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Films, cinema

Paperback. Makes a contribution to scholarship on Jean-Luc Godard, especially his films and videos since the late 1980s. Through detailed analyses of extended sequences, technical innovations, and formal experiments, the author provides an original interpretation of a series of several internally related films. Num Pages: 326 pages, 36 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273337
ISBN
9780520273337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Hardback. Makes a contribution to scholarship on Jean-Luc Godard, especially his films and videos since the late 1980s. Through detailed analyses of extended sequences, technical innovations, and formal experiments, the author provides an original interpretation of a series of several internally related films. Num Pages: 326 pages, 36 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273313
ISBN
9780520273313
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.01
€ 54.08

Paperback. Siegfried Kracauer (1889-1966), friend and colleague of Walter Benjamin and Theodor Adorno, was one of the most influential film critics of the mid-twentieth century. This book assembles essays in cultural criticism, film, literature, and media theory that he wrote during the quarter century he spent in America after fleeing Nazi-occupied Europe. Editor(s): Von Moltke, Johannes; Rawson, Kristy. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 b/w photograph. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271838
ISBN
9780520271838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.22

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
€ 29.06

Paperback. Offers a detailed play-by-play account of Harpo Marx's physical movements as captured on screen. This title guides us through the thirteen Marx Brothers films, from "The Cocoanuts" in 1929 to "Love Happy" in 1950, to focus on Harpo's chief and yet heretofore unexplored attribute - his profound and contradictory corporeality. Num Pages: 336 pages, 388 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: APB; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520269019
ISBN
9780520269019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.22

Paperback. A collection of essays that explores the link between comedy and animation in studio-era cartoons, from filmdom's earliest days through the twentieth century. It analyzes many of the key filmic texts from the studio years that exemplify animated comedy. Editor(s): Goldmark, Daniel; Keil, Charlie. Num Pages: 344 pages, 30 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: APFV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490. Animation and Comedy in Studio-Era Hollywood. 344 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Goldmark, Daniel; Keil, Charlie. A collection of essays that explores the link between comedy and animation in studio-era cartoons, from filmdom's earliest days through the twentieth century. It analyzes many of the key filmic texts from the studio years that exemplify animated comedy. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: APFV. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520267244
ISBN
9780520267244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. Siegfried Kracauer, Walter Benjamin, and Theodor W Adorno - affiliated through friendship, professional ties, and argument - developed an astute philosophical critique of modernity in which technological media played a key role. This book explores their reflections on cinema and photography from the Weimar period up to the 1960s. Editor(s): Dimendberg, Edward. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520265592
ISBN
9780520265592
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.76
€ 57.69

Hardback. A study of the Western that covers its history from the early silent era to recent spins on the genre in films such as "No Country for Old Men", "There Will Be Blood", "True Grit", and "Cowboys & Aliens". It also examines various forms of genre-revival and genre-revisionism that have recurred over the years. Num Pages: 344 pages, 53 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: APFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520258662
ISBN
9780520258662
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.50

Paperback. Seeks to characterize the radical shifts in taste that transformed American film in the jazz age. This book documents the films and film genres that were considered old-fashioned, as well as those dubbed innovative, and looks closely at the works of filmmakers such as Erich von Stroheim, Charlie Chaplin, Ernst Lubitsch, and Monta Bell. Num Pages: 374 pages, 40 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520254572
ISBN
9780520254572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Argues that it was the human form in motion that most profoundly shaped early cinema. Situating his discussion in a political and historical context, the author begins his analysis with films that reveal striking anxieties and preoccupations about persons on public display. It also considers twentieth-century American incarnation of cinema itself. Num Pages: 214 pages, 17 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520252936
ISBN
9780520252936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Presents an argument that the coming of sound inspired more in the massively influential horror movies than screams, creaking doors, and howling wolves. This book makes a case for understanding film viewing as a force that can powerfully shape both the minutest aspects of individual films and the broadest sweep of film production trends. Num Pages: 202 pages, 28 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: APF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520251229
ISBN
9780520251229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Three-time Academy Award nominee for best director, responsible for such film classics as "A Room with a View" and "The Remains of the Day", James Ivory is a director known for the international scope of his filmmaking on several continents. This title features interviews with James. It comments on the many aspects of his world-traveling career. Num Pages: 350 pages, 70 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520249998
ISBN
9780520249998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. Presents a picture of how movies entered the American heartland. This book examines the social and cultural changes this form of entertainment brought to towns from Gastonia, North Carolina to Placerville, California, and from Norfolk, Virginia to rural Ontario and beyond. Editor(s): Fuller-Seeley, Kathryn H. Num Pages: 290 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520249738
ISBN
9780520249738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Covering the tumultuous period of the 1950s, this work explores the divorce of movie studios from their theater chains; the panic of the blacklist era; the explosive emergence of science fiction as the dominant genre; and the rise of television and Hollywood's response with widescreen spectacles. Series: History of the American Cinema S. Num Pages: 396 pages, 110 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; APF; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 253 x 21. Weight in Grams: 836.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520249660
ISBN
9780520249660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 34.35

Paperback. Analyzes film distribution and exhibition practices in order to reconstruct a context for understanding moviegoing at a time when American cities were coming to grips with new groups of immigrants and women working outside the home. This book talks about the history of the film industry, and about the process of imaging a national community. Num Pages: 391 pages, 61 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; APF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
391
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247437
ISBN
9780520247437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Features several interviews, giving detailed and personal stories from veteran screenwriters of the seventies and eighties, focusing on their craft, their lives, and their profession. Looking at how movies get made, this work offers a different perspective on many of the great movies, directors, and actors of the seventies and eighties. Editor(s): McGilligan, Patrick. Num Pages: 434 pages, 30 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; APF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520245181
ISBN
9780520245181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

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
€ 29.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 409 pages, 62 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
409
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520242715
ISBN
9780520242715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 273 pages, 10 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: APFA; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFFE2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520241756
ISBN
9780520241756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Amid the turbulence of political assassinations, the civil rights struggle, and antiwar protests, American society was experiencing growing affluence and profound cultural change during the 1960s. This text looks at the way in which the film industry interpreted the era. Series: History of the American Cinema S. Num Pages: 359 pages, 112 b/w photographs, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; APFA; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 176 x 21. Weight in Grams: 632. 1960-1969. Series: History of the American Cinema S. 359 pages, 112 b&w photographs, 6 tables. Amid the turbulence of political assassinations, the civil rights struggle, and antiwar protests, American society was experiencing growing affluence and profound cultural change during the 1960s. This text looks at the way in which the film industry interpreted the era. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; APFA; HBJK; HBLW3. Dimension: 251 x 176 x 21. Weight: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
359
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520238046
ISBN
9780520238046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 34.35

Hardback. Revisits some of the sensational scandals of early Hollywood to evaluate their importance for our contemporary understanding of human deviance. Num Pages: 238 pages, 11 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520237117
ISBN
9780520237117
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.93
€ 72.45

Paperback. Lawyer, educator, novelist, radio and television scriptwriter, film director and screenwriter, wartime intelligence operative, and full-time radical romantic, Abraham Lincoln Polonsky was blacklisted in Hollywood for refusing to be an informer. This biography helps us understand the relationship between art and politics in American culture. Num Pages: 285 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; BGF; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520236721
ISBN
9780520236721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. At the time of her death in 1993, Lillian Gish was universally recognized as a film legend. This title uncovers a life that was cast in the shadow of self-generated myth. It shows how the actress carefully shaped her public identity while keeping much of her life private. Num Pages: 445 pages, 70 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
445
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520234345
ISBN
9780520234345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 367 pages, 56 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
367
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520233492
ISBN
9780520233492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.24

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