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The big screen : the story of the movies and what they did to us / David Thomson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: viii, 595 p., [16] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780374191894
  • 0374191891
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.43/0973 23
LOC classification:
  • PN1993.5.U6 T463 2012
Summary: Explores movies and media across time, and asks about the role of movies in modern life, from imitations of life to culture changing, as escapes from everyday reality and its responsibilities, or as guides on how to live.
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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 791.430973 TH BI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available T0046821

Explores movies and media across time, and asks about the role of movies in modern life, from imitations of life to culture changing, as escapes from everyday reality and its responsibilities, or as guides on how to live.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [529]-551) and index.

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