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Being Watched: Yvonne Rainer and the 1960s by Carrie Lambert-Beatty
RRP: $70.20$52.53Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Honorable Mention, Music and the Performing Arts category, 2008 PROSE Awards presented by the Professional/Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of... -
New Uses of Bourdieu in Film and Media Studies by Guy Austin 9781785338298
RRP: $46.70$39.78Through his influential work on cultural capital and social mobility, the French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu has provided critical insights into the complex interactions of power, class, and culture in the modern era. Ubiquitous though Bourdieu's... -
The Camera Lies: Acting for Hitchcock by Dan Callahan 9780197515327
RRP: $63.36$53.43Alfred Hitchcock is said to have once remarked, "Actors are cattle," a line that has stuck in the public consciousness ever since. For Hitchcock, acting was a matter of contrast and counterpoint, valuing subtlety and understatement over flashiness. He... -
Screening #MeToo: Rape Culture in Hollywood by Lisa Funnell 9781438487601
RRP: $46.90$34.83Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781438487601Author Lisa FunnellFormat PaperbackPage Count 273Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York... -
Postmodernism in the Cinema by Cristina Degli-Esposti 9781571811066
RRP: $54.50$44.03"these essays ...provide interesting reading strategies and different systems of interpretations that may help us with the difficult task of being post-modern." - Film and Theory Although "Postmodernism" has been a widely used catch... -
Lessons with Kiarostami by Abbas Kiarostami 9781942782001
$72.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781942782001Author Abbas KiarostamiFormat HardbackPage Count 190Imprint Sticking Place BooksPublisher Sticking Place BooksWeight(grams) 376gDimensions(mm)... -
Derek Jarman and Lyric Film: The Mirror and the Sea by Steven Dillon
RRP: $42.88$40.83Derek Jarman was the most important independent filmmaker in England during the 1980s. Using emblems and symbols in associative contexts, rather than conventional, cause-and-effect narrative, he created films noteworthy for their lyricism and poetic... -
The New Television Handbook Jonathan Bignell 9781138833517
RRP: $85.78$76.32The New Television Handbook provides an exploration of the theory and practice of television at a time when the medium is undergoing radical changes. The book looks at television from the perspective of someone new to the industry, and explores the place... -
The Independent Filmmaker's Guide to the New Hollywood: Success in the Era of Netflix and Streaming Video Gabriel Campisi 9781476673011
RRP: $29.23$25.41Netflix and its competitors like Disney , Amazon Prime and Hulu have brought unprecedented levels of entertainment to consumers everywhere, providing the richest, most abundant aggregate of motion pictures and cinematic television the world has ever seen... -
100 American Independent Films by Jason Wood 9781844572892
$36.80This revised and updated new edition provides a guide to 100 of the most interesting and influential American independent films, from Bonnie and Clyde to Junebug by way of Reservoir Dogs and The Blair With Project with an introduction to the genre and a... -
The League of Extraordinarily Funny Women: 50 Trailblazers of Comedy by Sheila Moeschen
RRP: $31.18$26.19Step aside, Seinfeld. Move along, Chris Rock. It's time for the brave, hilarious women of comedy to get the recognition they deserve. The League of Extraordinarily Funny Women is an illustrated gift book that celebrates 50 of the most groundbreaking... -
Inside the ""Dark Tower"" Series: Art, Evil and Intertextuality in the Stephen King Novels by Patrick McAleer 9780786439775
RRP: $42.88$37.21Stephen King is no stranger to the realm of literary criticism, but his most fantastic, far-reaching work has aroused little academic scrutiny. This study of King's epic ""Dark Tower"" series encompasses the career of one of the world's best-selling... -
Bombay Talkies: An Unseen History of Indian Cinema by Debashree Mukherjee
RRP: $107.25$86.15Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789385360787Author Debashree MukherjeeFormat HardbackPage Count 196Imprint Mapin Publishing Pvt.LtdPublisher Mapin Publishing Pvt.LtdWeight(grams) 28g -
The Morality of Mrs. Dulska: A Play by Gabriela Zapolska by Gabriela Zapolska 9781841501666
RRP: $42.80$40.95Gabriela Zapolska (1857-1921) was an actor, journalist and playwright. She was born during the 123 year partition of Poland by Austria, Prussia and Russia and wrote over thirty plays. The Morality of Mrs. Dulska (1906), a 'petty-bourgeois tragic-farce',... -
The Big Sleep by David Thomson
RRP: $25.33$21.53The Big Sleep: Marlowe and Vivian practising kissing; General Sternwood shivering in a hothouse full of orchids; a screenplay, co-written by Faulkner, famously mysterious and difficult to solve. Released in 1946, Howard Hawks' adaptation of Raymond... -
Essential Dramaturgy: The Mindset and Skillset Theresa Lang 9781138902152
RRP: $70.18$59.65Essential Dramaturgy: The Mindset and Skillset provides a concrete way to approach the work of a dramaturg. It explores ways to refine the process of defining, evaluating, and communicating that is essential to effective dramaturgical work. It then looks... -
Women in African Cinema: Beyond the Body Politic by Lizelle Bisschoff
RRP: $72.13$62.63Women in African Cinema: Beyond the Body Politic showcases the very prolific but often marginalised presence of women in African cinema, both on the screen and behind the camera. This book provides the first in-depth and sustained examination of women in... -
Shakespeare on Film by Maurice Hindle
$57.14An approachable guide to Shakespeare on film, this book establishes the differences between stage and screen. It covers the history of Shakespeare on the screen since 1899, and discusses various modes and conventions of adaptations. Thoroughly updated to... -
Science on Stage: From Doctor Faustus to Copenhagen by Kirsten Shepherd-Barr
RRP: $54.60$48.67Science on Stage is the first full-length study of the phenomenon of "science plays"--theatrical events that weave scientific content into the plot lines of the drama. The book investigates the tradition of science on the stage from the Renaissance to... -
Film Festivals: Culture, People and Power on the Global Screen by Cindy H. Wong 9780813551210
RRP: $68.25$63.49Movies, stars, auteurs, critics, and the sheer excitement of cinema come together in film festivals as quintessential constellations of art, business, and glamour. Yet, how well do we actually understand the forces and meanings that these events... -
Physical Theatres: A Critical Reader by John Keefe
RRP: $72.13$64.21Physical Theatres: A Critical Reader is an invaluable resource for students of physically orientated theatre and performance. This book aims to trace the roots and development of physicality in theatre by combining practical experience of the field with... -
Mirror Mirror: The Astrology of Famous People and the Actors who Portrayed Them by Alex Trenoweth 9781910531556
RRP: $54.60$40.27Have you ever reached the end of a film and thought, "Wow! That actor really nailed it. How did they do that?" Synastry, that's how, and this is the perfect way to learn it. Think Julia Roberts and Erin Brockovich; Leonardo... -
Rise of the Filmtrepreneur: How to Turn Your Independent Film into a Profitable Business by Alex Ferrari 9781087853680
RRP: $48.65$33.72Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781087853680Author Alex FerrariFormat PaperbackPage Count 214Imprint Ifh BooksPublisher Ifh BooksWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 12mm -
The History of Motion Graphics by Michael Betancourt 9781434441508
RRP: $44.83$38.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781434441508Author Michael BetancourtFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint Wildside PressPublisher Wildside PressWeight(grams) 463gDimensions(mm) 229mm *... -
Charlie Chan at the Movies: History, Filmography, and Criticism Ken Hanke 9780786419210
RRP: $35.08$30.46From his primitive nonseries beginnings through the well known Fox series of 44 films (1931-1949), here is the complete history of famous film detective Charlie Chan. The films are presented in chronological order, with full cast and credits, synopses... -
The Greek Plays by Ellen McLaughlin
RRP: $48.73$32.84Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781559362405Author Ellen McLaughlinFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.Publisher Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U... -
Downton Abbey, Season One: The Complete Scripts by Julian Fellowes
RRP: $50.68$26.60Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062238313Author Julian FellowesFormat PaperbackPage Count 396Imprint William Morrow & CompanyPublisher William Morrow & CompanyWeight(grams) 680g -
Incredibly Strange Films by V Vale
RRP: $48.75$40.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781889307114Author V ValeFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Re/Search PublicationsPublisher Re/Search PublicationsWeight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm) 251mm... -
Margaret Sullavan: The Life and Career of a Reluctant Star Michael D. Rinella 9781476675237
RRP: $56.53$48.26In 1933, Margaret Sullavan made her film debut and was an overnight sensation. For the next three decades, she enchanted audiences and critics in any medium she chose--film, theater, television--and was regarded as one of the foremost dramatic... -
The Routledge Handbook of Disability Arts, Culture, and Media by Bree Hadley
RRP: $85.78$79.17In the last 30 years, a distinctive intersection between disability studies - including disability rights advocacy, disability rights activism, and disability law - and disability arts, culture, and media studies has developed. The two fields have worked... -
Allegories of the End of Capitalism: Six Films on the Revolutions of Our Times Milo Sweedler 9781785358623
RRP: $29.23$25.41In Allegories of the End of Capitalism, Milo Sweedler deconstructs the events of films Melancholia; Cosmopolis; Suffragette; Django Unchained; Elysium and Snowpiercer, the socio-political contexts they arise from and enter into, and their impact on... -
Television and Screen Writing: From Concept to Contract by Richard A. Blum
RRP: $85.78$75.33Now in its fourth edition, Television and Screen Writing: From Concept to Contract is a classic resource for students and professionals in screenwriting and television writing. This book will teach you how to become a creative and marketable writer in... -
Stella Adler on America's Master Playwrights: Eugene O'Neill, Thornton Wilder, Clifford Odets, William Saroyan, Tennessee Williams, William Inge, Arthur Miller, Edward Albee by Stella Adler 9780679746997
RRP: $37.03$27.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679746997Author Stella AdlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 329gDimensions(mm) 202mm *... -
Martha Graham: When Dance Became Modern by Neil Baldwin
RRP: $78.00$52.01Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385352321Author Neil BaldwinFormat HardbackPage Count 576Imprint Alfred A. KnopfPublisher Alfred A. KnopfWeight(grams) 1032gDimensions(mm) 241mm * 166mm... -
Entertainment Nation: How Music, Television, Film, Sports, and Theater Shaped the United States by NMAH
RRP: $64.35$38.84Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781588347244Author NMAHFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Smithsonian BooksPublisher Smithsonian BooksWeight(grams) 216g -
Keys to the Production Office: Unlocking Success as an Office Production Assistant in Film and Television by Jennifer A. Haire
RRP: $66.28$60.94* The only book that breaks down and describes all the aspects needed to break into the role of Office Production Assistant and guide the reader through the career path. * Demystifies roles within Film and TV Production and explains how the industry... -
Tactical Performance: Serious Play and Social Movements Larry Bogad 9781138917842
RRP: $62.38$55.65'Lucid, sharp, funny, Bogad's Tactical Performance is the book we've been waiting for on creative activism.' Diana Taylor, Director, Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics, New York University, and author of Performance'Tactical Performance... -
Breaking Bad FAQ: All That's Left to Know About Hustlers Bunsen Burners and Heisenberg by Rich Weidman
RRP: $29.23$22.48Breaking Bad made its amazing debut ten years ago, revolutionizing television drama and joining the ranks of such legendary long-form series as The Wire , The Sopranos , and Mad Men as simply one of the best dramatic series of all time. Drawing upon a... -
Documentary Time: Film and Phenomenology by Malin Wahlberg
RRP: $38.98$34.73Finding the theoretical space where cinema and philosophy meet, Malin Wahlberg's sophisticated approach to the experience of documentary film aligns with attempts to reconsider the premises of existential phenomenology. The configuration of time is... -
Atlas of Performing Culture by Cristiano Leone 9788891838018
RRP: $101.40$70.79Through examining more than 120 organizations on a global scale, this work shows how almost every human expression involves performing culture. Atlas of Performing Culture is an illustrated voyage across five continents Asia, Africa, Europe, Oceania,...