Manboobs : a memoir of musicals, visas, hope, and cake by Aijazuddin, Komail

Table of Contents: “…. -- You're just a virgin who can't drive -- For God's sake -- Monsoon wedding -- She doesn't even go here! -- Oh...Canada? …”


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The films of Mira Nair : diaspora vérité by Singh, Amardeep, 1974-

Table of Contents: “…(1988): the aesthetics of disillusionment -- A tale of two "chunaris": the critique of Bollywood in Monsoon Wedding -- Into the diasporic mixing bowl: Mississippi Masala (1991), the Perez Family (1995), and My Own Country -- Feminist period pieces: Vanity Fair (2004) and Kama Sutra: a tale of love -- "Every day since then has been a gift": The Namesake -- "I had a Pakistani once": The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013) and Nair's post-9/11 short films -- "Where do you belong?"…”


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World cinema through global genres by Costanzo, William V.

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments Preface How to Use This Book INTRODUCTION The Business of Cinema The Technology of Cinema The Art of Cinema The Social Side of Cinema Redrawing the Political Map Globalization, Globalism, and Global Cinema Analyzing a Film Watching Foreign Films Studying Genres Mythical Dimensions UNIT I Chapter 1: The Warrior Hero Deep Focus on Chinese Cinemas Close-up: The Magnificent Seven Close-up: Seven Samurai Close-up: Sholay Close-up: Way of the Dragon UNIT II Chapter 2: The Wedding Film Deep Focus on Indian Cinemas Close-up: My Big Fat Greek Wedding Close-up: Monsoon Wedding Close-up: The Wedding Banquet Close-up: Wedding in Galilee UNIT III Chapter 3: The Horror Film Deep Focus on Japanese Cinemas Close-up: Halloween Close-up: Suspiria Close-up: The Devil's Backbone Close-up: Ring UNIT IV Chapter 4: The Road Movie Deep Focus on Latin American Cinemas Close-up: Thelma & Louise Close-up: La Strada Close-up: Breathless Close-up: Motorcycle Diaries Glossary Index.…”


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The dancing girls of Lahore : selling love and hoarding dreams in Pakistan's ancient pleasure district by Brown, T. Louise, 1963-

Table of Contents: “…Prologue -- "We were artist ... not Gandi Kanjri" (Hot season: April-June 2000) -- A prostitute with honor (Monsoon: August 2000) -- "Big love: big money" (Cold season: November 2000-January 2001) -- Ankle bells and Shia blades (Hot season: April 2001) -- Child bride of a monsoon wedding (Monsoon: July-August 2001) -- Dancing daughters (Cold season: December 2001-January 2002) -- Old ways: new fortunes (Monsoon: July 2003) -- Pakeezab--pure heart (Cold season: December 2003-January 2004) -- Afterword -- Glossary of Urdu and Punjabi words.…”


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Beyond Bollywood : the cultural politics of South Asian diasporic film by Desai, Jigna

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Screen plays : how 25 scripts made it to a theater near you--for better or worse by Cohen, David S., 1959-

Table of Contents: “…But did she get an "A"? : Monsoon Wedding / Sabrina Dhawan -- 20. Protecting Howard : The Aviator / John Logan -- 21. …”


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Screen plays : how 25 scripts made it to a theater near you--for better or worse by Cohen, David S., 1959-

Table of Contents: “…But did she get an "A"? : Monsoon wedding : Sabrina Dhawan -- 20. Protecting Howard : The Aviator : John Logan -- 21. …”


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Impossible desires : queer diasporas and South Asian public cultures by Gopinath, Gayatri, 1969-

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Never coming to a theater near you : a celebration of a certain kind of movie by Turan, Kenneth

Table of Contents: “…English Language Films -- The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert -- Bhaji on the Beach -- Birthday Girl -- Bloody Sunday -- Bottle Rocket -- The Commitments -- Croupier -- Dead Man Walking -- Deconstructing Harry -- The Deep End -- Devil in a Blue Dress -- Dirty Pretty Things -- Election -- Flirting with Disaster -- Fly Away Home -- Groundhog Day -- Heavenly Creatures -- High Fidelity -- Hilary and Jackie -- The Iron Giant -- Jesus' Son -- Land and Freedom -- Last Orders -- Last Resort -- Lawless Heart -- Laws of Gravity -- Living in Oblivion -- Love and Death on Long Island -- Lovely & Amazing -- Love Serenade -- The Madness of King George -- Manny & Lo -- Muriel's Wedding -- My Son the Fanatic -- Naked -- Next Stop Wonderland -- Out of Sight -- Persuasion -- Pipe Dream -- Pollock -- Proof -- The Quiet American -- Ratcatcher -- Richard III -- Ronin -- Safe -- Searching for Bobby Fischer -- The Secret of Roan Inish -- Secrets & Lies -- Sexy Beast -- The Snapper -- A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries -- State and Main -- The Station Agent -- Strictly Ballroom -- Sweet Sixteen -- Thirty Two Short Films about Glenn Gould -- This Boy's Life -- To Die For -- 12 Monkeys -- Ulee's Gold -- Unstrung Heroes -- Vanya on 42nd Street -- Wag the Dog -- Waiting for Guffman -- Waking Ned Devine -- The Waterdance -- Whale Rider -- Wonder Boys -- You Can Count on Me -- Zoolander -- Foreign Language Films -- After Life -- Aimee & Jaguar -- Un Air de Famille -- Autumn Tale -- The Blue Kite -- Celebration -- The Circle -- Un Coeur en Hiver -- Cronos -- Cure -- The Dinner Game -- Divided We Fall -- The Dreamlife of Angels -- Dry Cleaning -- Eat Drink Man Woman -- The Fast Runner -- How I Killed My Father -- Intacto -- In the Mood for Love -- Italian for Beginners -- Lamerica -- Leolo -- Lumumba -- Ma Vie en Rose -- Monsoon Wedding -- Nowhere in Africa -- Prisoner of the Mountains -- La Promesse -- Read My Lips -- Red -- Russian Ark -- A Self-Made Hero -- A Single Girl -- Spirited Away -- The Terrorist -- Time of Favor -- Time Out -- Tito and Me -- Together -- The Town Is Quiet -- The Vertical Ray of the Sun -- Y Tu Mama Tambien -- Yi Yi -- Documentaries -- Black Harvest -- Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary -- Bus 174 -- The Cockettes -- Crumb -- Dark Days -- The Decline of Western Civilization, Part III -- East Side Story -- Fast, Cheap & Out of Control -- Freedom on My Mind -- Genghis Blues -- Licensed to Kill -- Lost in La Mancha -- One Day in September -- Rivers and Tides -- The Saltmen of Tibet -- Speaking in Strings -- Spellbound -- Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey -- When We Were Kings -- Classics -- Beauty and the Beast -- Das Boot -- Decalogue -- Eyes Without a Face -- Once upon a Time in America -- Peeping Tom -- Pepe Le Moko -- A Streetcar Named Desire -- The Third Man -- Touch of Evil -- Vertigo -- The Wild Bunch -- Retrospectives -- Jacques Becker and Robert Bresson -- Frank Borzage -- Anthony Mann -- Jean-Pierre Melville -- Max Ophuls -- Edgar G. …”


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International handbook on the economics of mega-sporting events

Table of Contents: “…Matheson -- Not-So-Mega Events / Dennis Coates -- Reflections on Developing the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Research Agenda / Kamilla Swart and Urmilla Bob -- The Economic Impact of the Golf Majors / Stephen Shmanske -- People’s Perception of the Social Impacts of the Bejing Olympic Games Before and After 2008 / Yingzhi Guo, Chun Zhou and Yuansi Hou -- The 2010 FIFA World Cup High-frequency Data Economics: Effects on International Tourism and Awareness for South Africa / Stan du Plessis and Wolfgang Maennig.28. For a Monsoon Wedding: Delhi and the Commonwealth GamesNalin Mehta and Boria Majumdar29. …”


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