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Animated Personalities: Cartoon Characters and Stardom in American Theatrical Shorts David McGowan 9781477317440
RRP: £27.99SciFier: £23.26A CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title, 2019Mickey Mouse, Betty Boop, Donald Duck, Bugs Bunny, Felix the Cat, and other beloved cartoon characters have entertained media audiences for almost a century,... -
Jet Li: Chinese Masculinity and Transnational Film Stardom Sabrina Qiong Yu 9781474402804
RRP: £23.99SciFier: £22.77This is A study of Chinese stars and transnational stardom focussing on the career of Jet Li. Jet Li is arguably the best martial arts actor alive, and his career has crossed numerous cultural and... -
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Sessue Hayakawa: Silent Cinema and Transnational Stardom Daisuke Miyao 9780822339588 [USED COPY]
RRP: £95.00SciFier: £13.10While the actor Sessue Hayakawa (1886-1973) is perhaps best known today for his Oscar-nominated turn as a Japanese military officer in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), in the early twentieth... -
Tanaka Kinuyo: Nation, Stardom and Female Subjectivity Irene Gonzalez-Lopez 9781474431781
RRP: £28.99SciFier: £28.01This is the first book in English dedicated to the actress and director Tanaka Kinuyo. Her career overlapped with a transformative period in Japanese history, and this close analysis of her... -
Cult Film Stardom: Offbeat Attractions and Processes of Cultification K. Egan 9781349333059
SciFier: £46.99The term 'cult film star' has been employed in popular journalistic writing for the last 25 years, but what makes cult stars distinct from other film stars has rarely been addressed. This collection... -
Hollywood Remakes of Iconic British Films: Class, Gender and Stardom Agnieszka Rasmus 9781474448789
SciFier: £87.59Hollywood Remakes of Iconic British Films: Class, Gender and Stardom investigates film remaking from the unique perspective of cross-cultural exchange between two countries who share a common... -
Isabelle Huppert: Stardom, Performance, Authorship Darren Waldron (University of Manchester, UK) 9781501372438
SciFier: £33.99Featuring a lineup of distinguished academics, this collection remedies the absence of scholarly attention to French cinematic legend Isabelle Huppert. This volume deconstructs Huppert's star persona... -
Hollywood Remakes of Iconic British Films: Class, Gender and Stardom Agnieszka Rasmus 9781474448796
RRP: £19.99SciFier: £18.68This is the first book-length study to address film remaking from a unique perspective of a cross-cultural exchange between two countries which not only share a language but also a history of film... -
Off-White Hollywood: American Culture and Ethnic Female Stardom Diane Negra 9780415216784
RRP: £34.99SciFier: £34.03Off-White Hollywood investigates how the 'ethnicity' of white European-American actresses has played a key role in the mythology of American identity and nation building. Negra focuses on key stars... -
Jet Li: Chinese Masculinity and Transnational Film Stardom Sabrina Qiong Yu 9780748645473
SciFier: £93.01This is the first study of Chinese stars and their transnational stardom, examining the transnational Chinese actor Jet Li, probably the best martial arts actor alive. Jet Li's career has crossed... -
Multimedia Stardom in Hong Kong: Image, Performance and Identity Leung Wing-Fai 9780415709125
RRP: £41.99SciFier: £38.53This book details original research into the practices and discourse of multimedia stardom alongside changing social and cultural landscapes in Hong Kong since 1980. It examines the cultural and... -
Teaching Film by Lucy Fischer
SciFier: £33.76Film studies has been a part of higher education curricula in the United States almost since the development of the medium. Although the study of film is dispersed across a range of academic... -
Peter Lorre: Face Maker: Constructing Stardom and Performance in Hollywood and Europe Sarah Thomas 9780857454416
RRP: £99.00SciFier: £87.37Apologies 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... -
Animated Personalities: Cartoon Characters and Stardom in American Theatrical Shorts David McGowan 9781477317433
RRP: £79.00SciFier: £62.20A CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title, 2019Mickey Mouse, Betty Boop, Donald Duck, Bugs Bunny, Felix the Cat, and other beloved cartoon characters have entertained media audiences for almost a century,... -
The Many Meanings of Mina by Rachel Haworth (University of Hull)
SciFier: £85.14Mina (Anna Maria Mazzini, born Lombardy, 1940) is an Italian popular music icon who throughout her sixty-year-long career has come to represent a range of diverse meanings. She is one of the... -
Women's Transborder Cinema: Authorship, Stardom, and Filmic Labor in South Asia Esha Niyogi De 9780252046209
RRP: £103.00SciFier: £81.81Can we write women's authorial roles into the history of industrial cinema in South Asia? How can we understand women's creative authority and access to the film business infrastructure in this... -
Wanted Cultured Ladies Only!: Female Stardom and Cinema in India, 1930s-1950s Neepa Majumdar 9780252076282
RRP: £20.99SciFier: £17.90Wanted Cultured Ladies Only! maps out the early culture of cinema stardom in India from its emergence in the silent era to the decade after Indian independence in the mid-twentieth century. Neepa... -
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Seduction: Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood [Large Print] Karina Longworth 9780062859679
RRP: £22.99SciFier: £19.24Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062859679Author Karina LongworthFormat PaperbackPage Count 912Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher... -
Peter Lorre: Face Maker: Constructing Stardom and Performance in Hollywood and Europe Sarah Thomas 9781785330438
RRP: £23.95SciFier: £17.59Apologies 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... -
Women's Transborder Cinema: Authorship, Stardom, and Filmic Labor in South Asia Esha Niyogi De 9780252088285
RRP: £24.99SciFier: £20.23Can we write women's authorial roles into the history of industrial cinema in South Asia? How can we understand women's creative authority and access to the film business infrastructure in this... -
Stardom, Film Couples and Love Teams in 1970s Philippine Cinema Chrishandra Sebastiampillai (Lecturer in Film, Television and Screen Studies, Monash University Malaysia) 9781399521000
RRP: £24.99SciFier: £22.14This monograph addresses a subject in star studies that is still developing outside of (and even within) Hollywood and cinemas of the West - the film couple. Known as the 'love team' in the... -
Fighting Stars: Stardom and Reception in Hong Kong Martial Arts Cinema Kyle Barrowman (DePaul University, USA) 9781350365742
SciFier: £27.04Fighting Stars provides a rich and diverse account of the emergence and legacies of Hong Kong martial arts cinema stars. Tracing the meanings and influence of stars such as Bruce Lee, Jackie... -
Fighting Stars: Stardom and Reception in Hong Kong Martial Arts Cinema Kyle Barrowman (DePaul University, USA) 9781350365759
SciFier: £79.30Fighting Stars provides a rich and diverse account of the emergence and legacies of Hong Kong martial arts cinema stars. Tracing the meanings and influence of stars such as Bruce Lee, Jackie... -
Big Nate: Next Stop, Superstardom!: Volume 3 Lincoln Peirce 9781524884154
RRP: £19.99SciFier: £13.19Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781524884154Author Lincoln PeirceFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Andrews McMeel PublishingPublisher... -
Alain Delon: Style, Stardom and Masculinity Professor Nick Rees-Roberts (Paris-Sorbonne Nouvelle, France) 9781501320125
SciFier: £41.99Few European male actors have been as iconic and influential for generations of filmgoers as Alain Delon. Emblematic of a modern, European masculinity, Delon's appeal spanned cultures and continents... -
Wanted Cultured Ladies Only!: Female Stardom and Cinema in India, 1930s-1950s Neepa Majumdar 9780252034329
SciFier: £107.50Wanted Cultured Ladies Only! maps out the early culture of cinema stardom in India from its emergence in the silent era to the decade after Indian independence in the mid-twentieth century. Neepa... -
Julien Duvivier Ben McCann 9780719091148
RRP: £85.00SciFier: £62.75This book is the first ever English-language study of Julien Duvivier (1896-1967), once considered one of the world's great filmmakers. It provides new contextual and analytical readings of his films... -
Pop Stars on Film by Dr. Kirsty Fairclough (Associate Dean: Research and Innovation, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)
SciFier: £31.99Pop stars have provided audiences with performative moments that have become ingrained in popular consciousness. They are a lens through which deeper understandings about race, gender, politics,... -
Big Nate: Next Stop, Superstardom!: Volume 3 Lincoln Peirce 9781524879310
RRP: £12.99SciFier: £10.00Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781524879310Author Lincoln PeirceFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Andrews McMeel PublishingPublisher... -
Ida Lupino by Gillian Kelly
RRP: £85.00SciFier: £76.99This book contributes to a welcome new wave focusing on the importance of female filmmakers, providing a reappraisal of Ida Lupino, a cinematic figure of significant importance. Given her ability to... -
Call Me by Your Name: Perspectives on the Film Edward Lamberti 9781789389425
RRP: £109.95SciFier: £108.51Adapted by James Ivory from Andre Aciman's novel and directed by Luca Guadagnino, the film Call Me by Your Name has been passionately received among audiences and critics ever since its 2017 release... -
Stellar Transformations: Movie Stars of the 2010s Steven Rybin 9781978818323
RRP: £60.00SciFier: £48.76Stellar Transformations: Movie Stars of the 2010s circles around questions of stardom, performance, and their cultural contexts in ways that remind us of the alluring magic of stars while also... -
Bad Kitty Makes a Movie by Nick Bruel
RRP: £11.99SciFier: £9.63When Uncle Murray accidentally uploads a video of Kitty to Viewtube, it goes viral, and Kitty becomes a STAR . . . kind of. Join Uncle Murray and Kitty in a bundle of Hollywood antics in the... -
Stellar Transformations: Movie Stars of the 2010s Steven Rybin 9781978818316
RRP: £27.99SciFier: £22.56Stellar Transformations: Movie Stars of the 2010s circles around questions of stardom, performance, and their cultural contexts in ways that remind us of the alluring magic of stars while also... -
Taking a Stand: Contemporary US Stand-Up Comedians as Public Intellectuals Jared N. Champion 9781496835499
RRP: £28.95SciFier: £22.56Stand-up comedians have a long history of walking a careful line between serious and playful engagement with social issues: Lenny Bruce questioned the symbolic valence of racial slurs, Dick Gregory... -
Then Again by Diane Keaton
RRP: £10.99SciFier: £9.24An intimate memoir by one of America's most acclaimed andbeloved actresses. From the woman know to millions as Annie Hall, Then Again is the fascinating story of an actress's rise to fame,... -
Y Tu Mama Tambien Juan Llamas-Rodriguez 9780228023784
RRP: £79.00SciFier: £62.20A classic of New Mexican Cinema, Y Tu Mama Tambien courted controversy with its explicit depictions of teenage sexuality and its forthright perspective on the country's inequality. The cinematic... -
Kids, Wait Till You Hear This! Liza Minnelli 9781538779187
RRP: £37.00SciFier: £22.47Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781538779187Author Liza MinnelliFormat PaperbackPage Count 592Imprint Grand Central PublishingPublisher... -
Kids, Wait Till You Hear This! Liza Minnelli 9781538773666
RRP: £36.00SciFier: £21.94Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781538773666Author Liza MinnelliFormat HardbackPage Count 448Imprint Grand Central PublishingPublisher... -
Hari Kumar, Ultimate Superstar (Hari Kumar, Book 1) Rashmi Sirdeshpande 9780008738198
RRP: £7.99SciFier: £6.28Meet HARI KUMAR, superstar-in-the-making, in this laugh-out-loud doodle-packed diary series for 8+ readers. Hari Kumar: 10 years old, 75% Indian, 25% French, and...