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"What I set out to do is to help you see movies better, to experience them more deeply and sharply and richly," says James Harvey. And his critical method-reading a movie moment by moment, scene by scene-reveals new layers of meaning in even the most...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781645705055Author Scott V PalmerFormat HardbackPage Count 386Imprint Cypress Hills PressPublisher Cypress Hills PressWeight(grams) 1148gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781593935313Author Ron BackerFormat PaperbackPage Count 428Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 567gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 22mm

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781593937966Author John FarkisFormat PaperbackPage Count 1018Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor Media

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647864002Author Scott V PalmerFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Cypress Hills PressPublisher Cypress Hills PressWeight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Acting for the Screen is a collection of essays written by and interviews with working actors, producers, directors, casting directors, and acting professors, exploring the business side of screen acting.In this book, over thirty show business...

In Philosophy through Film, Amy Karofsky and Mary M. Litch use recently released, well-received films to explore answers to classic questions in philosophy in an approachable yet philosophically rigorous manner. Each chapter incorporates one or more...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781087935317Author Scott V PalmerFormat HardbackPage Count 202Imprint IngramSparkPublisher IngramSparkWeight(grams) 549gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 18mm

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629330587Author Michael A HoeyFormat HardbackPage Count 302Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 572gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

'The contributors supply skilful overviews of the major critical approaches' Sight and Sound, May 1998 covers all the significant theories, debates and approaches to the subject chapter authors are international experts emphasis...

The actors and creators behind 15 of Star Wars' most popular heroes discuss the process behind creating some of the most iconic characters in cinematic history. Includes Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia), Harrison Ford (Han...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780935578355Author Stephen H. BurumFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint ASC Holding CorpPublisher A.S.C.Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 139gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780879100810Author Robert VaughnFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Limelight EditionsPublisher Limelight EditionsSeries LimelightWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780989727907Author Lillian W KumpFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Robert G WillardPublisher Robert G WillardWeight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm...

Film Theory addresses the core concepts and arguments created or used by academics, critical film theorists, and filmmakers, including the work of Dudley Andrew, Raymond Bellour, Mary Ann Doane, Miriam Hansen, bell hooks, Siegfried Kracauer, Raul Ruiz, P...

This is the first book in English dedicated to the actress and director Tanaka Kinuyo. Her career overlapped with a transformative period in Japanese history, and this close analysis of her fascinating life and work offers new perspectives,...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781393764014Author John FoxFormat PaperbackPage Count 146Imprint John FoxPublisher John FoxWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 8mm

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781643708713Author Scott V PalmerFormat HardbackPage Count 354Imprint Cypress Hills PressPublisher Cypress Hills PressWeight(grams) 830gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781999996109Author Benjamin CraigFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Cinemagine Media PublishingPublisher Cinemagine Media Ltd

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780684857084Author Peter BiskindFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Pocket BooksPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 487g

Offers the first in-depth exploration of badfilm as a specific category of bad cinema and cult cinema Provides close textual analysis of specific badfilms to demonstrate how failure can be identified and analysed Recognises the significance of...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840683424Author Kagami Jigoku KobaysFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint ShinbakuPublisher Creation Books

Rome is a city rich in history and culture and imbued with a realism and romanticism that has captured the imaginations of filmmakers throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. With over two and a half thousand years of continuing history, Rome...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781447896159Author Chris WadeFormat PaperbackPage Count 130Imprint Lulu Press IncPublisher Lulu Press IncWeight(grams) 100gDimensions(mm) 178mm * 108mm * 7mm

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780767918763Author David KampFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 142gDimensions(mm) 202mm *...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615933310Author Pete ChatmonFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Michael Wiese ProductionsPublisher Michael Wiese Productions

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781643708706Author Scott V PalmerFormat HardbackPage Count 234Imprint Cypress Hills PressPublisher Cypress Hills PressWeight(grams) 785gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

What links Italian neorealism to Django Unchained, French comic books to Third-World insurgency, and Bollywood song-and-dance to Eastern Bloc film distribution? As this volume illustrates, the answers lie in the Spaghetti Western genre. As the...

A 25th anniversary history and celebration of The Shawshank Redemption, one of the most cherished American films of the late twentieth century and one of the finest movies made from a Stephen King story. The movie not only boasts a great story, it has a...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635874754Author Scott V PalmerFormat HardbackPage Count 388Imprint Cypress Hills PressPublisher Cypress Hills PressWeight(grams) 1152gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

'We'll always have Paris,' Humphrey Bogart assures Ingrid Bergman in the oft-quoted farewell scene from Casablanca in which Bogart's character, hard-hearted restaurateur Rick Blaine, bids former lover Ilsa Lund goodbye. The backdrop against which they...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780879102807Author Alain SilverFormat PaperbackPage Count 358Imprint Limelight EditionsPublisher Limelight EditionsSeries LimelightWeight(grams)...

During the first decade of the twenty-first century, a stunning array of documentary films focusing on environmental issues has been met with critical and popular acclaim. Green Documentary is the first book-length study of this phenomenon. It explores...

In 1931 Universal Studios released Dracula starring Bela Lugosi. This box office success was followed by a string of films featuring macabre characters and chilling atmospherics, including Frankenstein, The Mummy, and The Invisible Man. With each new...

Just what is 'independent' cinema? D. K. Holm aims to define a term all too carelessly used both by media commentators and marketers, and distinguish it from categories such as avant-garde, underground, experimental or 'art' films, with which it is often...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781087989310Author Scott V PalmerFormat HardbackPage Count 280Imprint IngramSparkPublisher IngramSparkWeight(grams) 513gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 22mm

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781593935993Author Scott O'BrienFormat PaperbackPage Count 434Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 576gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781474493796Author Alice MauriceFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Edinburgh University PressPublisher Edinburgh University Press

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781474484459Author Mary AinslieFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Edinburgh University PressPublisher Edinburgh University PressSeries Traditions in World...

Drawing together strands of film theory and psychology, this book offers a fresh assessment of the found footage horror subgenre. It reconceptualises landmark films--including The Blair Witch Project (1999), Cloverfield (2008), Paranormal Activity...