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Films that dramatize historical events and the lives of historical figures-whether they are intended to educate or to entertain-play a significant role in shaping the public's understanding of the past. In A Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists and...

Famed playwright Israel Horovitz has written more than 70 produced plays, which have been translated in more than 30 languages worldwide. Along the way, he has also written screenplays for film including Author! Author!, starring Al Pacino, as well as...

Almost since films were first shown to the public, music has played a critical component in their success. Film and Television Music: A Guide to Books, Articles, and Composer Interviews compiles over 100 years of writings devoted to the subject of film...

Offers the first book-length study of Norwegian horror cinemaAbout the AuthorChrister Bakke Andresen, Associate Professor, Norwegian University of Science and Technology.Book InformationISBN 9781474457842Author Christer Bakke AndresenFormat HardbackPage...

With more than 250 images, new information on international cinema-especially Polish, Chinese, Russian, Canadian, and Iranian filmmakers-an expanded section on African-American filmmakers, updated discussions of new works by major American directors, and...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781628725773Author Ronald BerganFormat PaperbackPage Count 420Imprint Arcade PublishingPublisher Arcade PublishingWeight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781474440523Author Kelly McWilliamFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Edinburgh University PressPublisher Edinburgh University PressSeries Visionaries

This book provides a fresh look at the director's legacy, with critical essays by both world-famous and early-career film scholars.Book InformationISBN 9781474437233Author Sergei ToymentsevFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Edinburgh University...

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...

This book explores the return of the 'epic' in 21st-century cinema. With the success of Gladiator, both critics and scholars enthusiastically announced the return of a genre which had lain dormant for 30 years. However, this return raises important new...

This is the first full-length study of masculinity and film style. Cinema is not just an intellectual or cerebral experience. They also make us feel: especially popular movies. This is a book about one aspect of how cinema makes us feel as well as think...

Now Kathryn Bigelow has made history as the first woman to win an Oscar for directing, is this a new era for women filmmakers? The figures suggest otherwise. Seeking to redress the imbalance between male and female film directors, Celluloid Ceiling...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780879101626Author David ZinmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Limelight EditionsPublisher Limelight EditionsSeries LimelightWeight(grams)...

From his first feature film, The Duellists, to his international successes Alien, Blade Runner, Thelma and Louise, Black Hawk Down, Gladiator, and American Gangster, Ridley Scott has directed some of the most compelling films of the last 30 years. Apart...

The floozy, the gangster's moll, the nasty debutante: Most Hollywood actresses played at least one of these bad girls in the 1930s. Since censorship customarily demanded that goodness prevail, vixens were in mainly supporting roles - but the actresses...

Apologies no description as yet for this book is available. We are dedicated to providing you with an extensive selection of science fiction books from a variety of authors and publishers. Our collection ranges from classic titles to the latest releases,...

Mankind has been predicting its own demise through various methods from fables and religious scriptures to hard-core scientific studies since the dawn of time. And if there is one thing Hollywood knows how to exploit it is the fears of Things to Come...

A favorite of film followers for 50 years James Bond is the hero loved by everyone: Men want to be just like him women just want to be with him. Moviegoers around the world have spent more than $5 billion to watch his adventures across the last five...

EThe Wizard of Oz FAQE is a fact-filled celebration of the beloved 1939 fantasy masterpiece starring Judy Garland. It's all here a from L. Frank Baum and his Oz novels to the complete background story of the movie's conception development and shoot ...

Scene-by-scene trivia and information from the latest Star Wars movie, The Last Jedi along with interviews with the cast and crew of the film. Also features fantastic images and production art. An essential companion to the film and for all fans of...

Practical up-to-date advice for the aspiring director, producer, or screenwriter This third edition prepares independent or guerrilla filmmakers for the legal, financial, and organizational questions that can doom a project if unanswered. Current...

Since the turn of the millennium, a growing number of female filmmakers have appropriated the aesthetics of horror for their films. In this book, Patricia Pisters investigates contemporary women directors such as Ngozi Onwurah, Claire Denis, Lucile Had...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781474436311Author Dimitris PapanikolaouFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Edinburgh University PressPublisher Edinburgh University Press

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 9780879109615Author Alain SilverFormat PaperbackPage Count 252Imprint Limelight EditionsPublisher Limelight EditionsSeries LimelightWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780879109547Author Richard KoszarskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 404Imprint Limelight EditionsPublisher Limelight EditionsSeries LimelightWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780879102975Author Alain SilverFormat PaperbackPage Count 332Imprint Limelight EditionsPublisher Limelight EditionsSeries LimelightWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780879102685Author Gregg RickmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 408Imprint Limelight EditionsPublisher Limelight EditionsSeries LimelightWeight(grams)...

In a career that spanned eight decades, Christopher Lee (1922-2015) appeared in more than 200 roles for film and television. Though he is best known for his portrayal of Dracula in films of the 1950s, '60s, and '70s-as well as his appearances in the Lord...

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...

Creative solutions without the filler. That is what you get from this practical guide to enhancing your titles, motion graphics and visual effects with Motion. Step-by-step instruction is concisely described and lavishly illustrated. The downloadable...

A range of international scholars highlight the thematic and formal coherence of James Benning's practice, whilst providing readers with an artistic and historical context to understand his experimental film work.Book InformationISBN 9781474431736Author...

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...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780879109943Author Gregg RickmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 466Imprint Limelight EditionsPublisher Limelight EditionsSeries LimelightWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780879103323Author Alain SilverFormat PaperbackPage Count 422Imprint Limelight EditionsPublisher Limelight EditionsSeries LimelightWeight(grams)...

Since the beginning of television, Westerns have been playing on the small screen. From the mid-1950s until the early 1960s, they were one of TV's most popular genres, with millions of viewers tuning in to such popular shows as Rawhide, Gunsmoke, and...

The only guide to the art and technique of color correction based on the invaluable knowledge of more than a dozen of the top colorists in the world. This book allows you unprecedented access to the way the masters of the craft approach their work...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780879109769Author Michael Di LeoFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Limelight EditionsPublisher Limelight EditionsSeries Limelight

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780879102661Author Alain SilverFormat PaperbackPage Count 344Imprint Limelight EditionsPublisher Limelight EditionsSeries LimelightWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780879102777Author Geoff AndrewFormat HardbackPage Count 382Imprint Limelight EditionsPublisher Limelight EditionsSeries LimelightWeight(grams)...