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The Cinema of Stephen Chow by Gary Bettinson (Lancaster University, UK.)
SciFier: £101.14An in-depth exploration of the stardom and authorship of Stephen Chow Sing-chi, one of Hong Kong cinema's most enduringly popular stars and among its most commercially successful directors. In... -
Asian Cinemas by Dimitris Eleftheriotis
RRP: £31.00SciFier: £30.99Asian cinema is an area of increasing interest in Anglo-US film studies while Asian films are now widely distributed and popular with western audiences. The fascination with Asian cinema must be... -
Film and Television After DVD James Bennett 9780415962414
RRP: £105.00SciFier: £94.82Heralded as "the most significant invention [for film] since the coming of sound" (The Observer 2003), by 2005 DVD players were in approximately 84 million homes in the US, making it the "fastest... -
Fashion on the Red Carpet by Elizabeth Castaldo Lund n
RRP: £37.00SciFier: £35.28Offers the first scholarly study of the Oscars red carpet as a media phenomenon Unravels the political actions of institutions and individuals that put Hollywood Designers and stars under the... -
Harry Langdon by Gabriella Oldham
RRP: £43.50SciFier: £37.99Among silent film comedians, three names stand out -- Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and Harold Lloyd -- but Harry Langdon indisputably deserves to sit among them as the fourth "king." In films such... -
Who Smashed Hollywood Barriers with Gung Fu?: Bruce Lee: A Who HQ Graphic Novel Teresa Robeson 9780593384633
RRP: £13.99SciFier: £9.83Discover how Bruce Lee introduced gung fu to millions across America through his historic role as Kato in this dynamic graphic novel by APALA Award-winning author Teresa Robeson and Eisner-nominated,... -
Who Smashed Hollywood Barriers with Gung Fu?: Bruce Lee: A Who HQ Graphic Novel Teresa Robeson 9780593384626
RRP: £6.99SciFier: £5.48Discover how Bruce Lee introduced gung fu to millions across America through his historic role as Kato in this dynamic graphic novel by APALA Award-winning author Teresa Robeson and Eisner-nominated,... -
Film and Television After DVD James Bennett 9780415878340
RRP: £31.99SciFier: £29.86Heralded as "the most significant invention [for film] since the coming of sound" (The Observer 2003), by 2005 DVD players were in approximately 84 million homes in the US, making it the "fastest... -
Dan Duryea: Heel with a Heart Mike Peros 9781496830739
RRP: £22.99SciFier: £19.46Dan Duryea (1907-1968) made a vivid impression on moviegoers with his first major screen appearance as the conniving Leo Hubbard in 1941's classic melodrama The Little Foxes. His subsequent film and... -
The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher
RRP: £10.99SciFier: £9.08When Carrie Fisher discovered the journals she kept during the filming of the first Star Wars movie, she was astonished to see what they had preserved - plaintive love poems, unbridled musings with... -
The Real Bogie and Bacall Catherine Curzon 9781399074025
SciFier: £24.38It was the Hollywood romance that warmed hearts and thrilled audiences, but the path to true love was littered with alcoholism, abandonment and bitter disappointments. Humphrey Bogart had crawled... -
Close-Up: Great Cinematic Performances Volume 2: International Murray Pomerance 9781474417037
RRP: £105.00SciFier: £98.24Analyses what makes an acting performance excellent, through a range of examples from world cinemaWhat actors do on-screen is a fascination for audiences all over the world. Indeed, the cultural... -
Cary Grant by Beverly Bare Buehrer
SciFier: £56.99Cary Grant, one of the most enduring stars in the history of Hollywood history, is the subject of this unique bio-bibliography that places equal emphasis on the actor's professional and private lives... -
Framing Celebrity: New directions in celebrity culture Su Holmes 9780415377102
SciFier: £37.66Celebrity culture has a pervasive presence in our everyday lives - perhaps more so than ever before. It shapes not simply the production and consumption of media content but also the social values... -
Josephine Baker's Cinematic Prism Terri Simone Francis 9780253356536
RRP: £58.00SciFier: £46.39Josephine Baker, the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture, was both liberated and delightfully undignified, playfully vacillating between allure and colonialist stereotyping. ... -
How Documentaries Work Jacob Bricca (Associate Professor, Associate Professor, University of Arizona's School of Theatre, Film and Television) 9780197554111
SciFier: £14.17How Documentaries Work breaks down the hidden conventions of documentaries in clear and accessible language for film students and documentary enthusiasts alike. Jacob Bricca, ACE, an award-winning... -
Survival Show: Sing for your life in this explosive new YA thriller from no.1 bestselling author Juno Dawson 9781398547940
SciFier: £12.62DARKNESS, DRAMA AND DEATH FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED AND BESTSELLING* AUTHOR OF CLEAN AND HER MAJESTY'S ROYAL COVEN.SING FOR YOUR LIFE! Welcome to the New Alliance - a reimagined world after... -
How Documentaries Work Jacob Bricca (Associate Professor, Associate Professor, University of Arizona's School of Theatre, Film and Television) 9780197554104
SciFier: £87.15How Documentaries Work breaks down the hidden conventions of documentaries in clear and accessible language for film students and documentary enthusiasts alike. Jacob Bricca, ACE, an award-winning... -
Joe E. Brown by Wes D. Gehring
RRP: £28.99SciFier: £24.81As a young boy in the depths of the 1890s depression, Joe E. Brown had a job: making faces at the firemen on passing coal-burning trains so they would throw coal at him. As a child he also worked as... -
Hong Kong Cinema and Sinophone Transnationalisms See Kam Tan 9781474476379
RRP: £19.99SciFier: £18.68Examines new sinophone modes of filmic address in Hong Kong cinema in the 20th century, enabling a developing cosmopolitanism to emerge Examines new sinophone modes of filmic address in Hong Kong... -
The Star and the Strange Moon Constance Sayers 9780349425986
RRP: £16.99SciFier: £12.24From the author of A Witch in Time comes a haunting tale of ambition, obsession, and the eternal mystery and magic of film - perfect for fans of The Night Circus and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue... -
Every Exquisite Thing by Laura Steven
RRP: £8.99SciFier: £6.93A feminist YA horror-thriller-romance retelling of The Picture of Dorian Gray by the TikTok sensation and author of The Society for Soulless Girls... Penny Paxton... -
Lost in Translation Dr. Geoff King 9780748637461
RRP: £19.99SciFier: £18.68Elusive, subtle and atmospheric, Lost in Translation was one of the indie hits of 2004, earning widespread critical praise, awards and success at the box office. But what was the basis of its appeal... -
Tegan and Sara: Junior High Tegan Quin 9780374313029
RRP: £12.99SciFier: £11.55Before the indie-pop duo Tegan & Sara took the world by storm, Tegan and Sara Quin were identical twins trying to find their place in a new home and new school. From first crushes to the perils of... -
Phoo Action Deluxe Edition by Matthew Wakeham
RRP: £79.99SciFier: £54.09Celebrate 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... -
Evil Spirits: The Life of Oliver Reed Cliff Goodwin 9780753505199 [USED COPY]
RRP: £15.99SciFier: £2.71In May 1999, after a 40-year career including 100 films, Oliver Reed died, as he had invariably lived, drinking with friends while making a film - his well-reviewed performance in the blockbuster... -
The Princess Diarist Carrie Fisher 9780593077566 [USED COPY]
RRP: £16.99SciFier: £2.51The Princess Diarist is Carrie Fisher's intimate, hilarious and revealing recollection of what happened behind the scenes on one of the most famous film sets of all time, the first Star Wars movie. ... -
Josephine Baker's Cinematic Prism Terri Simone Francis 9780253223388
RRP: £18.99SciFier: £15.56Josephine Baker, the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture, was both liberated and delightfully undignified, playfully vacillating between allure and colonialist stereotyping. ... -
Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture-and the Magic That Makes It Work Jesse David Fox 9780374604714
RRP: £24.99SciFier: £17.13Named a Most Anticipated Book by Vulture, Elle, Chicago Tribune, The Millions, and Lit Hub "Comedy Book changes the way we talk about an art form that is more diverse and exciting than ever... -
The Princess Diarist Carrie Fisher 9781784162054 [USED COPY]
RRP: £10.99SciFier: £2.58When Carrie Fisher discovered the journals she kept during the filming of the first Star Wars movie, she was astonished to see what they had preserved - plaintive love poems, unbridled musings with... -
Deconstructing Brad Pitt Dr. Christopher Schaberg (Washington University in St. Louis, USA) 9781623561796
SciFier: £34.63The reactions evoked by images of and stories about Brad Pitt are many and wide-ranging: while one person might swoon or exclaim, another rolls his eyes or groans. How a single figure provokes such... -
Jack Benny and the Golden Age of American Radio Comedy Kathryn H. Fuller-Seeley 9780520295056
RRP: £30.00SciFier: £24.93The king of radio comedy from the Great Depression through the early 1950s, Jack Benny was one of the most influential entertainers in twentieth-century America. A master of comic timing and an... -
Rebel by Nick Nolte
RRP: £20.00SciFier: £6.10One day you're the sexiest man alive, and another day your face is like a flattened road-killed bird in the worst mug shot of all time. In a career spanning five decades, Nick Nolte has endured the... -
Katabasis R.F. Kuang 9780008501907
RRP: £9.99SciFier: £7.74Prepare for one hell of a journey... 'A big, bold fantasy romp' GUARDIAN 'R.F. Kuang is making magic' ELLE '[A] truly original and... -
The Films of Aki Kaurismaki: Ludic Engagements Thomas Austin (University of Sussex, UK) 9781501363160
SciFier: £35.99Despite creating an extensive and innovative body of work over the last 30 years, Aki Kaurismaki remains relatively neglected in Anglophone scholarship. This international collection of original... -
Mixed Race Hollywood Mary Beltran 9780814799895
RRP: £24.99SciFier: £24.89A Kansas City Star 2008 Notable Book Since the early days of Hollywood film, portrayals of interracial romance and of individuals of mixed racial and ethnic heritage have served to highlight and... -
Pixies of the Sixties: You Really Got Me Now by Gihef
HumanoidsRRP: £19.99SciFier: £11.52In the 1960s United Kingdom, as Swinging London is underway, the existence of fairies is exposed to the light of day. Is humanity ready? It's the Swinging Sixties in the UK, and fairies have revealed... -
Jack Benny and the Golden Age of American Radio Comedy Kathryn H. Fuller-Seeley 9780520295049
RRP: £80.00SciFier: £74.10The king of radio comedy from the Great Depression through the early 1950s, Jack Benny was one of the most influential entertainers in twentieth-century America. A master of comic timing and an... -
Mixed Race Hollywood Mary Beltran 9780814799888
SciFier: £92.99A Kansas City Star 2008 Notable Book Since the early days of Hollywood film, portrayals of interracial romance and of individuals of mixed racial and ethnic heritage have served to highlight and... -
'Grease Is the Word' by Oliver Gruner
SciFier: £25.44Bringing together a group of international scholars from diverse academic backgrounds, 'Grease Is the Word' analyses the cultural phenomenon Grease. With essays covering everything from the film's...