Reference Books

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781729089095Author Kelly GoodnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedSeries SceneclopediaWeight(grams)...

In 2018, the critical and financial success of Crazy Rich Asians ignited new fires in Hollywood to create and back Asian-centric stories. Since then, the number of movies featuring Asian Americans, either in front or behind the camera, has boomed and...

On Thursday, February 29, 1940, African-American actress Hattie McDaniel became the first person of colour to win an Academy Award. This was the start of Hollywood's diversity and inclusion journey. Since then, minorities and women have struggled to be...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781557833488Author Terry GilliamFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Applause Theatre Book PublishersPublisher Hal Leonard CorporationSeries Applause...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780879103934Author Zack HandlenFormat PaperbackPage Count 170Imprint Limelight EditionsPublisher Limelight EditionsSeries If You LikeWeight(grams)...

Often forgotten among the actors, directors, producers and others associated with filmmaking, art directors are responsible for making movies visually appealing to audiences. As such they sometimes make the difference between a hit and a bomb.This...

This book explores the dramatic rise in popularity of the women's biopic in contemporary Bollywood, within the context of wider cultural shifts over the past decade.Delving into the societal shifts reflected in the genre, both on and off screen, the book...

American International Pictures was in many ways the "missing link" between big-budget Hollywood studios, "poverty-row" B-movie factories and low-rent exploitation movie distributors. AIP first targeted teen audiences with science fiction, horror and...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780609810439Author Michael LentFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Three Rivers PressPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 231gDimensions(mm) 202mm *...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781511563154Author David KeyesFormat PaperbackPage Count 388Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781538188873Author Julio AgustinFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Rowman & Littlefield PublishersPublisher Rowman & Littlefield

Considers the challenges of historical audience research in the field of screen studies Outlines and expands on the wide range of sources which can be employed to research and capture the experiences and contexts of past screen audiences, and the ways...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780816633487Author Chon A. NoriegaFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint University of Minnesota PressPublisher University of Minnesota PressDimensions(mm) 229mm...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788875929244Author Sergio MiceliPage Count 835Imprint Ricordi BMGPublisher Ricordi BMG

With case studies from the film industries of Turkey, India and the Philippines, 'The Hollywood Meme' is the first comprehensive study of the transnational adaptations of Hollywood movies that have appeared throughout world cinema.Book InformationISBN...

Troubled Everyday' offers the first detailed examination of the relationship between violence and the everyday in European art cinema. It calls for a re-evaluation of what gives these films such affective force, and such a prolonged grip on our...

From Hollywood to Bollywood, from China to Italy, and from Poland to Mexico, this collection revisits the definitions and origins of star studies, and points the way forward to new ways of approaching the field.Book InformationISBN 9781474440974Author...

Exploring how the figure of the vampire has been infused with the language of science, disease and apocalypse, while the zombie text has increasingly been influenced by the trope of the 'reluctant' vampire, Stacey Abbott shows how both archetypes are...

A comprehensive critical survey of the impact of 9/11 on Film, written by some of the foremost scholars in American cinemaAmerican Cinema in the Shadow of 9/11 is a ground-breaking collection of essays by some of the foremost scholars writing in the...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781474441346Author Ian AitkenFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Edinburgh University PressPublisher Edinburgh University Press

Blockbusters: A Reference Guide to Film Genres offers both film specialists and film fans an in-depth look at 12 popular genres of film. With a separate chapter dedicated to each of the 12 commonly acknowledged genres, the text provides readers with a...

This encyclopedic reference to the American movie musical identifies and describes the musicals and the artists who made them. Film entries range from the legendary The Jazz Singer in 1927 to Fantasia 2000. Artists ranging from Gene Kelly to Elvis...

This examination and comprehensive assessment of apocalyptic film studies fifty films that illustrate the variety, range and different categories of the genre. Apocalyptic films are those that depict, on screen as part of the story, an event threatening...

Representing the first attempt to compile a complete catalog of the entertainers who appeared on film in Great Britain from the invention of the cinema in the mid-1890s to the present, this innovative book covers more than 2,000 entertainers. Each entry...

The latest offering from the Reference Guides to the World's Cinema series, this critical survey of key films, actors, directors, and screenwriters during the silent era of the American cinema offers a broad-ranging portrait of the motion picture...

Independent filmmaking is often regarded as a relatively recent phenomenon, yet the so-called movement has actually existed as long as movies themselves. In this indispensable single-volume reference work, LoBrutto surveys the subject from cinema's...

Many of our favorite films began as plays-some as well known as Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, and some not so well known as You've Got Mail's origin, a 1937 play Parfumerie by Miklos Laszlo. Video Versions identifies nearly 300 films and their...

Compiled as a tool for re-educating the population of the three western zones of Occupation, this catalog lists 395 features, feature-length documentaries, and short films that were forbidden for public exhibition. The Zonal Film Archives originally held...

This is a critical collection of key films, directors, and performers in American film, 1965-1995, a period that spans the demise of the studio system to the rise of the independents. The guide includes such notable contributions as the early work of...

James Mason broke into British films in 1935 after a few years working on the stage. For the rest of the decade, he alternated unsuccessful theatre ventures with increasingly important movies. Though he was a conscientious objector, he became one of the...

General accessibility to motion picture credit information continues with Annual Index to Motion Picture Credits, 1981 the fourth issue to be published by Greenwood Press. The Academy collects information supplied by film producers and distributors to...

Since 1934, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has organized motion picture credit information and published it, primarily for distribution to the motion picture community, in the Screen Achievements Records Bulletin. Since 1978, Greenwood...

The Annual Index to Motion Picture Credits covers films eligible for the Academy Awards, as well as other films, released in the Los Angeles area, which do not meet the Academy's requirements. Each film entry includes title, production and releasing...

This guide to Spanish film documents the film industry's interpretation of the isolating effects of the cultural traditionalism of the early twentieth century to the expanding international popularity of such films as Trueba's Belle Epoque, Aranda's...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781573561679Author Patricia D. NetzleyFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Oryx Press IncPublisher Oryx Press Inc

Many science fiction movies from the last 40 years have blazed new vistas for viewers. They've reached further into the future traveled longer into the past soared deeper into the vastness of the cosmos and probed more intently inside man's...

Examines the use of cinematography and mise en sc ne in contemporary Indonesian cinema The first scholarly work that considers Indonesian cinema as an artistic field with significant aesthetic values and artistic accomplishments Uses theories of film...

Analyses the cultural exchange of two important and highly entangled European film nations of the silent era Presents new insights on famous films and stars like Asta Nielsen, Olaf F nss, and Pat & Patachon (also known as Long & Short) Employs...

Part of our new series of accessible introductory guides to significant contemporary filmmakers, this guide is a must for film fans and students of contemporary cinema alike. An introductory chapter highlights thematic and visual devices, followed by an...

Examines Western-inspired fashion objects in Japanese cinema between 1923 and 1939 Consults varied primary Japanese-language source material, such as visual analysis of extant films; film fragments and stills from the era; advertising ephemera such as...