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  • Intersecting Aesthetics
    Charlene Regester
    Contributions by Cynthia Baron, Elizabeth Binggeli, Kimberly Nichele Brown, Priscilla Layne, Eric Pierson, Charlene Regester, Ellen C. Scott, Tanya L. Shields, and Judith E. Smith Intersecting Aesthetics: Literary Adaptations and Cinematic Representations of Blackness illuminates cultural and material trends that shaped Black film adaptations during the twentieth century. Cont...
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    42,69 €

  • Movies of the ’90s
    Riley Webster
    The 1990s was an amazing decade for movies, witnessing the release of dozens of incredible films, including The Matrix, The Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction, Goodfellas, Fargo, Jurassic Park, and so many more. Despite this embarrassment of riches, author Riley Webster believes this decade has never received as much praise or as many kudos as it deserves-until now. Whether you...
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    50,77 €

  • Movies of the ’90s
    Riley Webster
    The 1990s was an amazing decade for movies, witnessing the release of dozens of incredible films, including The Matrix, The Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction, Goodfellas, Fargo, Jurassic Park, and so many more. Despite this embarrassment of riches, author Riley Webster believes this decade has never received as much praise or as many kudos as it deserves-until now. Whether you...
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    61,02 €

  • La trilogia dei colori di Krzysztof Kieślowski
    Simone Malacrida
    La trilogia dei colori, composta dai film ispirati agli ideali dell'Illuminismo e della bandiera francese (Blu, Bianco e Rosso), è di gran lunga l'opera più rinomata e apprezzata di Krzysztof Kieślowski, nonché la sua ultima testimonianza artistica.Oltre la prima apparenza, essa cela significati reconditi e palesi corrispondenze con quanto già messo in scena nei film pr...
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    8,73 €

  • La doppia vita di Veronica di Krzysztof Kieślowski
    Simone Malacrida
    Dopo decenni dalla sua uscita, "La doppia vita di Veronica" è considerato, a torto, un film di intermezzo tra le due opere più famose di Krzysztof Kieślowski. La raffinatezza artistica, lo stile delicato, la magnifica interpretazione di Irene Jacob e le prorompenti musiche di Zbigniew Preisner rendono, al contrario, quest'opera del tutto unica e irripetibile.Un piccolo gioi...
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    5,96 €

  • An Illustrated Journey of Cookie & Co
    Michael owen Perkins / Michael Perkins
    Embarking on an incredible adventure as we traverse the world in celebration of the By-Centenary of Australia 1788-1988, in a mere 152 days, accompanied by COOKIE. Our vehicle of choice. A vibrant yellow 1924 14/40 Vauxhall roadster that goes on to inspire the beloved Pixar/Disney animated film 'CARS,' captivating audiences worldwide and achieving remarkable box office success....
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    24,42 €

  • Decalogo di Krzysztof Kieślowski
    Simone Malacrida
    "Decalogo", andato in onda alla fine del 1988, è divenuto, fin da subito, una pietra miliare dell'opera artistica di Krzysztof Kieślowski e, più in generale, della cinematografia.In questo libro saranno presentati i significati e le tematiche esposte, i vari livelli di interpretazione e la simbologia, le connessioni e i richiami, le scelte stilistiche e la storia che hanno ...
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    8,76 €

  • Folk horror on film
    This is the first scholarly collection to focus on the special importance of British cinema to folk horror. The chapters consider the artistic styles, historical contexts, cultural tensions and cinematic fears that distinguish folk horror from other forms of horror and from traditional ways of viewing the folk. ...
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    169,60 €

  • Watching the Cops
    Marcus K Harmes
    Globally, police officers are the object of unprecedented visual scrutiny. The use of mobile phones, CCTV and personal body cams means that police are not only being filmed on the job but are also filming themselves. In popular culture, police have featured heavily on the big screen since the era of silent shorts and on television since the 1930s. Their fictional portrayals tod...
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    108,36 €

  • Movies That Made Me Gay
    Larry Duplechan
    Movies That Made Me Gay is a wonderfully well-informed, witty and acerbic take on iconic Hollywood films, film-stars, and indie cult favorites from an author who is himself a Black gay icon; and is also a touching and extremely readable personal memoir of growing up gay in the early ’60s, surviving the AIDS pandemic of the ’80s (legendary Vito Celluloid Closet Russo was a dear ...
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    21,48 €

  • Jim Tully
    Mark Dawidziak / Paul J. Bauer
    Many saw the dark side of the American dream, but none wrote about it like Jim Tully. Having spent six years of his childhood in a Cincinnati orphanage, Tully returned to his hometown of St. Marys, Ohio before climbing aboard a freight train in 1901. Drifting across the country as a 'road kid,' he spent his teens, sleeping in hobo jungles, avoiding railroad cops, and haunting p...
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    27,18 €

  • The Human Figure on Film
    Seth Barry Watter
    The Human Figure on Film asks what it is we look for when we look at human beings projected on a screen. People have appeared onscreen since film was invented. Nothing could be more common, and yet nothing confounds us more, than a filmed human being. Scholars and critics have attempted to reduce the mystery, creating methodologies that make this figure legible. Some of their e...
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    127,23 €

  • Global London on screen
    Global London on screen presents a mélange of films by directors from the Global South and North, portraying everyday life to the more fantastical, odious or extraordinary circumstances that are captured cinematically in this superdiverse city. ...
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    169,51 €

  • Yiddish Cinema
    Jonah Corne / Monika Vrečar
    Offers a bold new reading of Yiddish cinema by exploring the early diasporic cinema’s fascination with media and communication. ...
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    126,55 €

  • Celluloid Adventures 4 Science Fiction Thrills...Horror Chills
    Nicholas Anez / Nick Anez
    An overdue look at movies, that with one exception, were box-office failures.These movies cover a span of 35 years, from 1943 to 1978, and representthe wide range of themes and ideas that science fiction and horror movies may encompass. As in his previous volumes, the author attempt to provide an informative analysis of each movie along with production details, including infor...
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    20,17 €

  • MARVELOUS NAMES IN LITERATURE AND CINEMA
    P. Adams Sitney
    MARVELOUS NAMESIN LITERATURE AND CINEMABy P. Adams SitneyA new collection of essays from P. Adams Sitney, author of Visionary Film, an important and influential early study of American experimental cinema. P. Adams Sitney explores topics such as Herman Melville and the novel Moby-Dick, Charlie Chaplin, the early cinema of Géorges Méliès, Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958), Wavele...
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    40,86 €

  • Chain Saw Confidential
    Gunnar Hansen
    The in-depth look at the making of making of the most notorious film of all time, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, written by its chainsaw wielding star, the beloved, Gunnar Hansen, is finally back in print! When The Texas Chain Saw Massacre first hit movie screens in 1974 it was both reviled and championed. To critics, it was either 'a degrading, senseless misuse of film and time...
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    25,24 €

  • Ana M. López
    Ana M López
    Brings together Ana M. López’s field-defining essays on Latin American film and media in one indispensable volume. ...
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    44,66 €

  • A Silence from Hitchcock
    Murray Pomerance
    Extensive meditations on silence in the films of Alfred Hitchcock. ...
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    42,88 €

  • Distancing Representations in Transgender Film
    Lucy J. Miller
    Argues that transgender representations in film make it more difficult for cisgender people to understand the experiences of transgender people and for transgender people to fully participate in public life. ...
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    42,08 €

  • Reluctant Sleuths, True Detectives
    Jason Jacobs
    Explores the figure of the detective as a pursuer of knowledge in four noir films. ...
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    42,04 €

  • Life Above the Clouds
    Steven DeLay
    The definitive philosophical exploration of the work of pioneering filmmaker Terrence Malick. ...
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    42,67 €

  • Bay Lodyans
    Cécile Accilien
    Considers how popular Haitian films not only provide entertainment but also help audiences in Haiti and the diaspora think through daily challenges. ...
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    121,78 €

  • In the company of wolves
    This volume of essays presents innovative research from a variety of perspectives on the cultural significance of wolves, children raised by wolves, and werewolves, as portrayed in different media and genres. ...
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    35,43 €

  • The Spanish quinqui film
    Tom Whittaker
    This is first English-language study of cine quinqui, a cycle of Spanish delinquent-themed films made in the 1970s and 1980s. Exploring how the films reflected the auditory experience of marginal youth cultures during this period, the book casts new light on the criminological, economic and political fault lines of Spain’s transition to democracy. ...
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    35,72 €

  • Bioscope
    Zulfiqar Ali Zulfi
    'Bioscope' (Read as ’Baascop’ in Balochi language) by Author Zulfiqar Ali Zulfi is a unique book on the subject of cinema in Urdu, through which a discussion on films and their themes has been initiated. An attempt has been made to discuss various themes and trends of mainstream Hindi cinema also. Apart from this, dialogues with various filmgoers on some films are also included...
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    39,56 €

  • The Devil With James Bond
    Ann S.Boyd
    This book explores the long-standing relationship between James Bond and his arch-nemesis, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, also known as The Devil. Boyd provides a comprehensive examination of the character of Blofeld throughout the Bond series and offers a unique perspective on one of the most iconic villains in cinematic history.This work has been selected by scholars as being cultural...
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    33,75 €

  • The Elements of Situation Comedy
    Al E Christie
    In this book, Al E. Christie, a pioneer in the film comedy industry, shares his insights into the art of creating successful situation comedy. Drawing on his own experiences as a writer, director, and producer of comedy films in the early days of Hollywood, Christie offers practical advice on everything from developing engaging characters to crafting punchy one-liners. This boo...
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    29,67 €

  • Guide to the Ford Film Collection in the National Archives
    Mayfield Bray
    The Ford Film Collection is a treasure trove of historical films documenting American life in the 20th century. In this guide, Bray provides detailed information on the collection and its contents, along with valuable insights into the history and development of cinema in the United States. This guide is essential reading for anyone interested in film history and preservation.T...
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    34,76 €

  • The Illustrated Guide to Film Formats
    Ashley Blewer
    The Illustrated Guide to Film Formats is an easy-to-read exploration of thirty-six popular and forgotten film formats. This collection begins with the Magic Lantern and concluding with DCP and IMAX Laser projection systems. In between, this book covers major developments in moving image cameras, projectors, and the medium of film. This includes classic small gauge formats like ...
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    22,70 €