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Studies the dynamic industrial and cultural transformations that have produced a regional Asian cinema in the last three decades Includes case studies that illustrate collaborative models of film production, distribution, exhibition and reception that...

With an influence felt on directors like Joe Dante, Robert Zemeckis and John Waters, this volume reappraises Castle's legacy as an innovator as much as a showman.Book InformationISBN 9781474455107Author Murray LeederFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint...

In this ground-breaking investigation into the seldom-studied film culture of colonial Korea (1910-1945), Dong Hoon Kim brings new perspectives to the associations between colonialism, modernity, film historiography and national cinema.Book...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781474433075Author Shweta KishoreFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Edinburgh University PressPublisher Edinburgh University Press

Based on rare archival documents and films, this anthology is the first to focus primarily on the use of official and colonial documentary films in the South and South-East Asian regions. Drawing together a range of international scholars, the book sheds...

Bringing together a range of theoretical and critical approaches, this edited collection is the first book to examine representations of the body in Eastern European and Russian cinema after the Second World War. Drawing on the history of the region, as...

Addressing the politics of representation and authorship both behind and in front of the camera, a range of international scholars explore the pressing issues in relation to female authorship in contemporary documentary practices.Book InformationISBN...

Female Agency and Documentary Strategies centres on how self-portraiture and contemporary documentary manifestations such as blogging and the prevalent usage of social media shape and inform female subjectivities and claims to truth.Book InformationISBN...

Through case studies of popular films, including Prometheus, The Dark Knight Rises, Dawn of the Dead and The Human Centipede, this book re-emphasises the constructive potential of cinematic nihilism.Book InformationISBN 9781474431712Author John...

A new critical and theoretical approach to a neglected aspect of Pedro Almodovar's cinemaOne of Spain's most celebrated directors, Pedro Almodovar has won international recognition for his dark comedy-dramas like 'Women on the Verge of a Nervous...

Although early cinema has long been a key area of research in film studies, the origin and development of the horror film has been a neglected subject for what is arguably one of the world's most popular film genres. Using thousands of primary sources...

Cinema has often been seen as a form between media. Early cinema borrowed heavily from traditional performing arts, like theatre and tableau vivant; and the narrative forms of literature, particularly the structure of the novel, have played important...

Advancing the current state of film audience research and of our knowledge of sexuality in transnational contexts, French and Spanish Queer Film analyses how French LGBTQ films are seen in Spain and Spanish ones in France.About the AuthorChris Perriam...

A cultural history of the contemporary Hollywood animated feature, from Toy Story to The Lego Movie Examines critically a range of prominent contemporary Hollywood animated features Reveals the aspects which make these texts attractive to multiple...

The first critical and analytical dictionary of Turkish Cinema, this book provides a comprehensive overview of Turkish cinema from its beginnings to the present day.Addressing the lacuna in scholarly work on the topic, this dictionary provides immense...

This book analyses the growth of the American comedy film in relation to world events and cultural trends. This book uses large scale social and cultural trends and major world events to analyse the American comedy film. This is a historical and...

Fifty Contemporary Film Directors examines the work of some of today's most popular and influential cinematic figures. It provides an accessible overview of each director's contribution to cinema, incorporating a discussion of their career, major works...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781557832269Author Dylan ThomasFormat HardbackPage Count 448Imprint Applause Theatre Book PublishersPublisher Hal Leonard CorporationSeries Applause Books

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780879101169Author Tom DardisFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Limelight EditionsPublisher Limelight EditionsSeries LimelightWeight(grams)...

James Whale's Frankenstein (1931) spawned a phenomenon that has been rooted in world culture for decades. This cinematic Prometheus has generated countless sequels, remakes, rip-offs, and parodies in every media, and this granddaddy of cult movies...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629338040Author Bill CassaraFormat HardbackPage Count 324Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 603gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 19mm

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780958006170Author Dave FranklinFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint Baby Ice Dog PressPublisher Baby Ice Dog PressSeries Ice Dog Movie GuideWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781954744790Author Db BrownFormat HardbackPage Count 390Imprint Epigraph PublishingPublisher Epigraph PublishingWeight(grams) 726gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781518899263Author Karla V SimsFormat PaperbackPage Count 266Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781518874437Author Chuck NathansonFormat PaperbackPage Count 102Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786203603446Author Nicolas PetourFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Our Knowledge PublishingPublisher Our Knowledge PublishingWeight(grams) 118gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781649705358Author 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 9780991127917Author Jon KitleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Kitley's KryptPublisher Kitley's KryptWeight(grams) 367gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 14mm

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781734473070Author John LemayFormat PaperbackPage Count 46Imprint Bicep BooksPublisher Bicep BooksWeight(grams) 95gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 191mm * 3mm

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781953221827Author John LemayFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Bicep BooksPublisher Bicep BooksWeight(grams) 172gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 8mm

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780879101848Author Sheldon LeonardFormat HardbackPage Count 254Imprint Limelight EditionsPublisher Limelight EditionsSeries LimelightWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780595679690Author Scott MacgillivrayFormat HardbackPage Count 428Imprint iUniversePublisher iUniverseWeight(grams) 780gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 27mm

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781863955102Author Ford AndrewFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Black Inc.Publisher Black Inc.Weight(grams) 425gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 155mm * 25mm

From Tom Joad to Norma Rae to Spike Lee's Mookie in Do the Right Thing, Hollywood has regularly dramatized the lives and struggles of working people in America. Ranging from idealistic to hopeless, from sympathetic to condescending, these portrayals...

In Empty Moments, Leo Charney describes the defining quality of modernity as "drift"-the experience of being unable to locate a stable sense of the present. Through an exploration of artistic, philosophical, and scientific interrogations of the...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781987758443Author Robert WexelblattFormat PaperbackPage Count 70Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798672804965Author Will MendesFormat PaperbackPage Count 54Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 91gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781973946137Author Rodney CannonFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789384333867Author Saumya ChakiFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint Power PublishersPublisher Power Publishers

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788129134776Author Connie HahamFormat PaperbackPage Count 334Imprint Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd.Publisher Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd.