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African American Actresses by Charlene B. Regester
RRP: £23.99SciFier: £20.16Nine actresses, from Madame Sul-Te-Wan in Birth of a Nation (1915) to Ethel Waters in Member of the Wedding (1952), are profiled in African American Actresses. Charlene Regester poses questions about... -
Hollywood Musicals, The Film Reader Steven Cohan (University of Maryland, USA) 9780415235600
SciFier: £44.60Articles examine the musical in relation to its generic form and conventions, the relationship between narrative and spectacle, gender and feminist analysis, camp production and reception, stardom,... -
Celebrity Activism and Philanthropy in Asia: Toward a Cosmopolitical Imaginary Dorothy Lau 9781041176633
RRP: £45.99SciFier: £42.00Recent years have witnessed the increasing visibility of Asian celebrities in activism, advocacy, diplomacy, philanthropy, and ambassadorship but this phenomenon is under-explored. This volume... -
Life and Laughing: The bestselling first official autobiography from Britain's biggest comedy star Michael McIntyre 9780141045672
RRP: £12.99SciFier: £9.50Discover the real Michael McIntyre through his remarkable and hilarious journey to comedy stardom in his first official autobiography'This book showed me the REAL Michael McIntyre' 5***** READER... -
Crossover Stars in the Hindi Film Industry: Globalizing Pakistani Identity Dina Khdair 9780367266806
RRP: £37.99SciFier: £36.30This book explores the cultural politics of Pakistani crossover stardom in the Hindi film industry as a process of both assimilation and "Otherness". Analysing the career profiles of three crossover... -
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Life and Laughing: My Story Michael McIntyre 9780141045672 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99SciFier: £2.43Discover the real Michael McIntyre through his remarkable and hilarious journey to comedy stardom in his first official autobiography'This book showed me the REAL Michael McIntyre' 5***** READER... -
Perfect Blue: Awaken from a Dream (Light Novel) by Yoshikazu Takeuchi
Seven Seas EntertainmentRRP: £11.99SciFier: £9.86Delve deeper into the dark underbelly of super-stardom, where fame comes at a steep price. In this sequel anthology to the hit psychological thriller, Perfect Blue, creepy fans thrust their idols... -
Pearl: The Novel by Tim Waggoner
SciFier: £14.00The X-traordinary origin story! It's 1918, and Pearl, a young woman on the brink of madness, must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for... -
Julie Christie by Melanie Bell (Newcastle University, UK)
SciFier: £84.06Julie Christie's prickly relationship with stardom is legendary. This fascinating text provides a comprehensive account of Christie's career, from her emergence in the 1960s to present day. It moves... -
William Powell by Roger Bryant
RRP: £17.99SciFier: £16.51Actor William Powell is perhaps best known for his roles as charming Nick in ""The Thin Man"" films and blustery Clarence Day in ""Life with Father"". As diverse as those characters are, they don't... -
Nollywood Stars: Media and Migration in West Africa and the Diaspora Noah A. Tsika 9780253015716
RRP: £70.00SciFier: £56.58In this comprehensive study of Nollywood stardom around the world, Noah A. Tsika explores how the industry's top on-screen talents have helped Nollywood to expand beyond West Africa and into the... -
Nollywood Stars: Media and Migration in West Africa and the Diaspora Noah A. Tsika 9780253015754
RRP: £24.99SciFier: £20.23In this comprehensive study of Nollywood stardom around the world, Noah A. Tsika explores how the industry's top on-screen talents have helped Nollywood to expand beyond West Africa and into the... -
Hikaru in the Light! (Volume 3) Mai Matsuda 9781546141044
RRP: £10.99SciFier: £7.89The competition heats up, as best friends go after the once-in-a-lifetime chance to become pop stars in volume 3 of this funny, feel-good manga series, perfect for fans of K-On!, The ... -
Ethel Barrymore: Shy Empress of the Footlights Kathleen Spaltro 9781985903418
RRP: £36.00SciFier: £35.04Born in Philadelphia in 1879, Ethel Barrymore would eventually prove herself a vital actor who was suited to radio, stage, and screen. After breaking out with Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines... -
Death of a Pop Star, Vol. 2: A WEBTOON Unscrolled Graphic Novel Violet Karim 9781998341788
WebtoonRRP: £18.99SciFier: £12.94Perfect for fans of romantic comedies with a supernatural twist, this YA graphic novel series follows the unusual journey of up-and-coming singer Sophie Lim after she dies and makes a deal with the... -
Glamour in a Golden Age by Adrienne L. McLean
RRP: £33.00SciFier: £27.43Shirley Temple, Clark Gable, Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford and Norma Shearer, Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo, William Powell and... -
The Hunger: Film Writing 2012-2024 Melissa Anderson 9798986446387
RRP: £23.00SciFier: £18.61The Hunger assembles the best of Melissa Anderson's film writing from, among other outlets, Bookforum, Artforum, the Village Voice, and 4Columns, where she has been the film editor and lead film... -
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A Great Big Girl Like Me: The Films of Marie Dressler Victoria Sturtevant 9780252034282 [USED COPY]
RRP: £91.00SciFier: £13.00In this study of Marie Dressler, MGM's most profitable movie star in the early 1930s, Victoria Sturtevant analyzes Dressler's use of her body to challenge Hollywood's standards for leading ladies. At... -
A Great Big Girl Like Me: The Films of Marie Dressler Victoria Sturtevant 9780252076220
RRP: £17.99SciFier: £14.78In this study of Marie Dressler, MGM's most profitable movie star in the early 1930s, Victoria Sturtevant analyzes Dressler's use of her body to challenge Hollywood's standards for leading ladies. At... -
Ann Sheridan: A Bio-Bibliography Margie Schultz 9780313284823
SciFier: £68.99Ann Sheridan came to Hollywood in 1933 as a finalist in a beauty contest, a publicity stunt for Paramount's Search for Beauty. Of the 30 contestants who appeared in the picture and the 6 finalists... -
Winnie Lightner: Tomboy of the Talkies David C. Lightner 9781496809834
RRP: £28.95SciFier: £24.23Winnie Lightner (1899-1971) stood out as the first great female comedian of the talkies. Blessed with a superb singing voice and a gift for making wisecracks and rubber faces, she rose to stardom in... -
Chadwick Boseman by Mia Johnson
RRP: £17.99SciFier: £13.59A profound remembrance of an extraordinary life cut short, celebrating Chadwick Boseman's brilliance on screen as well as his rich existence as a generous friend, family member, and activist... -
Marlene by Marlene Dietrich
RRP: £18.00SciFier: £13.59Film star. Cabaret sensation. Recording artist. Writer. Marlene Dietrich was nothing short of enchanting face=Calibri>- and remains so even today. In this book she chronicles her fabulous rise to... -
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2000 AD Digest - ZOMBO: I'm a good boy, really Al Ewing 9781781086704 [USED COPY]
RRP: £6.99SciFier: £1.68An all-new digest sized edition of the riotous and hilarious sci-fi horror comedy about a polite bio-weapon zombie! When flight 303 crash-lands on the lethal deathworld known as chronos, all is not... -
Hollywood's Others: Love and Limitation in the Star System Katherine Fusco 9780231220910
SciFier: £88.06We tend to think about movie stars as either glamorous or relatable. But in the 1920s and 1930s, when the Hollywood star system was taking shape, a number of unusual stars appeared on the silver... -
2000 AD Digest: ZOMBO by Al Ewing
RebellionRRP: £6.99SciFier: £5.74An all-new digest sized edition of the riotous and hilarious sci-fi horror comedy about a polite bio-weapon zombie! When flight 303 crash-lands on the lethal deathworld known as chronos, all is not... -
Zachary Scott: Hollywood's Sophisticated Cad Ronald L. Davis 9781617039072
RRP: £29.95SciFier: £19.46Throughout the 1940s, Zachary Scott (1914-1965) was the model for sophisticated, debonair villains in American film. His best-known roles include a mysterious criminal in The Mask of Dimitrios and... -
Screening the Hollywood Rebels in 1950s Britain by Dr Anna Ariadne Knight
RRP: £85.00SciFier: £62.75This book examines issues of censorship, publicity and teenage fandom in 1950s Britain surrounding a series of controversial Hollywood films: The Wild One, Blackboard Jungle, Rebel Without a Cause,... -
Hollywood's Others: Love and Limitation in the Star System Katherine Fusco 9780231220927
SciFier: £23.54We tend to think about movie stars as either glamorous or relatable. But in the 1920s and 1930s, when the Hollywood star system was taking shape, a number of unusual stars appeared on the silver... -
Extras of Early Hollywood by Kerry Segrave
RRP: £28.99SciFier: £24.81Pity the ""extras."" Mostly overlooked and forgotten. Especially those in the major Hollywood films 1913 to 1945--right through the dream factory's golden era. The struggles of extras to unionise... -
When Harry Met Sally ... Tamar Jeffers McDonald (University of Kent, UK) 9781844579075
RRP: £12.99SciFier: £11.39Ground-breaking in its departure from its predecessors, When Harry Met Sally (1989) established classic romantic comedy themes and tropes still being employed today. Placing the film in its... -
Rebel by Donald Spoto
SciFier: £15.79Based on meticulous research and new interviews with dozens of family members, friends, lovers, directors, and costars, Rebel offers a revelatory look at actor and film icon James Dean (1931-1955)... -
Motel. Pool. by Kim Fielding
RRP: £13.95SciFier: £10.74In the mid-1950s, Jack Dayton flees his working-class prospects in Omaha and heads to Hollywood, convinced he'll be the next James Dean. But sleazy casting couches don't earn him stardom, and despair... -
Kageki Shojo!! Vol. 11 by Kumiko Saiki
Seven Seas EntertainmentRRP: £11.99SciFier: £8.59The critically acclaimed shojo manga about the drama of all-women musical theater-now an anime!Ever since she was a little girl, Sarasa has wanted to play the role of Oscar as part of the Kouka... -
Her New Eyes by T. J. Martinson
RRP: £13.99SciFier: £9.83From T.J. Martinson, author of The Reign of the Kingfisher, comes a poignant odyssey of aging, stardom, and memory explored through the literal eyes of Marilyn Monroe.Susan Jackson's serene life as a... -
Roar: A Star in the Abyss 4 Ai Okaue 9798888775776
RRP: £13.99SciFier: £9.47A new revenge thriller manga from the creator of the hit manga and TV drama Guilty! Plunge into a tale of vengeance set in the dark depths of showbiz, where a rise to stardom casts sinister shadows... -
Roar: A Star in the Abyss 1 Ai Okaue 9798888774885
RRP: £13.99SciFier: £9.20A new revenge thriller manga from the creator of the hit manga and TV drama Guilty! Plunge into a tale of vengeance set in the dark depths of showbiz, where a rise to stardom casts sinister shadows... -
The Operative: A Vigilante Justice Thriller of Deception and Ultimate Survival Jack Silkstone 9781036702595
RRP: £9.99SciFier: £8.00Fame is the perfect cover, but in this game, survival is the ultimate prize. In Jack Silkstone's adrenaline-fueled thriller The Operative, unsuspecting reality TV contestants are thrust into a... -
Popular Cinemas in East Central Europe: Film Cultures and Histories Dorota Ostrowska (Birkbeck College, University of London, UK) 9781350244269
SciFier: £33.99The continued interest in the social and cultural life of the former Warsaw pact countries - looking at but also beyond their socialist pasts - encompasses a desire to know more about their national... -
Hellraisers Robert Sellers 9781906838362
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £10.46Hellraisers tells the story of four of the greatest boozers of all time: Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Peter O'Toole and Oliver Reed. Robert Sellers and Jake cleverly weave the four biographies...