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This is the first exploration of the model of collaborative curation, a non-hierarchical decision-making process that requires a decentering of the individual, to reimagine curatorial practice in film from both individual and institutional perspectives...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781616964511Author Samantha MillsFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Tachyon PublicationsPublisher Tachyon Publications

Often referred to as the first day of the week, Sunday was the last frontier for cinemagoing access in Britain and represented complex perspectives on the cultural turbulence of the period. This book examines the efforts of the countless people who...

For an industry that is known for its escapism, the quest for settings that look real seems out of character. Yet the achievement of verisimilitude in Hindi (aka Bollywood) film sets and locations has grown apace in the 21st century, even in star...

Set yourself up for success by understanding the art of the chess opening Chess Openings For Dummies helps beginning and intermediate chess players improve their game by making the first few moves count. With a strong opening, you can dictate the flow of...

Tracing the recent changes to the technology of film editing, this book offers an account of the aesthetics of digital montage. It is commonly argued that the changes to the technical apparatus of editing, the emergence of new systems for digital...

The Aesthetics and Politics of Cinematic Pedestrianism: Walking in Films offers a rich exploration of the cinematic aesthetics that filmmakers devised to reflect the corporeal and affective experience of walking in the city. Drawing from literature in...

We've all had the experience of watching a film and feeling like we've been in a trance. This book takes that experience seriously, explaining cinema as a cultural technique of trance, one that unconsciously transforms our perceptions. Ute Holl moves...

Agatha Christie's work has been adapted extensively resulting in transformations that are both textual and cultural. While many adaptations are best known for being quaint murder mysteries, there are many adaptations of her work that draw on horror...

This volume takes a fresh look at the various aesthetics emerging globally in the early sound film era, with a focus on the films' fundamentally experimental and inventive character. By considering films and production contexts often neglected in film...

Abel Gance's silent masterpiece, Napoleon, was given a limited run on its debut in 1927, but soon afterwards distributors in France and America, unwilling to deal with its nine-hour running time, subjected it to savage cuts - with devastating results for...

There are very few directors for whom you can say "that's his or her brand of film", but the legendary John Hughes is undoubtedly one of them. He presented a different perspective on growing up, showing parents to be much more human than movies had...

'Riveting. Martin weaves an inspired premise into an engrossing and wholly original adventure' - Ernest Cline, author of Ready Player One'An intellectually compelling, emotional and timely read . . . The Quiet is a feat of writing that foregrounds the...

A.I. meets murderous intent in this high-stakes romantic thriller from New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham.This state-of-the-art smart home has everything: a next-generation entertainment system, an ultramodern kitchen where every appliance...

Despite--or because of--its huge popular culture status, Peanuts enabled cartoonist Charles Schulz to offer political commentary on the most controversial topics of postwar American culture through the voices of Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the Peanuts...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781592115792Author Ben G. PriceFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Histria SciFi & FantasyPublisher Histria LLC

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798855420456Author Alice ProwseFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Yen PressPublisher Little, Brown & Company

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798855420395Author Aoaso AoasoFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint Yen PressPublisher Little, Brown & Company

The Game of the Goose is one of the oldest printed board games, dating back 400 years. It has spawned thousands of derivatives: simple race games, played with dice, on themes that mirror much of human activity. Its legacy can be traced in games of...

The Building as Screen: A History, Theory, and Practice of Massive Media describes, historicizes, theorizes, and creatively deploys massive media -- a set of techno-social assemblages and practices that include large outdoor projections, programmable...

The Southern Gothic on Screen explores a body of screen texts that conform to certain generic conventions and aesthetics that, since the early twentieth century, have led to the construction of the American South as a space of ruin, decay, melancholy,...

After the end of World War II when many Southeast Asian nations gained national independence, and up until the Asian Financial Crisis, film industries here had distinctive and colourful histories shaped by unique national and domestic conditions...

This book is the first ever systematic attempt to study film sound in the Indian subcontinent by artistic research. The book aims to fill the scholarly void on the issues of sound and listening in the Global Souths' cultures. It develops a comprehensive...

The persistent popularity of the detective narrative, new obsessions with psychological and supernatural disturbances, as well as the resurgence of older narratives of mystery or the Gothic all constitute a vast proportion of contemporary film and...

Dutch cinema, when discussed, is typically treated only in terms of pre-war films or documentaries, leaving post-war fictional film largely understudied. At the same time, a Hollandse school, a term first coined in the 1980s, has developed through...

With sharp eyes, forbidding features, and a commanding voice, Angelica isn't your typical beauty. The only daughter of a royal army general, she was raised as a soldier and earned the nickname "Ice Witch" due to her aloof personality. Thanks to all that,...

Sami is a sweet little girl...who just so happens to have demonic powers. Her mom? A literal demon. Her dad? A totally normal human trying to balance the chaos of life and work, all while raising his adorable half-demon daughter. Raising a half-devil...

An extraordinary horror anthology begins, blending true tales of the uncanny with masterful manga storytelling. Winner of the Third Annual Scariest Horror Story Competition, Yamayu, has spent over twenty years collecting real-life hauntings from...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798895617458Author YoccoFormat PaperbackPage Count 356Imprint AirshipPublisher Seven Seas Entertainment, LLCSeries The Tale of a Little Alchemist Blessed by the...

After working with the mafia to halt a rising drug problem in the city of Halian, Zig is back to protecting Siasha - but with a new wariness of Claritism, a doctrine that asserts demi-humans are subhuman. Aware that Claritists would persecute Siasha for...

Summer fireworks and winter chills. Trips abroad and a peaceful home life. Somewhere in the background, an ukelele plays. This second short story collection features a variety of vignettes from the perspective of Adachi, Shimamura, and some of the many...

Ren agrees to supervise Ed and a few boys as they train at Arnault Smithy. Though she loathes the idea at first, Ren soon finds herself deeply invested in seeing her pupils grow! She brings the fellas to the Creation Expo so that the public can judge the...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798893736090Author KakeruFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Ghost ShipPublisher Seven Seas Entertainment, LLCSeries Creature Girls: A Hands-On Field Journal...

The cosmos trembles as an ancient force returns to devour the stars. Only the combined might of the Green Lanterns can stand against the rise of Starbreaker. In this explosive crossover event, the Green Lantern Corps faces one of its most terrifying...

Born in darkness, trained to kill, destined to rise. Witness the fiery birth of Azrael, the ruthless heir to Batman s legacy, in a tale steeped in blood, prophecy, and unrelenting vengeance. A deadly new vigilante emerges from the shadows in this origin...

From the collective, creative Craniums of Ira Friedman (Ex-Topps) and Joe Simko (Garbage Pail Kids) comes Craniacs, a refreshingly new and totally original comedy/action/adventure that has blasted its way across collectible trading cards and now into...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798855403404Author Carly SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint J-Novel ClubPublisher J-Novel Club

Zaha Sanko's body has great and terrible powers - they say that possessing his bones will grant you any wish, even the desire to become ruler of the universe. But Sanko is still a teenage dude with his own life, and he isn't about to let every monstrous...

Two young people find unexpected paths to healing-one through a new friend and one through a creative hobby-in this dual-story manga developed with Mayo Clinic expertise. Grief can feel overwhelming, especially for young people navigating loss for the...

Two teens facing depression find unexpected paths to healing-one through tabletop gaming, the other through creative expression-in this dual-story manga developed with Mayo Clinic expertise. Depression can feel isolating, especially for young people who...