Wheeler Winston Dixon
Biography
Wheeler Winston Dixon is an American filmmaker, scholar and author, and an expert on film history, theory and criticism.
His scholarship has particular emphasis on François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard, American experimental cinema and horror films.
He has written extensively on numerous aspects of film, including his books A Short History of Film and A History of Horror.
From 1999 through the end of 2014, he was co-editor of the Quarterly Review of Film and Video.
He is regarded as a top reviewer of films.
In addition, he is notable as an experimental American filmmaker with films made over several decades, and the Museum of Modern Art exhibited his works in 2003.
He has taught at a number of schools of higher learning.
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- Country
- United States
- Gender
- Male
- Place of birth
- New Brunswick· New Jersey
- Birth date
- 12 March 1950
- Nationality
- American
Movies
An Evening with Chris Jangaard
1974
A black and white documentary in which the director conducts a late-night outdoor interview with a European mod about his life, his imminent deportation from the United States, and his experiences during the decline and fall of 1960s Britain.
Books
History of Horror, 2nd Edition
Wheeler Winston Dixon
History of Horror, 2nd Edition
Wheeler Winston Dixon
Synthetic Cinema
Wheeler Winston Dixon
A Short History of Film, Third Edition
Wheeler Winston Dixon
With more than 250 images, new information on international cinema&;especially polish, chinese, russian, canadian, and iranian filmmakers&;an expanded section on african-american filmmakers, updated discussions of new works by major american directors, and a new section on the rise of comic book movies and computer generated special effects, this is the most up to date resource for film history courses in the twenty-first century.
A Brief History of Comic Book Movies
Wheeler Winston Dixon
A brief history of comic book movies traces the meteoric rise of the hybrid art form of the comic book film.
Short History of Film
Wheeler Winston Dixon
With more than 250 images, new information on international cinema—especially polish, chinese, russian, canadian, and iranian filmmakers—an expanded section on african-american filmmakers, updated discussions of new works by major american directors, and .
Short History of Film, Third Edition
Wheeler Winston Dixon
A Brief History of Comic Book Movies
Wheeler Winston Dixon
A brief history of comic book movies traces the meteoric rise of the hybrid art form of the comic book film.
Films of Terence Fisher
Wheeler Winston Dixon
Tracing the entire career of the british director terence fisher, best known for his gothic horror films for hammer--such as the curse of frankenstein (1957) and dracula (1958)--the films of terence fisher covers not only his horror f.
Hollywood in Crisis or
Wheeler Winston Dixon
Brief History of Comic Book Movies
Wheeler Winston Dixon
Black and White Cinema
Wheeler Winston Dixon
Black and white cinema is the first study to consider black-and-white film as an art form in its own right, providing a comprehensive and global overview of the era when it flourished, from the 1900s to the 1960s.
Dark Humor in Films of the 1960s
Wheeler Winston Dixon
Dark humor in films of the 1960s presents six detailed chapters on various topics that relate to genre cinema, concentrating on films and filmmakers whose films offered wide ranging commentary on popular culture.
Black and White Cinema
Wheeler Winston Dixon
Black and white cinema is the first study to consider black-and-white film as an art form in its own right, providing a comprehensive and global overview of the era when it flourished, from the 1900s to the 1960s.
Black and White Cinema
Wheeler Winston Dixon
Black and white cinema is the first study to consider black-and-white film as an art form in its own right, providing a comprehensive and global overview of the era when it flourished, from the 1900s to the 1960s.
Streaming: Movies, Media, and Instant Access
Wheeler Winston Dixon
Film stocks are vanishing, but the iconic images of the silver screen remain -- albeit in new, sleeker formats.
Cinema At The Margins
Wheeler Winston Dixon
More and more, just a few canonical classics, such as michael curtiz's "casablanca" (1942) or victor fleming's "gone with the wind" (1939), are representing the entire output of an era to a new generation that knows little of the past, and is encouraged b.
Streaming
Wheeler Winston Dixon
Film stocks are vanishing, but the iconic images of the silver screen remain -- albeit in new, sleeker formats.
Streaming
Wheeler Winston Dixon
Film stocks are vanishing, but the iconic images of the silver screen remain -- albeit in new, sleeker formats.
Short History of Film
Wheeler Winston Dixon
A short history of film, second edition, provides a concise and accurate overview of the history of world cinema, detailing the major movements, directors, studios, and genres from 1896 through 2012.
Cinema At The Margins
Wheeler Winston Dixon
More and more, just a few canonical classics, such as michael curtiz's "casablanca" (1942) or victor fleming's "gone with the wind" (1939), are representing the entire output of an era to a new generation that knows little of the past, and is encouraged b.
Streaming
Wheeler Winston Dixon
Film stocks are vanishing, but the iconic images of the silver screen remain -- albeit in new, sleeker formats.
21st-Century Hollywood
Wheeler Winston Dixon
"21st-century hollywood" introduces readers to the global transformations of today's movies and describes the decisive roles that hollywood is playing in determining the digital future for world cinema.
History of Horror
Wheeler Winston Dixon
Ever since horror leapt from popular fiction to the silver screen in the late 1890s, viewers have experienced fear and pleasure in exquisite combination.
Film Noir and the Cinema of Paranoia
Wheeler Winston Dixon
Film noir and the cinema of paranoia is an overview of 20th- and 21st-century noir and fatalist film practice from 1945 onwards.
Una breve historia del cine
Wheeler Winston Dixon
Film Noir and the Cinema of Paranoia
Wheeler Winston Dixon
Film noir and the cinema of paranoia is an overview of 20th- and 21st-century noir and fatalist film practice from 1945 onwards.
A Short History of Film
Wheeler Winston Dixon
The history of international cinema is now available in a concise, conveniently sized, and affordable volume.
A Short History of Film
Wheeler Winston Dixon
The history of international cinema is now available in a concise, conveniently sized, and affordable volume.
Visions of Paradise
Wheeler Winston Dixon
Depictions of sex, violence, and crime abound in many of today's movies, sometimes making it seem that the idyllic life has vanished-even from our imaginations.
American Cinema of the 1940s: Themes And Variations (Screen Decades: American Culture/American Cinema)
Wheeler Winston Dixon
The 1940s was a watershed decade for american cinema and the nation.
American Cinema of the 1940s
Wheeler Winston Dixon
The 1940s was a watershed decade for american cinema and the nation.
Film Noir and the Cinema of Paranoia
Wheeler Winston Dixon
Film noir and the cinema of paranoia is an overview of 20th- and 21st-century noir and fatalist film practice from 1945 onwards.
Visions of the Apocalypse
Wheeler Winston Dixon
"visions of the apocalypse" examines the cinema's fascination with the prospect of nuclear and/or natural annihilation, as seen in such films as "saving private ryan, bowling for columbine, we were soldiers, invasion u.
Straight
Wheeler Winston Dixon
Practically all mainstream cinema is "straight, " and has been since its inception.
VISIONS OF THE APOCALYPSE: SPECTACLES OF DESTRUCTION IN AMERICAN CINEMA.
WHEELER WINSTON DIXON
Visions of the Apocalypse
Wheeler Winston Dixon
Visions of the Apocalypse
Wheeler Winston Dixon
Visions of the apocalypse examines the cinema's fascination with the prospect of nuclear and/or natural annihilation, as seen in such films as saving private ryan, bowling for columbine, we were soldiers, invasion u.
Film Genre 2000
Wheeler Winston Dixon
Covering over 100 feature films in critical depth and detail, this reader provides an excellent introduction to american genre filmmaking since 1990.
Film Genre 2000
Wheeler Winston Dixon
Films of Jean-Luc Godard
Wheeler Winston Dixon
The Exploding Eye
Wheeler Winston Dixon
The exploding eye explores the work of lesser-known american experimental filmmakers whose work has been excluded from the dominant film canon.
The Exploding Eye
Wheeler Winston Dixon
The exploding eye explores the work of lesser-known american experimental filmmakers whose work has been excluded from the dominant film canon.
Re-Viewing British Cinema, 1900-1992
Wheeler Winston Dixon
Re-viewing british cinema, 1900-1992 is a collection of essays on british cinema history and practice.
Re-Viewing British Cinema, 1900-1992
Wheeler Winston Dixon
Re-viewing british cinema, 1900-1992 is a collection of essays on british cinema history and practice.
Producers Releasing Corporation
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