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What choices- creative, practical, and technical- make a movie what it is? Here a gifted writer and filmmaker takes us behind the camera and provides a full description of the movie-making process.When John Sayles turned from writing fiction to making...

Take a trip beyond this Earth to explore the myths of The Mandalorian and uncover the anatomy of the newest space western in the Star Wars Universe.Star Wars dominates the film world. The combined box office revenue of the Star Wars movies equates to...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780984412624Author Charles HelfensteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 290Imprint Spies LLCPublisher Spies LLCWeight(grams) 679gDimensions(mm) 280mm * 216mm * 19mm

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845839321Author Dr Michael RichardsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Telos Publishing LtdPublisher Telos Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 254gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629337142Author Peter BrookerFormat PaperbackPage Count 242Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 327gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615932870Author Steve KaplinFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Michael Wiese ProductionsPublisher Michael Wiese Productions

Described by its maker as a 'poem of horror', Vampyr (1932) is one of the founding works of psychological horror cinema, adapted from a collection of gothic stories by Sheridan Le Fanu and directed by the revered Danish director Carl Theodor Dreyer...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781902588247Author Jack HunterFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint Glitter BooksPublisher Creation BooksWeight(grams) 147g

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312347383Author D B GillesFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 254gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 142mm *...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789081329460Author Simon FirthFormat PaperbackPage Count 238Imprint DMD DigitalPublisher DMD DigitalSeries On the Tracks of 007Weight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm)...

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

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781917285094Author Nocturne GroupFormat PaperbackPage Count 244Imprint Bonefyre BooksPublisher Bonefyre BooksSeries Shadows in a Phantom EyeWeight(grams)...

Celebrate the first 10 years of Marvel Studios movies in this collector's edition featuring all of the films from Iron Man to Captain Marvel!Includes interviews with Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Chadwick Boseman, Chris Hemsworth,...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781087893167Author Scott V PalmerFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Cypress Hills PressPublisher Cypress Hills PressWeight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781917285117Author Nocturne GroupFormat PaperbackPage Count 218Imprint Bonefyre BooksPublisher Bonefyre BooksSeries Shadows in a Phantom EyeWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903254912Author Robin BougieFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint FAB PressPublisher FAB Press

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781917285131Author Nocturne GroupFormat PaperbackPage Count 186Imprint Bonefyre BooksPublisher Bonefyre BooksSeries Shadows in a Phantom EyeWeight(grams)...

Celine Sciamma is the most visible and important feminist, and lesbian, director in contemporary international filmmaking. Her fourth feature, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, competed for the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 2019 and intervened directly in debates...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345477637Author Stephen J. SansweetFormat HardbackPage Count 1224Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncSeries Star Wars -...

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...

With over 1.75 million copies sold worldwide, this book is a must-have for all movie lovers, from casual movie-goers to film connoisseurs. This brand-new edition of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die covers more than a century of movie history...

In its heyday from the late 1950s until the early 1980s Italian horror cinema was characterised by an excess of gore, violence and often incoherent plot-lines. Films about zombies, cannibals and psychopathic killers ensured there was no shortage of...

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...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781917285148Author Nocturne GroupFormat PaperbackPage Count 230Imprint Bonefyre BooksPublisher Bonefyre BooksSeries Shadows in a Phantom EyeWeight(grams)...

A fascinating history of motion pictures through the lens of the Academy Awards, the Best Picture winners, and the box-office contenders.In Best Pick: A Journey through Film History and the Academy Awards, John Dorney, Jessica Regan, and Tom Salinsky...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789081329446Author Martijn MulderFormat PaperbackPage Count 138Imprint DMD DigitalPublisher DMD DigitalWeight(grams) 308gDimensions(mm) 244mm * 170mm * 10mm

The first collection to provide close readings of individual films, written specifically to support film screenings. The essays are clearly written offering students a great model for their own writing about film. This comprehensive collection covers...

Charlie Chaplin was a skilled comedian, filmmaker and composer, and the mission of this book is to educate readers on the wide variety of Chaplin's artistry: the subtlety of his mimetic satire, the sophistication of his film direction, his prodigious...

Through a series of case studies, this book tracks the inventive distribution and exhibition initiatives developed over the last 40 years by an array of small companies on the periphery of the beleaguered UK film industry. That their practices are now...

A film-lover's guide to New York City, this book explores the city through iconic moments in cinema history. It is filled with interesting trivia and useful information for both locals and tourists, and includes now-and-then images, quotes, and location...

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

Explore the science behind some of your favorite popular science fiction tropes--from escaping a black hole to riding a space elevator to the stars-in this illustrated guide from NASA advisor and host of the popular Tested podcast OffWorld. Whether it's...

From the birth of cinema in the 1890s to the global box office today, women directors have had to work hard to tell their stories. Although they make up a small percentage of current filmmakers, their contributions to the cinematic arts are both...

The first James Bond film, Dr. No, was a gamble. In 1962, the 'Swinging Sixties' were about to begin and the aspirational lifestyle depicted by the Bond films were very much part of the art, music and fashion revolution that defined that decade. But...

A collection of screenplays by this brilliant writer. Includes: EThe HospitalE ENetworkE and EAltered StatesE.Book InformationISBN 9781557831941Author Paddy ChayefskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 342Imprint Applause Theatre Book PublishersPublisher Hal...

This newest edition will track the form's evolution from such 1970s reinventions as ECount Yorga VampireE and EBlaculaE EThe HungerE and EVampire's KissE in the Eighties EInterview with the VampireE EBram Stoker's DraculaE and the EBladeE series in...

This is the first English-language study of internationally acclaimed Portuguese filmmaker Pedro Costa, examining the cultural, production and exhibition contexts of his feature films, shorts and video installations.Book InformationISBN...

An in-depth collector's edition featuring material from the long-awaited all-new Star Wars movie, The Rise of Skywalker, including interviews with the cast and crew and exclusive imagery. A behind-the-scenes insight into the Forces behind Star Wars:...

Movie Movements: Films That Changed the World of Cinema is a one-stop guide to the major movements that have shaped our sense of what cinema is and can be. It introduces the reader to definitions of the founding concepts in Film Studies such as...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781087868325Author Scott V PalmerFormat HardbackPage Count 202Imprint IngramSparkPublisher IngramSparkWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 18mm