Bøker av Charles P. Mitchell

This examination and comprehensive assessment of apocalyptic film studies fifty films that illustrate the variety, range and different categories of the genre. Apocalyptic films are those that depict, on screen as part of the story, an event threatening the extinction of mankind. A brief overview identifies seven major categories of apocalyptic films: the religious or supernatural, celestial collision, solar or orbital disruption, nuclear war and radioactive fallout, germ warfare or pestilence, alien device or invasion, and scientific miscalculation. Alphabetically arranged entries rate the films and provide production information, an annotated cast listing, a synopsis of the film, a critique, and representative quotes.Film scholars and those with a special interest in apocalyptic cinema will appreciate the overview and detailed analysis of the films. Appendices provide additional examples of apocalyptic movies excluded from the main text, a sampling of post-apocalyptic cinema which is distinct from the apocalyptic genre and examples of apocalyptic television. Illustrations are included.

This work states that cinema has seen the impact of Lovecraft and offers a guide to dozens of films that are representative of this influence. The work identifies the major Lovecraft elements and examines the fidelity of the films to the original work.

Presents a comprehensive filmography of biographical films featuring the lives of some of the great classical composers, including those figures whose music is likely to be performed in the concert hall or opera stage. This book analyzes performances - Richard Burton as Richard Wagner, and Cornel Wilde as Frederic Chopin.

Adolf Hitler was arguably the most evil figure of the twentieth century. From the time his Nazi regime launched World War II to the present time, he has frequently been depicted on film. This book focuses on portrayals of Hitler in feature films and television miniseries.

There are over fifty Chan films and an additional three Spanish language Chan films. Each film is given a star rating, and several appendices provide additional information such as the lost films of Charlie Chan, actors who played Chan, and Chan on television.