Film

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781642641875Author Trevor LynchFormat PaperbackPage Count 222Imprint Counter-Currents PublishingPublisher Counter-Currents PublishingWeight(grams)...

Bicycle Thieves (Ladri di biciclette, 1948) is unarguably one of the most important films in the history of cinema. It is also one of the most beguiling, moving and (apparently) simple pieces of narrative ever made. The film tells the story of one man...

Philip K. Dick, the visionary author behind Blade Runner, is the most adapted science fiction writer in cinema history. Though he struggled to make a living during his lifetime, his work has since served as a deep seam of ideas to be mined by filmmakers...

Following a number of sensationalist biographies of Marilyn Monroe in recent years, this comprehensive, meticulously researched volume brings an important fresh perspective on the many controversies in her life. It is essential reading for anyone...

The Advanced Projection Manual is designed to provide cinema engineers and projectionists with the necessary technical know-how and hands-on advice. The book also includes a much needed introduction to electronic and digital projection technologies.The...

A revised and updated edition of the definitive study of film noir- the most original genre of American cinema- with a new afterword by the author Since The Dark Side of the Screen first appeared over two decades ago, it has served as the essential...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907565663Author Jonathan SothcottFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Caffeine Nights PublishingPublisher Caffeine Nights PublishingWeight(grams)...

Arguably a pioneer of the French New Wave (with Ascenseur pour l'echafaud, 1957) Louis Malle went on to enjoy an acclaimed yet provocative and versatile transatlantic career. This collection of original essays proposes to reassess his richly eclectic and...

_Outlander_ has brought the story of the 1745 Jacobite uprising to the popular imagination, but who were the Jacobites, really? Explore this pivotal moment in Scottish history, visiting some of the key locations from Jamie and Claire's travels. Discover...

South African National Cinema examines how cinema in South Africa represents national identities, particularly with regard to race. This significant and unique contribution establishes interrelationships between South African cinema and key points in...

In John Wayne: My Father, Aissa Wayne delves into her father's childhood, his film career, and his life off the screen. The result is an affecting portrait that offers a new perspective on one of America's most enduring hero's humanity.Book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615933167Author John BadhamFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Michael Wiese ProductionsPublisher Michael Wiese Productions

A breathtakingly beautiful photo-narrative biography of the incredible life of Princess Ira von Furstenberg - half Austro-Hungarian Princess, half Agnelli: model, actress, princess, socialite, heiress, mother, and jewellery designer. Bursting...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629337739Author Tim LussierFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 558gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm *...

After Effects CS5.5 Update: /tv.adobe.com/show/after-effects-cs55-new-creative-techniques/Chris and Trish Meyer have created a series of videos demonstrating how to use their favorite new and enhanced features in After Effects CS5.5. Virtually all of...

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Greed was to have been Erich von Stroheim's masterwork, but his immense plans were his undoing. This volume, reconstructs the history of the film. Each volume in the BFI Film Classics series contains a personal commentary on the film, a brief production...

From reviews of the third edition:"Film Genre Reader III lives up to the high expectations set by its predecessors, providing an accessible and relatively comprehensive look at genre studies. The anthology's consideration of the advantages and challenges...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780978465285Author Geoffrey H. MalinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 274Imprint Legacy Books PressPublisher Legacy Books PressWeight(grams) 371gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781088034262Author Scott V PalmerFormat HardbackPage Count 212Imprint IngramSparkPublisher IngramSparkWeight(grams) 567gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 18mm

The Great Mosque of Damascus is an iconic monument of world architecture, and the oldest mosque still standing in something close to its original state. This book is the first in-depth study of its foundation by the Umayyad dynasty, just as the first...

`It wasn't as good as the book' - this is the response to many a film adaptation, and even the starting point of many film reviews. Novel to Film is the first sytematic theoretical account of the process by which the great (and not so great) works of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781401323868Author Michael J FoxFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint HyperionPublisher Hyperion

This fully updated edition includes the 25th Bond film, No Time To Die, and also features a chapter covering Never Say Never Again, which starred Sean Connery as Bond but was not an official Eon film. The Bond films have entertained annoyed, excited,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781848408470Author David Blake KnoxFormat PaperbackPage Count 392Imprint New Island BooksPublisher New Island BooksWeight(grams) 400gDimensions(mm) 215mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955767067Author Bruce HallenbeckFormat PaperbackPage Count 239Imprint Tomahawk PressPublisher Tomahawk PressWeight(grams) 820g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780970703958Author President James MonacoFormat PaperbackPage Count 372Imprint Harbor Electronic PublishingPublisher Harbor Electronic...

Twenty years since its release, Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut remains a complex, visually arresting film about domesticity, sexual disturbance, and dreams. It was on the director's mind for some 50 years before he finally put it into production. Using...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781649705389Author Scott PalmerFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Cypress Hills PressPublisher Cypress Hills Press

The greatest movies endure for many reasons: they give us comfort, laughter, drama and suspense. They thrill us with their powerful storytelling and bring us fabulous characters that linger on in the imagination. And then, of course, they showcase the...

Harry Potter: The Film Vault compiles the filmmaking secrets and visionary artistry behind the Harry Potter films into a series of twelve deluxe collectible volumes. Each intricately designed book features gorgeous concept art and unit photography from...

This work examines major box office hits like "The Full Monty" as well as critically acclaimed films like "Under the Skin". It explores the role of distribution and exhibition, the Americanisation of British film culture, Hollywood and Europe, changing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781734771404Author Jacob HollabaughFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint Jacob HollabaughPublisher Jacob HollabaughWeight(grams) 354gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781936168064Author Darrell BuxtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 222Imprint Midnight Marquee Press, Inc.Publisher Midnight Marquee Press, Inc.Weight(grams)...

Since the late 1990s, a subtle, subversive element has been at work within the staid confines of the Hollywood dream factory. Young filmmakers like Spike Jonze, Wes Anderson, Michel Gondry, David O. Russell, Richard Linklater, and Sofia Coppola rode in...

A history of German film dealing with individual films as works of art has long been needed. Existing histories tend to treat cinema as an economic rather than an aesthetic phenomenon; earlier surveys that do engage with individual films do not include...

Harry Potter: The Film Vault compiles the filmmaking secrets and visionary artistry behind the Harry Potter films into a series of twelve deluxe collectible volumes. Each intricately designed book features gorgeous concept art and unit photography from...

This book is for working film/TV professionals and students alike. If you're a line producer, production manager, production supervisor, assistant director or production coordinator--the book has everything you'll need (including all the forms,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993321504Author Jonathan MelvilleFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Fountainbridge PressPublisher Fountainbridge Press

'What started as a book on the frustration of funding led to the writing of an autobiography at forty... I had so little to do in the daylight hours, I stayed up late unbuttoning Levis in back rooms.'In 1984 at the age of 40, the polymath film-maker...