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Negotiating the Auteur by Julia Dobson
RRP: £80.00SciFier: £62.75This book provides the first detailed analysis of the work of four important contemporary directors whose work falls between the reductive labels of 'auteur cinema' and 'popular cinema'. Their work... -
Kader's Quest Nadir Balan 9781032537764
RRP: £11.99SciFier: £11.79Middle school student Kader is on the precipice of the turbulent path to adulthood. Join him on this journey of discovery and healing through dazzling art replete with puzzles, hidden images,... -
Goodbye, My Havana by Anna Veltfort
RRP: £19.99SciFier: £16.35An eyewitness account of idealism, self-discovery, and loss under one of the twentieth-century's most repressive political regimes Set against a backdrop of world-changing events during the headiest... -
Totally Scripted: Idioms, Words, and Quotes from Hollywood to Broadway That Have Changed the English Language Josh Chetwynd 9781630762827
SciFier: £12.19The language of Hollywood resonates beyond the stage and screen because it often has inherent drama-or comedic effect. This volume contains a combination of approximately 100 expertly researched... -
The World of Dew and Other Stories Julian Mortimer Smith 9780253056801
RRP: £13.99SciFier: £12.45Imagine a world populated by hideous trolls, time-traveling scientists, and intergalactic freighter captains-with smartphones and social media. The World of Dew and Other Stories, chosen by Michelle... -
What Rough Beast Michael R. Johnston 9781787586536
RRP: £20.00SciFier: £14.12The sequel to The Widening Gyre and Blood-Dimmed Tide praised by Locus, ScienceFiction.com, Booklist, Library Journal and more! As the Zhen Empire descends into civil war, Tajen, Liam, and... -
There is No Soundtrack: Rethinking Art, Media, and the Audio-Visual Contract Ming-Yuen S. Ma 9781526163844
RRP: £26.00SciFier: £22.99There is no soundtrack is a study of how sound and image produce meaning in contemporary experimental media art by artists ranging from Chantal Akerman to Nam June Paik to Tanya Tagaq. It... -
What Rough Beast Michael R. Johnston 9781787586512
RRP: £12.95SciFier: £9.19The sequel to The Widening Gyre and Blood-Dimmed Tide praised by Locus, ScienceFiction.com, Booklist, Library Journal and more! As the Zhen Empire descends into civil war, Tajen, Liam, and... -
Silent City Sarah Davis-Goff 9781472255266
RRP: £10.99SciFier: £7.97From the author of LAST ONES LEFT ALIVE comes the story of young female warrior who must start a revolution if she and those she loves are to survive.'A provocative gobsmacker of a novel' Joseph... -
In the Land of the Lacandon by Richard Ivan Jobs
RRP: £23.99SciFier: £19.46In the mid-1930s the amateur French ethnographer and filmmaker Bernard de Colmont ventured into the mountainous state of Chiapas to study the Lacandon people and broadcast their way of life to a... -
Chuck, Appearance and Reality: Everyday Philosophy in a TV Spy Comedy Kelly Dean Jolley 9781804132357
RRP: £90.00SciFier: £81.49How can we know the minds of others? How can we make our own mind known? On the face of it, Chuck appears to be fun and funny network TV show merging spy thriller with romantic comedy, a piece of... -
There is No Soundtrack: Rethinking Art, Media, and the Audio-Visual Contract Ming-Yuen S. Ma 9781526142122
RRP: £85.00SciFier: £76.99There is no soundtrack is a study of how sound and image produce meaning in contemporary experimental media art by artists ranging from Chantal Akerman to Nam June Paik to Tanya Tagaq. It... -
Love and Loss in Hollywood: Florence Deshon, Max Eastman, and Charlie Chaplin Cooper C. Graham 9780253052940
RRP: £35.00SciFier: £31.78In 1919, Florence Deshon-tall, radical, and charismatic-was well on her way to becoming one of Hollywood's brightest stars. Embroiled in a clandestine affair with Charlie Chaplin, she continued to... -
Epic Conor Kostick 9780862788773
RRP: £10.99SciFier: £9.22#WELCOME TO EPIC: PRESS START TO PLAY#. On New Earth, Epic is not just a computer game, it's a matter of life and death. If you lose, you lose everything; if you win, the world is yours for the... -
Global Perspectives on Amateur Film Histories and Cultures Masha Salazkina 9780253052032
RRP: £32.00SciFier: £25.68For too long, the field of amateur cinema has focused on North America and Europe. In Global Perspectives on Amateur Film Histories and Cultures, however, editors Masha Salazkina and Enrique... -
Epic Conor Kostick 9780862788773 [USED COPY]
RRP: £10.99SciFier: £2.02#WELCOME TO EPIC: PRESS START TO PLAY#. On New Earth, Epic is not just a computer game, it's a matter of life and death. If you lose, you lose everything; if you win, the world is yours for the... -
The Dead Secret Wilkie Collins 9781513135854
RRP: £18.99SciFier: £13.49The Dead Secret (1856) is a novel by Wilkie Collins. Written in the aftermath of Antonina (1850), his successful debut, The Dead Secret finds the author honing the trademark sense of mystery and... -
Jacob's Fantastic Flight by Philip Waechter
RRP: £12.99SciFier: £9.21"High-flying humor and heart." - Kirkus Reviews, starred review Jacob has a special gift-he can fly! When his parents plan a trip to the sea, Jacob says he will fly there himself. Along the... -
Global Perspectives on Amateur Film Histories and Cultures Masha Salazkina 9780253052025
RRP: £95.00SciFier: £76.13For too long, the field of amateur cinema has focused on North America and Europe. In Global Perspectives on Amateur Film Histories and Cultures, however, editors Masha Salazkina and Enrique... -
The Comics of Asaf Hanuka by Matt Reingold
RRP: £106.99SciFier: £76.33The Comics of Asaf Hanuka: Telling Particular and Universal Stories tells the story of how cartoonist Asaf Hanuka illustrates both universal and particular narratives. Through close readings of... -
Hide and Seek Wilkie Collins 9781513135847
RRP: £19.99SciFier: £14.12Hide and Seek (1854) is a novel by Wilkie Collins. Written in the aftermath of Antonina (1850), his successful debut, Hide and Seek finds the author honing the trademark sense of mystery and... -
Personal Voice: A Practical Guide for Cinematic Storytellers and Beyond Katherine Lindberg 9781032879291
RRP: £39.99SciFier: £39.23Offering a definitive approach by which any individual may learn to unleash the power of the personal, this book provides the reader with an exhaustive guide on how to tell the stories they're... -
Writing for the Screen: Creative and Critical Approaches Dr. Craig Batty (RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia) 9781352006025
SciFier: £29.20This revised and refreshed edition guides the contemporary screenwriter through a variety of creative and critical approaches to a deeper understanding of how to tell stories for the screen. With a... -
Love and Loss in Hollywood: Florence Deshon, Max Eastman, and Charlie Chaplin Cooper C. Graham 9780253052926
RRP: £66.00SciFier: £53.41In 1919, Florence Deshon-tall, radical, and charismatic-was well on her way to becoming one of Hollywood's brightest stars. Embroiled in a clandestine affair with Charlie Chaplin, she continued to... -
Psychology for Filmmakers: Crafting Authentic Characters and Stories Tatiana Salakhieva-Talal 9781041146384
SciFier: £42.18Bridging the worlds of psychological theory and visual storytelling, this book provides a unique and compelling guide for screenwriters seeking to create emotionally resonant and psychologically... -
Ready Player Two by Shira Chess
RRP: £20.99SciFier: £17.90Cultural stereotypes to the contrary, approximately half of all video game players are now women. A subculture once dominated by men, video games have become a form of entertainment composed of... -
My Body Created a Human by Emma Ahlqvist
RRP: £13.99SciFier: £9.83A graphic novel style memoir about the weirdness and wonder of pregnancy and early motherhood, told with humor and frankness. The perfect gift for new parents, parents-to-be, or anyone interested in... -
Paul Bunyan James Stevens 9781513134185
RRP: £13.99SciFier: £9.83Paul Bunyan (1925) is a novel by James Stevens. Written from a lifetime of experience as a logger and historian of the logging industry, Paul Bunyan is a masterful take on one of the defining legends... -
Hear Me with Your Eyes by Ana Forcinito
RRP: £29.95SciFier: £19.64Hear Me with Your Eyes examines the intrusion of the voice into the cinematographic gaze and the intersections (and ruptures) of the sound-image in Argentine women filmmakers from a feminist... -
Sound Museum by Poupeh Missaghi
RRP: £10.99SciFier: £7.97A combination of fiction and documentation, Sound Museum fearlessly interrogates state-sanctioned violence and the psychology-and banality-of evil. In Iran, a curator has gathered foreign journalists... -
Pop Goes the Decade by Kevin L. Ferguson
SciFier: £83.49Popular culture in the 1990s often primarily reflected millennial catastrophic anxieties. The world was tightening, speeding up, and becoming more dangerous and dangerously connected. Surely it was... -
Fashion Fads through American History by Dr Jennifer Grayer Moore (The Pratt Institute, New York, USA)
SciFier: £83.49Perfect for any reader interested in fashion, history, or popular culture, this text is an essential resource that presents vital information and informed analysis of key fashion fads not found... -
The Mobile Ruin: The Everyday Life of the Berlin Wall Blake Fitzpatrick 9780228026860
RRP: £28.99SciFier: £24.12The Berlin Wall divided the city for almost three decades before it fell on 9 November 1989. This symbol of the Cold War has been travelling longer than it stood still. An object that once seemed... -
Folk Tales for Health and Wellbeing by Adam Bushnell
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £11.40These tales have a moral message at their core about how to resolve conflict and evoke peace. The theme of the book is interconnectedness, co-operation, spiritual strength, emotional wellbeing,... -
Clytemnestra's Bind (Limited Edition Signed Hardback) by Susan C Wilson
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £11.35Clytemnestra's Bind is a bold and brutal first-person retelling that redefines her story, unveiling the untold depths of her soul and the legacy she forged as a mother, wife, and queen. Queen... -
Martin Scorsese and the American Dream Jim Cullen 9781978817418
RRP: £24.99SciFier: £20.23More than perhaps any other major filmmaker, Martin Scorsese has grappled with the idea of the American Dream. His movies are full of working-class strivers hoping for a better life, from the titular... -
Comics of the Anthropocene: Graphic Narrative at the End of Nature Jose Alaniz 9781496857736
RRP: £22.99SciFier: £19.46Since the first Earth Day in 1970, how have US comics artists depicted the human-caused destruction of the natural world? How do these representations manifest in different genres of comics like... -
Comics of the Anthropocene: Graphic Narrative at the End of Nature Jose Alaniz 9781496857743
RRP: £88.00SciFier: £72.25Since the first Earth Day in 1970, how have US comics artists depicted the human-caused destruction of the natural world? How do these representations manifest in different genres of comics like... -
The City Among the Stars Francis Carsac 9781787584235
RRP: £9.95SciFier: £7.32First English translation of the celebrated Golden Age Science Fiction Classic. "This stunning classic stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Arthur C. Clarke, Asimov, and Heinlein." - New York Times... -
Shades of Springsteen: Politics, Love, Sports, and Masculinity John Massaro 9781978816169
RRP: £27.99SciFier: £22.56One of the secrets to Bruce Springsteen's enduring popularity over the past fifty years is the way fans feel a deep personal connection to his work. Yet even as the connection often stays grounded in...