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Films, cinema

Hardback. A reference guide to British film directors covering both contemporary and historically important figures. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; APFB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748622306
ISBN
9780748622306
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.71
€ 102.99

Paperback. Offers a comprehensive historical survey of British art direction. This book takes a chronological journey through British film design, starting with the efforts of the film 'primitives' of the silent era and ending with the modern day purveyors of part built/part computer generated 'blended design'. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 integrated bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848851085
ISBN
9781848851085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.71

Paperback. Offers an history of 1970s British Cinema. This title draws a map of British film culture in the 1970s and provides a history of the period. It examines the cross-cultural relationship between British cinema and other media, including popular music and television. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748681693
ISBN
9780748681693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.12

Hardback. This informed, highly readable account of 65 great British cinema character actors recalls such highlights of film history as Alec Guiness's obdurate commanding officer in The Bridge on the River Kwai, the chilling screen presence of Peter Cushing, and the hilarious bungling of Ian Carmichael in I'm All Right Jack. Num Pages: 208 pages, ports. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780389202899
ISBN
9780389202899
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.57

Hardback. Created as a companion volume to a major history of colour in British Cinema (also by Sarah Street), British Colour Cinema is a book based on a series of unique interviews conducted by Sarah Street and Elizabeth I Watkins with practitioners who worked in the UK with Technicolor and/or Eastmancolor during the 1930s-1950s. Editor(s): Street, Sarah; Brown, Simon; Watkins, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 738.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844574148
ISBN
9781844574148
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.31
€ 94.96

Hardback. Puts an end to the rumours around the 'death of British cinema' with an engaging analysis of the best of British films. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 176 x 30. Weight in Grams: 906.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844570652
ISBN
9781844570652
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.12
€ 105.17

Paperback. This work examines major box office hits like "The Full Monty" as well as critically acclaimed films like "Under the Skin". It explores the role of distribution and exhibition, the Americanisation of British film culture, Hollywood and Europe, changing representations of sexuality and ethnicity. Editor(s): Murphy, Robert. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
British Film Institute
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851707624
ISBN
9780851707624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.17

Paperback. Uncovers British cinema's contribution to Cold War propaganda and to the development of a popular consensus on Cold War issues. This book focuses on an age in which the 'first Cold War' dictated international politics. It explores the relationship between film-makers, censors and Whitehall. Series: Cinema and Society. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; JPS; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845112110
ISBN
9781845112110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.90

Hardcover. This offers an understanding of British Cinema between 1928 and 1939 through an analysis of the relationship between the British film industry and other 'culture industries' such as the radio, music recording, publishing and early television. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 250 pages, 18 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJG; APFA; JFC; JFD; KNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897976
ISBN
9780859897976
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.62

Paperback. British Cinema brings together leading international scholars to investigate the rich diversity of Britain's film production, and explore the different cultural traditions which have shaped Britain's national identity onscreen. Editor(s): Ashby, Justine; Higson, Andrew. Num Pages: 408 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DB; APF; JFC; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415220620
ISBN
9780415220620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.60

Paperback. From the first Sherlock Holmes film to the African Queen, the only full account of this important film studio Num Pages: 288 pages, 60. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; APF; HBT; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445648224
ISBN
9781445648224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.90

Paperback. Offering a broad perspective on the Hollywood dad, looking at important Hollywood fathers and discussing films from many genres, this book adopts a multi-faceted theoretical approach, making use of psychoanalysis, sociology and masculinity studies and contextualising the father figure within both Hollywood and American history. Num Pages: 234 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
234
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844571109
ISBN
9781844571109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.13

Paperback. Bringing Up Baby, directed by Howard Hawks in 1938, is one of the greatest screwball comedies and a treasure from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Peter Swaab's original exploration of the film shows that at the heart of this classical comedy is a story as alarming as it is exhilarating, a dream of irresponsibility and a vindication of letting go. Series: BFI Film Classics. Num Pages: 96 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 190 x 135 x 9. Weight in Grams: 226. Series: BFI Film Classics. 128 pages, 92, 92 black & white halftones. Bringing Up Baby, directed by Howard Hawks in 1938, is one of the greatest screwball comedies and a treasure from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Peter Swaab's original exploration of the film shows that at the heart of this classical comedy is a story as alarming as it is exhilarating, a dream of irresponsibility and a vindication of letting go. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: APFA. Dimension: 190 x 135 x 9. Weight: 226.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844570706
ISBN
9781844570706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.28

Paperback. Series: Cultographies. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 163 x 177 x 9. Weight in Grams: 124. Series: Cultographies. 128 pages, Illustrations. Cateogry: (UF) Further/Higher Education. BIC Classification: APFA. Dimension: 163 x 177 x 9. Weight: 124.
Publisher
Wallflower Press
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906660321
ISBN
9781906660321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.40

Paperback. Ginette Vincendeau analyses Bardot's rise to fame as a highly-acclaimed French international film star and fashion icon from her early days as a fashion model and ballet dancer to her period of 'high stardom' between 1956 and 1960. Series: Film Stars. Num Pages: 184 pages, 31 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APB; APF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 183 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302. Series: Film Stars. 184 pages, 31 black & white halftones. Ginette Vincendeau analyses Bardot's rise to fame as a highly-acclaimed French international film star and fashion icon from her early days as a fashion model and ballet dancer to her period of 'high stardom' between 1956 and 1960. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: APB; APF. Dimension: 183 x 137 x 15. Weight: 302.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844574926
ISBN
9781844574926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: APFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 191 x 7. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844578771
ISBN
9781844578771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.28

paperback. Providing heterogeneous accounts of the intersections between the fine art world with literature, jazz, film, and theater in New York, Paris, Milan, Brazil, and Cuba between 1959 and 1960, the contributors show this period to be pivotal in the culture and politics of Western Europe and the Americas. Editor(s): Guilbaut, Serge; O'Brian, John. Num Pages: 352 pages, 67 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1K; 3JJPG; ACXD; APFA; HBTB; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822360414
ISBN
9780822360414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

Hardback. Providing heterogeneous accounts of the intersections between the fine art world with literature, jazz, film, and theater in New York, Paris, Milan, Brazil, and Cuba between 1959 and 1960, the contributors show this period to be pivotal in the culture and politics of Western Europe and the Americas. Editor(s): Guilbaut, Serge; O'Brian, John. Num Pages: 352 pages, 67 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1K; 3JJPG; ACXD; APFA; HBTB; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822360230
ISBN
9780822360230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.38

Paperback. Film characters are not supposed to look at the camera, so what happens when they do acknowledge our presence as spectators? This book revaluates these and other fundamental assumptions about the medium by demonstrating that direct address is compatible with - and is in some cases a convention of - various traditions of filmmaking. Num Pages: 188 pages, 31 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
188
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748683079
ISBN
9780748683079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.81

Paperback. This text brings together Henry A. Giroux's best-known essays from the last 20 years, centring on important subjects on the cultural studies and pop culture agenda, including violence, race, class, gender, identity, politics, and children's culture. Num Pages: 312 pages, 0. BIC Classification: APFA; JFCA; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631226048
ISBN
9780631226048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.41

Hardback. This text brings together Henry A. Giroux's best-known essays from the last 20 years, centring on important subjects on the cultural studies and pop culture agenda, including violence, race, class, gender, identity, politics, and children's culture. Num Pages: 312 pages, 0. BIC Classification: APFA; JFCA; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631226031
ISBN
9780631226031
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.45

Paperback. From the documentary to the cinema novo and cannibalism, from Nelson Pereira dos Santos's Vidas Secas to music in the films of Glauber Rocha, this third, revised edition is a century-spanning introduction to the story of a medium that flourished in one of the most developed of 'underdeveloped' nations. Editor(s): Johnson, Randal; Stam, Robert. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 491 pages, 140 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; 3JJ; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 680. Series: Film and Culture Series. 491 pages, 140 black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Johnson, Randal; Stam, Robert. From the documentary to the cinema novo and cannibalism, from Nelson Pereira dos Santos's Vidas Secas to music in the films of Glauber Rocha, this third, revised edition is a century-spanning introduction to the story of a medium that flourished in one of the most developed of 'underdeveloped' nations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; 3JJ; APF. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 26. Weight: 672.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
third edition
Number of pages
491
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231102674
ISBN
9780231102674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.64

Paperback. By adopting Utopia as a theme, this book unveils, organises and interprets recurrent images, which are a bridge between a cinema concerned with the national project and another informed by global culture. It presents a national cinema that rejects the end of film history, while benefiting from, and contributing to transnational aesthetics. Series: Tauris World Cinema Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845113285
ISBN
9781845113285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.75

Paperback. Widely believed to be Terry Gilliam's best film, Brazil's brilliantly imaginative vision of a retro-futuristic bureaucracy has had a lasting influence on genre cinema. Exploring its complex history and relationship with other dystopias, Paul McAuley explains why this satire on the unchecked power of the state is more relevant than ever. Series: BFI Film Classics. Num Pages: 96 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 191 x 137 x 7. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844577941
ISBN
9781844577941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.28

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