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Film, TV & Music & Entertainment

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Film, TV & Music & Entertainment

Paperback. Grey Gardens (1975) is one of most important documentary films of the past thirty years, gaining the status of a cult classic. Matthew Tinkcom argues that the film reshaped documentary cinema by moving the non-fiction camera to the heart of the household, a private space into which film-makers had seldom previously ventured. Series: BFI Film Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages, 38 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 191 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844573950
ISBN
9781844573950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.19

Paperback. Welcome to the lost worlds of British cinema. This book features a secret history of British movies that includes the scandals, the suicides, the immolations and the contract killings - the product of thousands of conversations with veteran film-makers. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DB; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571212989
ISBN
9780571212989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.51

Paperback. Reveals how professional magicians shaped the early history of cinema. This book focuses on the work of the professional illusionists who actually made magic with moving pictures between 1895 and 1929. It combines film and theatre history to uncover the evidence of the exchanges between magic and filmmaking in the United States and France. Num Pages: 200 pages, 27 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJ; APF; ASZG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252076978
ISBN
9780252076978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. Matthew Solomon's study of Chaplin's The Gold Rush (1925) provides an in-depth discussion of the film's production and reception history, placing it in the context of the turn-of-the-century Alaska Klondike gold rush, and analyses the film's narrative and formal features, particularly its references to music-hall performance styles and tropes. Series: BFI Film Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages, b/w film stills and screengrabs. BIC Classification: APFA; APFB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844576401
ISBN
9781844576401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.19

Hardback. .
Publisher
Baylor University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781481304290
ISBN
9781481304290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.11

Hardback. Her performing days numbered, Josephine Baker did something outrageous: she transformed her chateau into a theme park whose main attraction was her Rainbow Tribe--12 children from around the globe, adopted as the family of the future. Matthew Pratt Guterl concludes that Baker was a serious activist, determined to make a positive difference. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; ASD; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 212 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674047556
ISBN
9780674047556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.96

Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: APFN; AVGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199925674
ISBN
9780199925674
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.50

Hardback. Provides a cogent, multipronged analysis of this subgenre of films to investigate the underpinnings of the Hollywood-constructed images of idealized white Americans. Examining the content of fifty films, and interviews with viewer focus groups, this book accounts for the popularity of this subgenre and its portrayal of "racial progress." Num Pages: 230 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439910009
ISBN
9781439910009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.32

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501311796
ISBN
9781501311796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.06

Paperback. "American Bandstand", one of the most popular television shows ever, broadcast from Philadelphia in the late fifties, a time when that city had become a battleground for civil rights. This book reveals how the program directed at teens discriminated against black youth and how black teens and civil rights advocates protested this discrimination. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 312 pages, 27 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JJPG; APT; JFCA; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272088
ISBN
9780520272088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.98

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764345661
ISBN
9780764345661
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 35.82

Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: AKL; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215. Weight in Grams: 1474.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764349867
ISBN
9780764349867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 28.36

Paperback. Offers re-readings of key classic and contemporary Westerns. This title re-invigorates the debate surrounding the relationship between the Western and frontier mythology, arguing for the importance of the genre's socio cultural, historical and political dimensions. It also features the complexities and contradictions at the heart of US society. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: APF; JFDT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474402828
ISBN
9781474402828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474403016
ISBN
9781474403016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.89
€ 107.80

Hardback. From the German expressionist movement to contemporary Hollywood, many different cinematic techniques have been used to represent the subjective experience of characters on the screen. Subjective Realist Cinema looks at the fragmented narratives and multiple realities of a wide range of films that depict subjective experience.. Num Pages: 164 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; APFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 231 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
164
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782382782
ISBN
9781782382782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.57

Hardback. A stimulating study of how audio documentaries educated listeners while reflecting the political and cultural climate of post-war America Series: The History of Communication. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; APW; HBTB; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252036118
ISBN
9780252036118
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.40

Paperback. Tells the story of Hollywood's depiction of American journalism from the start of the sound era. This work argues that films have relentlessly played off the image of the journalist as someone who sees through lies and hypocrisy, sticks up for the little guy, and serves democracy. Series: The History of Communication. Num Pages: 208 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: APF; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074325
ISBN
9780252074325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.91

Paperback. The Leo Frank case of 1913 was one of the most sensational trials of the early twentieth century, capturing international attention. This title examines the feature films and television programs produced in response to the trial and lynching of Leo Frank. Num Pages: 400 pages, 120 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; APF; APT; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820332390
ISBN
9780820332390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.12

Paperback. Following the mass arrival of European immigrants to Argentina in the early years of the twentieth century new forms of entertainment emerged. While these forms of culture promoted ethnic integration they also produced a new kind of polarization that helped Juan Peron to build the mass movement that propelled him to power. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3JJG; 3JJH; APF; APW; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822352648
ISBN
9780822352648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.44

Hardback. Following the mass arrival of European immigrants to Argentina in the early years of the twentieth century new forms of entertainment emerged. While these forms of culture promoted ethnic integration they also produced a new kind of polarization that helped Juan Peron to build the mass movement that propelled him to power. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3JJG; 3JJH; APF; APW; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822352433
ISBN
9780822352433
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.28

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