Showing papers in "Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television in 2020"
TL;DR: The relationship between film promotion and the wider economy has scarcely been studied in Italy as discussed by the authors, and the influence of American exploitation techniques in the peninsula in the 20th century is explored.
Abstract: The relationship between film promotion and the wider economy has scarcely been studied in Italy. This article explores the influence of American exploitation techniques in the peninsula in the yea...
18 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors consider the world for children created by the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) and its predecessors between the 1920s and the 1970s, beginning with the "Aunts" and "Uncles" o...
Abstract: This article considers the world for children created by the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) and its predecessors between the 1920s and the 1970s. Beginning with the ‘Aunts’ and ‘Uncles’ o...
11 citations
TL;DR: The dominant narrative in Australian film historiography declares that the postwar period is unworthy of scholarly attention, particularly in contrast to the "renaissance" of the 1970s as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The dominant narrative in Australian film historiography declares that the postwar period is unworthy of scholarly attention, particularly in contrast to the ‘renaissance’ of the 1970s. For histori...
8 citations
TL;DR: The authors explored the role of gender and public intellectual on the BBC in the middle of the 20th century through an examination of the broadcasting career of S. Margery Fry (1).
Abstract: This article explores the issue of gender and the role of the public intellectual on the BBC in the middle of the 20th century through an examination of the broadcasting career of S. Margery Fry (1...
7 citations
TL;DR: Giorgio Agliani is almost unknown as an Italian film producer. A former commander in the Resistance, he was placed, soon after the war, in charge of cinema affairs within ANPI, the Italian national...
Abstract: Giorgio Agliani is almost unknown as an Italian film producer. A former commander in the Resistance, he was placed, soon after the war, in charge of cinema affairs within ANPI, the Italian national...
6 citations
TL;DR: The sudden proliferation of drive-in theatres in America following World War II has long been attributed to the urban exodus to the suburbs and the growth of car culture as discussed by the authors, but this is not the case.
Abstract: The sudden proliferation of drive-in theatres in America following World War II has long been attributed to the urban exodus to the suburbs and the growth of car culture. Looking closely at David M...
5 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show how 1916 in Dublin was the year in which cinemas began to successfully attract and keep a middle-class audience, using a number of different tactics to entice the middle class.
Abstract: This article shows how 1916 in Dublin was the year in which cinemas began to successfully attract and keep a middle-class audience. Cinemas used a number of different tactics to entice the middle c...
5 citations
TL;DR: A detailed perspective of motorsport from a detailed perspective with respect to the emergence of particular popular sports has been discussed in this article, however, few have done so from a comprehensive perspective.
Abstract: Although many media and cultural histories have looked at the emergence of particular popular sports, few have done so from a detailed perspective with respect to motorsport. Indeed, ever since its...
5 citations
TL;DR: The Aesthetics of Nostalgia TV: Production Design and the Boomer Era explores the conjunction of production design and the ongoing nostalgia for post-WWII America as revealed within recent quality...
Abstract: The Aesthetics of Nostalgia TV: Production Design and the Boomer Era explores the conjunction of production design and the ongoing nostalgia for post-WWII America as revealed within recent quality ...
5 citations
TL;DR: The role of Alessandro Blasetti in arguing for, and promoting, the development of the Italian film industry before and after the Second World War is explored in this paper, where a prominent film dire...
Abstract: This article explores the role of Alessandro Blasetti in arguing for, and promoting, the development of the Italian film industry before and after the Second World War. Though a prominent film dire...
5 citations
TL;DR: The authors examines seven films produced as part of a mid-century NYSE campaign to increase shareholdership and reconfigure the Exchange’s symbolic place within American life, and concludes that these films were seen by millions of people.
Abstract: This article examines seven films produced as part of a mid-century NYSE campaign to increase shareholdership and reconfigure the Exchange’s symbolic place within American life. Seen by millions of...
TL;DR: The radio provided Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter with new ways of experimenting with voice, silence, and absence as mentioned in this paper, as they maximised radio's potential to explore the ephemerality of language and non-...
Abstract: Radio provided Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter with new ways of experimenting with voice, silence, and absence. As they maximised radio’s potential to explore the ephemerality of language and non-...
TL;DR: In 1977, Feminists for Media Rights, of central Pennsylvania, announced that they had achieved "victory" by reaching an agreement with the largest television station in the area, WGAL.
Abstract: In 1977, Feminists for Media Rights, of central Pennsylvania, announced that it had achieved ‘victory’ by reaching an agreement with the largest television station in the area, WGAL. The agreement ...
TL;DR: A thorough, immensely cogent study of BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs (1942-1992) is given in this article, which Uta Frith calls a ‘prestigious […] cultural institution […] deeply embedded in British culture.
Abstract: This is a thorough, immensely cogent study of BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs (1942–) , which Uta Frith calls a ‘prestigious […] cultural institution […] deeply embedded in British culture’ (p. 1...
TL;DR: Broderick Fox as mentioned in this paper is a prolific writer and unlike many of those who pontificate about the subject, has actually made documentary films. He is very clear about the purpose of this work.
Abstract: Broderick Fox is a prolific writer, and unlike many of those who pontificate about the subject, has actually made documentary films. He is very clear about the purpose of this work. His very first ...
TL;DR: During the First World War, thousands of wounded and/or disabled soldiers were sent to hospitals and convalescent institutions across Britain to recover from both physical and psychological traumas as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: During the First World War, thousands of wounded and/or disabled soldiers were sent to hospitals and convalescent institutions across Britain to recover from both physical and psychological traumas...
TL;DR: The field of television studies has increased due to the sheer volume of televisual texts that have emerged in the last decade or so as discussed by the authors, incorporating research on binge-watching, content both broa...
Abstract: The field of television studies has increased due to the sheer volume of televisual texts that have emerged in the last decade or so. Now incorporating research on binge-watching, content both broa...
TL;DR: Schoonover and Corsi as discussed by the authors discuss a shared history of film financing and real estate redevelopment that they discovered in the archives of Italian cinema production during the 1950s and 196.
Abstract: Karl Schoonover and Barbara Corsi discuss a shared history of film financing and real estate redevelopment that they discovered in the archives of Italian cinema production during the 1950s and 196...
TL;DR: The authors examines the box-office performances of three well-known and successful Blaxploitation films from the early 1970s: Super Fly (1972), Coffy (1973) and The Mack (1973).
Abstract: This article examines in detail the box-office performances of three well-known and successful Blaxploitation films from the early 1970s: Super Fly (1972), Coffy (1973) and The Mack (1973). It does...
TL;DR: The reception of American cinema in Spain after the Spanish Civil War was largely conditioned by the activity of censorship boards as mentioned in this paper, and American films were very popular in Spain in the decades followin...
Abstract: The reception of American cinema in Spain after the Spanish Civil War was largely conditioned by the activity of censorship boards. American films were very popular in Spain in the decades followin...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored the use of advertising and sponsored programming on Irish radio from its inception in 1926 until the arrival of Irish television in the 1960s and discussed the financial depen...
Abstract: This article explores the use of advertising and sponsored programming on Irish radio from its inception in 1926 until the arrival of Irish television in the 1960s. It discusses the financial depen...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an entry in Amsterdam University Press's Film Theory in Media History series, focusing on Marc Grosoli and Eric Rohmer's film theory (1948-1953): From 'ecole Scherer' to 'Politique des auteurs' comes at a key po...
Abstract: An entry in Amsterdam University Press’s Film Theory in Media History series, Marc Grosoli’s Eric Rohmer’s Film Theory (1948–1953): From ‘ecole Scherer’ to ‘Politique des auteurs’ comes at a key po...
TL;DR: This article explored the history of Italian-Soviet film productions by means of a close analysis of the production history of one such coproduction, The Red Tent (1969), produced by F...
Abstract: This article explores the little-known history of Italian-Soviet film productions by means of a close analysis of the production history of one such coproduction, The Red Tent (1969). Produced by F...
TL;DR: The latest ads for color televisions boast of 4'K ultra high-definition resolution, wide color gamut (WCG), and "quantum dots" features so dizzying today's television viewers can't even imagine a...
Abstract: The latest ads for color televisions boast of 4 K ultra high-definition resolution, wide color gamut (WCG), and ‘quantum dots’, features so dizzying today’s television viewers can’t even imagine a ...
TL;DR: In this article, the results of some of the research that was conducted in the course of a large AHRC-sponsored research project on producers and production practices in the UK were presented.
Abstract: This themed issue of the journal includes the results of some of the research that was conducted in the course of a large AHRC-sponsored research project on ‘Producers and Production Practices in t...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an enlightening and very readable study of the new ma... of Beggars, Orphans and Servant Girls: Representations of Poverty in Early Film and Their Contribution to the Establishment of German Cinema.
Abstract: Of Beggars, Orphans and Servant Girls: Representations of Poverty in Early Film and Their Contribution to the Establishment of German Cinema is an enlightening and very readable study of the new ma...
TL;DR: In his monograph about Noel Carroll and his exploration of and contribution to film theory, Mario Slugan offers a unique and critical perspective on Carroll's work and career through which he manag...
Abstract: In his monograph about Noel Carroll and his exploration of and contribution to film theory, Mario Slugan offers a unique and critical perspective on Carroll’s work and career through which he manag...