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Dear Sophie, Love Sophie by Sophie Lucido Johnson
SciFier: £16.10What would you say to your teenage self if you could? Inspired by the journals she kept growing up, Sophie Lucido Johnson began an interactive conversation between her younger self and her current... -
The Channeled Image: Art and Media Politics after Television Erica Levin 9780226821955
SciFier: £26.04A fascinating look at artistic experiments with televisual forms. Following the integration of television into the fabric of American life in the 1950s, experimental artists of the 1960s began to... -
Wandering Women: Urban Ecologies of Italian Feminist Filmmaking Laura Di Bianco 9780253064646
RRP: £50.00SciFier: £40.08Wandering Women: Urban Ecologies of Italian Feminist Filmmaking explores the work of contemporary Italian women directors from feminist and ecological perspectives. Mostly relegated to the margins... -
Portrait of a Woman in Silk: Hidden Histories of the British Atlantic World Zara Anishanslin 9780300234237
RRP: £25.00SciFier: £22.67Through the story of a portrait of a woman in a silk dress, historian Zara Anishanslin embarks on a fascinating journey, exploring and refining debates about the cultural history of the... -
The Films of Wes Anderson: Critical Essays on an Indiewood Icon P. Kunze 9781349486922
RRP: £119.99SciFier: £112.99Wes Anderson's films can be divisive, but he is widely recognized as the inspiration for several recent trends in indie films. Using both practical and theoretical lenses, the contributors address... -
Alex Cox's Introduction to Film by Alex Cox
RRP: £18.99SciFier: £13.49Picasso apparently said, "when critics get together, they talk about theory. When painters get together, they talk about turpentine.' That has been my experience, as far as film and film studies are... -
Debating Truth by Nina Caputo
SciFier: £46.38In the summer of 1263, Nahmanides (Rabbi Moses ben Nahman, ca 1195-1270), who was Aragon (1213-1276) to debate with a Dominican Friar named Paul about specific claims concerning the Messiah in... -
Toxic Cultures by Simon Bacon
RRP: £25.00SciFier: £22.99"We live in an age defined by toxicity. Bacon and the contributors have produced a timely, astute collection that intelligently and creatively engages and analyzes the wide panoply of trauma and... -
Untimely Bodies, Untimely Aesthetics by Simone Pfleger
RRP: £79.00SciFier: £62.20While heteronormativity continues to permeate nearly all threads of the socio-cultural fabric, several early twenty-first-century German films offer insight into how we might challenge that dominance... -
Under Western Eyes Joseph Conrad 9781513269412
RRP: £9.99SciFier: £8.49Growing up as an orphan, Razumou adopted the belief that all of Russia was his family, a sentiment that he carries into his higher education. Because of this, when talks of revolution start arising... -
Mr Wilder and Me Jonathan Coe 9780241989715 [USED COPY]
RRP: £8.99SciFier: £0.84The prize-winning, bestselling author of Middle England turns his gaze to one of cinema's most intriguing figures - famed director of Some Like It Hot, Billy Wilder.***SOON TO BE A MAJOR FILM*** In... -
The Secret Rescuers: The Baby Firebird Paula Harrison 9780857636089 [USED COPY]
RRP: £5.99SciFier: £2.11A brilliant series for 7+ readers full of adventure, magic and friendship from Paula Harrison, author of the Rescue Princesses and Kitty and the Moonlight Rescue series.Talia lives in a tropical... -
Lord Hale's Monster Steve Higgs 9781036708634
RRP: £19.99SciFier: £15.19Every second generation of the Hale line dies at the hands of an unnameable monster on his 80th birthday. The current Lord Hale turns 80 this Saturday. To protect himself, Lord Hale has invited... -
Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis: An Original Graphic Novel Francis Ford Coppola 9781419787126
RRP: £18.99SciFier: £13.49In his debut graphic novel, legendary award-winning director Francis Ford Coppola brings Megalopolis to life with an all-new, reimagined story, adapted by Coppola with Chris Ryall and award-wining... -
Shoot the Rehearsal! by Rudy Behlmer
SciFier: £78.49Ridgeway (Reggie) Callow began his film career in the early 1930s and for four decades worked as an assistant director on some of the most memorable films in Hollywood history. In the early 1970s,... -
Zhang Yimou by Frances Gateward
RRP: £24.95SciFier: £19.46Ranging from 1988 to 1999, this book includes interviews with the acclaimed Chinese director of such films as Red Sorghum (1987), Shanghai Triad (1995), and Not One Less (1999) and the trilogy Ju Dou... -
The Old Nurse's Story: A Ghost Story for Christmas Elizabeth Gaskell 9781771963152
RRP: £4.99SciFier: £4.23After her parents pass away, young Rosamond is raised by her nurse in the ancestral home of her aunt, Miss Furnivall. One day the two uncover an exceptionally beautiful old portrait? A relative,... -
John Ford by Gerald Peary
RRP: £24.95SciFier: £19.46This is the first collection of interviews with John Ford (1895--1973), whom many aficionados of fine films consider not only the major American filmmaker but also one of the most extraordinary... -
Edgar Allan Poe: Selected Poetry and Tales (19th Century) Edgar Allan Poe 9781554810468
RRP: £20.95SciFier: £17.16Edgar Allan Poe's stories and poems are among the most haunting and indelible in American literature, but critics for decades persisted in seeing Poe as an anomaly, or even an anachronism. His works,... -
Yours, Befana by Barbara Cuoghi
RRP: £12.99SciFier: £9.21A perfect holiday read for kids 5-8, this beautiful book shares a letter from Befana, the winter witch.Befana is a remarkable character from Italian folklore. On the 6th of January, she flies on a... -
Dotson: My Journey Growing Up Transgender Grayson Lee White 9781513141770
RRP: £10.99SciFier: £7.34A memoir about what it's like when they think you're their daughter, but you know you're their son. For as long as he could remember, Grayson has known he is a boy, not a girl. While... -
Soulkeeper David Dalglish 9780356511580 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99SciFier: £1.39'A fast-paced, page-turning ride. Hugely entertaining' John Gwynne'A dark and lush epic fantasy brimming with magical creatures and terrifying evil . . . Readers of George R. R. Martin and Patrick... -
Women Do Genre in Film and Television Mary Harrod 9780367889845
SciFier: £43.73Winner of first Prize in the BAFTSS Best Edited Collection competition, this volume examines how different generations of women work within the genericity of audio-visual storytelling not necessarily... -
Boyz N the Hood: Shifting Hollywood Terrain, Second Edition Joi Carr 9781433189760
RRP: £42.00SciFier: £39.49In 1991, Boyz N the Hood made history as an important film text and the impetus for a critical national conversation about American urban life in African American communities, especially for young... -
Soulkeeper David Dalglish 9780356511580
OrbitRRP: £12.99SciFier: £9.21'A fast-paced, page-turning ride. Hugely entertaining' John Gwynne'A dark and lush epic fantasy brimming with magical creatures and terrifying evil . . . Readers of George R. R. Martin and Patrick... -
The Wonder by J. D. Beresford
RRP: £12.99SciFier: £10.37Nothing will ever mystify or challenge the Wonder. He masters entire libraries and languages with little effort. No equation, no problem is too difficult to solve. His casual conversations with... -
The Holy Ghost: A Spirited Comic by John Hendrix
SciFier: £16.52From the New York Times bestselling and award-winning artist John Hendrix comes this charming, funny, and thought-provoking collection of spiritual comicsDoes God exist? Is there a heaven? What's the... -
Blackheart Ghosts Laure Eve 9781529411928
RRP: £20.00SciFier: £14.18A half-drowned stranger turns up at the door of Garad Gaheris, retired King's Champion, with a hell of a story to tell. The ex-knight may have uncovered a conspiracy involving the very highest... -
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... -
Louis Malle: Interviews Christopher Beach 9781496839619
RRP: £26.50SciFier: £19.46A filmmaker whose work exhibits a wide range of styles and approaches, Louis Malle (1932-1995) was the only French director of his generation to enjoy a significant career in both France and the... -
Louis Malle: Interviews Christopher Beach 9781496839602
RRP: £91.00SciFier: £90.99A filmmaker whose work exhibits a wide range of styles and approaches, Louis Malle (1932-1995) was the only French director of his generation to enjoy a significant career in both France and the... -
Exploring Ancient Textiles: Pushing the Boundaries of Established Methodologies Alistair Dickey 9781789257250
RRP: £36.00SciFier: £35.04Over the past 30 years, research on archaeological textiles has developed into an important field of scientific study. It has greatly benefitted from interdisciplinary approaches, which combine the... -
The Shadows that Rush Past by Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley
SciFier: £8.39The Shadows that Rush Past introduces young readers to some of the creepiest, scariest stories from Inuit mythology. These tales, told by critically acclaimed writer Rachel Qitsualik, bring to life... -
Chinese Women's Cinema: Transnational Contexts Lingzhen Wang 9780231156752
SciFier: £30.59The first of its kind in English, this collection explores twenty one well established and lesser known female filmmakers from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the Chinese diaspora. Sixteen... -
The Bog Baby by Jeanne Willis
RRP: £7.99SciFier: £6.29The Bog Baby is a magical story by Jeanne Willis and Gwen MillwardWhen two small sisters go fishing to the magic pond, they find something much better than a frog or a newt. They find a bog baby... -
Seven Ways To Catch The Moon by M.P. Robertson
RRP: £6.99SciFier: £5.97A poetical softback picture book about a little girl who hopes to catch the moon and discovers seven ways to realise her dreams.Seven Ways To Catch The Moon takes the young girl on a mystical journey... -
The Read Aloud Cloud by Forrest Brazeal
RRP: £18.99SciFier: £17.98What is "the cloud"? Is it here or there? Should it be allowed? Should I even care? Have you ever imagined the internet as a giant Rube Goldberg machine? Or the fast-evolving cloud computing space as... -
Until You Find The Sun: A story about discovering home wherever you go Maryam Hassan 9781444969344
RRP: £7.99SciFier: £6.10An uplifting story about finding your way in a new and unfamiliar place, and a reminder to others to be kind, patient and welcoming to those finding their feet."I will light your way, until you find... -
Under Western Eyes Joseph Conrad 9781513204901
RRP: £17.99SciFier: £15.59Growing up as an orphan, Razumou adopted the belief that all of Russia was his family, a sentiment that he carries into his higher education. Because of this, when talks of revolution start arising... -
Spectacular Digital Effects: CGI and Contemporary Cinema Kristen Whissel 9780822355748
RRP: £85.00SciFier: £73.85By developing the concept of the "digital effects emblem," Kristen Whissel contributes a new analytic rubric to cinema studies. An "effects emblem" is a spectacular, computer-generated visual effect...