopoly on truth and understanding. This argument, however, is bogus: If you're a scholar, and you'd like to leave room for interpretation and multiple meanings, you simply say "This can be interpreted in multiple ways. Here are some of them: 1... 2... 3... etc." No need for tortuous prose, pretentious theory-speak, or inane puns. Being dense and confusing is the proper work of poets, writers, and artists of all kinds, NOT of scholars.
It is painfully easy to see why so many artists scoff at critics' interpretations of their works after reading some of Heath's ridiculous articles. This book is a monumental piece of poor scholarship and academic arrogance, and should be used as a prime example (along with everything by Derrida and Lacan!) of how NOT to write or "think" for generations of future scholars to come.

5 out of 5 stars Core Cinema Studies.......2000-07-10

This is one of the core texts to emerge out of the journal Screen published by SEFT - most of the texts appeared in Screen during the 1970's and early 80s. At this time heath was probably the most important academic film critic writing in English. his written output was and is sparse but the quality is exteemely high. The critical direction of the pieces in the book are along the lines of assigning Lacanian psychoanalysis, Metzian cinematic theory etc... read this and then have another look at classical hollywood output.
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Craig Fass , Brian Turtle , and Mike Ginelli
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2 out of 5 stars Lots of totally worthless trivia.......2005-12-01

Only good to go along with the game--and the game is impossible to play.

3 out of 5 stars YEAH ME TOO.......2004-01-07

OK, I was in the first dinner theatre production of "A Chorus Line" with Joe Inscoe who was in "From the Earth to the Moon" with Elizabeth Perkins who was in "He said She said" with Kevin Bacon.

3 out of 5 stars The "Hollow Man" Has Had a Solid Career........2002-04-04

This book is a companion piece to the "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon" game. I've played the game a few times, but I never actually knew there was a real 'board game' game of the game until recently. I figured that the book might help me learn a bit more about that wonderful actor, Kevin Bacon, and give me an edge over my croonies in crime the next time we play the game. Unfortunately, there isn't a whole lot here. The book is quite short and basically consists of a bunch of "six degrees or less" lists. The introduction by Kevin Bacon himself is interesting to read and so is the history of the game. The book also has a Kevin Bacon filmography that is rather informative. However, the book needs an update because Bacon's been in several films since 1997. This book is great for any fan of Bacon, any serious film buff, and anyone who likes to play the game. If you don't fall into one of those categories, don't waste your money.

5 out of 5 stars BRAVO MR. GINELLI.......2002-03-02

This is a charming commentary on the prolific career one of America's premier thespians. In this modern classic, Mr. Ginelli truly captures the essence of Mr. Bacon's career on the big screen. Like a barefoot jaunt through a flowery meadow, this novel captivates all of the readers senses. Thank you Mr. Ginelli for this masterpiece of modern literature.

5 out of 5 stars Absolutely Brilliant.......2001-02-16

Wow! I was very surprised that a group of enebriated college punks could come up with such I clever idea. There parents and friends must be so proud. My final thoughts are "Good book, Great game". Thanks guys.
I Want to Tell You: My Response to Your Letters, Your Messages, Your Questions
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I Want to Tell You: My Response to Your Letters, Your Messages, Your Questions
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1 out of 5 stars I can't even drink O.J. anymore.......2007-08-30

O.J. Is scum. Anyone buying anything that puts money in his pocket needs their head examined.

5 out of 5 stars Ha Ha to the Morality Net Police.......2007-01-13

OJ Simpson is a wonderful guy, regardless of his guilt or innocence. If he is guilty, then his acquittal was a marvelous use of his resources to exact revenge on Nicole 'the prostitute' Brown. If he's innocent, then that's nice too. Either way, Americans continue to contribute to his pocketbook as they have in the past via football, and in the present via his book sales. So however the dominoes fall, OJ is brilliant. The morality patrol who surf the web spreading the "OJ is a guilty evil man" gospel, are only aiding to line his wallet. Especially now that "If I did It" has been banned. That book will be worth it's weight in gold WHEN it becomes available.

Oh, and in reference to this book. It's excellent. I happily contributed the cost of this book to Mr. Simpsons bank account... an account that Goldman and his gold-diggin' family can't seem to touch. LOL.

5 out of 5 stars Who needs the sequel?.......2006-12-03

Even though Fox News and Regan books may have decided (fools!) to retract Mr. Simpson's latest Gospel, "If I Did It," we may all rest assured that this grand epistle is still in circulation. Be not faint of heart, ye believers, the Word according to O.J. is not forgotten among the faithful! Find strength in Him whenever you find yourself in despair--such as when you are, say, stabbing your wife to death--and righteousness shall always prevail....

5 out of 5 stars Refreshing insight.......2006-11-21

I am happy OJ had the opportunity to get his side of the story out there. He is a good role model for people who want to do what they want in life no matter what anyone says.

1 out of 5 stars As sick, pretentious and nasty as could be........2005-09-23

We all know that O.J. Simpson is 1000% guilty of this horrific double-murder and that he was able to buy justice thanks to his shameless "Dream Team" lawyers (or liars) and their utterly despicable tactics. Despite the countless lies found here, what I find most offensive, nasty and sickening is how Simpson refers to himself as being a "battered husband"--Say What???!!! Lies, more lies and nothing but big, nasty and fat lies.
Why You Should Never Beam Down in a Red Shirt: And 749 More Answers to Questions About Star Trek
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    Why You Should Never Beam Down in a Red Shirt: And 749 More Answers to Questions About Star Trek
    Robert W. Bly
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    With new movies, TV shows and books appearing all the time, the popularity of Star Trek is at an all-time high. Now, following his bestselling The Ultimate Unauthorized Star Trek Quiz Book, Robert W. Bly provides 750 more multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank and mix-and-match questions covering the entire spectrum of Star Trek lore.

    Including information on the new series, Star Trek: Voyager, and film, Star Trek: Generations, Why You Should Never Beam Down in a Red Shirt also provides complete coverage of the final season of The Next Generation, more from the current season of Deep Space Nine and questions and answers from a variety of new sourcesincluding several recently published autobiographies by stars of the original series.

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    The Hidden Foundation: Cinema and the Question of Class
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      The Hidden Foundation: Cinema and the Question of Class

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      The Amazing, Colossal Book of Horror Trivia: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Scary Movies but Were Afraid to Ask
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      The Amazing, Colossal Book of Horror Trivia: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Scary Movies but Were Afraid to Ask
      Jonathan Malcolm Lampley , Ken Beck , Jim Clark , and Forrest J. Ackerman
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      5 out of 5 stars So scary, but oh so good!!!.......2007-03-14

      I've always heard, "Don't judge a book by it's cover," but this cover is the ultimate in horror and so is the book! This book is full of very entertaining bits of trivia. It covers history and drama when it comes to great horror films. It is a very fun book to challenge your knowledge and reminesce on the movies of your childhood. It really inspired me to catch up on some movies I haven't seen. Luckily,I caught a few of them around Halloween time on television! Good thing I had this amazing, colossal book around!!!!

      5 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT.......2007-01-07

      I am such a Horror movie buff that I did notice a few of my favorites that were missed but my bother and I had a great time of asking each other questions and I am happy to report we did great........... if you love horror movies this it the book for you................please note that this book contains older movies so you have to be a true fan all the way back to the 1930's...................you will love it.....

      5 out of 5 stars A Rare Treat.......2006-06-12

      I'm no expert; my main claim to fame in this area is that Psychotronic Video printed my letter correcting them about US distribution of Italian exploding-Brussels-spouts-opus Alien Contamination. Oh, and I like horror movies an awful lot.

      This book is a delight. Some chapter titles ("Dracula and Other Vampires") are obvious but necessary; others ("Screams of Laughter," "Deadlier Than the Male") are quirkier and more inspired. If, like me, you saw most of these films as a kid, The Amazing Colossal Book is a great refresher course. If you haven't seen the films, this book should whet your appetite, as the photos alone are worth the price of admission.

      Why isn't it in bookstores everywhere, or piled all over convention tables everywhere? I dunno. The "answers on next page" (rather than buried somewhere in the back of the book) format is a stroke of genius, making it impossible to stop turning pages long after midnight.

      5 out of 5 stars Well-written........2006-03-07

      It's incredibly gratifying to know that three writers from Tennessee -- long denounced as a hotbed of ignorance and incest -- who are writing about horror movies, no less, can still be bothered to use the Queen's English to do so. It's very well written and quite interesting if you're a fan of the genre. If you're not, well, don't buy it, because you won't understand.

      1 out of 5 stars Not enough information.......2003-05-13

      This is just a list of 1,000+ questions about a limited number of horror movies, with answers on the next page. I guess you're supposed to ask them at parties or something for "hours of fun." The questions are certainly trivial -- eliciting a response of "who cares" rather than "isn't that fascinating" -- and it is tedious to constantly turn to the next page to find the answers. It felt a good deal like reviewing for a 5th grade geography test.

      Thousands of facts are available, but many are perfectly useless and utterly dull, so why devote a book to them? If the goal of this book is to spark interest in the films or in the horror genre, it has utterly failed. My copy is going into the garbage.
      Ebert's Little Movie Glossary: A Compendium of Movie Cliches, Stereotypes, Obligatory Scenes, Hackneyed Formulas, Shopworn Conventions, and Outdated Archetypes
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      Ebert's Little Movie Glossary: A Compendium of Movie Cliches, Stereotypes, Obligatory Scenes, Hackneyed Formulas, Shopworn Conventions, and Outdated Archetypes

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      ASIN: 0836280717

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars :Glossary for Movie fans.......2007-05-13

      If you're a movie fan, I mean a REAL movie fan who knows films by genre including the classics, this book's a winner. Over his years reviewing films,Ebert has collected his personal favorites of "movie cliches, stereotypes, obligatory scenes, hackneyed formulas, shopworn conventions and outdated archetypes." Ebert has also encouraged viewers to send him their favorite cliches in movies, so his latest movie glossary is his "BIGGER Little Movie Glossary." It's the kind of book you can leave next to your bed or favorite chair, and dip into for a few minutes to get some quick laughs. As you read, you find your head moving up and down in agreement and thinking, "Yeah, I know that! I remember that scene in such-and-such movie." Typical listing (and they each have a funny title)--"Fruit Cart!" defined as "any chase scene involving a foreign or ethnic locale...and the "certainty a fruit cart will be overturned during the change, and an angry peddler will run into the middle of the street to shake his first at the hero's departing vehicle." This book would make a great gift for friends who think they know it all when it comes to movies. It's hard to find, though, so I ordered it through Amazon.

      5 out of 5 stars Saying this book is full of Cliches is a good thing.......2006-05-07

      Folks have been flocking to the Fleas and Itches to view the Flickers for a century, and everyone, if they have been to enough of them, begins to notice certain things:

      How this or that action, or personality trait, occurs over and over again, and how certain rules of behavior always are attributed to a certain type person, event, or whatever.

      There are also many rules regarding the act of watching a film, and the places that show them.

      Well, way back in the early 80's film critic Roger Ebert started writing about them, and giving them names in his newspaper column.

      This was so popular that it was included in his Movie Home Companions every year. Finally the idea was put into book form.

      The readership of ordinary filmgoers eagerly contributed their own examples, and the rest is history.

      I own a 2nd edition of the book ( 1st ed. 1994).

      Just to whet your appetite for this wonderful little book here are several brief examples of the formulas:

      Have you ever noticed that.....

      All movie bartenders, when first seen, are wiping the inside of a glass with a rag.

      99% of sex scenes show couples coupling for the first time.

      People in movies ALWAYS undress from the top down.

      AND

      Any theatre that accepts passes will invariably exclude their use for any movie worth seeing.

      This book makes for a fun addition to anyones book collection.

      3 out of 5 stars You have to reeeeaaally like the movies.......2006-03-17

      Well, not really a plot here, but this book is a collection of creative movie definitions concerning common clich?s and plot lines. Organized alphabetically based on contributions both from Roger Ebert and from others who sent him their own definitions, and containing seemingly random weird not that helpful illustrations interspersed throughout, at a little over one hundred pages there is room for quite a few definitions.

      Quote: "You go to enough different movies, you start to notice things. Like how every time there's a chase scene in an exotic locale, a fruit cart gets overturned . . . or how there are lots that would be over in five minutes, if all the characters weren't idiots."


      I like movies, movie reviews, and things of this nature, but maybe not quite enough to be completely entertained by this book. If you really REALLY like movies, probably good times will be had. My only recommendation otherwise would have been to have more specific movie examples so that one could see it in action if they chose, but I enjoyed how Ebert combined the definitions he wrote with ones that others had sent him.

      4 out of 5 stars A must-have for cinema buffs.......2004-03-03

      It's not a glossary so much as a joke book ... a compilation of both Mr. Ebert's own list of cinematic cliches and those submitted by his readership. It's a great browser's book, something you can just open up to any page and start reading. I've taken to leaving my copy by the couch, so I can flip through it during commercials and see how many points the film's racked up since the last commercial.

      The only real problem with the book is the inherent flaw in having a book that features submissions ... quality is uneven, and a few cliches appear multiple times submitted by different people. This is balanced out by some very clever observations, patterns that I hadn't noticed before and which informed by later movie watching.

      It's not quite as good as "I Hated, Hated, Hated, HATED This Movie," but it's still a seriously funny book for anyone who's fed up with seeing the same movie made over and over again with different titles.

      5 out of 5 stars Contains More Fun Than Any Fruit Cart.......2003-08-28

      Ebert's "bigger little book" of movie cliches, stereotypes, obligatory scenes, etc. exposes the vast majority of movie directors/producers/studios as what they truly are: Dumb. But hey, learning just HOW dumb they can be has never been so much fun. You'll find yourself reading the book from cover to cover, nodding your head, saying, "I just saw that in a movie last week! Man, that was stupid." Ebert also gives credit to fans who have written in with their own entries. Loads of fun!

      228 pages

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