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Gillian Armstrong: Popular, Sensual & Ethical Cinema Julia Erhart 9781474440516
SciFier: $129.28A commercially successful Australian director of over eighteen feature films and documentaries, including My Brilliant Career (1979), Gillian Armstrong is an early, notable example of a woman... -
Shopping Around: Feminine Culture and the Pursuit of Pleasure Hilary Radner 9780415905404
SciFier: $37.88Shopping 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: $29.18SciFier: $28.24As 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... -
Theatres on Film: How the Cinema Imagines the Stage Russell Jackson 9780719088797
RRP: $118.15SciFier: $87.22Theatres 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... -
Salvation from Cinema: The Medium is the Message Crystal Downing 9781138913943
RRP: $65.32SciFier: $59.58Salvation 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... -
Spike Lee by Jason P. Vest
SciFier: $87.56Spike 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... -
Fashioning Film Stars: Dress, Culture, Identity Rachel Moseley (University of Warwick, UK) 9781844570683
SciFier: $51.42Fashioning 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... -
Girls' Hairstories: Resilience and Sparkle in Contemporary Screen Cultures Professor Fiona Handyside (Associate Professor in Film Studies, University of Exeter) 9781399506946
RRP: $27.79SciFier: $24.84Why 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 Star Trek Archive: 100 Objects and Stories from the Final Frontier Ben Robinson 9781835418741
Titan BooksRRP: $55.59SciFier: $35.10Experience Star Trek like never before through 100 of the objects and stories that have made the franchise so well-loved. From Spock's ears to the captain's chair or the Enterprise itself,... -
Animation in Croatia: Zagreb School and Beyond Midhat Ajanovic (Univ. West, Sweden) 9781032451480
RRP: $76.44SciFier: $69.22This book provides a comprehensive account of Croatian animation history, as well as an analysis of background factors such as political and social circumstances and cultural heritage that influenced... -
Affective Moments in the Films of Martel, Carri, and Puenzo by Inela Selimovic
SciFier: $113.97This book studies the intimate tensions between affect and emotions as terrains of sociopolitical significance in the cinema of Lucrecia Martel, Albertina Carri, and Lucia Puenzo. Such tensions,... -
The Anime Boom in the United States: Lessons for Global Creative Industries Michal Daliot-Bul 9780674976993
RRP: $47.19SciFier: $40.92The 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... -
100 Queer Films Since Stonewall Chelsea McCracken (, State University of New York at Oneonta, NY, USA.) 9781839025075
RRP: $27.79SciFier: $21.53100 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... -
Marina Abramovic Ossian Ward 9781913947514
RRP: $20.84SciFier: $13.12Marina 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... -
Growing Up with Audrey Hepburn Rachel Moseley 9780719063114
RRP: $27.79SciFier: $26.05The 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... -
Trees in European and American Cinemas Prof Thomas Austin (Professor of Film Studies, University of Sussex, UK) 9781399564939
RRP: $125.10SciFier: $115.76This book considers significant ways in which trees have been represented in European and American cinemas, via the symbolic regimes of various popular genres (period films, war films, disaster... -
Vested Interests by Marjorie Garber
SciFier: $56.56Beginning with the bold claim, "There can be no culture without the transvestite," Marjorie Garber explores the nature and significance of cross-dressing and of the West's recurring fascination with... -
Southerners on Film: Essays on Hollywood Portrayals Since the 1970s Andrew B. Leiter 9780786449606
SciFier: $31.62The representation of Southerners on film has been a topic of enduring interest and debate among scholars of both film and Southern studies. This collection of 15 essays examines the problem of... -
Captain America: Avenger, Hero, Icon Rich Johnson 9780789345875
RRP: $22.21SciFier: $21.11An engaging insider's celebration of Captain America's seminal comic book stories over the comic book's 80 year run, including all things Cap: his character's origin; various significant storylines... -
Cosmic Humour and Philosophical Pessimism in Contemporary Culture Dr Oliver Rendle (Independent Scholar, UK) 9781350522862
SciFier: $122.31An in-depth look at the concept of cosmic humour, a politically influential, philosophically pessimistic form of humour, this book explores the popularity of this comedic form across Anglophone... -
Persistence of Vision: An Introduction to Film Appreciation by Christopher Miller
SciFier: $166.79Although 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: $72.27Robert 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... -
Dreams of a Nation by Hamid Dabashi
SciFier: $30.57Over the last quarter-century, Palestinian cinema has emerged as a major artistic force on the global scene. Deeply rooted in the historic struggles for national self-determination, this cinema is... -
The Steel Claw: The Cold Trail by Tom Tully
RebellionRRP: $23.62SciFier: $17.01The Steel Claw, Louis Crandell, is assigned by the chief of the Shadow Squad to protect the four most important nuclear scientists as they meet for a secret conference. The assignment goes badly... -
Republic of Images by Alan Williams
RRP: $61.09SciFier: $52.95Chronicling one of the greatest and most popular national cinemas, Republic of Images traces the evolution of French filmmaking from 1895-the year of the debut of the Cinematographe in Paris-to the... -
Alternative Comedy Now and Then: Critical Perspectives Oliver Double 9783030973537
SciFier: $129.26Alternative Comedy Now and Then: Critical Perspectives is the first academic collection focusing on the history and legacy of the alternative comedy movement in Britain that began in 1979 and... -
Hollywood Online by Dr. Ian London (Independent Scholar, UK)
SciFier: $143.16Hollywood Online provides a historical account of motion picture websites from 1993 to 2008 and their marketing function as industrial advertisements for video and other media in the digital age. ... -
Presence: A Novel Brenda Iijima 9780820365305
RRP: $29.12SciFier: $25.56At Treasure Island, a humanly made island in the San Francisco Bay, a performance troupe dressed in hazmat suits articulate gestures that resemble toxic remediation. As they become more attuned to... -
Alternative Comedy Now and Then: Critical Perspectives Oliver Double 9783030973506
SciFier: $132.43Alternative Comedy Now and Then: Critical Perspectives is the first academic collection focusing on the history and legacy of the alternative comedy movement in Britain that began in 1979 and... -
Ritual: Baptiste Brossard, Helen Dowling, Sara-Lena Maierhofer Madeleine Frey (Galerie Stadt Sindelfingen) 9783897906525
RRP: $54.21SciFier: $43.70Rituals shape our social relations and are highly significant in all cultures. They define communities and make transformation possible by conveying security and support. In this exhibition... -
The Way of the Ninja by Masaaki Hatsumi
RRP: $38.85SciFier: $27.09The essence of ninjutsu, explored by the world's most famous living ninja grandmaster.In his classic work Masaaki Hatsumi reveals the hidden secrets and truths about this mysterious and fascinating... -
Glasnost-Soviet Cinema Responds by Nicholas Galichenko
RRP: $22.23SciFier: $18.39With the coming of glasnost to the Soviet Union, filmmakers began to explore previously forbidden themes, and distributors released films that were suppressed by pre-glasnost-era censors. Soviet... -
The Anime Archives Lost in Cult 9780008696054
RRP: $48.65SciFier: $35.72Embark on a voyage through a chronological history of anime that explores both the marquee cinematic touchstones and enduring series that have shaped the medium. ... -
James Cameron Alexandra Keller (Smith College, Northampton, USA) 9780415288521
SciFier: $50.03Featuring excerpts from interviews and frame-by-frame analysis of important scenes from films such as Terminator, Aliens, True Lies, and Titanic, Alexandra Keller provides the first critical study of... -
Anime and Memory by Dani Cavallaro
RRP: $30.57SciFier: $26.70The 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... -
Performance Costume: New Perspectives and Methods Professor Sofia Pantouvaki (Aalto University, Finland) 9781350098800
SciFier: $54.46Costume is an active agent for performance-making; it is a material object that embodies ideas shaped through collaborative creative work. A new focus in recent years on research in the area of... -
Film Style in Indonesian Cinema, 1998-2018: Lighting, Production Design and Camera Movement Ari Purnama 9781474496612
SciFier: $121.75Examines the use of cinematography and mise en sc ne in contemporary Indonesian cinema The first scholarly work that considers Indonesian cinema as an artistic field with significant aesthetic... -
Funny Woman by Barbara W. Grossman
RRP: $33.35SciFier: $27.05Fanny Brice (1891-1951) was a truly popular entertainer, with a career that spanned four decades. She was a hit in almost every branch of American show business-burlesque and vaudeville, drama and... -
Adorning the Horse: Equestrian Textiles for Power and Prestige, 6th-20th Centuries Sumru Belger Krody 9780874050455
RRP: $55.60SciFier: $43.12For millennia, horses have captivated humans with their beauty, strength and majesty. From Turkiye to Japan, civilisations have elaborately costumed these prized animals. A magnificent selection of... -
Fictional Games by Stefano Gualeni
SciFier: $129.26What roles do imaginary games have in story-telling? Why do fiction authors outline the rules of a game that the audience will never play? Combining perspectives from philosophy, literary theory and...