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For the Love of Pleasure by Lauren Rabinovitz
RRP: £31.00SciFier: £23.99"One of the most readable books on early cinema I have ever encountered. . . . Rabinovitz ably brings together a wealth of information about the exciting era of social change that marked the... -
Elizabeth Taylor Susan Smith 9781844574865
SciFier: £29.08Elizabeth Taylor was one of the major film stars of the twentieth century, embodying all the glamour and allure of Hollywood stardom. Yet her achievements as an actress have often been overshadowed... -
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... -
What If He's the One Kathy Jay 9780008122775
RRP: £8.99SciFier: £7.74The one that got away - is now LA's hottest property! The last time fashion student Magenta Plumtree saw aspiring actor Alex Wells, she was wearing a sexy Santa outfit and killer heels,... -
Lugosi: The Rise and Fall of Hollywood's Dracula Shadmi Koren 9781643375793
HumanoidsRRP: £24.99SciFier: £17.83The critically-acclaimed biography chronicling the tumultuous personal and professional life of horror icon Bela Lugosi. "Poignant.... Shadmi smoothly blends characterization with chiaroscuro to... -
Real Sex Films: The New Intimacy and Risk in Cinema John Tulloch (Emeritus Professor, Emeritus Professor, Charles Sturt University) 9780190244613
RRP: £45.99SciFier: £33.49Real Sex Films explores one of the most controversial movements in international cinema through an innovative interdisciplinary combination of theories of globalization and embodiment. Risk... -
Real Sex Films: The New Intimacy and Risk in Cinema John Tulloch 9780190244606
RRP: £115.00SciFier: £101.49Real Sex Films explores one of the most controversial movements in international cinema through an innovative interdisciplinary combination of theories of globalization and embodiment. Risk... -
Forgotten Heroes of Comedy by Robert Ross
RRP: £35.00SciFier: £27.03'The top chronicler of British comedy' Film Review'Robert's knowledge of English comedy is formidable' Phil CollinsIn this long overdue and affectionate salute, celebrated comedy historian Robert... -
Reading the Bromance by Michael DeAngelis
RRP: £32.95SciFier: £26.99In the middle of this century's first decade, "bromance" emerged as a term denoting an emotionally intense bond between straight men. Yet bromance requires an expression of intimacy that always toys... -
Booster Gold: 52 Pick-Up by Geoff Johns
DC ComicsRRP: £16.99SciFier: £9.98Named by James Gunn as an influence for Gods and Monsters, the first chapter of the new DC Universe film and television slate! This story inspires the upcoming series BOOSTER GOLD. Who the hell is... -
OpTic Gaming by H3CZ
SciFier: £13.49OpTic Gaming, the four-time Call of Duty Major League Gaming Champions and one of the top eSports teams in the world, now takes fans behind the controller-into the game and the minds of the greatest... -
Celebrity and the Feminist Blockbuster by Anthea Taylor
SciFier: £26.99In the first book-length study of celebrity feminism, Anthea Taylor convincingly argues that the most visible feminists in the mediasphere have been authors of bestselling works of non-fiction:... -
Provocation in Women's Filmmaking: Authorship and Art Cinema Janice Loreck 9781474483490
RRP: £85.00SciFier: £79.99A new critical perspective on the female auteur that considers her place in the avant-garde tradition of provocation Includes close critical analysis of eight contemporary women filmmakers and... -
Picture Personalities by Richard Decordova
RRP: £18.99SciFier: £15.56Moving pictures existed for over a decade before anything resembling a star system appeared. Then, within the space of a very few years, American cinema went from being completely devoid of stars to... -
Brazilian National Cinema Lisa Shaw 9780415338165
SciFier: £36.79Brazilian cinema is one of the most influential national cinemas in Latin America and this wide-ranging study traces the evolution of Brazilian film from the silent era to the present day, including... -
British Film Directors: A Critical Guide Robert Shail 9780748622313
RRP: £26.99SciFier: £25.21British national cinema has produced an exceptional track record of innovative, creative and internationally recognised filmmakers, amongst them Alfred Hitchcock, Michael Powell and David Lean. This... -
The Adventures of Team Pom: Squid Happens Isabel Roxas 9781912497256 [USED COPY]
RRP: £10.99SciFier: £2.97When oddballs Agnes, Roberta and Ruby discover a mutual passion for synchronised swimming, the trio form Team Pom. But between snack time, their favourite TV show and raising pigeons, it can be hard... -
Queer Males in Contemporary Cinema: Becoming Visible Kylo-Patrick R. Hart 9780810891173
SciFier: £113.99Over the past several decades, mainstream films have gradually featured queer content and characters. Depicted covertly at first, these characterizations have become much more prominent in recent... -
Paris in the Cinema: Beyond the Flaneur Alastair Phillips (University of Warwick, UK) 9781844578184
SciFier: £88.49This essay collection offers a new approach to the representation of Paris on screen. Bringing together a wide range of renowned French and Anglophone specialists in film, television, history,... -
Oscar Bait: The Academy Awards & Cultural Prestige Robert Boucaut 9781032982038
RRP: £41.99SciFier: £38.53The Academy Awards - or 'the Oscars' - have held a unique position in defining and enacting 'prestige' for film industries and their publics. In evaluating 'the best' of film, they wield cultural... -
(Re)viewing Creative, Critical and Commercial Practices in Contemporary Spanish Cinema Duncan Wheeler (University of Leeds, UK) 9781783204069
SciFier: £77.98Formulated around a number of key thematic concerns - including new creative trends; the politics and practices of memory; auteurship, genre and stardom in a transnational age - this reassessment of... -
Rock Hudson: A Bio-Bibliography Brenda Scott Royce 9780313286728
SciFier: £68.99Rock Hudson rose to stardom as the virile hero of adventure films, and he then gained a flurry of female fans by starring in melodramas, like Magnificent Obsession. He earned an Oscar nomination for... -
Cinema, Gender, and Everyday Space: Comedy, Italian Style Natalie Fullwood 9781137403568
SciFier: £92.99Commedia all'italiana, or Comedy, Italian style, became popular at a time of great social change. This book, utilizing comedies produced in Italy from 1958-70, examines the genre's representation of... -
John Wayne's World by Russell Meeuf
RRP: £19.99SciFier: £16.35In a film career that spanned five decades, John Wayne became a U.S. icon of heroic individualism and rugged masculinity. His widespread popularity, however, was not limited to the United States: he... -
Hollywood by Hollywood: The Backstudio Picture and the Mystique of Making Movies Steven Cohan (Professor Emeritus of Film, Professor Emeritus of Film, Syracuse University) 9780190865788
RRP: £98.00SciFier: £73.99The backstudio picture, or the movie about movie-making, is a staple of Hollywood film production harking back to the silent era and extending to the present day. What gives backstudios their... -
The Adventures of Team Pom: Squid Happens by Isabel Roxas
RRP: £10.99SciFier: £7.97When oddballs Agnes, Roberta and Ruby discover a mutual passion for synchronised swimming, the trio form Team Pom. But between snack time, their favourite TV show and raising pigeons, it can be hard... -
Queer Males in Contemporary Cinema: Becoming Visible Kylo-Patrick R. Hart 9780810891180
SciFier: £56.99Over the past several decades, mainstream films have gradually featured queer content and characters. Depicted covertly at first, these characterizations have become much more prominent in recent... -
Dying Swans and Madmen by Adrienne L. McLean
SciFier: £39.83From mid-twentieth-century films such as Grand Hotel, Waterloo Bridge, and The Red Shoes to recent box-office hits including Billy Elliot, Save the Last Dance, and The Company, ballet has found its... -
Costume, Makeup, and Hair Adrienne L. McLean 9780813571515
RRP: £29.99SciFier: £24.30Movie buffs and film scholars alike often overlook the importance of makeup artists, hair stylists, and costumers. With precious few but notable exceptions, creative workers in these fields have... -
Emerald Spire Leslie O'Sullivan 9781648985546
RRP: £12.99SciFier: £9.58One last shot at stardom. One irresistible romance. One impossible choice. In the spellbinding conclusion to the Rockin' Fairy Tales series, sassy pop singer, Aurora, has worked her way up from... -
Cinema, Gender, and Everyday Space: Comedy, Italian Style Natalie Fullwood 9781349487042
SciFier: £92.99Commedia all'italiana, or Comedy, Italian style, became popular at a time of great social change. This book, utilizing comedies produced in Italy from 1958-70, examines the genre's representation of... -
Not Your China Doll by Katie Gee Salisbury
RRP: £25.00SciFier: £18.74Set against the glittering backdrop of Los Angeles in the gin-soaked Jazz Age and the rise of Hollywood, this debut book celebrates Anna May Wong, the first Asian American movie star, to bring an... -
The Oxford Handbook of Japanese Cinema Daisuke Miyao (Associate Professor of Film, Associate Professor of Film, University of Oregon) 9780190937355
RRP: £40.99SciFier: £39.99The reality of transnational innovation and dissemination of new technologies, including digital media, has yet to make a dent in the deep-seated culturalism that insists on reinscribing a divide... -
Drawing From Your Memory 1 Shiki Kawabata 9798888776896
RRP: £13.99SciFier: £9.36A poignant and funny time-skip manga about grief, art, and love, like Orange meets Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, from the creator behind the Netflix miniseries Switched. Complete in five volumes... -
Who Was Her Own Work of Art?: Frida Kahlo: An Official Who HQ Graphic Novel Terry Blas 9780593384664
RRP: £13.99SciFier: £9.83Discover how Frida Kahlo became one of the most recognizable artists in the world in this powerful graphic novel written by award-winning author Terry Blas and illustrated by Ignatz Award-winning... -
Celebrity Bromances: Constructing, Interpreting and Utilising Personas Celia Lam 9780367554002
RRP: £38.99SciFier: £38.53This comprehensive work presents a thorough exploration of celebrity 'bromances,' interrogating how bromances are portrayed in media and consumed by audiences to examine themes of celebrity persona,... -
DC Finest: Harley Quinn: Birth of the Mirth
DC ComicsRRP: £36.00SciFier: £23.93Harley Quinn s earliest comic book appearances are collected in a massive collection, showcasing the now-iconic antihero s evolution! DC Finest presents comprehensive collections of the most... -
Phoo Action Matthew Wakeham 9781787743465
RRP: £39.99SciFier: £35.99Celebrate 25 years of the universe created by Gorillaz star Jamie Hewlett, in the iconic style that spearheads the band's success, with this silver jubilee compilation of comics, scripts, and an... -
Survival Show: The thrilling new dystopian series! Juno Dawson 9781398547957
RRP: £16.99SciFier: £12.21DARKNESS, DRAMA AND DEATH FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED AND BESTSELLING* AUTHOR OF CLEAN AND HER MAJESTY'S ROYAL COVEN.SING FOR YOUR LIFE!Taryn Beck and her family don't have much, and her... -
Forever Young by Hayley Mills
RRP: £9.99SciFier: £4.90* THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *What happens when a girl tries to grow up in a world where everyone wants her to remain a child?Hayley Mills's teenage decade in Hollywood produced some of the era's...