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Film Firsts by Ethan Alter
SciFier: £53.49This forward-looking exploration of contemporary American film across the last 40 years identifies and examines the specific movies that changed the film industry and shaped its present and future. ... -
Moonlight by Maria Flood
SciFier: £19.48This book helps readers understand Moonlight's profound political and social importance, the innovative technical choices adopted by director Barry Jenkins and the film's adoption and disruption of... -
Cyborg Cinema and Contemporary Subjectivity S. Short 9781403921789
SciFier: £103.99This book breaks new ground in providing an in-depth critical assessment of cyborg cinema, arguing that it remains one of the most intriguing and provocative cycles to have emerged in contemporary... -
Australian Gothic by Jonathan Rayner
RRP: £70.00SciFier: £69.23The term 'Gothic' has been applied to examples of Australian cinema since the 1970s, often in arbitrary and divergent ways. This book examines a wide range of Australian films to trace their Gothic... -
More Than a Game: The Computer Game as Fictional Form Barry Atkins 9780719063657
RRP: £20.00SciFier: £15.66The first academic work dedicated to the study of computer games in terms of the stories they tell and the manner of their telling. Applies practices of reading texts from literary and cultural... -
Film and the Working Class: The Feature Film in British and American Society Peter Stead 9781138969759
SciFier: £45.46Taking the subject chronologically from the 1890s to when the book was initially published in 1989, this book analyses those films specifically concerned with working-class conditions and struggle,... -
The Colonial Documentary Film in South and South-East Asia Ian Aitken 9781474431965
RRP: £23.99SciFier: £22.77Based on rare archival documents and films, this anthology is the first to focus primarily on the use of official and colonial documentary films in the South and South-East Asian regions. Drawing... -
Bone Orchard: Tenement by Jeff Lemire
Image ComicsRRP: £35.99SciFier: £25.46From the Eisner-winning creative team behind GIDEON FALLS and PRIMORDIAL, comes the most significant and essential project yet in the bold and ambitious new shared horror universe of THE BONE ORCHARD... -
Women in the Western Sue Matheson 9781474444132
SciFier: £98.24As the Western matured, women's roles became more complex and modern - transmitting a subtle cultural coding about the nature of westward expansionism, heroism, family life, manliness and American... -
My Instant Death Ability Is So Overpowered, No One in This Other World Stands a Chance Against Me! -: AO-, Vol. 5 (manga) Tsuyoshi Fujitaka 9781975368463
Yen PressRRP: £10.99SciFier: £7.08Yogiri and Tomochika continue on their way through the Tower of the Trial in hopes of escaping before it comes to light that Yogiri has not only killed the Dark God, but has also started to do... -
Cyborg Cinema and Contemporary Subjectivity S. Short 9781349515646
SciFier: £46.99This book breaks new ground in providing an in-depth critical assessment of cyborg cinema, arguing that it remains one of the most intriguing and provocative cycles to have emerged in contemporary... -
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The Meaning and Culture of ""Grand Theft Auto: Critical Essays Nate Garrelts 9780786428229
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £13.61Grand Theft Auto is among the most culturally significant video game franchises in history. Popular among adult gamers, the games have become icons for child endangerment, and are frequently cited in... -
Anime and the Art of Adaptation by Dani Cavallaro
RRP: £21.99SciFier: £19.21Exploring a selection of anime adaptations of famous works of both Eastern and Western provenance, this book is concerned with appreciating their significance and appeal as independent texts. The... -
Reveal and Conceal by Andrea B. Rugh
SciFier: £44.39This book is an exciting study of clothing as a complex cultural expression. The author analyses contemporary social meanings found in the symbols of dress and shows the way groups and individuals... -
The Steel Claw: Reign of The Brain by Tom Tully
RebellionRRP: £16.99SciFier: £12.09One of Britain's most enduring comic book heroes returns in two stories reprinted here for the first time! The second collection of the sci-fi classic, the Steel Claw collects writer Tom Tully's... -
Richard Widmark: A Bio-Bibliography Kim R. Holston 9780313264801
SciFier: £92.99This bio-bibliography is the first book to examine the life and career of one of Hollywood's most durable leading men, Richard Widmark. Though never considered in the same star category as Burt... -
From the Films of Harry Potter: 100 Objects: The Most Iconic Props from the Movies by Jody Revenson
RRP: £40.00SciFier: £29.68Harry Potter in 100 Objects presents a host of incredible props, artefacts and set items from the legendary Harry Potter movies. Through colourful photography and insider facts from the creators of... -
100 Queer Films Since Stonewall Chelsea McCracken (, State University of New York at Oneonta, NY, USA.) 9781839025082
RRP: £65.00SciFier: £51.95100 Queer Films identifies 100 films that shaped the trajectory of queer cinema, connected with larger movements, and showcased the artistry of queer filmmaking. In addition to those films that... -
Salvation from Cinema: The Medium is the Message Crystal Downing 9781138913943
RRP: £44.99SciFier: £41.13Salvation from Cinema offers something new to the burgeoning field of "religion and film": the religious significance of film technique. Discussing the history of both cinematic devices and film... -
Off the Wall by Dilys E. Blum
RRP: £37.50SciFier: £34.51Exploring the origins and lasting significance of a dynamic, subversive, and interactive art form This is the first publication to consider art to wear, also known as wearable art, as a discrete... -
Filmurbia: Screening the Suburbs David Forrest 9781349958566
SciFier: £56.99In this book, scholars from across the world explore the appearance, portrayal and significance of the suburb on film. By the mid-20th Century, supported by changes in transportation, suburbs became... -
Dressed for War by Nina Edwards
SciFier: £56.99Men in khaki and grey squatting in the trenches, women at work, gender bending in goggles and overalls over their trousers, a girl at the Paris theatre in pleated, beaded silk, a bangle on her... -
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... -
Imprints of Revolution: Visual Representations of Resistance Lisa B. Y. Calvente 9781783485062
SciFier: £51.99What is the significance of the visual representation of revolution? How is history articulated through public images? How can these images communicate new histories of struggle? Imprints of... -
Filmurbia: Screening the Suburbs David Forrest 9781137531742
SciFier: £93.49In this book, scholars from across the world explore the appearance, portrayal and significance of the suburb on film. By the mid-20th Century, supported by changes in transportation, suburbs became... -
The Avengers by Rich Johnson
SciFier: £32.60A nerdy insider's celebration of the Avengers' seminal comic book stories, including the team's origin, the most significant storylines, and their presence as pop cultural icons.The Avengers explores... -
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... -
Concerning Beards: Facial Hair, Health and Practice in England 1650-1900 Alun Withey (University of Exeter, UK) 9781350127845
SciFier: £114.99This Open Access book provides a new understanding of the meanings and motivations behind the wearing of beards, moustaches and whiskers, and their associated practices and practitioners. Concerning... -
100 Queer Films Since Stonewall Chelsea McCracken (, State University of New York at Oneonta, NY, USA.) 9781839025075
RRP: £19.99SciFier: £16.85100 Queer Films identifies 100 films that shaped the trajectory of queer cinema, connected with larger movements, and showcased the artistry of queer filmmaking. In addition to those films that... -
Girls' Hairstories: Resilience and Sparkle in Contemporary Screen Cultures Professor Fiona Handyside (Associate Professor in Film Studies, University of Exeter) 9781399506946
RRP: £19.99SciFier: £17.99Why have dynamic and shifting hairstyles, from Katniss Everdeen's Power Plait to JoJo Siwa's outsize bows, become such a significant part of how girlhood is articulated in contemporary visual... -
The Anime Boom in the United States: Lessons for Global Creative Industries Michal Daliot-Bul 9780674976993
RRP: £33.95SciFier: £29.44The Anime Boom in the United States provides a comprehensive and empirically-grounded study of the various stages of anime marketing and commercial expansion into the United States. It also examines... -
Spike Lee by Jason P. Vest
SciFier: £63.49Spike Lee's journey from guerrilla filmmaker to Hollywood insider is explored in light of his personal background, the cultural influence of his films, and the extensive scholarship his movies have... -
Atlas of Spatial Figures Ignacio Farias 9783986122201
RRP: £28.00SciFier: £24.72Globalization, as it is conceptualized in the early twenty-first century, is undergoing significant transformations. While we continue to live in a globalized world where markets, technologies, and... -
Fashioning Film Stars: Dress, Culture, Identity Rachel Moseley (University of Warwick, UK) 9781844570683
SciFier: £36.99Fashioning Film Stars brings together work by established and emerging scholars in the field of film costume and star studies, to address the significance of the relationships between fashion, dress... -
Brazilian Women's Filmmaking: From Dictatorship to Democracy Leslie Marsh 9780252078736
SciFier: £31.60At most recent count, there are no fewer than forty-five women in Brazil directing or codirecting feature-length fiction or documentary films. In the early 1990s, women filmmakers in Brazil were... -
Marina Abramovic Ossian Ward 9781913947514
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £10.46Marina Abramovic has truly pioneered performance as a visual art form. Her work - notorious for its feats of endurance, pain and intense physical encounter - has pushed the boundaries of contemporary... -
Shopping Around: Feminine Culture and the Pursuit of Pleasure Hilary Radner 9780415905404
RRP: £24.99SciFier: £24.60Shopping Around investigates the issues of contemporary popular narrative, feminine pleasure, and consumer culture, viewing the permutations of the feminine subject as a textual construction evolved... -
Women in the Western Sue Matheson 9781474444149
RRP: £20.99SciFier: £20.32As the Western matured, women's roles became more complex and modern transmitting a subtle cultural coding about the nature of westward expansionism, heroism, family life, manliness and American... -
Growing Up with Audrey Hepburn Rachel Moseley 9780719063114
RRP: £19.99SciFier: £18.74The first full length academic study of Hepburn's star persona and films featuring reseach into the experience of British women who have admired her in the 1950s, 1960s and the 1990s. Examines the... -
Theatres on Film: How the Cinema Imagines the Stage Russell Jackson 9780719088797
RRP: £85.00SciFier: £62.75Theatres on film is an innovative contribution to the study of both theatre and film history, with its detailed discussion of popular and influential films that have taken the theatre as their...