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The Films of Agnes Moorehead Axel Nissen 9780810891364
RRP: $116.10$102.54Before she achieved immortality on the long-running situation comedy Bewitched, Agnes Moorehead had established a distinguished career as a character actress. After her screen debut in Citizen Kane (1941), Moorehead became one of the most familiar female... -
The Coen Brothers Encyclopedia Lynnea Chapman King 9780810885769
RRP: $116.10$102.54Joel and Ethan Coen have written and directed some of the most celebrated American films of the last thirty years. The output of their work has embraced a wide range of genres, including the neo-noirs Blood Simple and The Man Who Wasn't There, the... -
Screen Jesus: Portrayals of Christ in Television and Film Peter Malone 9780810883895
RRP: $91.59$81.26Since the dawn of film in the 1890s, religious themes and biblical subjects have been a staple of cinema. One of the earliest focuses of screen presentations was the Bible, especially the New Testament and the Gospels. In Screen Jesus: Portrayals of... -
The Oliver Stone Encyclopedia James M. Welsh 9780810883529
RRP: $122.55$108.99Oliver Stone has written and directed many memorable films while also developing a reputation for tackling controversial subjects, such as the Turkish prison system (Midnight Express), the Vietnam war (Platoon and Born on the Fourth of July), insider... -
Encyclopedia of Sports Films K Edgington 9780810876521
RRP: $127.71$113.51Whether chronicling an athlete's rise, fall, and redemption or following a team's improbable triumph on the field, sports have been a favorite theme of filmmakers almost since movies were first produced. And whether focusing on soccer (Bend It Like... -
The A to Z of Spanish Cinema Alberto Mira 9780810876224
RRP: $58.05$52.88Spanish cinema is emerging as one of the most exciting, fascinating, and special cinemas in the world. Not only are others viewing Spanish films, but they are adopting Spanish producers and Spanish actors as their own. While Spanish cinema has been... -
The A to Z of Russian and Soviet Cinema Peter Rollberg 9780810876194
RRP: $58.05$53.52Film lovers all over the world are familiar with the masterpieces of Eisenstein and Tarkovsky. These directors' unique achievements were embedded in a powerful process that began under Russia's last tsar and underwent several periods of blossoming: the... -
The A to Z of Polish Cinema Marek Haltof 9780810876170
RRP: $58.05$51.59In 1902, scientist and inventor Kazimierz Proszynski made the first Polish narrative film, The Return of a Merry Fellow (Powrot Birbanta). Since then, the Polish film industry has produced a diverse body of work, ranging from patriotic melodramas and... -
The A to Z of German Cinema Robert C. Reimer 9780810876118
RRP: $58.05$52.23German film is diverse and multi-faceted; its history includes five distinct German governments (Wilhelmine Germany, the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, the Federal Republic of Germany, and the German Democratic Republic), two national industries... -
The A to Z of Westerns in Cinema Paul Varner 9780810868885
RRP: $58.05$51.59When the earliest filmgoers watched The Great Train Robbery in 1903, many of them shrieked in terror at the very last clip when one of the outlaws turns directly toward the camera and fires a gun, seemingly, directly at the audience. The puff of smoke... -
The A to Z of African American Cinema S. Torriano Berry 9780810868717
RRP: $58.05$52.23On 4 July, 1910, in 100-degree heat at an outdoor boxing ring near Reno, Nevada, film cameras recorded-and thousands of fans witnessed-former heavyweight champion Jim Jeffries' reluctant return from retirement to fight Jack Johnson, a black man. After 14... -
Historical Dictionary of Ian Fleming's World of Intelligence: Fact and Fiction Nigel West 9780810861909
RRP: $138.03$121.25Twelve novels and nine short stories define one of the most extraordinary fictional characters of all time, creating the basis for the most successful movie series in cinematographic history, watched by more than half the world's population. The single... -
Great Spanish Films Since 1950 Ronald Schwartz 9780810854055
RRP: $178.02$145.11When it began, modern Spanish cinema was under strict censorship, forced to conform to the ideological demands of the Nationalist regime. In 1950, the New Spanish Cinema was born as a protest over General Francisco Franco's policies: a new series of... -
The Silents of God: Selected Issues and Documents in Silent American Film and Religion, 1908-1925 Terry Lindvall 9780810839540
RRP: $92.88$82.55Covering the historical period from 1908 to 1925, this study showcases pamphlets, magazine articles (from both religious and film periodicals), sermons, and other discourse that chronicle an early vision of church/photoplay cooperation and its subsequent... -
Word-of-Mouth in Contemporary Hollywood Simon Hewitt (Coventry University, UK) 9781032353043
RRP: $174.15$152.41Word-of-Mouth in Contemporary Hollywood provides a unique insight into the potential for online communication to enable audiences to exert a greater impact on film industrial practices than ever before. In an overarching analysis of contemporary... -
Drawing the Line: Technical Hand Drafting for Film and Television David McHenry 9781138290327
RRP: $174.15$152.93Drawing the Line: Technical Hand Drafting for Film and Television is the essential resource for students and aspiring professionals studying and working in film and television design. The book covers all aspects of scenic drafting by hand - a technique... -
Acting for the Screen Mary Lou Belli (Emmy Award winning director of Monk, The Game, Girlfriends, 3Way, Living with Fran, and Charles in Charge.) 9781138311619
RRP: $174.15$152.41Acting 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... -
Australian Genre Film Kelly McWilliam 9781138603141
RRP: $174.15$141.56Australian Genre Film interrogates key genres at the core of Australia's so-called new golden age of genre cinema, establishing the foundation on which more sustained research on film genre in Australian cinema can develop. The book examines what... -
Indian Horror Cinema: (En)gendering the Monstrous Mithuraaj Dhusiya (Department of English, Hansraj College, University of Delhi, India) 9781138693180
RRP: $174.15$152.93This book studies the hitherto overlooked genre of horror cinema in India. It uncovers some unique and diverse themes that these films deal with, including the fear of the unknown, the supernatural, occult practices, communication with spirits of the... -
IFP/Los Angeles Independent Filmmaker's Manual Eden H. Wurmfeld 9781138171206
RRP: $174.15$153.70Backed by the resources of Independent Feature Project/West, co-authors Nicole Shay LaLoggia and Eden H. Wurmfeld have written the definitive low-budget production manual. Using examples from the Swingers and Kissing Jessica Stein, this comprehensive... -
The Modern Amazons: Warrior Women On-Screen James Ursini 9780879103279
$20.34Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780879103279Author James UrsiniFormat PaperbackPage Count 424Imprint Limelight EditionsPublisher Limelight EditionsWeight(grams) 903gDimensions(mm) 228mm *... -
A Year of Hitchcock: 52 Weeks with the Master of Suspense Jim McDevitt 9780810881396
RRP: $19.34$15.93Alfred Hitchcock's career spanned more than five decades, during which he directed more than 50 films, many of them indisputable classics: Notorious, Strangers on a Train, Rear Window, Vertigo, North by Northwest, and Psycho, among others. In A Year of... -
Zbigniew Preisner's Three Colors Trilogy: Blue, White, Red: A Film Score Guide Nicholas W. Reyland 9780810881389
RRP: $82.56$74.16Director Krzysztof Kieslowski's Three Colors trilogy-Blue (1993), White (1993), and Red (1994)-is one of the great achievements of European film. A meditation on liberty, equality, and fraternity, these three films marked the culmination of the... -
The A to Z of Australian and New Zealand Cinema Albert Moran 9780810868311
RRP: $58.05$52.88Whether it was Jane Campion's The Piano, Mel Gibson in Mad Max, Paul Hogan in Crocodile Dundee, or The Lord of the Rings saga, we have all experienced the cinema of Australia and New Zealand. This book is an introduction and guide to the film of... -
Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide Bernard A. Drew 9780415726658
$153.25In 1989 alone, for example, there were some forty-five major motion pictures which were sequels or part of a series. The film series phenomenon crosses all genres and has been around since the silent film era. This reference guide, in alphabetical order,... -
Women's Narrative and Film in 20th Century Spain Ofelia Ferran 9780415936330
RRP: $174.15$152.93Women's Narrative and Film in 20th Century Spain examines the development of the feminine cultural tradition in spain and how this tradition reshaped and defined a Spanish national identity. Each chapter focuses on representation of autobiography,... -
Spanish National Cinema Nuria Triana-Toribio 9780415220590
RRP: $174.15$152.41The first book in the English language to investigate the national cinema of Spain in its entiretyIncludes full discussion of regional Basque and Catalan cinemasFeatures discussion on key international filmmakers such as Almodovar and Bunuel. Will be... -
Flashbacks in Film: A Cognitive and Multimodal Analysis Adriana Gordejuela 9780367721336
RRP: $174.15$152.41Flashbacks in Film examines film flashback as a rich multimodal narrative device, analyzing the cognitive underpinnings of film flashbacks and the mechanisms that lead viewers to successfully comprehend them.Combining a cognitive film theory approach... -
Interactive Storytelling for the Screen Gustavo Aldana 9780367819989
RRP: $174.15$152.41An invaluable collection of essays and interviews exploring the business of interactive storytelling, this highly accessible guide offers invaluable insight into an ever-evolving field that is utilizing new spatial and interactive narrative forms to tell... -
British Horror Cinema Steve Chibnall 9780415230032
RRP: $174.15$152.41British Horror Cinema investigates a wealth of horror filmmaking in Britain, from early chillers like The Ghoul and Dark Eyes of London to acknowledged classics such as Peeping Tom and The Wicker Man.Contributors explore the contexts in which British... -
Hollywood Musicals, The Film Reader Steven Cohan (University of Maryland, USA) 9780415235594
RRP: $174.15$152.41Articles examine the musical in relation to its generic form and conventions, the relationship between narrative and spectacle, gender and feminist analysis, camp production and reception, stardom, and the representation of race and ethnicity.Includes... -
Screen Media: Analysing Film and Television Jane Stadler 9780367719319
RRP: $174.15$152.93Screen Media offers screen enthusiasts the analytical and theoretical vocabulary required to articulate responses to film and television. The authors emphasise the importance of 'thinking on both sides of the screen'. They show how to develop the skills... -
The Audio Dictionary Glenn D. White 9780295984988
RRP: $45.15$41.29The Audio Dictionary is a comprehensive resource, including historical, obsolete, and obscure as well as contemporary terms relating to diverse aspects of audio such as film and TV sound, recording, Hi-Fi, and acoustics. The Third Edition includes four... -
Theorizing Adaptation Kamilla Elliott 9780197511176
RRP: $151.58$118.67From intertextuality to postmodern cultural studies, narratology to affect theory, poststructuralism to metamodernism, and postcolonialism to ecocriticism, humanities adaptation studies has engaged with a host of contemporary theories. Yet theorizing... -
American Political Movies: An Annotated Filmography of Feature Films James Combs 9780415726450
$143.44Essays here explore the relationship between politics and explicitly political feature films from the beginning of the movie industry to World War I, and for each decade through to the 1980's. The included filmography is particularly useful. Originally... -
Ray By Ray: A Daughter's Take on the Legend of Nicholas Ray Nicca Ray 9781941110874
RRP: $21.93$16.43Nicholas Ray was cinema. The legendary director of such classic films as Rebel Without a Cause was an innovative force who dramatically changed the Hollywood landscape. He was also Nicca Ray's dad, Nick. After he disappeared from her life in 1964,... -
Mercy in Her Eyes: The Films of Mira Nair John Kenneth Muir 9781557836496
RRP: $24.50$20.24Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781557836496Author John Kenneth MuirFormat PaperbackPage Count 322Imprint Applause Theatre Book PublishersPublisher Hal Leonard CorporationSeries Applause... -
Best in Show: The Films of Christopher Guest and Company John Kenneth Muir 9781557836090
RRP: $19.34$18.05Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781557836090Author John Kenneth MuirFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Applause Theatre Book PublishersPublisher Hal Leonard CorporationSeries Applause... -
The John Ford Encyclopedia Sue Matheson 9781538103814
RRP: $153.51$136.08The winner of four Academy Awards for directing, John Ford is considered by many to be America's greatest native-born director. Ford helmed some of the most memorable films in American cinema, including The Grapes of Wrath, How Green Was My Valley, and... -
Refocus: the Films of Albert Brooks Christian B. Long 9781474434256
$129.80This is the first sustained critical collection on Albert Brooks, one of the key but under-examined figures in American stand-up, television comedy and Hollywood film comedy. Analysing every film written and directed by Albert Brooks, including Real Life...