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Hard Science Fiction Films that Predict Future Technology"As the breakneck advance of technology takes us into a world that is both exciting and menacing, sci-fi films give us an inkling of what is to come, and what we should avoid." -Seth Shostak,...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101874066Author Jeanine BasingerFormat HardbackPage Count 656Imprint Alfred A. KnopfPublisher Alfred A. Knopf

Now available in paperback! No movie has ever been made, or made well, without the character who toils just outside the spotlight. He arranged for the spotlight, hired the spotlight operator, and even made sure that it was trained correctly on the stars...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781478270911Author Robb WhiteFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

Abraham Polonsky (1910-1999), screenwriter and filmmaker of the mid-twentieth-century Left, recognized his writerly mission to reveal the aspirations of his characters in a material society structured to undermine their hopes. In the process, he ennobled...

When "Hitchcock's Films" was first published, it quickly became known as a new kind of book on film - one that came to be considered a necessary text in the Hitchcock bibliography. When Robin Wood returned to his writings on Hitchcock's films and...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781925803136Author Chris AndrewsFormat PaperbackPage Count 52Imprint Creative Manuscript ServicesPublisher Creative Manuscript ServicesWeight(grams)...

So you want to make a film? It's the only way to get into the film industry. No one's going to let you play with the kind of money it takes to make a feature film until you've already proven yourself by making a great short film. You can do that at film...

Before his death in 2016, Abbas Kiarostami wrote or directed more than thirty films in a career that mirrored Iranian cinema's rise as an international force. His 1997 feature Taste of Cherry made him the first Iranian filmmaker to win the Palme d'Or at...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781733150231Author Beverly NeufeldFormat PaperbackPage Count 244Imprint Foreing Films PublishingPublisher Foreing Films PublishingSeries The Digital Filmmaking...

Florence, with its rich history, privileged place in the canon of Western art, and long-standing relationship with the moving image, is a cinematic city equal to Venice or Rome. World Film Locations: Florence explores the city as it is manifested in the...

In this volume, editor Suranjan Ganguly collects eight of Stan Brakhage's most important interviews in which the filmmaker describes his conceptual frameworks; his theories of vision and sound; the importance of poetry, music, and the visual arts in...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Academy Awards (Picture) 2007.Book InformationISBN 9781557048028Author Diablo CodyFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Newmarket Press,U.S.Publisher Newmarket...

"A tangled tale of love, sex and ethics among a quartet of men and women in their 30s ... as engrossing as it is ferociously funny, like a big box of fireworks fizzing and crackling across the stage from its first moments to its last." New York Times ...

This must-have book for Star Trek fans goes behind the scenes on the latest movie in the billion dollar franchise, Star Trek Beyond, presenting a jam-packed book celebrating Star Trek's 13th big screen outing and revealing all about the making of the...

If I want to send a message I'll call Western Union. This famous line has been attributed to various movie moguls yet while these moguls ruled the Hollywood studio system movies were in the midst of a golden age of dialogue. Films included more...

Taking Place argues that the relation between geographical location and the moving image is fundamental and that place grounds our experience of film and media. Its original essays analyze film, television, video, and installation art from diverse...

An unparalleled exploration of films set in Ancient Rome, from the silent Cleopatra to the modern rendition of Ben-Hur.No sooner had the dazzling new technology of cinema been invented near the end of the 19th century than filmmakers immediately turned...

Here, in his own colorful, slangy words, is the true American Dream saga of a self-proclaimed ""film geek,"" with five intense years working in a video store, who became one of the most popular, recognizable, and imitated of all filmmakers. His dazzling,...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781943201723Author Gunnar HansenFormat PaperbackPage Count 226Imprint Dark InkPublisher Dark InkWeight(grams) 336gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 13mm

Over the last five decades, the films of director Brian De Palma (b. 1940) have been among the biggest successes (The Untouchables, Mission: Impossible) and the most high-profile failures (The Bonfire of the Vanities) in Hollywood history. De Palma...

This new edition brings together all of Beckett's dramatic writings for radio, television and film, offering works which range from eloquent comic naturalism to an eviscerated and pared-down symbolism. Above all, Beckett found his unique uses for the...

Composition for the 21st 1/2 century: Image-Making for Animation focuses on composition and its technical and artistic application in animation, illustration, games, and films. It covers all aspects of design and discusses in detail their artistic...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781068707742Author Nigel WellsFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Cambria PublishingPublisher Cambria PublishingWeight(grams) 390gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm...

Commissioned by Oliver Stone in 2015 to commemorate the Russian Revolution, Tariq Ali's captivating screenplay of the life and times of Vladimir Lenin puts flesh on the bones of the historical record and gets its pulse racing. From the author of The...

The Routledge Encyclopedia of Film Theory is an international reference work representing the essential ideas and concepts at the centre of film theory from the beginning of the twentieth century, to the beginning of the twenty-first.When first...

Since its initial publication in 1973, CINEMATOGRAPHY has become the standard guidebook on filmmaking techniques that emphasizes the cameraman's craft. Now completely revised and updated to include today's digital technology, it clearly and concisely...

The newly-revised and updated fourth edition of Grammar of the Shot teaches readers the principles behind successful visual communication in motion media through shot composition, screen direction, depth cues, lighting, camera movement, and shooting for...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781474429955Author Jerod HollyfieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Edinburgh University PressPublisher Edinburgh University Press

The making of the Star Wars saga, as told by the cast and crew. The very best features and interviews from Star Wars Insider--the official magazine of the Star Wars saga! Adam Driver discusses the making of The Force Awakens and his performance as Kylo...

When "Thelma & Louise" opened in 1991, it was greeted with acclaim and controversy, quickly earning first-time screenwriter Callie Khouri a reputation as one of the only writers of real movie roles for women. She lived up to expectations with "Something...

Written on the Wind (1956) is one of classical Hollywood's most striking films and ranks among Douglas Sirk's finest achievements. An intense melodrama about an alcoholic playboy who marries the woman his best friend secretly loves, the film is highly...

This original collection fills a gap in the literature on Lav Diaz, and more broadly, on slow and durational cinema. The importance of the director in contemporary world cinema is beyond doubt. This collection considers Lav Diaz and his works...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780868196794Author Joanna Murray-SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Currency Press Pty LtdPublisher Currency Press Pty LtdDimensions(mm) 210mm * 135mm *...

Don't waste another second of your valuable holiday time on another boring Christmas movie. Film critic Alonso Duralde highlights the best a and worst a movies of the Yuletide season with this fun and informative film guide. Whether you're looking for...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995955554Author Keith JohnstoneFormat PaperbackPage Count 52Imprint International Theatresports InstitutePublisher International Theatresports...

Inside Llewyn Davis chronicles a struggling young folk singer, played by Oscar Isaacs, who arrives in Manhattan in 1961 and tries to navigate the treacherous waters of the the Greenwich Village coffeehouse scene, as well as having to deal with a...

'Give me the daggers and I'll pin the blame/ On Duncan's grooms who both are also slain. /A little water clears us of this deed /Though a large scotch might also do the trick...' To celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, this is the...

Examining the special relationship between footwear and film, Shoe Reels explores images of shoes in cinema. It questions what shoes mean in the context of narrative, aesthetics and symbolism, why they are so memorable, and what their wider cultural...

"What a splendid subject to sink one's teeth into," raved the Washington Post . Here was a six-foot-two Irishman with a red beard,a Victorian family man, a spirited debater, and the author of novels and short stories largely forgotten today. All, of...