Film

World War II coincided with cinema's golden age. Movies now considered classics were created at a time when all sides in the war were coming to realize the great power of popular films to motivate the masses. Through multinational research, One World,...

On the Track offers a comprehensive guide to scoring for film and television. Covering all styles and genres, the authors, both noted film composers, cover everything from the nuts-and-bolts of timing, cuing, and recording through balancing the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683834571Author Insight EditionsFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Insight EditionsPublisher Insight Editions

The story behind The Magnificent Seven could have been a movie in itself. It had everything--actors' strike, writers' strike, Mexican government interference and a row between the screenwriters that left one removing his name from the credits, all...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780979998942Author Richard MeyersPage Count 360Imprint Eirini PressPublisher Eirini PressDimensions(mm) 230mm * 152mm * 22mm

If you have ever wanted to dig around in the archives for that perfect Sunday afternoon DVD and first turned to a witty weekly column in the New York Times, then you are already familiar with one of our nation's premier film critics. If you love...

- Offers never-before-discussed analysis of specific scenes representing all documentary genres directly from the creators behind them. - Includes exclusive behind-the-scenes commentary from Rachel Lears, Dawn Porter, John Battsek, Bob Eisenhart and more...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903254455Author Robin BougieFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint FAB PressPublisher FAB PressWeight(grams) 350g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312291457Author Bruce CampbellFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's Press

Landscape is everywhere in film, but it has been largely overlooked in theory and criticism. This volume of new work will address fundamental questions: What kind of landscape is cinematic landscape? How is cinematic landscape different from landscape...

Ghost in the Well is the first study to provide a full history of the horror genre in Japanese cinema, from the silent era to Classical period movies such as Nakagawa Nobuo's Tokaido Yotsuya kaidan (1959) to the contemporary global popularity of J-horror...

Sean Connery's tuxedo, Ursula Andress' bikini, Oddjob's bowler hat, and Q's gadgets are just a few defining features of the 007 world examined in The James Bond phenomenon. Drawn from the fields of literary, film, music, and cultural studies, the essays...

The indispensable, illustrated pocket guide to the world of vampire movies, from Nosferatu to A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night. ALSO AVAILABLE: Close-Ups: Wes...

An in-depth collector's edition featuring material from the long-awaited all-new Star Wars movie, The Rise of Skywalker, including interviews with the cast and crew and exclusive imagery. A behind-the-scenes insight into the Forces behind Star Wars:...

The first of two official companion books for the Zack Snyder-directed Netflix films Rebel Moon taking an exclusive in-depth look at the worlds and technology, ships and armament. From Zack Snyder, the filmmaker behind 300, Man of Steel, and Army of...

Off-White Hollywood investigates how the 'ethnicity' of white European-American actresses has played a key role in the mythology of American identity and nation building. Negra focuses on key stars of the silent - Colleen Moore and Pola Negri - classical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739413309Author Ricky BakerFormat PaperbackPage Count 182Imprint EASTERN HEROES PUBLISHINGPublisher EASTERN HEROES PUBLISHINGWeight(grams)...

Pedro Almodovar's influence on European popular culture has been immense. From a small village in rural Spain to international acclaim for his many wonderfully vivid and outrageous films, Almodovar On Almodovar tells the story of the man and his films...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781735603810Author Ross HartmannFormat PaperbackPage Count 434Imprint KiingoPublisher KiingoWeight(grams) 576gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 22mm

This comprehensive book illuminates the most fertile and exciting period in American film, a time when the studio system was at its peak and movies played a critical role in elevating the spirits of the public. Richard B. Jewell offers a highly readable...

From his first feature film, Fear and Desire (1953), to his final, posthumously released Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Stanley Kubrick excelled at probing the dark corners of human consciousness. In doing so, he adapted such popular novels as The Killing,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781938752971Author Theresa M MooreFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint AntellusPublisher AntellusWeight(grams) 290gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 11mm

Film Analysis offers concise analyses of fifty diverse and historically significant films-each written exclusively for the text by a leading scholar. Written with the undergraduate in mind, the essays are clear, readable, and great models for students to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781989351635Author Mark LeslieFormat PaperbackPage Count 194Imprint Stark PublishingPublisher Stark PublishingWeight(grams) 145gDimensions(mm) 178mm * 108mm...

A celebration of a timeless classic, this companion volume, timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the release of the iconic film, is the perfect book for any fan of Audrey Hepburn or the cinema. This gorgeously illustrated tribute to Breakfast...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681373157Author Anjelica HustonFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint The New York Review of Books, IncPublisher The New York Review of Books,...

The fifties marks the moment when a heterosexual/homosexual dualism came to dominate U.S. culture's thinking about masculinity. The films of this era record how gender and sexuality did not easily come together in a normative manhood common to American...

Roger Ebert has been writing film reviews for "The Chicago Sun-Times" for over four decades now, and his biweekly essays on great movies have been featured there since 1996. As Ebert noted in the introduction to the first collection of those pieces,...

For film buffs and literature lovers alike, Turner Classic Movies presents an essential guide to 52 cinema classics and the literary works that served as their inspiration. "I love that movie!""But have you read the book?"Within these pages, Turner...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739851941Author Ricky BakerFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Eastern HeroesPublisher Eastern HeroesWeight(grams) 322gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 210mm *...

JAMES BOND AND THE SIXTIES SPY CRAZEBook InformationISBN 9781493079766Author Thom ShubillaFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint ApplausePublisher Globe Pequot Press

For almost a century, movie fans have been riveted by the Academy Awards and the stars who have won Oscars. 50 Oscar Nights takes readers behind the scenes of Hollywood's most storied awards show through new and exclusive interviews with dozens of A-list...

The history of science fiction film now spans more than 100 years, during which time more than 1000 science fiction films of various kinds have been made, thanks to the contributions of filmmakers from around the world. The versatility of science fiction...

For the first time, Oscar-winning production designer and director Roger Christian reveals his life story, from his earliest work in the British film industry to his breakthrough contributions on such iconic science fiction masterpieces as Star Wars,...

From bloodsucking schoolgirls to flesh-eating zombies, and from psychopathic killers to beasts from hell, "100 European Horror Films" provides a lively and illuminating guide to a hundred key horror movies from the 1920s to the present day. Alongside...

Set in late 19th century London, the film tells of Rupert Angier (Hugh Jackman), a popular American magician, with his British mentor Harry Cutter (Michael Caine) and girlfriend and assistant Olivia (Scarlett Johansson), who is in a friendly rivalry with...

This is the second major revision of a book universally acclaimed as the definitive history of the documentary film. The final section has been completely rewritten and expanded to take into account the major films and trends of the past nine years...

In Sean Baker's award-winning 2017 film The Florida Project, a young girl, her single mother, and her friends live in rundown motels near Disney World, the children's summer fun contrasting with the grim conditions around them. In this book, J. J. Murphy...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843447467Author Alex CoxFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Kamera BooksPublisher Oldcastle Books LtdWeight(grams) 218g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780859653176Author Lindsay AndersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 470Imprint Plexus Publishing LtdPublisher Plexus Publishing Ltd