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This is the first book to consider Gerwig as a writer-director. It argues that her three feature films to date-Lady Bird (2017), Little Women (2019) and Barbie (2023)-engage with debates about feminism and femininity through cinematic aesthetics. Her...

So Bad It's Good: The Art of the Terrible Joke isn't just a collection of jokes-it's a masterclass in the fine, underrated art of humorously bad comedy. Packed with timeless dad jokes and fresh, laugh-out-loud...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250406583Author Thomas ElrodFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 137mm *...

Ben Wheatley and Amy Jump's award-winning, groundbreaking films Kill List, A Field in England, and In the Earth are available here for the first time, with a new introduction and foreword.About the AuthorBen Wheatley is the award-winning director of,...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798887243962Author Esau EscorzaFormat HardbackPage Count 120Imprint Idea & Design WorksPublisher Idea & Design Works

Celebrating 40 years of collaboration between Inez & Vinoodh, one of the most influential photography duos of our time, this book offers a unique comprehensive retrospective of their groundbreaking career. For forty years, Inez van lamsweerde and...

Arcade Adventures tells the story of video game arcades, from the pioneering technology of the 1970s and the golden age of the 1980s, to the modern experiences of today. Arcades were a true pioneer of gaming, existing...

It's 1984, and investigative reporter Arthur Stuart is trying to locate Brian Slade, the glam-rock superstar who faked his own death and vanished from the spotlight ten years earlier... Todd Haynes's kaleidoscopic glam-rock epic, Velvet Goldmine (1998),...

Documentary is at the core of Andre Bazin's immensely influential views of cinema. This collection, curated by renowned film scholar Dudley Andrew, brings to English-language readers sixty-two articles in which Bazin interrogated films about geography,...

The third volume of the widely acclaimed Art of the Cut focuses exclusively on documentary editing, bringing together the experience and insight of more than 100 of the world's best documentary editors.Continuing his work from the other volumes, Steve...

Lee Hill's meticulously-researched study of the 1969 cult road movie Easy Rider analyses both the circumstances surrounding the film's making and the social and cultural forces that found expression in it. Easy Rider broke the mould of Hollywood studio...

Performing with Resilience provides essential guidance for performers, educators, and industry professionals on sustaining mental health in the demanding entertainment industry.The book explores the psychological, emotional, and physiological challenges...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506752808Author Walter SimonsonFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Publisher Dark Horse Comics,U.S.

The Producer's Business Handbook, Fifth Edition pulls back the curtain on today's global motion picture economy-revealing how producers may best navigate streaming, AI, and the new financial models that are rewriting every business rule of film and...

Fashion thrives on fame and success, capitalism and culture. But beneath the luster and hype, fashion is also inevitably about failure - an essential part of its history and evolution. In his contribution to the Fashion in Action series of short books...

Jonathan Demme was one of the most accomplished American film directors of his era, yet despite the scope and variety of his work, he remains underappreciated. After apprenticing with the B-movie impresario Roger Corman, from whom he learned to make...

There she stood. A goddess. I was in love with the marble goddess.When Rika Horauchi accepts an unusual new part-time job, she never expects to fall in love.Rika has been tasked with talking to Venus, to keep her company when the museum is closed on...

There are very few directors for whom you can say "that's his or her brand of film", but the legendary John Hughes is undoubtedly one of them. He presented a different perspective on growing up, showing parents to be much more human than movies had...

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF WHERE'D YOU GO BERNADETTE'SMART, FUNNY AND DEVASTATING IN A GREAT WAY' JENNETTE MCCURDY'I ADORED THIS NOVEL AND IT MADE ME VERY HAPPY' NINA STIBBE'LOADED WITH MARIA SEMPLE'S SIGNATURE WIT' BONNIE GARMUSAdora Hazzard has it...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781302968045Author Jess HarroldFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Marvel ComicsPublisher Marvel Comics

More than a traditional haute couturier, Balenciaga is a fashion powerhouse that continues to shake up the fashion world. Since being founded by Cristobal Balenciaga in 1919, the brand has continuously evolved its designs, ensuring that it remains at the...

Create amazing amigurumi of some of the most iconic and beloved characters, creatures, and items from video game history-from Street Fighter's Ryu and Final Fantasy's Chocobo to Super Mario Kart Racing's Spiny Shell and Poppy Playtime's Huggy Wuggy!Pixel...

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME: The story of a family and a family business.Benicio del Toro is Anatole 'Zsa-zsa' Korda, one of the richest men in Europe. As he scrambles to consummate the most important project of his life, Zsa-zsa's opponents disrupt, obstruct,...

What is a mask? A disguise or a means of protection? Laini Burton's comprehensive examination of masking in Western culture explores the mask as an enduring tool of personal, political and social transformation.Beginning in the Middle Ages, Burton...

Healthcare faces immense challenges. Ensuring both clinicians and the public remain healthy to negotiate a world of increasing complexity, misinformation and uncertainty is urgent. Does scientific knowledge help them do this? In Thinking, healthcare...

Artists aren't born artists; they have to practise. This incredibly helpful book contains invaluable art-study projects, illustrated and explained by expert global artists, giving readers useful tools with which to practise, improve, and achieve a high...

xxxAbout the AuthorEdited by 3dtotal Publishing, who publish high-quality art books dedicated to bringing invaluable training to beginners, hobbyists, and professionals alike. Their books feature top industry professionals from around the globe who share...

A Filmmaker's Guide to Working with Children is a vital resource for ethical filmmaking with child performers. Building on their collaboration on the film Snake, the authors offer practical strategies for creating captivating performances while ensuring...

The official retrospective of one of cinema's most important films - Night of the Living Dead.The full story of the first "zombie" movie, the 1968 George A. Romero cult film that denoted the birth of modern horror genre.Released in 1968, George A...

Rebellious, elegant, revolutionary: these are just some of the words to describe Alexander McQueen. One of the most disruptive designers in the fashion world, his designs shocked as much as they wowed, and the impact of the 'enfant terrible of British...

This book emerges from the pressing need to consolidate animation studies within the Spanish academic landscape. While Spain boasts a thriving animation industry, recognized globally for its creative output and economic impact, scholarly engagement with...

Spanning six decades, her seventeen features and four shorts move from the late Soviet era to post-Soviet Ukraine, breaking cinematic rules with repetition, collage, unruly performance and a tactile, object-rich world. This volume reframes Muratova as an...

Focusing on the incidence of the 'Westerns' film genre in the 120-odd years of Australian cinema history, exploring how the American genre has been adapted to the changing Australian social, political and cultural contexts of their production, including...

Healthcare faces immense challenges. Ensuring both clinicians and the public remain healthy to negotiate a world of increasing complexity, misinformation and uncertainty is urgent. Does scientific knowledge help them do this? In Thinking, healthcare...

This book provides a toolkit for unconventional practice-a comprehensive list of unconventional story shapes and the meanings they create, with accompanying case studies, including: one-act structure; two-act structure; passive protagonists; untimely...

Explore the characters, creatures, people and places of Studio Ghibli in this beautifully illustrated encyclopedia.From Arrietty to Zeniba, join Michael Leader and Jake Cunningham, authors and hosts of the Ghibliotheque podcast, on a new journey through...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781496863188Author Lloyd SachsFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint University Press of MississippiPublisher University Press of MississippiSeries Conversations...

Morning coffee has never been this much fun!Something in the Froth is an engaging collection of images discovered in froth that will inspire and challenge people to find value in even the messiest moments in life.Laugh, smile, and relax as a simple latte...

This book functions as an introductory guide to experimental filmmaking and the motion picture camera. This new and updated second edition surveys the latest practical methods of experimental film production, as well as the history, theory, and...

A comprehensive look at how comedy evolved across mediums throughout the twentieth century.Americans in the past century have laughed in good times and bad, throughout social, economic, and political upheaval, Prohibition, the Great Depression, two World...