Films, cinema
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Films, cinema
Hardcover. Explores how the history of drive in theatres and urban grind houses has descended to the home video formats that keep these lurid movies alive. This book focuses on both the re release of archival exploitation films on DVD and the recent cycle of 'retrosploitation' films like Grindhouse, Machete, Viva, The Devil's Rejects more. Num Pages: 292 pages, 21 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748699100
- ISBN
- 9780748699100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.95€ 102.37
€ 106.95
€ 102.37
Paperback. Charts the journey by which Kathy Hepburn of Hartford, Connecticut, became the star who dazzled audiences for decades in the company of such luminaries as Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, and, most memorably, Spencer Tracy, with whom she made nine movies and conducted a long off-screen romance. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; APB; APFA; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 45. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571229789
- ISBN
- 9780571229789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.59
€ 19.99
€ 14.59
Hardcover. "This book fills a very basic and useful function in its bibliographic essays surveying the literature. . . . A comprehensive guide for lovers and students of animation. Recommended for most reference collections." Library Journal Series: American Popular Culture. Num Pages: 385 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 402
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313210952
- ISBN
- 9780313210952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.88
€ 93.88
Paperback. Offers readers a look at the time when sound was a vexing challenge for filmmakers and the source of contentious debate for audiences and critics. Donald Crafton presents a panoramic view of the talkies' reception as well as an in-depth look at sound design in selected films, amongst other issues. Series: History of the American Cinema S. Num Pages: 651 pages, 188 b/w photographs, 7 tables, 3 graphs, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF; HBJK; HBLW; HBT; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 176 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1110. American Cinema's Transition to Sound, 1926-1931. Series: History of the American Cinema S. 651 pages, 182 b&w photographs. Offers readers a look at the time when sound was a vexing challenge for filmmakers and the source of contentious debate for audiences and critics. Donald Crafton presents a panoramic view of the talkies' reception as well as an in-depth look at sound design in selected films, amongst other issues. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF; HBJK; HBLW; HBT; KNTC. Dimension: 253 x 176 x 39. Weight: 1110.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 651
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520221284
- ISBN
- 9780520221284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 36.82
€ 51.99
€ 36.82
Hardcover. Series: Directors' Cuts. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Wallflower Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905674183
- ISBN
- 9781905674183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 72.45
€ 95.07
€ 72.45
Paperback. A loner, Travis Bickle, takes up driving a taxi in search of an escape from his sleeplessness and his disgust with the corruption he finds around him. His pent-up rage, fuelled by his doomed relationship with a political campaign worker, leads to an inevitable descent into psychosis and violence. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: APFD; APTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571144648
- ISBN
- 9780571144648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.69
€ 13.99
€ 10.69
Paperback. Covering the 11 key ingredients for vital living, this title explores how the critical years from 45 and 50, and especially from 60 and beyond, can be the time when you truly become the energetic, loving, fulfilled person you were meant to be. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 199 x 27. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091940072
- ISBN
- 9780091940072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.02
€ 19.99
€ 15.02
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
€ 17.99
€ 14.28
Paperback. Through the feature films and documentaries of directors including Emmer, Erice, Godard, Hitchcock, Pasolini, Resnais, Rossellini and Storck, the author examines the way films 'animate' artworks by means of cinematic techniques, such as camera movements and editing, or by integrating them into a narrative. Series Editor(s): Beugnet, Martine; Orr, John. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Film. Num Pages: 224 pages, 36 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 346. Film and the Visual Arts. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Film. 224 pages, 36 b&w illustrations. Through the feature films and documentaries of directors including Emmer, Erice, Godard, Hitchcock, Pasolini, Resnais, Rossellini and Storck, the author examines the way films 'animate' artworks by means of cinematic techniques, such as camera movements and editing, or by integrating them into a narrative. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: APF. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight: 352. Series Editor(s) :Beugnet, Martine; Orr, John.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748668762
- ISBN
- 9780748668762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.75
€ 32.99
€ 29.75
Paperback. Only 23 when he directed his extraordinary debut feature "Gummo", Harmony Korine has since continued to serve notice that he is the most radical young talent in independent US film. This collection of three screenplays - "Jokes", "Gummo" and "Julien Donkey Boy" - displays his unorthodox approach. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3pp b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFD; APTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571210022
- ISBN
- 9780571210022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.47
€ 25.99
€ 17.47
Paperback. Using case studies drawn from contemporary popular cinema to reassess ideas about costume and fashion in cinema, Bruzzi explores how clothes are key elements in the construction of cinematic identities and proposes new and dynamic links between cinema, fashion and costume history, gender, queer theory and psychoanalysis. Num Pages: 248 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: AKTA; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415139571
- ISBN
- 9780415139571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 41.04
€ 48.99
€ 41.04
Paperback. This book provides a detailed account of genre history and contemporary trends in film genre, alongside the critical debates they have provoked. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748619030
- ISBN
- 9780748619030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.70
€ 34.99
€ 31.70
Paperback. A comprehensive guide to science fiction films, which analyzes and contextualizes the most important examples of the genre, from Un voyage dans la lune (1902), to The Road (2009). Series: Screen Guides. Num Pages: 224 pages, 70 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: APFG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 205 x 18. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844574575
- ISBN
- 9781844574575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.18
€ 34.99
€ 25.18
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€ 18.90
€ 26.99
€ 18.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; APFN; APFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 191 x 12. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750970532
- ISBN
- 9780750970532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.39
€ 13.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Editor(s): Bjorkman, Stig. Num Pages: 432 pages, 70 illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 32. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571223176
- ISBN
- 9780571223176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.36
€ 26.99
€ 18.36
Paperback. Second volume of the Star Wars Insider, featuring content previously printed in the Star Wars Insider magazine. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: APFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 305 x 14. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Publisher
- Titan Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785851179
- ISBN
- 9781785851179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.43
€ 19.99
€ 14.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 203 x 41. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062269027
- ISBN
- 9780062269027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.00
€ 17.99
€ 16.00
Hardback. Told through a series of photographs of Robin Williams taken by photographer Arthur Grace over the course of a decades-long partnership, this book offers a look at the real Robin Williams--the manic and happy, the pensive and weary, the engaged and disengaged. Num Pages: 192 pages, Color and B&W photos throughout. BIC Classification: AJB; APB; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 308 x 291 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1842.
- Publisher
- Counterpoint
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619027275
- ISBN
- 9781619027275
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 47.27
€ 52.99
€ 47.27
Paperback. What does it mean for film and video to be experimental? This title features a collection of essays framed by the concept "ex-" - meaning from, outside, and no longer. It explores the aesthetic, technical, and theoretical reverberations of avant-garde film and video. Num Pages: 201 pages, 25 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300. From a Theory of Experimental Film and Video. 201 pages, illustrations. What does it mean for film and video to be experimental? This title features a collection of essays framed by the concept "ex-" - meaning from, outside, and no longer. It explores the aesthetic, technical, and theoretical reverberations of avant-garde film and video. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: APFA. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 14. Weight: 300.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 201
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520274143
- ISBN
- 9780520274143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.28
€ 40.99
€ 29.28
Paperback. Beloved actress and bestselling author Shirley MacLaine contemplates a wealth of matters that each begin with two simple but powerful words: What If.. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471131417
- ISBN
- 9781471131417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.26
€ 10.99
€ 9.26
Paperback. Editor(s): Funnell, Lisa. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: APFN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231176156
- ISBN
- 9780231176156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.41
€ 37.99
€ 27.41
Paperback. Richard Taylor asks to what extent the film can lay claim to "authentic" history. He then examines "October"'s relationship to the politics of the period and explains the theory and its application, as well as placing "October" in the wider context of Eisenstein's career. Series: BFI Film Classics. Num Pages: 97 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; APFA; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 137 x 7. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- British Film Institute
- Number of pages
- 97
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851709161
- ISBN
- 9780851709161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.16
€ 17.99
€ 14.16
Paperback. In this study, the author moves beyond the impasse of the anti-porn/anti-censorship debate to analyze what hard-core film pornography is and does - as a genre with a history, as a specific cinematic form, and as part of contemporary discourse on sexuality. Num Pages: 398 pages, 25 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: APFA; JFMP; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 648. Power, Pleasure, and the "Frenzy of the Visible". 398 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. In this study, the author moves beyond the impasse of the anti-porn/anti-censorship debate to analyze what hard-core film pornography is and does - as a genre with a history, as a specific cinematic form, and as part of contemporary discourse on sexuality. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: APFA; JFMP; JFSJ. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight: 552.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 398
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520219434
- ISBN
- 9780520219434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.98
€ 33.99
€ 24.98