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Vampires, Race, and Transnational Hollywoods' explores the movement of transnational Hollywood's vampires, between low-budget quickies and high-budget franchises, as it appropriates visual styles from German, Mexican and Hong Kong cinemas and off-shores...

The book provides a response to urgent calls to comprehend the cultural impact of immigration in Greece, and to determine the capacity of contemporary Greek cinema to challenge the logic of Fortress Europe.Book InformationISBN 9781474437042Author...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781474431071Author Kelly McWilliamFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Edinburgh University PressPublisher Edinburgh University PressSeries Visionaries

The representation of gender in film remains an intensely debated topic, particularly in academic considerations of US mainstream cinema where it is often perceived as perpetuating rigid, binary views of gender, and reinforcing patriarchal, dominant...

"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 ...

The Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film is a fully international reference work on the history of the documentary film from the Lumiere brothers' Workers Leaving the Lumiere Factory (1885) to Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 911 (2004)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781088014356Author Scott V PalmerFormat HardbackPage Count 282Imprint IngramSparkPublisher IngramSparkWeight(grams) 517gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 22mm

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781087969978Author Jon SteffensFormat PaperbackPage Count 76Imprint IngramSparkPublisher IngramSparkWeight(grams) 54gDimensions(mm) 152mm * 102mm * 5mm

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780879109721Author John DiLeoFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Limelight EditionsPublisher Limelight EditionsSeries LimelightWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780879103477Author James UrsiniFormat PaperbackPage Count 410Imprint Limelight EditionsPublisher Limelight EditionsSeries LimelightWeight(grams)...

The cinema of Japan predates that of Russia, China, and India, and it has been able to sustain itself without outside assistance for over a century. Japanese cinema's long history of production and considerable output has seen films made in a variety of...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780806525921Author Andrew J. RauschFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Citadel Press Inc.,U.S.Publisher Citadel Press Inc.,U.S.Weight(grams) 305g

Most modern studies of narrative tend to focus predominantly on literature with only some reference to film. In Film Narratology, Peter W.J. Verstraten makes film narratives his primary focus, while noting the unexplored and essentially different...

Don Ameche, Eve Arden, George Burns, Bette Davis, Greer Garson, Rex Harrison, Lilli Palmer, George Raft, Ginger Rogers, Barbara Stanwyck, Orson Welles, Cornel Wilde--these are among the stars who graced the silver screen in Hollywood's Golden Age...

Why have films with diasporic family narratives increased in popularity in recent years? How do representations of the diasporic family differ from those of more dominant social groups? How does diasporic cinema negotiate the conventions of film genres...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578921884Author G ShieldsFormat PaperbackPage Count 198Imprint Positive Progression PublisherPublisher Positive Progression PublisherWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578844855Author G ShieldsFormat PaperbackPage Count 82Imprint Positive Progression PublisherPublisher Positive Progression PublisherWeight(grams)...

The Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film is a unique, one volume work which illuminates a fascinating variety of cinema which is little known outside its own area. The Encyclopedia is divided into nine chapters, each written by...

A must-have quick guide to the future torchbearers of Indian cinema for scholars, students, early career researchers, and a global audience interested in intersecting aspects of cinema, culture, politics, and society in contemporary IndiaThis book offers...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781945604683Author Scott V PalmerFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Cypress Hills PressPublisher Cypress Hills PressWeight(grams) 721gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781944781767Author Scott V PalmerFormat HardbackPage Count 178Imprint Scott PalmerPublisher Scott PalmerWeight(grams) 649gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm * 16mm

Building on and bringing up to date the material presented in the first instalment of Directory of World Cinema: Australia and New Zealand, this volume continues the exploration of the cinema produced in Australia and New Zealand since the beginning of...

With its sprawling celebrity homes, the Walk of Fame and the iconic sign on the hill, Hollywood is truly the land of stars. Glamorous and larger-than-life, many of the most memorable motion pictures of all time have emanated from its multimillion-dollar...

This addition to Intellect's Directory of World Cinema series turns the spotlight on Australia and New Zealand and offers an in-depth and exciting look at the cinema produced in these two countries since the turn of the twentieth century. Though the two...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781684182336Author Scott V PalmerFormat HardbackPage Count 108Imprint Cypress Hills PressPublisher Cypress Hills PressWeight(grams) 485gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781684182305Author Scott V PalmerFormat HardbackPage Count 180Imprint Cypress Hills PressPublisher Cypress Hills PressWeight(grams) 653gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781684182251Author Scott V PalmerFormat HardbackPage Count 332Imprint Cypress Hills PressPublisher Cypress Hills PressWeight(grams) 789gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

Great Movie Quotes for Life's Special MomentsIf you enjoyed 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, What If? or Movie Quotes for All Occasions, you'll love Movie Quotes for Special Occasions. Move Quotes Are Classic: Whether it's Casablanca, Cabaret,...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635874808Author Scott V PalmerFormat HardbackPage Count 278Imprint Cypress Hills PressPublisher Cypress Hills Press

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781593931063Author Scott O'BrienFormat PaperbackPage Count 380Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 513gDimensions(mm) 232mm * 154mm *...

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...

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...