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Celluloid Wars by Stephen Curley
SciFier: $156.84This easy-to-use guide explores the relationships between film images and the experience of war, showing how films influence war-time behavior and how wars influence films. This unique reference... -
Radical Visions by Glenn Man
SciFier: $179.74Radical Visions discusses an important period in American film history: Films such as Bonnie and Clyde, The Graduate, McCabe and Mrs. Miller, Midnight Cowboy, Nashville, and Taxi Driver challenged... -
Guide to African Cinema Sharon A. Russell 9780313296215
SciFier: $130.51Intended as a guide to the filmmakers and films of the African cinema, this reference book also provides the framework for understanding the history and development of African film with respect to... -
Catalogue of Forbidden German Feature and Short Film Productions by John F. Kelson
SciFier: $130.51Compiled as a tool for re-educating the population of the three western zones of Occupation, this catalog lists 395 features, feature-length documentaries, and short films that were forbidden for... -
Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland by Per Olav Qvist
SciFier: $191.19This volume adds Sweden and Finland to the growing list of countries included in Greenwood Press' Reference Guides to the World's Cinema series. Both well known and other important but less known... -
Entertainers in British Films by Dennis Gifford
SciFier: $133.94Representing the first attempt to compile a complete catalog of the entertainers who appeared on film in Great Britain from the invention of the cinema in the mid-1890s to the present, this... -
Film and the American Left by M. Keith Booker
SciFier: $156.84The American Left has produced a rich and varied cultural tradition that was largely suppressed during the Cold War but whose influence on the larger society has always been significant. Much of this... -
Groucho and W. C. Fields by Wes D. Gehring
RRP: $66.30SciFier: $51.66Before Groucho Marx and W. C. Fields American comedy was innocent. After they left their hilarious smudges on the genre, comedy was anything but. Here in a captivating book comparing and contrasting... -
Guide to the Cinema of Spain by Marvin D'Lugo
SciFier: $157.99This guide to Spanish film documents the film industry's interpretation of the isolating effects of the cultural traditionalism of the early twentieth century to the expanding international... -
Annual Index to Motion Picture Credits 1982 by Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
SciFier: $157.99The Annual Index to Motion Picture Credits covers films eligible for the Academy Awards, as well as other films, released in the Los Angeles area, which do not meet the Academy's requirements. Each... -
Populism and the Capra Legacy by Wes D. Gehring
SciFier: $141.96Traditionally identified with screwball comedies, Frank Capra has seldom been considered a conduit for populist concerns and issues. In this book, Gehring examines the influence of both Will Rogers... -
Directory of Eastern European Film-Makers and Films 1945-91 by Grzegorz Balski
SciFier: $159.13This book is an original and highly detailed reference work on Eastern European films and is the first of its kind to provide such a wealth and breadth of information. There is full coverage of over... -
Jewish Film Directory by Matthew Stevens
SciFier: $159.13Jews have played a constant and diverse role in the growth of cinema and film-making. This unique book provides a catalogue of over 1,200 films about Jews and Jewish history, culture, personalities,... -
Noir, Now and Then: Film Noir Originals and Remakes (1944-1999) Ronald Schwartz 9780313308932
SciFier: $179.74This examniation of the cinematic style of film noir originals and their neo-noir remakes compares thirty-five films, beginning with Billy Wilder's classic Double Indemnity and concluding with Jim... -
Filmography of American History by Grant Tracey
SciFier: $169.44Containing over 200 films, this resource is ideal for students, teachers, and other viewers who are interested in using films to enhance their knowledge of American historical events and periods... -
Bernard Herrmann's Vertigo: A Film Score Handbook David Cooper 9780313314902
SciFier: $167.15This in-depth musicological and critical study examines how Bernard Herrmann's score for Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo plays a crucial role in the articulation and development of the film's narrative... -
Blockbusters by Mark A. Graves
SciFier: $168.29Blockbusters: A Reference Guide to Film Genres offers both film specialists and film fans an in-depth look at 12 popular genres of film. With a separate chapter dedicated to each of the 12 commonly... -
Encyclopedia of Film Noir by Geoff Mayer
SciFier: $192.34When viewers think of film noir, they often picture actors like Humphrey Bogart playing characters like Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon, the film based on the book by Dashiell Hammett. Yet film noir... -
Film Feminisms by Mary C. Gentile
SciFier: $141.96Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.About the Authorntile /f Mary /i C.Book InformationISBN 9780313244070Author Mary C. GentileFormat Hard -
Personality Comedians as Genre by Wes D. Gehring
SciFier: $179.74The success of clown comedy is dependent on the comic or comics who take center stage. These comics are usually identified with a specific comedic shtick, physical or visual humor, and their underdog... -
The Academy Awards Index by Richard Shale
SciFier: $163.71This detailed reference provides a complete record of Academy Award winners and nominees through 1991. All nominees in all categories are listed, and the volume includes recipients of special awards... -
Directory of African Film-Makers and Films by Keith Shiri
SciFier: $84.71The richness and color of African cinema have been neglected for too long and its many talented film-makers deserve full recognition. This new and unique book gives detailed information on over 300... -
Directory of Spanish and Portuguese Film-Makers and Films by Rafael de Espana
SciFier: $132.80This new book catalogues some 215 prominent film directors from both countries, giving accurate bio-filmographies and providing an in-depth reference source. Full attention is given to the propaganda... -
Reel Black Talk by Linda Allen
SciFier: $156.84As evidenced in interviews included in this volume, many African American filmmakers consider themselves artists first, their ethnicity being only part of what influences their work. This is the... -
Guide to the Cinema(s) of Canada by Peter Rist
SciFier: $157.99This new volume in the Greenwood Press series Reference Guides to the World's Cinema discusses the films and personalities of the Canadian cinema. This guide encompasses the diverse output of both... -
The Encyclopedia of American Independent Filmmaking by Vincent LoBrutto
SciFier: $156.84Independent filmmaking is often regarded as a relatively recent phenomenon, yet the so-called movement has actually existed as long as movies themselves. In this indispensable single-volume reference... -
The Language of Comics: Word and Image Robin Varnum 9781578064144
RRP: $61.81SciFier: $51.66With essays by Jan Baetens, David A. Berona, Frank L. Cioffi, N. C. Christopher Couch, Robert C. Harvey, Gene Kannenberg, Jr., Catherine Khordoc, David Kunzle, Marion D. Perret, and Todd Taylor.In... -
Framework by Tom Stempel
RRP: $38.82SciFier: $30.30Updated and expanded for the third edition, this volume combines scholarship with movie lore to present a comprehensive account of the development and influence of the American screenwriter. The text... -
A Decade of Dark Humor: How Comedy, Irony, and Satire Shaped Post-9/11 America Ted Gournelos 9781617030062
RRP: $249.61SciFier: $234.70A Decade of Dark Humor analyzes ways in which popular and visual culture used humor-in a variety of forms-to confront the attacks of September 11, 2001 and, more specifically, the aftermath. This... -
A Guide to Silent Westerns by Larry Langman
SciFier: $157.99This comprehensive film guide lists the screen credits and provides synopses of more than 5,400 silent western features, documentaries, shorts and serials released from the 1890s through 1930... -
Feel-Bad Postfeminism by Catherine McDermott (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)
SciFier: $224.40In Feel-Bad Postfeminism, Catherine McDermott provides crucial insight into what growing up during empowerment postfeminism feels like, and outlines the continuing postfeminist legacy of resilience... -
Inside the Hollywood Fan Magazine by Anthony Slide
RRP: $97.33SciFier: $64.83The fan magazine has often been viewed simply as a publicity tool, a fluffy exercise in self-promotion by the film industry. But as an arbiter of good and bad taste, as a source of knowledge, and as... -
Dave Sim: Conversations Eric Hoffman 9781617037818
SciFier: $233.56In 1977, Dave Sim (b. 1956) began to self-publish Cerebus, one of the earliest and most significant independent comics, which ran for 300 issues and ended, as Sim had planned from early on, in 2004... -
Bigger Than Ben-Hur: The Book, Its Adaptations, and Their Audiences Barbara Ryan 9780815634034
SciFier: $86.45First published in 1880, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ became a best-seller. The popular novel spawned an 1899 stage adaptation, reaching audiences of over 10 million, and two highly successful film... -
A Guide to American Crime Films of the Thirties by Daniel Finn
SciFier: $157.99Recent crime films such as Scarface, the Dirty Harry series, and The Godfather have captured the American imagination, but they owe a large debt to the early crime talkies such as The Public Enemy,... -
A Guide to American Crime Films of the Forties and Fifties by Daniel Finn
SciFier: $156.84The only comprehensive guide to the crime films of the forties and fifties, this volume focuses on the major events that shaped and molded the genre: war, alienation, drugs, and organized crime. The... -
Dave Sim: Conversations Eric Hoffman 9781628461787
RRP: $72.14SciFier: $64.10In 1977, Dave Sim (b. 1956) began to self-publish Cerebus, one of the earliest and most significant independent comics, which ran for 300 issues and ended, as Sim had planned from early on, in 2004... -
Manga, Murder and Mystery by Mimi Okabe (SUNY Buffalo, USA)
SciFier: $70.97Little is known about the boy detective in Japanese detective fiction despite his popularity. Who is he, and what mysteries does he unveil about cultural understandings of youth in Japanese society? ... -
The Marx Brothers by Wes D. Gehring
SciFier: $179.74This bio-bibliography was designed to present a combined biographical, critical, and bibliographical portrait of the Marx Brothers. It examines their significance in film comedy in particular, and as... -
Financing Your Film by Trisha Curran
SciFier: $82.42This practical guide addresses the needs of aspiring, beginning and veteran independent producers, as well as film students. The author covers such topics as sources of money, ways to structure...