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Films, cinema

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Films, cinema

Paperback. Examines three films concerned with the issues of developing globalization and the defence of local identity and culture. This book explores the visuality of these films, taking account of the film makers' reliance on the metaphoric image in skirting Chinese film censorship. It includes a DVD, containing key scenes from each film. Num Pages: 160 pages, DVD. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APFA; GTB; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
University of Washington Press Washington
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Pap/DVD
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0227960
ISBN
9780295984179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.95

Paperback. A reissued classic that examines the structure and themes of each of Hitchcock's British feature films. Series: Contemporary Approaches to Film and Television Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Wayne State University Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814334942
ISBN
9780814334942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.36

hardcover. Editor(s): Bennett, John Charles. Series: Screen Classics. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APFA; APFB; BGFA; CBVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
1.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813144498
ISBN
9780813144498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.17

Argues that Hitchcock orchestrates the narrative and stylistic idioms of popular cinema to at once celebrate and subvert the ideal of romance. The author describes how Hitchcock's characteristic tone is achieved through a titillating combination of suspense and black humor that subverts the moral framework of the romantic thriller. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 64 illus. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231135740
ISBN
9780231135740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.39
€ 83.75

Paperback. Argues that Hitchcock orchestrates the narrative and stylistic idioms of popular cinema to at once celebrate and subvert the ideal of romance. The author describes how Hitchcock's characteristic tone is achieved through a titillating combination of suspense and black humor that subverts the moral framework of the romantic thriller. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 64 illus. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231135757
ISBN
9780231135757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 42ill. BIC Classification: APFA; APFB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816642069
ISBN
9780816642069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 42ill. BIC Classification: APFA; APFB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816641710
ISBN
9780816641710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Hardcover. The first book-length study to critically examine the recent wave of Hitler biopics in German cinema and television. A group of international experts discuss films like Downfall in the context of earlier portrayals of Hitler and draw out their implications for the changing place of the Third Reich in the national historical imagination. Editor(s): Machtans, Karolin; Ruehl, Dr. Martin A. Series: The Holocaust and its Contexts. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; APFN; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230229907
ISBN
9780230229907
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.27

Hardback. .
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611479256
ISBN
9781611479256
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.69
€ 62.83

Paperback. Takes a comprehensive view of short-subject slapstick comedy in the early sound era. Challenging the received wisdom that sound destroyed the slapstick tradition, the author explores the slapstick short's Depression-era development against a backdrop of changes in film industry practice, comedic tastes, and moviegoing culture. Num Pages: 259 pages, 39 b/w, 5 video, 2 audio. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APFN; ASZB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520288119
ISBN
9780520288119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. An extended illustrated account of Hollis Frampton's film exposing the fragility of cinema, marking a critical moment in art history when photography meets filmmaking. Series: Afterall. Num Pages: 92 pages, 70 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AJ; APF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Afterall Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
92
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846380013
ISBN
9781846380013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.72

Paperback. With a Foreword by Eureka Co-creator Jaime Paglia Series: Science and Fiction. Num Pages: 308 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 30 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APF; PDR; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319150710
ISBN
9783319150710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.06

Hardcover. Deals with Hollywood's treatment of the most important political event of the 21st century, the terrorist attack of 11 September 2001 on the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center in war, action, science fiction and disaster movies. This work focuses on the interdisciplinary co-operation between film research, art history and architecture. Editor(s): Thomsen, Christian W.; Krewani, Angela. Num Pages: 208 pages, 181 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 294 x 246 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1226.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Edition Axel Menges Germany
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9783932565441
ISBN
9783932565441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.07
€ 45.21

Paperback. Drawing on the records of studio personnel, independent exhibitors, moviegoers, and the motion pictures themselves, this title analyzes what was wrong - and right - with Hollywood at the end of a heralded decade, and how the industry's troubles changed the making and marketing of films in 1938 and beyond. Num Pages: 284 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271807
ISBN
9780520271807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

paperback. The Hollywood experiences of five remarkable American personalities reveal how the motion picture industry created a new kind of fame Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Wesleyan University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780819568656
ISBN
9780819568656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.49

Paperback. Examines the role of American Jews in the entertainment industry. Series Editor(s): Short, Kenneth; Jowett, Garth; Culbert, David. Series: Cambridge Studies in the History of Mass Communication. Num Pages: 360 pages, 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFSR1; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 487.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780521798549
ISBN
9780521798549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.67

Paperback. Suitable for both scholars and students this title places film, radio, and television within the context of the national cultural experience. Series: Illinois Studies Communication. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: APF; APT; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252068461
ISBN
9780252068461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Hardback. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, 72 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; APFR; WQN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 754.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Edition /First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231163927
ISBN
9780231163927
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, 72 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APFN; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 221 x 28. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231163934
ISBN
9780231163934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.79

Paperback. Acritical appreciation of close relationships in the modern American movie, looking in detail at contemporary Hollywood filmswhich explore intimacy andthe connections of characters, their surroundings, and points of film style.Peacock'sclose readings provide a fresh approachto understanding the big American film." Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; APFN; AS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349346493
ISBN
9781349346493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.53

Hardcover. A critical appreciation of close relationships in the modern American movie, looking in detail at contemporary Hollywood films which explore intimacy and the connections of characters, their surroundings, and points of film style. Peacock's close readings provide a fresh approach to understanding the big American film. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230354500
ISBN
9780230354500
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.30

Hardback. Hollywood and cultural institutions worked together to insure their own survival and profitability and to provide a coherent, though shifting, American identity. This book explores how their needs coalesced and led to the development of a symbiotic relationship between the film industry and America's stewards of high culture. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Text is Free of Markings
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231133760
ISBN
9780231133760
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.64
€ 80.25

Paperback. Hollywood and cultural institutions worked together to insure their own survival and profitability and to provide a coherent, though shifting, American identity. This book explores how their needs coalesced and led to the development of a symbiotic relationship between the film industry and America's stewards of high culture. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231133777
ISBN
9780231133777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Hardback. This volume compares films from the late Cold War era with films of the same genre, or of similar themes, from the post-Cold War era, paying particular attention to shifts in narrative that reflect changes in American culture, attitudes, and ideas. It explains how the absence of the Cold War has changed the way we understand and interpret film. Series: Film and History. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; HBJK; HBTW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442237933
ISBN
9781442237933
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.85

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