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The Maciste Films of Italian Silent Cinema

Jacqueline Reich

Hardback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 52 b&w illus., 31 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2015
Publisher: Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages: 432
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SKU: V9780253017406
ISBN: 9780253017406

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From Rajahs and Yogis to Gandhi and Beyond

Paperback. Allowing us access to short films from the 1900s, British Durbar films, the precursors of the newsreel genre, and Empire adventure movies, this book explores Melies, Lumiere and Jean Renoir, moving on to the Raj films of the 80s and international cinema of the late 20th century. It traces the trajectory of changing images of India abroad. Num Pages: 350 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; APF; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 176 x 43. Weight in Grams: 976.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2010
Publisher: Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages: 350
Condition: New
SKU: V9781905422968
ISBN: 9781905422968

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Analysing the Screenplay

Jill (Ed) Nelmes

Paperback. Highlights the screenplay as an important form in itself, as opposed to merely being the first stage of the production process. This title explores a number of possible approaches to studying the screenplay, considering the depth and breadth of the subject area. Editor(s): Nelmes, Jill. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2010
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages: 288
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SKU: V9780415556347
ISBN: 9780415556347

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The Cinema of John Sayles: Lone Star (Directors′ Cuts)

Bould

Hardcover. Series: Directors' Cuts. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: Wallflower Press United Kingdom
Edition: Illustrated
Number of pages: 224
Condition: New
SKU: V9781905674282
ISBN: 9781905674282

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Melodrama: An Aesthetics of Impossibility

Jonathan Goldberg

Hardback. Offering a new queer theorization of melodrama, Jonathan Goldberg explores the ways melodramatic film and literature provide an aesthetics of impossibility and how melodrama as a whole provides queer ways to promote identifications that exceed the bounds of the identity categories that regulate and constrain social life. Series: Theory Q. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 5S; APFA; DSA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2016
Publisher: Duke University Press United States
Number of pages: 224
Condition: New
SKU: V9780822361756
ISBN: 9780822361756

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Music, Sound, and Technology in America: A Documentary History of Earl...

Timothy Dean Taylor

Hardback. An anthology of primary documents that collects material from the end of the 19th century up through World War II on the material history of sound technologies and music in America. It is divided into three sections: on the phonograph, sound in the cinema (including musical accompaniment), and music on radio. Editor(s): Taylor, Timothy Dean; Katz, Mark; Grajeda, Tony. Num Pages: 432 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; APW; AVX; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2012
Publisher: Duke University Press United States
Edition: Illustrated
Number of pages: 432
Condition: New
SKU: V9780822349273
ISBN: 9780822349273

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The Queer German Cinema

Roger Hargreaves

Paperback. This ambitious and pioneering work rewrites German cinematic history queerly. It shows how, since the Weimar era, German cinema has played a leading role in the innovation of gay and lesbian cinema, with the tantalizing sexual illegibility and gender instability of German films of the 1920s anticipating the queer sensibilities of the 1990s. Num Pages: 328 pages, 41 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2000
Publisher: Stanford University Press United States
Edition: 1st Edition
Number of pages: 328
Condition: New
SKU: V9780804739955
ISBN: 9780804739955

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The Privileged Playgoers of Shakespeare´s London, 1576-1642

Ann Jennalie Cook

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2014
Publisher: Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages: 328
Condition: New
SKU: V9780691614953
ISBN: 9780691614953

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The Hollywood Action and Adventure Film

Yvonne Tasker

Hardcover. The Hollywood Action and Adventure Film presents a comprehensive overview and analysis of the history, myriad themes, and critical approaches to the action and adventure genre in American cinema. Series: New Approaches to Film Genre. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2015
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition: 1st Edition
Number of pages: 224
Condition: New
SKU: V9780470659243
ISBN: 9780470659243

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Iron Man and Philosophy: Facing the Stark Reality

William (Ed) Irwin

Paperback. The first look at the philosophy behind the Iron Man comicsand movies, timed for the release of Iron Man 2 in March2010

On the surface, Iron Man appears to be a straightforwardsuperhero, another rich guy fighting crime with fancy gadgets. Editor(s): White, Mark D. Series Editor(s): Irwin, William. Series: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APF; HP; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2010
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition: 1st Edition
Number of pages: 288
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SKU: V9780470482186
ISBN: 9780470482186

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The Stars

Edgar Morin

Paperback. Translator(s): Howard, Richard. Num Pages: 136 pages, 37ill. BIC Classification: APB; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 203 x 9. Weight in Grams: 186.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2005
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition: First Edition
Number of pages: 136
Condition: New
SKU: V9780816641239
ISBN: 9780816641239

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Driven to Darkness: Jewish Emigre Directors and the Rise of Film Noir

Vincent Brook

Paperback. From its earliest days, the American film industry has attracted European artists. This book explores the influence of Jewish emigre directors and the development of this genre. Num Pages: 256 pages, 42 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Condition: New
SKU: V9780813546308
ISBN: 9780813546308

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Alfred Hitchcock´s America

Murray Pomerance

Paperback. With a sharp eye for social detail and the pressures of class inequality, Alfred Hitchcock brought to the American scene a perspicacity and analytical shrewdness unparalleled in American cinema. Series: Polity America Through the Lens Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 143 x 25. Weight in Grams: 422.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2013
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition: 1st Edition
Number of pages: 352
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SKU: V9780745653037
ISBN: 9780745653037

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Edgar G. Ulmer: A Filmmaker at the Margins

Noah Isenberg

Hardback. Edgar G Ulmer is perhaps best known today for Detour, considered by many to be the epitome of a certain noir style that transcends its B-list origins. But in his lifetime he never achieved the celebrity of his fellow Austrian and German emigre directors - Billy Wilder, Otto Preminger, Fred Zinnemann, and Robert Siodmak. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 384 pages, 32 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 664.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2014
Publisher: University of California Press United States
Edition: First Edition
Number of pages: 358
Condition: New
SKU: V9780520235779
ISBN: 9780520235779

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Paul Schrader

George Kouvaros

Paperback. A searing study of an important American writer-director Series: Contemporary Film Directors. Num Pages: 184 pages, 27. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 330. Weight in Grams: 249.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2008
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages: 184
Condition: New
Edition: Illustrated
SKU: V9780252075087
ISBN: 9780252075087

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Love in Motion: Erotic Relationships in Film

Reidar Due

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15. BIC Classification: APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2013
Publisher: Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages: 192
Condition: New
SKU: V9780231167321
ISBN: 9780231167321