Films, cinema
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Films, cinema
Hardcover. Mortality is a recurrent theme in films across genres, periods, nations, and directors. This book brings together an accomplished set of authors with backgrounds in film analysis, psychology, and philosophy to examine how the knowledge of death, the fear of our mortality, and the ways people cope with mortality are represented in cinema. Editor(s): Sullivan, Daniel; Greenberg, Jeff. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137276889
- ISBN
- 9781137276889
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. Conceptualizing production studies from a European perspective, the book evaluates the history of European thought on production: theories of practice, the languages, grammars, and poetics of film, practical theories of production systems such as film dramaturgy, and the self-theorizing of European auteurs and professionals. Editor(s): Szczepanik, Petr; Vonderau, Patrick. Series: Global Cinema. Num Pages: 276 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1D; APFX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137282170
- ISBN
- 9781137282170
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.45
€ 127.45
Hardcover. Oprah Winfrey has long promoted black issues by being involved as a producer or actor in the adaptation of works by African American writers for film. This volume evaluates Winfrey's involvement in the visual interpretation of African American literary texts using film, music, black masculinity, black feminist, and cultural theory. Editor(s): Green, Tara T. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; APFB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137282453
- ISBN
- 9781137282453
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. Reality Effects brings together the reflections of leading film scholars and critics from Latin America, the UK and the United States on the re-emergence of the real as a prime concern in contemporary Argentine and Brazilian film, and as a main reason for the acclaim both cinematographies have won among international audiences in recent years. Editor(s): Andermann, Jens; Bravo, Alvaro Fernandez. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 1KLSB; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137304827
- ISBN
- 9781137304827
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Hardcover. Sinophone Cinemas considers a range of multilingual, multidialect and multi-accented cinemas produced in Chinese-language locations outside mainland China. It showcases new screen cultures from Britain, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and Australia. Editor(s): Yue, Audrey; Khoo, Olivia. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137311191
- ISBN
- 9781137311191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Hardcover. Women Screenwriters is a study of more than 300 female writers from 60 nations, from the first film scenarios produced in 1986 to the present day. Divided into six sections by continent, the entries give an overview of the history of women screenwriters in each country, as well as individual biographies of its most influential. Editor(s): Nelmes, Jill; Selbo, Jule. Num Pages: 944 pages, 5 figures. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1580.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137312365
- ISBN
- 9781137312365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 256.17
€ 256.17
Hardcover. This innovative, fresh and lively collection, assembled by both creative academics and critical practitioners, focuses on how screenplays are written, developed and received. Editor(s): Batty, Craig. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 figures. BIC Classification: APFA; APFD; APTD; CBVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 209 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137338921
- ISBN
- 9781137338921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.65
€ 128.65
Hardcover. Why do screen narratives remain so different in an age of convergence and globalisation that many think is blurring distinctions? This collection attempts to answer this question using examples drawn from a range of media, from Hollywood franchises to digital comics, and a range of countries, from the United States to Japan Editor(s): Pearson, Roberta E.; Smith, Anthony Neil. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; APT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137388148
- ISBN
- 9781137388148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Offering a multifaceted approach to the Mexican-born director Guillermo del Toro, this volume examines his wide-ranging oeuvre and traces the connections between his Spanish language and English language commercial and art film projects. Editor(s): Davies, Ann; Shaw, Deborah Rosado; Tierney, Dolores. Num Pages: 223 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137407832
- ISBN
- 9781137407832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.32
€ 160.32
Hardcover. With more than 250 million speakers globally, the Lusophone world has a rich history of filmmaking. This edited volume explores the representation of the migratory experience in contemporary cinema from Portuguese-speaking countries, exploring how Lusophone films, filmmakers, producers, studios, and governments relay narratives of migration. Editor(s): Rego, Cacilda M.; Brasileiro, Marcus. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137408914
- ISBN
- 9781137408914
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Hardcover. How do we define the globalized cinema and media cultures of Bollywood in an age when it has become part of the cultural diplomacy of an emerging superpower? Bollywood and Its Other(s) explores the aesthetic-philosophical questions of the other through, for example, discussions on Indian diaspora's negotiations with national identity. Editor(s): Kishore, Vikrant; Sarwal, Amit; Patra, Parichay. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 222 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137426499
- ISBN
- 9781137426499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardcover. What does popular culture's relationship with cyborgs, robots, vampires and zombies tell us about being human? Insightful scholarly perspectives shine a light on how film and television evince and portray the philosophical roots, the social ramifications and the future visions of a posthumanist world. Editor(s): Hauskeller, Michael; Philbeck, Thomas D.; Carbonell, Curtis D. Num Pages: 430 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; APT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137430311
- ISBN
- 9781137430311
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.80
€ 229.80
Hardcover. Music is a vital instrument in attracting new audiences to silent cinema as well as renewing the interest of an already-initiated public. In this collection, chapters by practitioners as well as scholars capture the magic experience of silent film with music, and discuss from varying points of view how music meets this resurfaced film art. Editor(s): Donnelly, K. J.; Wallengren, Ann-Kristin. Series: Palgrave Studies in Audio-Visual Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 figures. BIC Classification: APF; AV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137466358
- ISBN
- 9781137466358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.65
€ 149.65
Hardcover. Using an interdisciplinary approach, Film, History and Memory broadens the focus from 'history', the study of past events, to 'memory', the processes - individual, generational, collective or state-driven - by which meanings are attached to the past. Editor(s): McGarry, Fearghal; Carlsten, Jennie M. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: APFN; HBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137468949
- ISBN
- 9781137468949
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.84
€ 116.84
Hardcover. Catholic or Protestant, recusant or godly rebel, early modern women reinvented their spiritual and gendered spaces during the reformations in religion in England during the sixteenth century and beyond. These essays explore the ways in which some Englishwomen struggled to erase, rewrite, or reimagine their religious and gender identities. Editor(s): Chappell, Julie A.; Kramer, Kaley A. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; APFA; DSB; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137474735
- ISBN
- 9781137474735
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32
Hardcover. An examination of how screen texts embrace, refute, and reinvent the cultural heritage of antiquity, this volume looks at specific story-patterns and archetypes from Greco-Roman culture. The contributors offer a variety of perspectives, highlighting key cultural relay points at which a myth is received and reformulated for a particular audience. Editor(s): Cyrino, Monica S.; Safran, Meredith E. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137494535
- ISBN
- 9781137494535
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.40
€ 116.40
Hardcover. Style and Form in the Hollywood Slasher Film fills a broad scholastic gap by analysing the elements of narrative and stylistic construction of films in the slasher subgenre of horror that have been produced and/or distributed in the Hollywood studio system from its initial boom in the late 1970s to the present. Editor(s): Clayton, Wickham. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 figures, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137496461
- ISBN
- 9781137496461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.81
€ 127.81
Hardcover. Editor(s): Marciniak, Katarzyna; Imre, Aniko; O'Healy, Aine. Series: Comparative Feminist Studies. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFD; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403983701
- ISBN
- 9781403983701
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Hardcover. Editor(s): Cooke, Paul. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403998958
- ISBN
- 9781403998958
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.13
€ 67.13
Paperback. Shows readers how ideas of Asia operate in Shakespeare performances and how Asian and Anglo-European forms of cultural production combine to transcend the mode of inquiry that focuses on fidelity. This book shows how the history of how Shakespeare became a signifier against which Asian and Western cultures defined themselves. Editor(s): Huang, Professor Alexander C. Y.; Ross, Charles Stanley. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; AN; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557535290
- ISBN
- 9781557535290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.43
€ 57.43