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The Cinema of ALex De La Iglesia Andy Willis 9780719071379
SciFier: £23.99Alex de la Iglesia, initially championed by Pedro Almodovar, and at one time the enfant terrible of Spanish film, still makes film critics nervous. The director of some of the most important films... -
Gus Van Sant by Katya Tylevich
RRP: £20.00SciFier: £15.42The first book to talk about the creative process of one of Hollywood's most iconic directorsFrom Drugstore Cowboy to Elephant, Milk and Good Will Hunting, Gus Van Sant's films have captured the... -
Love, Mortality and the Moving Image E. Wilson 9780230308398
SciFier: £77.99In their use of home movies, collages of photographs and live footage, moving image artists explore the wish to see dead loved ones living. This study closely explores emotions and sensations... -
Screening Songs in Hispanic and Lusophone Cinema Lisa Shaw 9780719083808
RRP: £90.00SciFier: £66.83In this volume, eighteen experts from a variety of academic backgrounds explore the use of songs in films from the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking worlds. This volume illustrates how - rather than... -
World Film Locations: Barcelona by Lorenzo J. Torres Hortelano
RRP: £23.95SciFier: £22.26Barcelona is one of the world's most beautiful cities. A permanent showcase of the work of acclaimed architect Antoni Gaudi, it also has a long and rich cinematic legacy. Great directors from all... -
Fifty Contemporary Film Directors Yvonne Tasker 9780415554336
SciFier: £28.83Fifty Contemporary Film Directors examines the work of some of today's most popular and influential cinematic figures. It provides an accessible overview of each director's contribution to cinema,... -
Fifty Contemporary Film Directors Yvonne Tasker 9780415497664
SciFier: £112.06Fifty Contemporary Film Directors examines the work of some of today's most popular and influential cinematic figures. It provides an accessible overview of each director's contribution to cinema,... -
Manolo Blahnik by Manolo Blahnik
RRP: £90.00SciFier: £73.08The first comprehensive and lavishly illustrated volume to document the influences and life work of Manolo Blahnik, one of the most influential and talked-about icons in contemporary fashion. ... -
World Film Locations: Madrid by Lorenzo J Torres Hortelano
SciFier: £24.44World Film Locations: Madrid is a trip through the urban space conceived as film location. The premise is that these locations must have been protagonist of films shot in Madrid since the silent era... -
Basura: Cultures of Waste in Contemporary Spain Samuel Amago 9780813945927
SciFier: £46.91What makes trash trash? How do we decide what to throw away? Driven by these questions and others, Samuel Amago takes us through the streets and alleys of Spain, sorting through recycling bins,... -
Spanish Cinema 1973-2010 by Maria M. Delgado
RRP: £25.00SciFier: £19.16This collection offers a new lens through which to examine Spain's cinema production following the isolation imposed by the Franco regime. The seventeen key films analysed in the volume span a period... -
Splendors of Latin Cinema R. Hernandez-Rodriguez 9780313349775
SciFier: £43.99This insightful account analyzes and provides context for the films and careers of directors who have made Latin American film an important force in Hollywood and in world cinema.In this insightful... -
Directory of Spanish and Portuguese Film-Makers and Films by Rafael de Espana
SciFier: £57.99This 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... -
Basura: Cultures of Waste in Contemporary Spain Samuel Amago 9780813945910
RRP: £79.00SciFier: £72.25What makes trash trash? How do we decide what to throw away? Driven by these questions and others, Samuel Amago takes us through the streets and alleys of Spain, sorting through recycling bins,... -
Contemporary Spanish Gothic Ann Davies (Chair of Spanish, University of Stirling) 9781474402996
RRP: £100.00SciFier: £92.09With the success of novels such as The Shadow of the Wind and films like The Others, contemporary Spanish culture has contributed a great deal to the imagery and experience of the Gothic, although... -
Indiscreet Fantasies: Iberian Queer Cinema Andres Lema-Hincapie 9781684482467
RRP: £31.00SciFier: £25.68Pedro Almodovar may have helped put queer Iberian cinema on the map, but there are multitudes of LGBTQ filmmakers from Catalonia, Portugal, Castile, Galicia, and the Basque Country who have made the... -
The Psychology of Screenwriting: Theory and Practice Jason Lee (De Montfort University, UK) 9781441128478
SciFier: £35.99The Psychology of Screenwriting is more than an interesting book on the theory and practice of screenwriting. It is also a philosophical analysis of predetermination and freewill in the context of... -
Indiscreet Fantasies: Iberian Queer Cinema Andres Lema-Hincapie 9781684482474
RRP: £124.00SciFier: £100.94Pedro Almodovar may have helped put queer Iberian cinema on the map, but there are multitudes of LGBTQ filmmakers from Catalonia, Portugal, Castile, Galicia, and the Basque Country who have made the... -
Queer Mexico by Paul Julian Smith
RRP: £35.95SciFier: £32.49Explores the rich and varied LGBT cinema and television of Mexico since the new millennium.Queer Mexico: Cinema and Television since 2000 provides critical analysis of both mainstream and independent... -
The Psychology of Screenwriting: Theory and Practice Jason Lee (De Montfort University, UK) 9781441104984
SciFier: £103.99The Psychology of Screenwriting is more than an interesting book on the theory and practice of screenwriting. It is also a philosophical analysis of predetermination and freewill in the context of... -
Silver Screens by Jane Crowther
RRP: £22.00SciFier: £15.93A celebration of the world's most cherished cinemas, from vintage movie houses to quirky start-ups. There is an enduring love for old cinemas. It may have something to do with Maya Angelou's famous... -
Refiguring Spain: Cinema/Media/Representation Marsha Kinder 9780822319382
SciFier: £40.99In Refiguring Spain, Marsha Kinder has gathered a collection of new essays that explore the central role played by film, television, newspapers, and art museums in redefining Spain's... -
Subversive Spanish Cinema by Dr Fiona Noble (Durham University, UK)
SciFier: £33.99A camp lipsynched routine by three air stewards distracts unsuspecting passengers from the fact that their plane is to make a crash landing. Performance functions as a diversion from unsavoury... -
Spanish Screen Fiction by Paul Julian Smith (Hispanic & Luso-Brazillian Languages, CUNY (United States))
SciFier: £31.56This pioneering book is the first to argue that cinema and television in Spain only make sense when considered together as twin vehicles for screen fiction. The Spanish audiovisual sector is now one... -
Christian Petzold by Jaimey Fisher
RRP: £16.99SciFier: £14.78In eleven feature films across two decades, Christian Petzold has established himself as the most critically celebrated director in contemporary Germany. The best-known and most influential member of... -
Performance and Spanish Film by Dean Allbritton
RRP: £90.00SciFier: £66.83Performance and Spanish film is the first book to provide a detailed study of screen acting in Spanish film. With fifteen original essays by leading scholars of Spanish film, the book casts light on... -
Cinema Speculation Quentin Tarantino 9781474624244
RRP: £10.99SciFier: £7.97A unique cocktail of personal memoir, cultural criticism and Hollywood history by the one and only Quentin Tarantino.The long-awaited first work of nonfiction from the author of the number one New... -
The Blue Box: Kristevan/Lacanian Readings of Contemporary Cinema Frances Restuccia 9781441107572
SciFier: £37.99This title looks at films that map the spectator's private fantasy onto the one being played out on the screen, following Kristeva's sparse, but revolutionary, film theory. Informed by the theory of... -
Ennio Morricone: In His Own Words Alessandro De Rosa (Composer, Composer) 9780190681012
SciFier: £32.29Master composer Ennio Morricone's scores go hand-in-hand with the idea of the Western film. Often considered the world's greatest living film composer, and most widely known for his innovative scores...