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The Films of John Cassavetes: Pragmatism, Modernism, and the Movies Ray Carney (Boston University) 9780521381192
SciFier: £77.28The first book to tell in detail the story of a maverick filmmaker who worked outside the studio system. Providing extended critical discussion on six of his most important films (Shadows, Faces,... -
The Films of John Cassavetes: Pragmatism, Modernism, and the Movies Ray Carney (Boston University) 9780521388153
RRP: £22.99SciFier: £20.87The first book to tell in detail the story of a maverick filmmaker who worked outside the studio system. Providing extended critical discussion on six of his most important films (Shadows, Faces,... -
Transnational Cinema and Ideology: Representing Religion, Identity and Cultural Myths Milja Radovic 9781138546318
SciFier: £49.80Increasingly, as the production, distribution and audience of films cross national boundaries, film scholars have begun to think in terms of 'transnational' rather than national cinema. This book is... -
A Family Matter by Will Eisner
RRP: £25.00SciFier: £20.99In this classic graphic novel, Will Eisner's pen cuts an expansive swath through all aspects of the human condition. A Family Matter starts close to home, following a family as it gathers to observe... -
Persistence of Vision: An Introduction to Film Appreciation by Christopher Miller
SciFier: £119.99Although cinematic storytelling shares many of the same elements as other art forms, film tells a story in a unique way. Concentrating on careful analysis of the formal aspects of specific films for... -
The Intersection of Science Fiction and Philosophy: Critical Studies Robert Myers 9780313224935
SciFier: £51.99Robert E. Myers has assembled a collection of essays which explore aspects of the relationship between science fiction and philosophy. Contributing authors focus on significant issues, questions, and... -
Narrative Comprehension and Film Edward Branigan 9780415075121
RRP: £41.99SciFier: £38.53Narrative is one of the ways we organise and understnad the world. It is found everywhere: not only in films and books, but also in everday conversations and in the nonfictional discourses of... -
Comics Studies Here and Now Frederick Luis Aldama 9780367590703
SciFier: £43.73Comics Studies Here and Now marks the arrival of comics studies scholarship that no longer feels the need to justify itself within or against other fields of study. The essays herein move us forward,... -
My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness Nagata Kabi 9781626926035
Seven Seas EntertainmentRRP: £10.99SciFier: £7.15My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness is an honest and heartfelt look at one young woman's exploration of her sexuality, mental well-being, and growing up in our modern age. Told using expressive... -
Off-White Hollywood: American Culture and Ethnic Female Stardom Diane Negra 9780415216784
SciFier: £37.66Off-White Hollywood investigates how the 'ethnicity' of white European-American actresses has played a key role in the mythology of American identity and nation building. Negra focuses on key stars... -
SOUND OF THE BREAK by Elizabeth Price
RRP: £26.00SciFier: £20.82Elizabeth Price SOUND OF THE BREAK accompanies the homonymous Turner Prize winner's extensive solo exhibition at the Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, presenting both new works and works shown in Germany... -
The Digital Interface and New Media Art Installations Phaedra Shanbaum (University of Cambridge, Cambridge England University College London, UK) 9781032338088
SciFier: £43.73This book is about the digital interface and its use in interactive new media art installations. It examines the aesthetic aspects of the interface through a theoretical exploration of new media... -
High Voltage Tattoo by Kat Von D
SciFier: £21.53The charismatic Kat Von D, the star of LA Ink, with writer Anthony Bozza (author of best-sellers "Slash" and "Tommyland") opens the door to the world of contemporary tattooing, the way only a true... -
Splendors of Latin Cinema R. Hernandez-Rodriguez 9780313349775
SciFier: £43.99This insightful account analyzes and provides context for the films and careers of directors who have made Latin American film an important force in Hollywood and in world cinema.In this insightful... -
World War I on Film by Paul M. Edwards
RRP: £28.99SciFier: £24.81One of the central events of modern history, World War I has been poorly presented in English language films. Torn between the powerful isolationist movement in the U.S. and a growing hatred of... -
High Voltage Tattoo Kat Von D. 9780061684388 [USED COPY]
RRP: £20.00SciFier: £2.57The charismatic Kat Von D, the star of LA Ink, with writer Anthony Bozza (author of best-sellers "Slash" and "Tommyland") opens the door to the world of contemporary tattooing, the way only a true... -
Up the Garden Path: A witty take on gardening from the legendary cartoonist Norman Thelwell (Author) 9780749029326
SciFier: £7.93Up the Garden Path brings together a glorious collection of Thelwell's gardening cartoons. This humorous cartoon guide covers all aspects of gardening, from how to make a hole in the frozen fish... -
Hearths of Darkness: The Family in the American Horror Film, Updated Edition Tony Williams 9781628461077
RRP: £42.50SciFier: £25.68Hearths of Darkness: The Family in the American Horror Film traces the origins of the 1970s family horror subgenre to certain aspects of American culture and classical Hollywood cinema. Far from... -
Cutting Edge: Art-Horror and the Horrific Avant-garde Joan Hawkins 9780816634149
RRP: £21.99SciFier: £18.67Explores what horror movies tell us about issues of taste.Even before Jean-Luc Godard and other members of the French New Wave championed Hollywood B movies, aesthetes and cineasts relished the raw... -
Minor Miracles Will Eisner 9780393328141
RRP: £13.99SciFier: £12.80In this classic graphic novel, Will Eisner's pen cuts an expansive swath through all aspects of the human condition. A powerful portrayal of Jewish life in the New York City of Eisner's youth, Minor... -
Hogan by Donata Sartorio
RRP: £50.00SciFier: £35.99Fifty-six international designers and architects celebrate the Hogan label's most recent collections. There is an obvious connection between the different forms of creative expression: this is the... -
Blake & Mortimer - The Complete Collection Vol. 6 Jean Van Hamme 9781800441835
CinebookRRP: £30.99SciFier: £21.02This sixth volume of the collected edition introduces the second creative team assigned to the new adventures of Blake & Mortimer: Andre Juillard and Yves Sente, who would take turns with Jean Van... -
Blake & Mortimer - The Complete Collection Vol. 8 Jean Van Hamme 9781800441859
CinebookRRP: £37.99SciFier: £25.41In this eighth volume of the Complete Collection, the next Blake & Mortimer written - in two parts - by Jean Van Hamme and illustrated by three different artists, brings the reader along on one of... -
Warhol by Geoffrey Rayner
RRP: £30.00SciFier: £27.34The first publication devoted to the textile designs of one of the twentieth century's greatest artists, showcasing a rarely discussed aspect of the Pop Art superstar's career Andy Warhol... -
Hearths of Darkness: The Family in the American Horror Film, Updated Edition Tony Williams 9781628461909
RRP: £109.00SciFier: £102.49Hearths of Darkness: The Family in the American Horror Film traces the origins of the 1970s family horror subgenre to certain aspects of American culture and classical Hollywood cinema. Far from... -
Anime and the Visual Novel: Narrative Structure, Design and Play at the Crossroads of Animation and Computer Games Dani Cavallaro 9780786444274
RRP: £21.99SciFier: £19.21This book describes the thematic and structural traits of a recent and popular development within the realm of anime: series adapted from visual novels. Visual novels are interactive fiction games in... -
Cultural Theory in the Films of Alfred Hitchcock by Gary McCarron
RRP: £80.00SciFier: £79.62This book is neither biography nor a conventional film critique. Rather, the text explores aspects of Hitchcock's work in relation to theories drawn from the social sciences and philosophy. The... -
Lucky Luke 20 - The Oklahoma Land Rush Morris & Goscinny 9781849180085
CinebookRRP: £8.99SciFier: £6.72On 22 April 1889, the American government opened the new Oklahoma territories to settlement. In this volume, Lucky Luke acts as a government agent and ensures that every candidate for settlement is... -
Russian Writers and Society in the Nineteenth Century Ronald Hingley 9780367776022
SciFier: £31.59This book, first published in 1977, begins with a close look at the lives of nineteenth century Russian writers, and at the problems of their profession. It then examines their environment in its... -
The Video Game Explosion by Mark J. P. Wolf
SciFier: £73.99The Video Game Explosion: A History from PONG to PlayStation and Beyond traces the growth of a global phenomenon that has become an integral part of popular culture today. All aspects of video games... -
Cinematic Nihilism: Encounters, Confrontations, Overcomings John Marmysz 9781474424561
RRP: £90.00SciFier: £84.09Exposing and illustrating how an ongoing engagement with nihilistic alienation may contribute to, rather than detract from, the value of life, Cinematic Nihilism both challenges and builds upon past... -
The Movie Quiz Book by Little White Lies
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £9.33Imagine the best movie-themed pub quiz you've ever been to, but without suffering the hangover the next morning! From heroic heroines, famous final lines and award-winning directors, to Hollywood's... -
Cartooning in Latin America John A. Lent 9781572735613
RRP: £32.95SciFier: £28.01Cartoons and comics have played important roles in the political and social processes of Latin America for more than a century. This book coalesces, for the first time in one volume, aspects of comic... -
1940s Fashion: The Definitive Sourcebook by Charlotte Fiell
SciFier: £22.38From the ashes of the Second World War came forward-thinking fashions, the likes of which had never been seen before. The early Forties were defined by thriftiness and practicality, a... -
Fox and Goose by Jo Empson
RRP: £6.99SciFier: £5.95A book about friendship, challenge, and what co-operation can achieve. Two unlikely friends - Fox and Goose - playfully boast about their own special skills. When a new challenge arises, let's guess... -
Television Technology Demystified: A Non-technical Guide Aleksandar Louis Todorovic 9780240806846
SciFier: £49.23"Television Technology Demystified" is written for non-technical television production professionals. Journalists, program producers, camera persons, editors, and other television professionals need... -
Anime and Memory by Dani Cavallaro
RRP: £21.99SciFier: £19.21The topos of memory has played a significant role in anime over the course of its evolution as an art form and as a popular form of entertainment. Anime's handling of memory is multifaceted, bringing... -
The Development of Costume Naomi Tarrant 9780415080194
RRP: £43.99SciFier: £40.26Clothing is the outward and visible sign of taste, discrimination, social attitude and status. In every culture, men and women pay enormous attention to the minutiae of dress and appearance. This... -
Exhaustion and Regeneration in Post-Millennial North-American Literature and Culture by Julia Nikiel
RRP: £45.95SciFier: £42.49The essays included in this collection offer an overview of literary works, films, TV series, and visual art which reflect the current (post-)millennial fascination with theorizing ends and... -
Brujerias by Nasario Garcia
RRP: £32.95SciFier: £19.24These stories come from a variety of Southwestern states - as well as Latin America - and demonstrate how the magical world of witchcraft and the supernatural connects Spain to Latin America, and...