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Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781438486413Author Lindsay ColemanFormat HardbackPage Count 332Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York PressSeries SUNY...

This volume brings together a series of essays that interrogate the notion of figuration in Indian cinemas. The essays collectively argue that the figures which exhibit maximum tenacity in Indian cinema often emerge in the interface of recognizable...

The first comprehensive biography of the director behind Godzilla and other Japanese sci-fi classics.Ishiro Honda was arguably the most internationally successful Japanese director of his generation, with an unmatched succession of science fiction films...

Barbara Hammer: Pushing Out of the Frame by Sarah Keller explores the career of experimental filmmaker and visual artist Barbara Hammer. Hammer first garnered attention in the early 1970s for a series of films representing lesbian subjects and...

This title presents resilient and entrepreneurial approaches to audiovisual art in Cuba. The 1990s were a time of dramatic transformation for Cuba. With the collapse of its Cold War relationship with the Soviet Union, the island nation plummeted into an...

Every year, hundreds of American film schools graduate thousands of aspiring filmmakers. Very few of them, however, leave school prepared for the challenges that await or are fortunate enough to secure the financial backing of a major studio. This...

Twenty-two interviews feature the producers or creators of ""Sea Hunt"", ""The Cisco Kid"", ""The Tonight Show"", ""Rockford Files"" and ""Falcon Crest"", among others. These people offer opinions on everything from the producer's role to tips for...

Drawn from Life, a multidisciplinary anthology, introduces readers to a diverse range of filmmakers past and present who use the animated image as a documentary tool. In doing so, it explores a range of questions that preoccupy twenty-first-century film...

Which strategies has Mel Brooks used to survive, adapt and thrive in the cultural industries? How has he gained his reputation as a multimedia survivor? Alex Symons takes a unique, artist-focused approach in order to systematically identify the range of...

The Cinema of Tom DiCillo: Include Me Out considers for the first time in a single collection this acclaimed, award-winning director's entire oeuvre, addressing and analyzing themes such as identity, family, and masculinity, supported by in-depth...

"In all film there is the desire to capture the motion of life, to refuse immobility," Agnes Varda has noted. But to capture the reality of human experience, cinema must fasten on stillness and inaction as much as motion. Slow Movies investigates movies...

Agnes Varda, a pioneer of the French New Wave, has been making radical films for over half a century. Many of these are considered by scholars, filmmakers, and audiences alike, as audacious, seminal, and unforgettable. This volume considers her...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783639448702Author Megan SinnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint AV AkademikerverlagPublisher AV AkademikerverlagWeight(grams) 127gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

This book examines a set of theoretical perspectives that critically engage with the notion of postmodernism, investigating whether this concept is still useful to approach contemporary cinema. This question is explored through a discussion of the films...

This book distinguishes itself from earlier books on David Lynch by taking in-depth consideration of his entire oeuvre. Besides his films and the Twin Peaks series, David Lynch: Blurred Boundaries includes discussions of Lynch's paintings and drawings,...

This book examines a set of theoretical perspectives that critically engage with the notion of postmodernism, investigating whether this concept is still useful to approach contemporary cinema. This question is explored through a discussion of the films...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781925939767Author John BuckFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Tablo Pty LtdPublisher Tablo Pty LtdSeries TimelineWeight(grams) 290gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781925880519Author John BuckFormat PaperbackPage Count 290Imprint Tablo Pty LtdPublisher Tablo Pty LtdSeries TimelineWeight(grams) 372gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781892900098Author Harvey KubernikFormat PaperbackPage Count 520Imprint Otherworld Cottage IndustriesPublisher Otherworld Cottage IndustriesWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781861718419Author Jeremy Mark RobinsonFormat HardbackPage Count 536Imprint Crescent Moon PublishingPublisher Crescent Moon PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781861715166Author Jeremy Mark RobinsonFormat HardbackPage Count 424Imprint Crescent Moon PublishingPublisher Crescent Moon Publishing

Sue Thornham's study explores issues in feminist filmmaking through an examination of a wide range of films by women filmmakers, ranging from the avant-garde to mainstream Hollywood, and from the 1970s to the present day, discussing directors including...

Michel Chion's study of the film and television work of David Lynch has become, since its first English publication in 1995, the definitive book on one of America's finest contemporary directors. In this new edition Chion brings the book up-to-date to...

As blockbusters employ ever greater numbers of dazzling visual effects and digital illusions, this book explores the material roots and stylistic practices of special effects and their makers. Gathering leading voices in cinema and new media studies,...

This is the first major book-length study of the work of Australian film-maker Baz Luhrmann, one of the most exciting and controversial personalities working in World Cinema today. Luhrmann's reputation as an innovator rests on the evidence of the three...

Apologies no description as yet for this book is available. We are dedicated to providing you with an extensive selection of science fiction books from a variety of authors and publishers. Our collection ranges from classic titles to the latest releases,...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629338293Author Joseph BrutsmanFormat HardbackPage Count 420Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 726gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629337432Author Renee FarringtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 500Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 1547gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm...

Lois Weber (1879-1939) was one of early Hollywood's most successful screenwriter-directors. A one-time Church Army worker who preached from street corners, Weber began working in the American film industry as an actress around 1908 but quickly ascended...

One of Canada's premier cinematic exports, Guy Maddin (b. 1956) is an award-winning filmmaker with a rising reputation. Known for his autobiographical tales---hidden deeply within comical, absurd, and surrealistic narratives---Maddin has earned...

In Japan and much of Europe, Ozu is widely considered to be one of the finest film directors who ever lived. While Ozu has a strong reputation in the West, his films are not as well-known or widely appreciated in the U.S. as they are elsewhere. A notable...

Examines race and nation in postcolonial, settler-colonial, and Indigenous film adaptation Advances adaptation studies by offering a nuanced critique of the injunction against fidelity criticism 16 case studies of film adaptations across 7 chapters,...

Demonstrates how and why the transnational figure of the vampire was appropriated by Italian genre filmmakers between 1956 and 1975Book InformationISBN 9781474458115Author Michael GuarneriFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Edinburgh University...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781474458436Author Lydia PapadimitriouFormat HardbackPage Count 328Imprint Edinburgh University PressPublisher Edinburgh University PressSeries Traditions in...

Horror cinema is a genre that is undergoing constant evolution, from the sub-genre of 'found footage,' to post-cinematic new media forms such as Youtube horror, horror video games and cinematic virtual reality horror.Book InformationISBN...

Emmanuel Levinas's ethical philosophy has had a significant influence on film theory in recent years. Proposing a relationship between Levinasian ethics and film style, and bringing it into a productive dialogue with theories of performativity, this book...

As the Western matured, women's roles became more complex and modern - transmitting a subtle cultural coding about the nature of westward expansionism, heroism, family life, manliness and American femininity. In Women in the Western, a range of...

Offers a unique first-hand account of Ken Loach's working methods Provides a detailed study of the making of The Angels' Share Offers a wider analysis of Loach's films and his film-related political activities Draws upon research from the British...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781474437035Author Philip-Edward PhillisFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Edinburgh University PressPublisher Edinburgh University Press

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781474435499Author Agnes Peth?Format HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Edinburgh University PressPublisher Edinburgh University PressSeries Edinburgh Studies in...