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A Wonderful Heart by Neil Sinyard
RRP: $68.02SciFier: $59.40Revered by his cinematic peers, William Wyler (1902-1981) was one of the most honoured and successful directors of Hollywood's Golden Age, with such classics as Dead End, Wuthering Heights, The... -
George Stevens by Neil Sinyard
RRP: $60.46SciFier: $53.26"George Stevens could do anything," said veteran Hollywood producer Pandro S. Berman, "break your heart or make you laugh."Winner of two Best Director Oscars-for A Place in the Sun (1951) and Giant... -
Jack Clayton by Neil Sinyard
SciFier: $43.45In Francois Truffaut's opinion The Innocents was 'the best English film after Hitchcock goes to America'. Tennessee Williams said of The Great Gatsby: 'a film whose artistry even surpassed the... -
Filming Literature: The Art of Screen Adaptation Neil Sinyard 9781138969780
SciFier: $92.48This is a comprehensive survey of the relationship between film and literature. It looks at the cinematic adaptations of such literary masters as Shakespeare, Henry James, Joseph Conrad and D.H... -
British Cinema of the 1950s by Ian Mackillop
RRP: $37.78SciFier: $36.21Offers a startling re-evaluation of what has until now been seen as the most critically lacklustre period of the British film history. Covers a variety of genres, such as B-movies, war films, women's... -
Adapting Graham Greene Richard J. Hand (School of Creative and Cultural Studies, Pontypridd) 9780230579040
SciFier: $68.02Graham Greene was one of the most versatile writers of the 20th century, and he remains a figure of particular interest to those concerned with the relationship between literature and cinema. As well... -
Michael Reeves by Benjamin Halligan
RRP: $37.78SciFier: $36.21Cine-literate and single-minded, Michael Reeves took on exploitative film production companies, the British censors, and even Vincent Price to create a unique vision of savage poetry and lacerating... -
Edward Dmytryk: Reassessing His Films and Life Fintan McDonagh 9781476680927
RRP: $60.46SciFier: $53.26Edward Dmytryk was one of the so-called "Hollywood Ten" who were jailed for contempt of Congress for refusing to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947. Finding himself... -
Partners in Suspense: Critical Essays on Bernard Herrmann and Alfred Hitchcock Steven Rawle 9780719095863
RRP: $170.10SciFier: $127.63This volume of spellbinding essays explores the tense relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Herrmann, providing new perspectives on their collaboration. Featuring chapters by leading... -
Partners in Suspense: Critical Essays on Bernard Herrmann and Alfred Hitchcock Steven Rawle 9781526139528
RRP: $47.25SciFier: $43.45This volume of spellbinding essays explores the tense relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Herrmann, providing new perspectives on their collaboration. Featuring chapters by leading... -
Understanding Sound Tracks Through Film Theory Elsie Walker (Associate Professor of Film Studies, Associate Professor of Film Studies, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland) 9780199896325
SciFier: $103.35Until recently, most scholars neglected the power of hearing cinema as well as seeing it. Understanding Sound Tracks Through Film Theory breaks new ground by redirecting the arguments of foundational... -
The Ironic Filmmaking of Stephen Frears Professor Lesley Brill (Wayne State University, USA) 9781501340161
SciFier: $71.80Stephen Frears has a career approaching over half-a-century, directing films of astonishing variety, beauty, and daring, and yet many often have trouble remembering his name. The Ironic Filmmaking of... -
Making Time in Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon: Art, History, and Empire Professor Maria Pramaggiore (Appalachian State University, USA) 9781441167750
SciFier: $196.54Considered by critics to be Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, Barry Lyndon has suffered from scholarly and popular neglect. Maria Pramaggiore argues that one key reason that this film remains... -
Making Time in Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon: Art, History, and Empire Professor Maria Pramaggiore (Appalachian State University, USA) 9781441198075
SciFier: $60.46Considered by critics to be Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, Barry Lyndon has suffered from scholarly and popular neglect. Maria Pramaggiore argues that one key reason that this film remains...