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The Apparel Industry by Richard Jones (Manchester Metropolitan University)
RRP: £39.99SciFier: £31.74This textbook describes the structure of the industry in the UK and globally, and explains the current problems and strategic responses to global shifts in production. The new edition has been... -
Postwar Hollywood: 1946-1962 Drew Casper (University of Southern California) 9781405150743
RRP: £93.95SciFier: £89.31Postwar Hollywood is a comprehensive history of the American film industry, from 1946-1962. A comprehensive introductory textbook exploring the unique period in the history of the film industry after... -
What Cinema Is! by Dudley Andrew (Yale University, USA)
RRP: £28.95SciFier: £28.10What Cinema Is! offers an engaging answer to Andre Bazin's famous question, exploring his 'idea of cinema' with a sweeping look back at the near century of Cinema's phenomenal ascendancy. Written by... -
Studying Comics and Graphic Novels by Karin Kukkonen (University of Turku, Finland)
RRP: £21.95SciFier: £21.15This introduction to studying comics and graphic novels is a structured guide to a popular topic. It deploys new cognitive methods of textual analysis and features activities and exercises throughout... -
Magnolia Christina Lane (University of Miami, USA) 9781405184618
SciFier: £20.67There are certain films and shows that resonate with audiences everywhere-they generate discussion and debate about everything from gender, class, citizenship and race, to consumerism and social... -
The Legend of Zelda and Philosophy: Link Outside the Box Luke Cuddy (Southwestern College in Chula Vista, USA) 9781394291014
RRP: £17.50SciFier: £12.40Unlock the Secrets of Hyrule with the Power of Philosophy A groundbreaking and critically acclaimed masterpiece, The Legend of Zelda was released in Japan in 1986. That first entry spawned one of the... -
Dress Fitting by Natalie Bray (Katinka School of DressDesigning, London)
RRP: £42.00SciFier: £38.54The techniques Natalie Bray pioneered and perfected revolutionised dress pattern designing, assisting the rise of the modern fashion industry. Her teaching has had a profound influence on design,... -
Whither Quo Vadis? by Ruth Scodel (University of Michigan, USA)
SciFier: £102.37Whither Quo Vadis? offers an engaging account of how the Roman world and its history are represented in film and the way in which the different adaptations reflect the shifting historical situations... -
Cinema Genre Raphaelle Moine (Universite Paris X, Nanterre) 9781405156516
RRP: £32.95SciFier: £32.44Genre - or 'type' - is a core concept in both film production and the history of film. Genres play a key role in how moviegoers perceive and rate films, and is likely to determine a film's production... -
Auteurs and Authorship: A Film Reader Barry Keith Grant (Brock University, Ontario) 9781405153348
RRP: £36.95SciFier: £31.99Auteurs and Authorship: A Film Reader offers students an introductory and comprehensive view of perhaps the most central concept in film studies. This unique anthology addresses the aesthetic and... -
It Happened One Night Linda Mizejewski (Ohio State University, USA) 9781405173889
SciFier: £22.95A movie that swept the 1934 Academy Awards and captivated Depression-era America, It Happened One Night challenged the ways Americans imagined marriage, romance, gender, and class difference. This... -
Postwar Hollywood: 1946-1962 Drew Casper (University of Southern California) 9781405150750
SciFier: £39.20Postwar Hollywood is a comprehensive history of the American film industry, from 1946-1962. A comprehensive introductory textbook exploring the unique period in the history of the film industry after... -
A Companion to Federico Fellini by Frank Burke (Queens University)
RRP: £78.95SciFier: £74.87A groundbreaking academic treatment of Fellini, provides new, expansive, and diverse perspectives on his films and influence The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Federico Fellini presents new... -
Auteurs and Authorship: A Film Reader Barry Keith Grant (Brock University, Ontario) 9781405153331
RRP: £93.95SciFier: £89.31Auteurs and Authorship: A Film Reader offers students an introductory and comprehensive view of perhaps the most central concept in film studies. This unique anthology addresses the aesthetic and... -
100 Years of Spanish Cinema Tatjana Pavlovic (Tulane University) 9781405184205
RRP: £79.50SciFier: £72.30100 Years of Spanish Cinema provides an in-depth look at the most important movements, films, and directors of twentieth-century Spain from the silent era to the present day. A glossary of film... -
Hollywood Speaks Out: Pictures that Dared to Protest Real World Issues Robert L. Hilliard (Emerson College) 9781405178990
RRP: £88.95SciFier: £83.36Hollywood Speaks Out explores that rare Hollywood feature that dared to tackle red-hot, social issues whilst American society was gripped by the convulsion and controversy they generated. Explores... -
Hollywood Speaks Out: Pictures that Dared to Protest Real World Issues Robert L. Hilliard (Emerson College) 9781405178983
SciFier: £40.28Hollywood Speaks Out explores that rare Hollywood feature that dared to tackle red-hot, social issues whilst American society was gripped by the convulsion and controversy they generated. Explores... -
Cinema Genre Raphaelle Moine (Universite Paris X, Nanterre) 9781405156509
RRP: £84.95SciFier: £79.87Genre - or 'type' - is a core concept in both film production and the history of film. Genres play a key role in how moviegoers perceive and rate films, and is likely to determine a film's production... -
Esport and Society: An Introduction Cornel Nesseler (University of Stavanger, Norway) 9781394320233
RRP: £35.95SciFier: £33.30Provides the tools to understand the impact, challenges, and opportunities of the esports industry Esports has transformed from a niche hobby into a global industry, influencing entertainment,... -
The Life of the Author: Alexander Pope Glynis Ridley (University of Louisville, KY) 9781394208302
RRP: £22.95SciFier: £21.15Offers a reader-friendly guide to reading, understanding, and appreciating Pope today Alexander Pope's words echo across centuries, woven into the fabric of everyday English. Phrases such as "to err... -
Blake Edwards by William Luhr (St. Peter's College)
RRP: £46.99SciFier: £22.49BLAKE EDWARDS Blake Edwards: Film Director as Multitalented Auteur is the first critical analysis to focus on the dramatic works of Blake Edwards. Best known for successful comedies such as The Pink... -
What Cinema Is! by Dudley Andrew
RRP: £72.75SciFier: £65.71What Cinema Is! offers an engaging answer to Andre Bazin'sfamous question, exploring his 'idea of cinema' with a sweepinglook back at the near century of Cinema's phenomenal ascendancy. * Written by... -
Magnolia Christina Lane (University of Miami, USA) 9781405184625
RRP: £57.25SciFier: £51.76There are certain films and shows that resonate with audiences everywhere they generate discussion and debate about everything from gender, class, citizenship and race, to consumerism and social... -
Hollywood's America by Steven Mintz (University of Houston)
RRP: £40.95SciFier: £39.20Fully revised, updated, and extended, the fifth edition of Hollywood's America provides an important compilation of interpretive essays and primary documents that allows students to read films as... -
A Companion to Spanish Cinema by Jo Labanyi (New York University, USA)
RRP: £37.95SciFier: £37.20A Companion to Spanish Cinema is a bold collection of newly commissioned essays written by top international scholars that thoroughly interrogates Spanish cinema from a variety of thematic,... -
Contemporary Cinema of Africa and the Diaspora Anjali Prabhu (Wellesley College, USA) 9781405193047
RRP: £71.95SciFier: £69.20Analyzing art house films from the African continent and the African diaspora, this book showcases a new generation of auteurs with African origins from political, aesthetic, and spectatorship... -
Contemporary Cinema of Africa and the Diaspora Anjali Prabhu (Wellesley College, USA) 9781405193030
SciFier: £30.99Analyzing art house films from the African continent and the African diaspora, this book showcases a new generation of auteurs with African origins from political, aesthetic, and spectatorship... -
The Virtues of Captain America by Mark D. White (College of Staten Island, CUNY, USA)
RRP: £17.95SciFier: £14.32The first look at the philosophy behind the Captain America comics and movies, publishing in advance of the movie release of Captain America: The Winter Solider in April 2014. In The Virtues of... -
The Routledge Companion to Comics Frank Bramlett 9780367581534
SciFier: £45.30This cutting-edge handbook brings together an international roster of scholars to examine many facets of comics and graphic novels. Contributor essays provide authoritative, up-to-date overviewsof... -
Decoding the Movies by Prof. Richard Maltby (Matthew Flinders Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Screen Studies, Flinders University, South Australia)
RRP: £115.00SciFier: £104.49This book "decodes" 1930s Hollywood movies and explains why they looked and behaved in the way they did. Organized through a series of related case studies, the book exposes Classical Hollywood... -
Dangerous Knowledge by Art Simon
RRP: £23.99SciFier: £19.46On the historic 50th Anniversary, this reissued edition looks at the contemporary meanings and influences of images of the JFK assassination by filmmakers, photographers, and artistsConsiders the... -
New Approaches to Ernst Lubitsch: A Light Touch Brigitte Peucker 9781041183525
RRP: £45.99SciFier: £42.70This exciting collection of unpublished essays on Ernst Lubitsch addresses multiple gaps in scholarly and critical engagement with the director. His understudied early German films shed light on... -
Fellini's Films and Commercials: From Postwar to Postmodern Frank Burke (Queen's University, Canada) 9781789382204
SciFier: £79.32Federico Fellini's distinct style delighted generations of film viewers and inspired filmmakers and artists around the world. In Fellini's Films and Commercials: From Postwar to Postmodern, renowned... -
Fellini's Films and Commercials: From Postwar to Postmodern Frank Burke (Queen's University, Canada) 9781789382082
RRP: £21.95SciFier: £20.00Federico Fellini's distinct style delighted generations of film viewers and inspired filmmakers and artists around the world. In Fellini's Films and Commercials: From Postwar to Postmodern, renowned... -
Michael Haneke: Interviews Roy Grundmann 9781496808691
RRP: £103.00SciFier: £90.99Spanning five decades and twenty-four films, director Michael Haneke's career is one of the most significant in the history of European art cinema. However, critical reception has long lagged behind... -
Michael Haneke: Interviews Roy Grundmann 9781496828408
RRP: £24.95SciFier: £19.46Spanning five decades and twenty-four films, director Michael Haneke's career is one of the most significant in the history of European art cinema. However, critical reception has long lagged behind... -
French Cinema: A Very Short Introduction by Dudley Andrew (Professor of Film and Comparative Literature, Yale University)
RRP: £9.99SciFier: £7.20It is often claimed that the French invented cinema. Dominating the production and distribution of cinema until World War 1, when they were supplanted by Hollywood, the French cinema industry... -
Myth Analyzed by Robert A. Segal
SciFier: £42.00Comparing and evaluating modern theories of myth, this book offers an overview of explanations of myth from the social sciences and the humanities.This ambitious collection of essays uses the...