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The Great Monster Magazines by Robert Michael Cotter
RRP: €26.17SciFier: €23.43This is a critical overview of monster magazines from the 1950s through the 1970s. "Monster magazine" is a blanket term to describe both magazines that focus primarily on popular horror movies and... -
Blood in the Moonlight by Mark E. Wildermuth
RRP: €26.17SciFier: €22.86Director and screenwriter Michael Mann is the creative force behind such movies as Last of the Mohicans and Ali. Markedly reticent, Mann prefers that his personal background remain an enigma, but... -
The Garden Children's Bible, Hardcover: International Children's Bible by Butch Hartman
RRP: €29.75SciFier: €21.28Do you want your kids to learn about the Bible in a way that is fun and entertaining?The Garden Children's Bible is a great way to get kids to "toon" into Scripture! Lenny the Lion and Lucy the Lamb... -
The Eye of Zoltar by Jasper Fforde
RRP: €11.89SciFier: €9.48The Mighty Shandar, the most powerful wizard the world has ever seen, returns to the Ununited Kingdoms. Clearly, he didn't solve the Dragon Problem, and must return his fee: eighteen dray-weights of... -
Kodansha Kanji Dictionary, The: The World's Most Advanced Japanese-english Character Dictionary by Jack Halpern
RRP: €95.20SciFier: €63.33Answers the need for an easy-to-use kanji dictionary that is compact enough to be easily carried around, yet detailed enough to satisfy the practical needs of the serious learner. The Kodansha Kanji... -
Psycho Thrillers by William Indick
RRP: €29.74SciFier: €25.72Mind control, madness and altered states of reality can make for exciting nights at the movies--which explains the enduring popularity of a film genre that might be called the psycho thriller... -
Vivien Leigh: A Bio-Bibliography Cynthia Molt 9780313275784
SciFier: €82.10Just to say the name Vivien Leigh invokes two quick images to anyone familiar with motion pictures--Scarlett O'Hara and Blanche DuBois. Yet, Vivien Leigh did not want to be remembered wholly for her... -
The Complete H. P. Lovecraft Filmography by Charles P. Mitchell
SciFier: €69.60The influence of science fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft is widely felt in modern literature; authors from Robert E. Howard to Stephen King can claim him as their ancestor. But cinema too has seen... -
Special Effects Artists by Rolf Giesen
RRP: €26.17SciFier: €23.69Throughout the course of film history, artists have used matte painting, stop-motion animation, model photography, process cinematography, in-camera effects, travelling mattes, optical printing and... -
Dual Memory Sue Burke 9781250809148
RRP: €19.03SciFier: €15.61Antonio Moro lost everything to the Leviathan League. Now he's alone in a city on an Arctic island fighting the ruthless, global pirates with the chance to be the artist he always wanted to be... -
Psychedelic Chic by Roseann Ettinger
RRP: €44.02SciFier: €35.08Brilliant colors, eye-popping designs, luxurious fabrics--all these and more characterize the unforgettable fashion trends of the late 1960s and early 1970s. This was a turbulent, exciting era in our... -
Love, Mortality and the Moving Image E. Wilson 9780230308398
SciFier: €92.81In their use of home movies, collages of photographs and live footage, moving image artists explore the wish to see dead loved ones living. This study closely explores emotions and sensations... -
Elegies by Propertius
SciFier: €29.94Learned love poems from the early Augustan age.The passionate and dramatic elegies of Propertius gained him a reputation as one of Rome's finest love poets. Here he portrays the exciting, uneven... -
A New History of Japanese Cinema Isolde Standish 9780826417909
SciFier: €56.68This is the first comprehensive history of a nation's cinema which has had an extraordinary international influence. In this major new study of a century of Japanese narrative film-making, Isolde... -
Al Jolson by James Fisher
SciFier: €82.10From the early days of his stage career in the decades before World War I through his unparalleled comeback after World War II, Al Jolson was billed as The World's Greatest Entertainer. This book... -
TV Scenic Design Gerald Millerson (BBC, UK) 9780240514932
RRP: €95.19SciFier: €93.97TV Scenic Design is a comprehensive resource for aspiring and practicing set designers. Summarizing the principles and practices of scenic design, it details design approaches, structures, and... -
Directory of Eastern European Film-Makers and Films 1945-91 by Grzegorz Balski
SciFier: €82.69This book is an original and highly detailed reference work on Eastern European films and is the first of its kind to provide such a wealth and breadth of information. There is full coverage of over... -
Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis
RRP: €11.89SciFier: €9.02This moving fable sees a young Greek writer set out to Crete to claim a small inheritance. But when he arrives, he meets Alexis Zorba, a middle-aged Greek man with a zest for life. Zorba has had a... -
Introduction to Metadata 3e by Murtha Baca
RRP: €30.94SciFier: €27.11A revised and expanded edition of a key text for librarians, scholars, and museum professionals Metadata provides a means of indexing, accessing, preserving, and discovering digital resources. The... -
1001 Humorous Illustrations for Public Speaking by Michael Hodgin
RRP: €22.60SciFier: €17.84You have something important to say. Are you sure your audience is listening? Clocks start ticking in the minds of your listeners the minute you begin your presentation. These clocks measure the... -
Pop Music in British Cinema by Kevin Donnelly
SciFier: €135.65Pop music stars in many of the most exciting and successful British films - from "Performance" to "Trainspotting", from "A Hard Day's Night" to "Human Traffic". Other films using pop music might be... -
Deformed and Destructive Beings by George Ochoa
RRP: €26.17SciFier: €22.86Why are audiences drawn to horror films? Previous answers to that question have included everything from a need to experience fear to a hunger for psychotherapy. This critical text proposes that the... -
Frank Borzage by Herve Dumont
RRP: €38.07SciFier: €34.37This work brings to readers of English a comprehensive and engaging treatment of one of America's greatest, if largely forgotten, film directors. Originally published in 1993, Dumont's celebrated... -
The Age of Video Games by Zeid Jean
RRP: €19.03SciFier: €13.80Press Start on an immersive journey revealing the pixels, polygons, and people that revolutionized entertainment forever. Join journalist Jean Zeid, artist Emilie Rouge, and their console pal Robby... -
Elvenborn Mercedes Lackey 9781647101954
RRP: €29.74SciFier: €26.76ELVENBORN (Halfblood Chronicles, Book Three) - Revised & Illustrated The revolution deepens. The long-awaited final volume of the Halfblood Chronicles is nearly here-and each monthly... -
Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film Oliver Leaman 9780415757553
SciFier: €68.02The Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film is a unique, one volume work which illuminates a fascinating variety of cinema which is little known outside its own area. The... -
Harold Lloyd by Annette M. D'Agostino
SciFier: €82.10One of the most significant contributors to the early years of the motion picture industry, Harold Lloyd was also a shrewd businessman and became the wealthiest man in Hollywood at the peak of his... -
Catalogue of Forbidden German Feature and Short Film Productions by John F. Kelson
SciFier: €67.82Compiled as a tool for re-educating the population of the three western zones of Occupation, this catalog lists 395 features, feature-length documentaries, and short films that were forbidden for... -
Latin American Cinema by Lisa Shaw
RRP: €26.17SciFier: €22.86Renewed interest in the Latin American film industry has opened a host of paths of scholarly exploration. Productions from different countries reflect particular social attitudes, political climates... -
Edda by Anthony Faulkes
RRP: €11.89SciFier: €8.91The only English translation to include the complete work - a must-have for all students of early Norse literature.Over a period of twenty years, Snorri Sturluson, scholar, courtier and poet,... -
Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide (2nd Edition) by Leonard Maltin
SciFier: €30.69From the author of the bestselling annual Movie Guide comes this ultimate guide for fans of classic films both familiar and obscure. The Classic Movie Guide covers thousands of films, from the silent... -
American Film Cycles by Larry Langman
SciFier: €81.50Examining 40 cycles or themes and more than 1,000 silent films, the author attempts to discern how the screen reflected contemporary social, political, and national trends during the silent years... -
American Plays and Musicals on Screen by Thomas S. Hischak
RRP: €42.83SciFier: €38.23As the popularity of film grew and audiences demanded longer stories, Hollywood began borrowing plots as well as actors and directors from Broadway - some of these play-to-films were triumphs and... -
The American Newsreel by Raymond Fielding
RRP: €42.83SciFier: €37.40For fifty years, the newsreel was a fixture in American movie theaters. Released twice a week, less than ten minutes long, each had news footage that combined journalism with entertainment. With... -
What is Japanese Architecture?: A Survey of Traditional Japanese Architecture by Kazuo Nishi
RRP: €38.08SciFier: €23.25Traditional Japanese architecture-whether Buddhist temples or Shinto shrines, residences, castles, or teahouses-has become increasingly familiar around the world. Through the media of motion... -
Ava Gardner by Karin J. Fowler
SciFier: €69.01This book contains a biography of one of the screen's most loved actresses whose career has spanned five decades. Her life's story is as dramatic and compelling as many of her famous roles. From her... -
Directory of African Film-Makers and Films by Keith Shiri
SciFier: €44.02The richness and color of African cinema have been neglected for too long and its many talented film-makers deserve full recognition. This new and unique book gives detailed information on over 300... -
The Greek Myths: The Complete and Definitive Edition Robert Graves 9780241982358
RRP: €20.22SciFier: €15.84The definitive and comprehensive edition of Robert Graves's classic retelling of the Greek myths'Icarus disobeyed his father's instructions and began soaring towards the sun, rejoiced by the lift of... -
Close-ups and Long Shots in Modern Chinese Cinemas Hsiu-Chuang Deppman 9780824885809
RRP: €33.26SciFier: €21.30Two of the most stylized shots in cinema - the close-up and the long shot - embody distinct attractions. The iconicity of the close-up magnifies the affective power of faces and elevates film to the... -
Robert Mitchum by Jerry Roberts
SciFier: €82.10Robert Mitchum's bad boy reputation that colors his public profile has been both earned and undeserved. Jerry Roberts discusses the actor's career, his cult status, his under-appreciated talent, his...