Hollywood's Ancient Worlds

Hollywood's Ancient Worlds
Author: Jeffrey Richards
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2008-09-01
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1847250076


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A new, full analysis of the Ancient World epic and how this film genre continues to comment on modern-day issues.


Hollywood's Ancient Worlds
Language: en
Pages: 238
Authors: Jeffrey Richards
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-09-01 - Publisher: A&C Black

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A new, full analysis of the Ancient World epic and how this film genre continues to comment on modern-day issues.
The Ancient World in Silent Cinema
Language: en
Pages: 403
Authors: Pantelis Michelakis
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-08-15 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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In the first four decades of cinema, hundreds of films were made that drew their inspiration from ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt and the Bible. Few of these films
Designs on the Past
Language: en
Pages: 418
Authors: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
Categories: Historical films
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018 - Publisher: Screening Antiquity

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In the period 1916-1966, during its so-called Golden Age, Hollywood developed a passion for the ancient world and produced many epic movie blockbusters. The stu
Blockbusters and the Ancient World
Language: en
Pages: 256
Authors: Chris Davies
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-03-21 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

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Following the release of Ridley Scott's Gladiator in 2000 the ancient world epic has experienced a revival in studio and audience interest. Building on existing
The Epic in Film
Language: en
Pages: 258
Authors: Constantine Santas
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

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In The Epic in Film, Constantine Santas argues that "blockbuster" and "artistic" are not mutually exclusive terms and, perhaps more importantly, that epic film