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Films, cinema

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Films, cinema

Paperback. He was the very first icon of the silver screen, and is one of the most recognisable faces in Hollywood, even a hundred years on from his first film. This book offers Peter Ackroyd's biography that turns the spotlight on Chaplin's life as well as his work, from his theatrical beginnings in music halls to winning an honorary Academy Award. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099287568
ISBN
9780099287568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.53

Series: Screen Classics. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; ASDC; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813147215
ISBN
9780813147215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.90

Hardcover. Based on original research from Charles Urban's own papers, this is the first biography of this influential film maker and innovator. It is also a historical study of the development of the non-fiction film in Britain and America in the early years of cinema, told through the experiences of the leading pioneer of the form. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; APFB; APFX. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898829
ISBN
9780859898829
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.48

Paperback. The creator of the "Hunchback of Notre Dame", "Henry VIII" and "Captain Bligh", Charles Laughton's career spans 50 films and 40 stage roles. This book offers biography that follows him from his parents' hotel in Scarborough to his climactic assumption of the role of King Lear in Statford at the end of his life. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099581956
ISBN
9780099581956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. This biography examines Hawtrey's origins as a child star and as a performer in revue and the Will Hay films. It looks at his career on radio and television, and then at the sad, slow decline of a belligerent, alcoholic recluse on the Kent coast. Num Pages: 128 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 150. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001369
ISBN
9780571210893
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardback. Provides a critical commentary on the noteworthy Dickens dramatizations from 1897 to 1993. Contains a catalog of more than 130 movies and 220 TV presentations. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810829602
ISBN
9780810829602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.53

Paperback. Shows you how to pose your character, create emotion through facial expressions, and stage your character to create drama. This book includes assignments that allow you to join in and bring your drawing to the next level with concrete techniques, as well as more theoretical analysis. Num Pages: 178 pages, 160 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AKLC1; APFV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 276 x 11. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780240820712
ISBN
9780240820712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.50
€ 41.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: APFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 203 x 12. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Silman-James Press,U.S. United States
Edition
Paper/DVD
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781879505971
ISBN
9781879505971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 43.29

Hardback. Features production art and photography from the film Chappie, starring Hugh Jackman with Sigourney Weaver. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour photos throughout. BIC Classification: APFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 312 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1466.
Publisher
Titan Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783295203
ISBN
9781783295203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.65

Paperback. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571237692
ISBN
9780571237692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.63

Paperback. Charlie Chaplin is the greatest icon in the history of cinema, who lived one of the most dramatic rags to riches stories ever told. Chaplin's life was marked by extraordinary contrasts: the child of London slums who became a multimillionaire; and the on-screen clown who was a driven perfectionist behind the camera. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 928 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 201 x 45. Weight in Grams: 756.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141977508
ISBN
9780141977508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.35

Paperback. Presents a genealogy of realist performance through analysis of the music hall careers and film roles of Mistinguett, Josephine Baker, Frehel, and Damia. This book offers a fresh interpretation of 1930s French cinema, emphasizing its love affair with popular song and its close connections to the music hall and the cafe-concert. Num Pages: 273 pages, 31 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of California Press California
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520244078
ISBN
9780520244078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.52

paperback. This book on internationally acclaimed film director Chantal Akerman provides an illuminating overview of her filmmaking and an in-depth analysis of her multi-faceted film style. Series: French Film Directors Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526116864
ISBN
9781526116864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 472 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; HBT; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 26. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816636389
ISBN
9780816636389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-1975) was arguably the most complex director of postwar Italian cinema. His films - "Accattone", "The Canterbury Tales", "Medea", "Salo" - continue to challenge and entertain new generations of moviegoers. This title studies Pasolini's cinematic realism, in theory and in practice. Num Pages: 368 pages, 23 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APFA; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520078550
ISBN
9780520078550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.31

Paperback. Cinema and the Open Edge of Mass Publicity. 296 pages. At the intersection of anthropology, media studies, and critical theory, Censorium is a pathbreaking analysis of Indian film censorship. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FKA; APF; JFD; JFMD. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 20. Weight: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822353881
ISBN
9780822353881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Hardcover. The films made by the British Instructional Films (BIF) company in the decade following the end of the First World War helped to shape the way in which that war was remembered. This is both a work of cinema history and a study of the public's memory of WW1. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; APF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
University of Exeter Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859899987
ISBN
9780859899987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.66

Paperback. A sourcebook of writings on music for film, bringing together fifty-three critical documents. It includes essays by those who created the music and outlines the major trends, aesthetic choices, technological innovations, and commercial pressures that have shaped the relationship between music and film from 1896 to the present. Editor(s): Hubbert, Julie. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 table, 9 music examples. BIC Classification: APF; AVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 33. Weight in Grams: 720. Texts and Contexts in Film Music History. 528 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Hubbert, Julie. A sourcebook of writings on music for film, bringing together fifty-three critical documents. It includes essays by those who created the music and outlines the major trends, aesthetic choices, technological innovations, and commercial pressures that have shaped the relationship between music and film from 1896 to the present. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: APF; AVG. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 33. Weight: 712.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520241022
ISBN
9780520241022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 34.69

Paperback. A study of the efforts of the Warner Bros film studio to promote anti-Nazi activity before the outbreak of World War II. Through a score of films produced in the 1930s and early-1940s the studio marshalled its forces to influence the American conscience and push towards intervention in the war. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; APF; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; HBTZ1; JPVN; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 385.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814798713
ISBN
9780814798713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Hardback. Argues that the church's involvement in filmmaking unintentionally contributed to the spread of secularization Num Pages: 287 pages, 23 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; APFN; HRCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814753248
ISBN
9780814753248
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 46.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Mercer University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865547759
ISBN
9780865547759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.48

Hardback. Reprints the insightful contributions of more than fifty screenwriters, directors, producers, historians, and critics on diverse films from the earliest years of the film industry through the 1970s. Num Pages: 652 pages, Illustrations plans transparencies :Includes indexes. BIC Classification: 3JJ; APF; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 153 x 45. Weight in Grams: 903.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
652
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810824423
ISBN
9780810824423
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 276.46

Hardback. From The Graduate to Revenge of the Nerds, this book delves into how movies treat the classroom. Num Pages: 189 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810828919
ISBN
9780810828919
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.84

Hardcover. This book offers an industrial, economic and aesthetic history of the early years of the British film industry from 1899-1911, through a case study of one of the most celebrated pioneer film makers, Cecil Hepworth. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; APF; KNTC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898904
ISBN
9780859898904
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.59

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