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The Stars Appear Richard Dyer MacCann 9780810825284
SciFier: £56.99'A splendid anthology' -Kevin Brownlow, author of The Parade's Gone By and Hollywood: The Pioneers. This pathbreaking work will become our most valuable resource on the performers of the American... -
Forties Film Funnymen: The Decade's Great Comedians at Work in the Shadow of War Wes D. Gehring 9780786442577
RRP: £21.99SciFier: £19.21The twelve classic comedy films examined within these pages are distinguished by an equal number of defining comic performances. Ranging from The Great Dictator (1940) to A Southern Yankee (1948),... -
Warlock Holmes - A Study in Brimstone by G.S. Denning
Titan BooksRRP: £8.99SciFier: £6.45Sherlock Holmes is an unparalleled genius. Warlock Holmes is an idiot. A font of arcane power, certainly. But he's brilliantly dim. Frankly, he couldn't deduce his way out of a paper bag. The only... -
Eddie Cantor by James Fisher
SciFier: £68.99Born Isidore Iskowitz in 1892, Eddie Cantor became one of the greatest entertainers of Depression-era America. The star of such films as Roman Scandals (1933) and Kid Millions (1934), he symbolized... -
Mavericks of Style: The Seventies in Color Uri McMillan 9781478032519
RRP: £25.99SciFier: £19.73In Mavericks of Style, Uri McMillan tells the story of New York City's downtown art and fashion scene of the 1970s through the lives and careers of experimental Black and Brown artists. McMillan... -
Adaptation Considered as a Collaborative Art: Process and Practice Bernadette Cronin 9783030251635
SciFier: £112.99This book examines the processes of adaptation across a number of intriguing case studies and media. Turning its attention from the 'what' to the 'how' of adaptation, it serves to re-situate the... -
Stan Lee: How Marvel Changed The World Adrian Mackinder 9781526771346
RRP: £19.99SciFier: £15.04Stan Lee is not just another biography. It is a journey through twentieth century American history, seen through the life of a man who personifies the American Dream. This book shows how Stan's... -
Waiting for Godot: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts Samuel Beckett 9780571329656
RRP: £12.99SciFier: £8.54Written in French and first performed at the Theatre du Bablyone in Paris, in 1953, En attendant Godot was subsequently translated by Samuel Beckett into English as Waiting for Godot. It was... -
Fairy Forest School: Starlight Adventure by Olivia Brook
RRP: £6.99SciFier: £5.95A magical fairy school series about helping animals and looking after nature, from the publisher of the best-selling series, Rainbow Magic!Poppy Merrymoss is taking part in the Starlight Dance Show... -
The Mechanical Smile: Modernism and the First Fashion Shows in France and America, 1900-1929 Caroline Evans 9780300189537
RRP: £42.50SciFier: £40.05A superlative study of the roots of the modern fashion show In the early 20th century, the desire to see clothing in motion flourished on both sides of the Atlantic: models tangoed, slithered,... -
The Girl in the Mirror: Isobel's Dream by James Walker
SciFier: £18.89Isobel played the DVD for the umpteenth time, watching again as Hannah Cockcroft sped round the track in her racing wheelchair to win gold in the Paralympic Games. She glanced across at her... -
Witchlings Claribel A. Ortega 9781338745528
SciFier: £13.17A middle grade Latine witch story with action-packed adventure, a coven of quirky Witchlings, humour and girl-power vibes. Every year, in the magical town of Ravenskill,... -
Composing for Silent Film Jack Curtis Dubowsky 9781032184227
RRP: £24.99SciFier: £22.89Composing for Silent Film offers insight, information, and techniques for contemporary composition, arrangement, and live score performance for period silent film. A specialized music composition... -
Irish Stereotypes in Vaudeville, 1865-1905 by Jennifer Mooney
SciFier: £104.49Vaudeville is often viewed as the source of some of the crude stereotypes that positioned the Irish immigrant in America as the antithesis of native-born American citizens. Using primary archival... -
Apparently, Disillusioned Adventurers Will Save the World, Vol. 4 (light novel) by Shinta Fuji
Yen PressRRP: £12.99SciFier: £9.21After a fierce battle, Nick and the others succeeded in crushing the demon worshipper White Mask. The guild is extremely happy with their performance, and so the Survivors are entrusted with a job to... -
Masculinity and Monstrosity in Contemporary Hollywood Films K. Combe 9781137360809
SciFier: £46.99In film, Men are good and Monsters are bad. In this book, Combe and Boyle consider the monstrous body as a metaphor for the cultural body and regard gendered behavior as a matter of performativity... -
Dancing Day by Katharine Holabird
RRP: £6.99SciFier: £5.99Pirouette into Angelina Ballerina's enchanting world with this adorable board book about Angelina's wonderful day-a day full of dancing!Today is a dancing day for Angelina! She brushes her teeth... -
Bravo, Mr. William Shakespeare! by Marcia Williams
RRP: £8.99SciFier: £6.72Seven classic Shakespeare plays presented in an accessible comic strip format.The Globe Theatre is delighted to announce a new season of Mr. William Shakespeare's plays! Prithee take your place once... -
Wandance 12 by Coffee
Kodansha AmericaRRP: £12.99SciFier: £8.61A boy named Kaboku sees a girl named Wanda dance, and suddenly burns with a need to join in. With its thrilling scenes of Japanese hip-hop dance and quirky, charming characters, this is a new,... -
The Alchemist Who Survived Now Dreams of a Quiet City Life, Vol. 1 (manga) Usata Nonohara 9781975393489
Yen PressRRP: £10.99SciFier: £7.97For an alchemist like Mariela, performing incredible feats of magic are just part of the job. So when a stampeding hoard of monsters threatens to devour the kingdom of Endalsia, she decides to put... -
The Beginning After the End, Vol. 6 (comic) by TurtleMe
Yen PressRRP: £15.99SciFier: £11.61After a fierce battle with the head of the Xyrus Adventurer's Guild, Kaspian, Arthur has finally completed his rank examination and secured a B-Rank placement. It looks like his performance has... -
Getting the Joke by Oliver Double
SciFier: £26.99'This is the kind of book that troubles grey-suited committees of academic peers. It's too enjoyable. But that, given its subject, is just what it ought to be, and it treats that subject seriously . ... -
Rebel by Nick Nolte
RRP: £20.00SciFier: £6.10One day you're the sexiest man alive, and another day your face is like a flattened road-killed bird in the worst mug shot of all time. In a career spanning five decades, Nick Nolte has endured the... -
The Soundies by Mark Cantor
RRP: £88.99SciFier: £75.07The 1940s saw a brief audacious experiment in mass entertainment: a jukebox with a screen. Patrons could insert a dime, then listen to and watch such popular entertainers as Nat "King" Cole, Gene... -
Romeo and Juliet: Manga Classics William Shakespeare 9781947808041
RRP: £17.99SciFier: £12.86Romeo and Juliet is the classic tragedy of western literature. Created by William Shakespeare, it is tale of two very young lovers from Verona, Italy who defy the wishes of their feuding families,... -
Kageki Shojo!! Vol. 6 by Kumiko Saiki
Seven Seas EntertainmentRRP: £11.99SciFier: £8.58BEHIND-THE-SCENES DRAMA!Performing at the Culture Festival could be Sarasa's big break-that is, if her audition is good enough to snag her the role. But she's not the only student with big dreams:... -
Kageki Shojo!! Vol. 8 by Kumiko Saiki
Seven Seas EntertainmentRRP: £11.99SciFier: £8.61THE SHOW MUST GO ON!When Sarasa's grandfather falls ill, she rushes home to be by his side. As Sarasa struggles to balance her love for her family and her passion for Kouka, her fellow first-years... -
Masculinity and Monstrosity in Contemporary Hollywood Films K. Combe 9781349472048
SciFier: £46.99In film, Men are good and Monsters are bad. In this book, Combe and Boyle consider the monstrous body as a metaphor for the cultural body and regard gendered behavior as a matter of performativity... -
Kageki Shojo!! Vol. 12 by Kumiko Saiki
Seven Seas EntertainmentRRP: £12.99SciFier: £9.03A BRAND-NEW SCENEAfter hogging the spotlight during their acting class assignment, Sarasa is in the dog house with her friends. They still have another scene to perform, and Sarasa is determined to... -
Conditioning for Esports by Taylor Johnson
RRP: £35.00SciFier: £26.43Esports continue to captivate audiences worldwide, but few understand the unique demands placed on the athletes. Conditioning for Esports: A Guide to Training and Performance is the first resource of... -
The Cinema of Takeshi Kitano: Flowering Blood Sean Redmond 9780231163330
RRP: £22.00SciFier: £18.97The Cinema of Takeshi Kitano: Flowering Blood is a detailed aesthetic, Deleuzian, and phenomenological exploration of Japan's finest currently-working film director, performer, and celebrity. The... -
Divine Threads by April Liu
RRP: £35.99SciFier: £26.33For more than 100 years, Vancouver has been home to a vibrant and thriving Cantonese opera scene. As a performance art carried out by transient troupes, it is an ephemeral medium that rarely leaves a... -
The Cinema of Takeshi Kitano: Flowering Blood Sean Redmond 9780231163323
RRP: £80.00SciFier: £65.38The Cinema of Takeshi Kitano: Flowering Blood is a detailed aesthetic, Deleuzian, and phenomenological exploration of Japan's finest currently-working film director, performer, and celebrity. The... -
Make Your Own Magic: Secrets, Stories and Tricks from My World Joel M 9780008497064
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £12.05My name is Joel Mawhinney, though I go by the name Joel M. You might know me from TikTok as @joelmagician. I'm a 23-year-old from Northern Ireland, who enjoys reading, playing the piano... -
Black Hollywood by Kimberly Fain
SciFier: £53.49This thought-provoking work examines the dehumanizing depictions of black males in the movies since 1910, analyzing images that were once imposed on black men and are now appropriated and manipulated... -
The Last Dragon Rider by Luke Aylen
RRP: £8.99SciFier: £6.72'With a plucky, compelling heroine, a novel steampunk-styled device, and a dragon, of course, this may well be the best book of the three!' - Bob Hartman, author and performance storyteller ... -
Reading Little Britain by Sharon Lockyer
SciFier: £22.89'Little Britain' arrived on British TV in 2003 - and was an instant hit. Matt Lucas and David Walliams wrote and performed, and their sharp satirical genius created this character-based sketch show -... -
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... -
Improvising Cinema by Gilles Mouellic
SciFier: £111.37Gilles Mouellic examines improvisational practices that can be specifically attributed to the cinema and argues in favors of their powers as instigators of unprecedented forms of expression... -
IDOL x IDOL STORY! Vol. 3 Shotaro Tokuno 9798893734201
Seven Seas EntertainmentRRP: £13.99SciFier: £8.92The girls taking part in the new idol competition are split up into makeshift idol groups of four girls each, and each team must give a performance which will be judged by the public! The girls only...