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Projections of War by Thomas Doherty
SciFier: $38.91Thomas Doherty reveals how and why Hollywood marshaled its artistic resources on behalf of the war effort and interprets the cultural meanings and enduring legacies of the motion picture record of... -
Hollywood's Censor: Joseph I. Breen and the Production Code Administration Thomas Doherty 9780231143592
RRP: $40.20SciFier: $34.53From 1934 to 1954 Joseph I. Breen, a media-savvy Victorian Irishman, reigned over the Production Code Administration, the Hollywood office tasked with censoring the American screen. Though little... -
Hollywood's Censor: Joseph I. Breen and the Production Code Administration Thomas Doherty 9780231143585
SciFier: $127.31From 1934 to 1954 Joseph I. Breen, a media-savvy Victorian Irishman, reigned over the Production Code Administration, the Hollywood office tasked with censoring the American screen. Though little... -
How Film Became History: The Rise of the Archival Documentary in 1930s America Thomas Doherty 9780231222570
SciFier: $100.15By the 1930s, filmmakers had access to a backlog of footage from around thirty years of motion pictures, allowing them to create a new kind of film stitched together from the raw material of older... -
How Film Became History: The Rise of the Archival Documentary in 1930s America Thomas Doherty 9780231222587
SciFier: $25.42By the 1930s, filmmakers had access to a backlog of footage from around thirty years of motion pictures, allowing them to create a new kind of film stitched together from the raw material of older... -
Ride, Boldly Ride by Mary Lea Bandy
RRP: $45.56SciFier: $39.77This comprehensive study of the Western covers its history from the early silent era to recent spins on the genre in films such as "No Country for Old Men", "There Will Be Blood", "True Grit", and... -
Firestorm: American Film in the Age of Terrorism Stephen Prince 9780231148719
SciFier: $40.05It was believed that September 11th would make certain kinds of films obsolete, such as action thrillers crackling with explosions or high-casualty blockbusters where the hero escapes unscathed... -
Continental Strangers: German Exile Cinema, 1933-1951 Gerd Gemunden 9780231166782
SciFier: $126.38Hundreds of German-speaking film professionals took refuge in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s, making a lasting contribution to American cinema. Hailing from Austria, Hungary, Poland, Russia,... -
Firestorm: American Film in the Age of Terrorism Stephen Prince 9780231148702
SciFier: $145.16It was believed that September 11th would make certain kinds of films obsolete, such as action thrillers crackling with explosions or high-casualty blockbusters where the hero escapes unscathed... -
Continental Strangers: German Exile Cinema, 1933-1951 Gerd Gemunden 9780231166799
SciFier: $31.54Hundreds of German-speaking film professionals took refuge in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s, making a lasting contribution to American cinema. Hailing from Austria, Hungary, Poland, Russia,... -
When Movies Were Theater: Architecture, Exhibition, and the Evolution of American Film William Paul 9780231176576
RRP: $46.90SciFier: $40.99There was a time when seeing a movie meant more than seeing a film. The theater itself shaped the very perception of events on screen. This multilayered history tells the story of American film... -
When Movies Were Theater: Architecture, Exhibition, and the Evolution of American Film William Paul 9780231176569
RRP: $151.42SciFier: $145.97There was a time when seeing a movie meant more than seeing a film. The theater itself shaped the very perception of events on screen. This multilayered history tells the story of American film... -
Screening a Lynching: The Leo Frank Case on Film and Television Matthew Bernstein 9780820332390
RRP: $38.79SciFier: $34.16The Leo Frank case of 1913 was one of the most sensational trials of the early twentieth century, capturing international attention. Frank, a northern Jewish factory supervisor in Atlanta, was... -
The Cinema of Clint Eastwood: Chronicles of America David Sterritt 9780231172011
RRP: $29.48SciFier: $25.42He became a movie star playing The Man With No Name, and today his name is known around the world. Measured by longevity, productivity, and profits, Clint Eastwood is the most successful... -
The End Of Cinema As We Know It: American Film in the Nineties Jon Lewis 9780814751602
SciFier: $125.28Thirty-four essays that take a serious look at the state of modern cinema Almost half a century ago, Jean-Luc Godard famously remarked, "I await the end of cinema with optimism." Lots of us have... -
The End Of Cinema As We Know It: American Film in the Nineties Jon Lewis 9780814751619
RRP: $33.49SciFier: $33.35Thirty-four essays that take a serious look at the state of modern cinema Almost half a century ago, Jean-Luc Godard famously remarked, "I await the end of cinema with optimism." Lots of us have... -
Gay Directors, Gay Films?: Pedro Almodovar, Terence Davies, Todd Haynes, Gus Van Sant, John Waters Emanuel Levy 9780231152761
SciFier: $109.64Through intimate encounters with the life and work of five contemporary gay male directors, this book develops a framework for interpreting what it means to make a gay film or adopt a gay point of... -
Gay Directors, Gay Films?: Pedro Almodovar, Terence Davies, Todd Haynes, Gus Van Sant, John Waters Emanuel Levy 9780231152778
RRP: $29.48SciFier: $28.48Through intimate encounters with the life and work of five contemporary gay male directors, this book develops a framework for interpreting what it means to make a gay film or adopt a gay point of... -
Looking Past the Screen: Case Studies in American Film History and Method Jon Lewis 9780822338215
SciFier: $35.62Film scholarship has long been dominated by textual interpretations of specific films. Looking Past the Screen advances a more expansive American film studies in which cinema is understood to be a... -
Billy Wilder on Assignment: Dispatches from Weimar Berlin and Interwar Vienna Noah Isenberg 9780691194943
RRP: $26.80SciFier: $23.13A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year, chosen by Tom Stoppard"A revelation."-Marc Weingarten, Washington PostAcclaimed film director Billy Wilder's early writings-brilliantly translated into... -
Billy Wilder on Assignment: Dispatches from Weimar Berlin and Interwar Vienna Noah Isenberg 9780691241838
SciFier: $22.35A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year, chosen by Tom Stoppard"A revelation."-Marc Weingarten, Washington PostAcclaimed film director Billy Wilder's early writings-brilliantly translated into...