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Robert S. McNamara is one of modern America's most controversial figures. His opinions, policies, and actions have led to a firestorm of debate, ignited most recently by Errol Morris's Academy Award-winning film, The Fog of War. In the companion book,...

Here at last is an introduction to film theory and its history without the jargon. Noted film scholar V. F. Perkins presents criteria for expanding our understanding and enjoyment of movies. He employs common sense words like balance, coherence,...

Pithy put-downs, hard-boiled snarlings, words of love and regret... All the Best Lines presents 500 memorable movie quotes, embracing both one-liners ('My name is Pussy Galore') and slices of snappy dialogue from pictures as diverse as When Harry Met...

Featuring 50 of the most influential and essential Japanese animated series and films-from Akira to Cowboy Bebop to Sailor Moon-this expert guide is the must-have book for anime fans young and old. The Essential Anime Guide is the guide every fan needs...

Rocliffe Notes is a compendium for screenwriters and filmmakers which brings together tips and opinions from over 140 film and TV industry professionals, and provides a step-by-step, common-sense guide on how writers and writer-directors can best present...

Cartoons-both from the classic Hollywood era and from more contemporary feature films and television series-offer a rich field for detailed investigation and analysis. Contributors draw on theories and methodology from film, television, and media...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781524762001Author Neil LandauFormat HardbackPage Count 216Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781593936594Author Michael B DruxmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 635gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm...

EMarathon Man Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid The Princess Bride MiseryE. Author royalties donated to the Motion Picture and Television Fund.Book InformationISBN 9781557832658Author William GoldmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 502Imprint Applause...

Volume 4 The very best features and interviews from Star Wars Insider-the official magazine of the Star Wars saga! Mark Hamill discusses the making of Return of the Jedi and Daisy Ridley talks about making her Star Wars debut in The Force Awakens!...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781684818549Author Adnan VirkFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Mango MediaPublisher Mango MediaDimensions(mm) 215mm * 139mm * 12mm

The official art book for the animated movie Spies in Disguise. Super spy Lance Sterling (Will Smith) and scientist Walter Beckett (Tom Holland) are almost exact opposites. Lance is smooth, suave and debonair. Walter is... not. But when events take an...

From atomic bombs to zealous zombies, this cinephile s guidebook reviews 1000 of the wickedest, weirdest and most terrifying films from every age of horror. With reviews on many overlooked, underappreciated gems such as Alice Sweet Alice (1976), Zombie...

This book attempts to clarify the narrative conditions of humanism, asking how we can use stories to complicate our understanding of others, and questioning the ethics and efficacy of attempts to represent human social complexity in fiction.About the...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781593932121Author Christopher GulloFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 422gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

'Terrific! With a dynamically deft touch, Philip Gefter chronicles how a uniquely volatile mix of timing, talent, pressure, and passion turned a landscape-altering play into a cinematic detonation. Savor this juicy bit of time travel, because we'll never...

Exotic Cinema is the first systematic analysis of decentred exoticism in contemporary transnational and world cinema. By critically examining regimes of visuality such as the imperial, the ethnographic and the exotic gaze, which have colonised our minds...

Few modern art forms are as misunderstood as the craft of creating movie scripts, but "Tales from the Script" puts readers in the trenches of the Hollywood development process. Readers will revel in the exploits of Shane Black ("Lethal Weapon"), John...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629337159Author Peter BrookerFormat HardbackPage Count 242Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 494gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

1977 saw the release of a space fantasy like no other: Star Wars. With this Celebration Special, go behind the scenes to discover how this timeless classic was created. See the original version of the story that never made it to film; learn how George...

This comprehensively revised, updated and significantly extended edition introduces German film history from its beginnings to the present day, covering key periods and movements including early and silent cinema, Weimar cinema, Nazi cinema, the New...

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...

Rewind, Replay is the first history of Britain's video boom. It considers the earliest video distributors who, from the late 1970s, took chances on a wide range of films and other programmes to attract consumer interest. It also addresses the phenomenon...

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...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780953192601Author Bruce SachsFormat PaperbackPage Count 167Imprint Tomahawk PressPublisher Tomahawk PressWeight(grams) 735g

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805044515Author Barry HampeFormat PaperbackPage Count 342Imprint Henry Holt & Company IncPublisher Henry Holt & Company IncWeight(grams) 370gDimensions(mm)...

Oscar-winning production designer Peter Lamont worked behind the scenes on 18 lames Bond films, beginning with the 1960s classics starring Sean Connery and George Lazenby. From the 1980s onwards he was the production designer of the films starring Roger...

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,...

John Carpenter's producing partner Debra Hill hired photographer Kim Gottlieb-Walker to be the unit photographer on Halloween, and Kim soon became part of Carpenter's filmmaking family, shooting stills on the sets of some of his most iconic films:...

The zombie is cinema's most enduring horror icon, having terrified audiences for decades. Book of the Dead charts the history of the walking dead from the monster's origins in Haitian voodoo, through its cinematic debut in 1932's White Zombie up to...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781474431729Author Frances SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Edinburgh University PressPublisher Edinburgh University PressWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780879102944Author Charles DrazinFormat PaperbackPage Count 242Imprint Limelight EditionsPublisher Limelight EditionsSeries LimelightWeight(grams)...

A documented screenplay of the Oliver Stone film complete with historical annotation with 340 research notes and 97 reactions and commentaries by Norman Mailer Tom Wicker Gerald R. Ford and many others.THTH It's a lesson in craft to watch EJFKE on...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781950347391Author Teresa PeschelFormat PaperbackPage Count 438Imprint Peschel PressPublisher Peschel PressWeight(grams) 1007gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 23mm

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615933617Author Margaret KerrisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Michael Wiese ProductionsPublisher Michael Wiese Productions

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789081329408Author Martijn MulderFormat PaperbackPage Count 172Imprint DMD DigitalPublisher DMD DigitalWeight(grams) 281gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 12mm

From bleak Expressionist works to the edgy political cinema of the New German Cinema and the feel-good Heimat films of the postwar era, Directory of World Cinema: Germany aims to offer a wider film and cultural context for the films that have emerged...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781932907933Author Jeffrey Alan SchechterFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Michael Wiese ProductionsPublisher Michael Wiese ProductionsWeight(grams) 318g

This is a riotous story which is reasonably mad and as accurate as a Marx brother can make it. Despite only a year and a half of schooling Harpo or perhaps his collaborator is the best writer of the Marx Brother. Highly recommended. aLibrary Journal ...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781088142202Author Scott V PalmerFormat HardbackPage Count 142Imprint IngramSparkPublisher IngramSparkWeight(grams) 435gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 13mm