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Public Enemies, Public Heroes: Screening the Gangster from "Little Caesar" to "Touch of Evil" by Jonathan Munby
RRP: $56.70$55.59In this study of Hollywood gangster films, Jonathan Munby examines their controversial content and how it was subjected to continual moral and political censure. Beginning in the early 1930s, these films told compelling stories about ethnic urban... -
The Cinema of Michael Winterbottom: Borders, Intimacy, Terror by Bruce Bennett
RRP: $168.00$129.97This comprehensive study of prolific British filmmaker Michael Winterbottom explores the thematic, stylistic, and intellectual consistencies running through his eclectic and controversial body of work. This volume undertakes a close analysis of a TV... -
Apocalypse Cinema by Stephen Prince
RRP: $37.78$33.35Vivid images of the apocalypse proliferate throughout contemporary cinema, which pictures the death of civilization in wildly different ways. Some films imagine a future where humanity is wiped out entirely, while others envision humans as an endangered... -
The Cinema of Globalization: A Guide to Films about the New Economic Order by Tom Zaniello
RRP: $60.88$51.39Tom Zaniello's fascinating new guide to films about globalization-its origins, its relationship with colonialism, neocolonialism, the growth of migratory labor, and movements to counter or protest its adverse effects-offers readers and viewers the... -
Crime by Sarah Casey Benyahia
RRP: $231.00$199.73Crime films have, since the earliest days of cinema, been popular with audiences, industry and critics alike and encompassed a diverse range of subjects, styles and themes. The genre provides a range of pleasures for the spectator, from taking on the... -
Silent Cinema: Before the Pictures Got Small by Lawrence Napper
RRP: $130.20$101.26Since the spectacular success of The Artist (2011) there has been a resurgence of interest in silent cinema, and particularly in the lush and passionate screen dramas of the 1920s. This book offers an introduction to the cinema of this extraordinary... -
Fantastic Planets, Forbidden Zones, and Lost Continents: The 100 Greatest Science-Fiction Films by Douglas Brode
RRP: $54.58$44.60Whether you judge by box office receipts, industry awards, or critical accolades, science fiction films are the most popular movies now being produced and distributed around the world. Nor is this phenomenon new. Sci-fi filmmakers and audiences have been... -
The Psycho Records by Laurence Rickels
RRP: $46.20$36.46?The Psycho Records follows the influence of the primal shower scene within subsequent slasher and splatter films. American soldiers returning from World War II were called "psychos" if they exhibited mental illness. Robert Bloch and Alfred Hitchcock... -
Mediamorphosis: Kafka and the Moving Image by Shai Biderman
RRP: $184.80$145.22The idea of a visual manifestation of the work of Franz Kafka was denied by many-first and foremost by Kafka himself, who famously urged his publisher to avoid an image of an insect on the cover of Metamorphosis. Be that as it may, it is unlikely that... -
Holocaust Cinema in the Twenty-First Century: Images, Memory, and the Ethics of Representation by Gerd Bayer
RRP: $184.80$145.22In the first fifteen years of the twenty-first century, a large number of films were produced in Europe, Israel, the United States, and elsewhere addressing the historical reality and the legacy of the Holocaust. Contemporary Holocaust cinema exists at... -
At the End of the Street in the Shadow: Orson Welles and the City by Matthew Asprey Gear
RRP: $58.80$45.78The films of Orson Welles inhabit the spaces of cities-from America's industrializing midland to its noirish borderlands, from Europe's medieval fortresses to its Kafkaesque labyrinths and postwar rubblescapes. His movies take us through dark streets to... -
Love Across the Atlantic: Us-Uk Romance in Popular Culture by Barbara Jane Brickman
RRP: $199.50$181.55Winston Churchill famously described the political alliance between the US and UK as a 'special relationship', but throughout the cultural history of these two countries there have existed transatlantic 'special relationships' of another kind - affairs... -
Smart Pop Explains Marvel Movies and TV Shows by The Editors of Smart Pop
RRP: $27.28$20.43Who is Iron Man? What's an Infinity Stone? When did Captain America become the first Avenger? Why does everyone love Loki even though he's a bad guy?It's easy for new fans to get overwhelmed by the sprawling mythology and complexity of the Marvel... -
The Cinema of Wes Anderson: Bringing Nostalgia to Life by Whitney Crothers Dilley
RRP: $184.80$144.38Wes Anderson is considered one of the most important directors of the post-Baby Boom generation, making films such as Rushmore (1998) and The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) in a style so distinctive that his films are often recognizable from a single frame... -
Documents of Utopia: The Politics of Experimental Documentary by Paolo Magagnoli
RRP: $168.00$129.97This timely volume discusses the experimental documentary projects of some of the most significant artists working in the world today: Hito Steyerl, Joachim Koester, Tacita Dean, Matthew Buckingham, Zoe Leonard, Jean-Luc Moulene, Ilya and Emilia Kabakov,... -
The Cinema of Kathryn Bigelow by Deborah Jermyn
RRP: $168.00$137.07Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903364437Author Deborah JermunFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Wallflower PressPublisher Wallflower PressWeight(grams) 566gDimensions(mm) 236mm *... -
Global Cinematic Cities: New Landscapes of Film and Media by Johan Andersson
RRP: $210.00$164.49Cinema and audiovisual media are integral to the culture, economy and social experience of the contemporary global city. But how has the relationship between cinema and the urban environment evolved in the era of digital technology, new media and... -
Last Words: Considering Contemporary Cinema by Jason Wood
RRP: $184.80$144.38Last Words features extensive interviews with Christopher Nolan, Harmony Korine, Charlie Kaufmann, Nicolas Winding Refn, Wim Wenders, Michael Winterbottom, Christian Petzhold, and many others. Each interview is preceded by an overview of the director's... -
Nordic Genre Film: Small Nation Film Cultures in the Global Marketplace by Tommy Gustafsson
RRP: $60.88$56.51A comparative approach to contemporary popular Nordic genre film'Nordic Genre Film' offers a transnational approach to studying contemporary genre production in Nordic cinema. It discusses a range of internationally renowned examples, from Nordic noir... -
Rethinking Brechtian Film Theory and Cinema by Angelos Koutsourakis
RRP: $189.00$172.14Making a compelling argument for the continuing relevance of Brechtian film theory and cinema, this book offers new research and analysis of Brecht the film and media theorist, placing his scattered writings on the subject within the lively film theory... -
Mother India by Gayatri Chatterjee
RRP: $27.28$22.97Mehboob Khan's 1957 epic family drama Mother India, starring movie legends Nargis, Sunil Dutt and Rajendra Kumar, is a cornerstone of Indian cinema. In her insightful study of this classic, Gayatri Chatterjee draws on new research in the Mehboob... -
The Great Movies III by Roger Ebert
$60.86Roger 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,... -
Jane Austen on Film and Television: A Critical Study of the Adaptations by Sue Parrill
RRP: $46.18$37.74Jane Austen's career as a novelist began in 1811 with the publication of ""Sense and Sensibility"". Her work was finally adapted for the big screen with the 1940 filming of ""Pride and Prejudice"" which was very successful at the box office. No other... -
Slasher Films: An International Filmography, 1960 Through 2001 by Kent Byron Armstrong 9780786442317
$95.19The slasher film genre got its start in the early 1960s with filmmakers such as Alfred Hitchcock Psycho and Michael Powell Peeping Tom making provocative mainstream films, but it is most associated with the late 1970s and the releases of Halloween and... -
Swedish Sensationsfilms: A Clandestine History of Sex, Thrillers, and Kicker Cinema by Daniel Ekeroth 9780979616365
RRP: $41.90$28.83Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780979616365Author Daniel EkerothFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Bazillion PointsPublisher Bazillion PointsWeight(grams) 821g -
Monster! #28/29 (HPL cover): Super Spring Special - Lovecraftian Vampires & more by Steve Fenton 9781533509567
RRP: $27.20$21.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781533509567Author Steve FentonFormat PaperbackPage Count 222Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing... -
What's That From?: The Ultimate Quiz Book of Memorable Movie Lines Since 1969 by Jai Nanda 9780312141455
RRP: $29.38$23.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312141455Author Jai NandaFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 259g -
Horrible Experience of Unbearable Length: More Movies That Suck by Roger Ebert 9781449410254
RRP: $35.68$25.56More scathing than a thumbs down, more inflamed than burning film in an overheated projectora "such are the reviews that Roger Ebert has penned about bad movies. Collected here are more than 200 of his most biting, sarcastic, and funny critiques,... -
Hollywood Science: Movies, Science, and the End of the World by Sidney Perkowitz 9780231142809 [USED COPY]
RRP: $147.00$14.43Whether depicting humans battling aliens or a brave geologist saving lives as a volcano erupts, science-fiction films are an exciting visual and sensuous introduction to the workings of science and technology. These films explore a range of complex... -
Singin' in the Rain Andrew Buchman 9780197791967
RRP: $27.28$23.18The classic film musical Singin' in the Rain combines a streamlined 1920s storyline with vivid characters, memorable wisecracks and comedy, romance, riveting dancing, beautiful musical arrangements, gorgeous sets, props, and costumes, and virtuosic... -
Love Me Tonight Geoffrey Block 9780197566190
RRP: $27.28$23.18In this Oxford Guide to Film Musicals, renowned author Geoffrey Block introduces scholars, students, and general readers to the remarkable musical film, Love Me Tonight (1932) from a accessible musicological perspective, giving readers of all stripes new... -
Love Me Tonight Geoffrey Block 9780197566183
RRP: $134.40$114.24In this Oxford Guide to Film Musicals, renowned author Geoffrey Block introduces scholars, students, and general readers to a remarkable musical film, Love Me Tonight (1932), which has enjoyed considerably high esteem but remains less familiar than other... -
Singin' in the Rain Andrew Buchman 9780197760031
RRP: $134.40$114.24The classic film musical Singin' in the Rain combines a streamlined 1920s storyline with vivid characters, memorable wisecracks and comedy, romance, riveting dancing, beautiful musical arrangements, gorgeous sets, props, and costumes, and virtuosic... -
The Guide to the Orville (Deluxe Edition) Andre Bormanis 9781506724683
RRP: $188.98$160.63Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506724683Author Andre BormanisFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Publisher Dark Horse Comics,U.S. -
The Guide to The Orville Andre Bormanis 9781506723594
RRP: $94.48$80.30Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506723594Author Andre BormanisFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Publisher Dark Horse Comics,U.S. -
Fantastic Planets, Forbidden Zones, and Lost Continents: The 100 Greatest Science-Fiction Films Douglas Brode 9781477330760
RRP: $62.98$50.69Whether you judge by box office receipts, industry awards, or critical accolades, science fiction films are the most popular movies now being produced and distributed around the world. Nor is this phenomenon new. Sci-fi filmmakers and audiences have been... -
The Worlds of Wes Anderson: The Influences and Inspiration Behind the Iconic Films Mr. Adam Woodward 9780711282162
RRP: $52.50$44.63In each of his films, Wes Anderson builds entire worlds that fans tend to feel somehow really should exist. Discover the rich veins of inspiration that he weaves into this unique magic. Anderson’s colourful and richly structured style is universally... -
World Gone Wild, Restocked and Reloaded 2nd Edition: A Survivor's Guide to Post-apocalyptic Movies David J. Moore 9780764367328
RRP: $115.48$98.15A loving ode to films with post-apocalyptic themes, this updated edition now features more than 1,200 movie reviews, plus more than 600 images and dozens of interviews with filmmakers and actors. From asteroids to zombies, the film and television...