This text examines developments in American film-making from the 1970s, seen as instances of both change and continuity within the practices and processes of classic Hollywood cinema. The study offers a survey of significant events and trends of the part thirty years of American cinema and combines this with a detailed exploration of its most important figures and individual works.
This text examines developments in American film-making from the 1970s, seen as instances of both change and continuity within the practices and proce...
Contemporary U.S. Cinema is a forceful exploration of the tumultuous changes that have dominated the shifting landscape of American film-making over the past three decades. From the explosive release of Easy Rider to the excesses of Heaven's Gate and the comic book figures of Spider-Man, its aim is to examine the economic, social and cultural contexts of mainstream and independent American films.
The book divides into nine provocative chapters with material on:
the most significant individual film-makers, such as Scorsese, Coppola and...
Contemporary U.S. Cinema is a forceful exploration of the tumultuous changes that have dominated the shifting landscape of American film-mak...
Urchins Underfoot It takes a special kind of thief to escape the noose, and the legend of the Hanged Man and how he cheated death has been the stuff of barroom boasts for years. Whether he finally died and returned as a ghost, or set sail for a tropical island with his ill-gotten gains, someone has been using his noose as a calling card across the city. At the same time, the street gangs of the slums have risen up to in a wave of theft and violence that have the city on edge. When their predations strike a bit too close to home for your heroes, you must seek out the hidden masters of the...
Urchins Underfoot It takes a special kind of thief to escape the noose, and the legend of the Hanged Man and how he cheated death has been the stuff o...
New Studies in Dogmatics seeks to retrieve the riches of Christian doctrine for the sake of contemporary theological renewal. Following in the tradition of G. C. Berkouwer's Studies in Dogmatics, this series will provide thoughtful, concise, and readable treatments of major theological topics, expressing the biblical, creedal, and confessional shape of Christian doctrine for a contemporary evangelical audience. The editors and contributors share a common conviction that the way forward in constructive systematic theology lies in building upon the foundations laid in the church's historic...
New Studies in Dogmatics seeks to retrieve the riches of Christian doctrine for the sake of contemporary theological renewal. Following in the trad...
Counterfeits and Contraband A windfall of a potential inheritance drops in your lap but before you can claim it you must sneak into the City Archives to plant the forgeries that cement your claim to this illicit legacy. Your sudden gift comes with hidden strings attached, however, leaving you entangled with a web of smugglers and dodging the city guard and an array of the rich and powerful. When a nefarious rival sabotages a lucrative deal and confiscates your goods, you must take matters into your own hands to get back what you have rightfully stolen, and only the mark of a ministerial seal...
Counterfeits and Contraband A windfall of a potential inheritance drops in your lap but before you can claim it you must sneak into the City Archives ...
This makes the disobedience by the undocumented justified, based on the idea that all persons are moral equals, so that all sovereign peoples need to reject dominating forms of social organization for all persons, and not just their own citizens.
This makes the disobedience by the undocumented justified, based on the idea that all persons are moral equals, so that all sovereign peoples need to ...
In this two-volume work, Michael Horton seeks to encounter anew the remarkable biblical doctrine of justification. Volume 1 is an exercise in historical theology, exploring the doctrine from the patristic era to the Reformation. Volume 2 then moves on to investigate justification in conversation with contemporary biblical scholarship.
In this two-volume work, Michael Horton seeks to encounter anew the remarkable biblical doctrine of justification. Volume 1 is an exercise in historic...
In this two-volume work, Michael Horton seeks to encounter anew the remarkable biblical doctrine of justification. Volume 1 is an exercise in historical theology, exploring the doctrine from the patristic era to the Reformation. Volume 2 then moves on to investigate justification in conversation with contemporary biblical scholarship.
In this two-volume work, Michael Horton seeks to encounter anew the remarkable biblical doctrine of justification. Volume 1 is an exercise in historic...
