Film & movie: styles & genres books

5216 books were found.

I Am Jack's Ax: Breaking Down the Barriers of Stanley Kubrick's Film The Shining

I Am Jack's Ax: Breaking Down the Barriers of Stanley...

Author: R H Vatcher
ISBN: 9781087854076
Format: Paperback
$84.48

An unconventional tactical analysis of the film The Shining (1980)  Read More >>

The Galaxy Britain Built - The British Talent Behind Star Wars (hardback)

The Galaxy Britain Built - The British Talent Behind...

Author: David Whiteley ,  Robert Watts
ISBN: 9781629334998
Format: Hardback
$92.40

'The Galaxy Britain Built' has tracked down the most modest of British talent who brought the galaxy to life. In...  Read More >>

Policing the World on Screen: American Mythologies and Hollywood's Rogue Crimefighters

Policing the World on Screen: American Mythologies and...

Author: Marilyn Yaquinto
ISBN: 9783030248048
Format: Paperback
$142.29

This book analyzes Hollywood storytelling that features an American crimefighter—whether cop, detective, or agent—who...  Read More >>

Immigrants on Grindr: Race, Sexuality and Belonging Online

Immigrants on Grindr: Race, Sexuality and Belonging...

Author: Andrew DJ Shield
ISBN: 9783030303938
Format: Hardback
$168.16

This book examines the role of hook-up apps in the lives of gay, bi, trans, and queer immigrants and refugees, and...  Read More >>

The Western Films of Robert Mitchum: Hollywood's Cowboy Rebel

The Western Films of Robert Mitchum: Hollywood's Cowboy...

Author: Gene Freese
ISBN: 9781476678498
Format: Paperback
$105.47

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Justice in the Plays and Films of Martin McDonagh

Justice in the Plays and Films of Martin McDonagh

Author: Eamonn Jordan
ISBN: 9783030304522
Format: Hardback
$129.35

This book interrogates the various manifestations of rival systems of justice in the plays and films of Martin McDonagh,...  Read More >>

Postmodern Pirates: Tracing the Development of the Pirate Motif with Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean

Postmodern Pirates: Tracing the Development of the Pirate...

Author: Susanne Zhanial
ISBN: 9789004416086
Format: Hardback
$440.88

Postmodern Pirates offers a comprehensive analysis of Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean series and the pirate motif...  Read More >>

War Games

War Games

Author: Jonna Eagle
ISBN: 9780813598918
Format: Paperback
$65.87

As simulations of war become more integrated into both popular culture and military practice, how do they shape...  Read More >>

Masks in Horror Cinema: Eyes Without Faces

Masks in Horror Cinema: Eyes Without Faces

Author: Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
ISBN: 9781786834966
Format: Paperback
$67.99

As the first critical book on the subject of masks in horror, this book explores the often-overlooked question of...  Read More >>

The Galaxy Britain Built - The British Talent Behind Star Wars

The Galaxy Britain Built - The British Talent Behind...

Author: David Whiteley ,  Robert Watts
ISBN: 9781629334981
Format: Paperback
$66.00

'The Galaxy Britain Built' has tracked down the most modest of British talent who brought the galaxy to life. In...  Read More >>

War Games

War Games

Author: Jonna Eagle
ISBN: 9780813598925
Format: Hardback
$189.95

As simulations of war become more integrated into both popular culture and military practice, how do they shape...  Read More >>

Theorizing Stupid Media: De-Naturalizing Story Structures in the Cinematic, Televisual, and Videogames

Theorizing Stupid Media: De-Naturalizing Story Structures...

Author: Aaron Kerner ,  Julian Hoxter
ISBN: 9783030281755
Format: Hardback
$168.16

This book explores the stupid as it manifests in media—the cinema, television and streamed content, and videogames....  Read More >>

Queer Cinema in America: An Encyclopedia of LGBTQ Films, Characters, and Stories

Queer Cinema in America: An Encyclopedia of LGBTQ Films,...

Author: Aubrey Malone (Independent Scholar, Ireland)
ISBN: 9781440867156
Format: Hardback
$147.00

Explore queer cinema over time with this comprehensive encyclopedia, helping readers understand films, directors,...  Read More >>

Transmediating the Whedonverse(s): Essays on Texts, Paratexts, and Metatexts

Transmediating the Whedonverse(s): Essays on Texts,...

Author: Juliette C. Kitchens ,  Julie L. Hawk
ISBN: 9783030246150
Format: Hardback
$194.04

In closing, the editors argue for the need to continue research into how the Whedonverse(s) lend themselves to transmedial...  Read More >>

Marvel 's Avengers: An Insider's Guide to the Avengers  Films

Marvel 's Avengers: An Insider's Guide to the Avengers...

Author: Titan
ISBN: 9781787734487
Format: Hardback
$71.25

A celebratory guide to Marvel Studios' four epic Avengers movies from The Avengers (2012) to Avengers: Endgame (2019)....  Read More >>

House of Frankenstein (Universal Filmscript Series, Vol. 6)

House of Frankenstein (Universal Filmscript Series,...

Author: Philip J Riley
ISBN: 9781629335124
Format: Paperback
$92.40

This book is a complete history of the 1944 horror film, with introduction by film star Peter Coe. It contains complete...  Read More >>

House of Frankenstein (Universal Filmscript Series, Vol. 6) (hardback)

House of Frankenstein (Universal Filmscript Series,...

Author: Philip J Riley
ISBN: 9781629335131
Format: Hardback
$118.80

This hardback book is a complete history of the 1944 horror film, with introduction by film star Peter Coe.  Read More >>

Crime Fiction: A Reader's Guide

Crime Fiction: A Reader's Guide

Author: Barry Forshaw ,  Ian Rankin
ISBN: 9780857303356
Format: Paperback
$69.73

Are you a lover of crime fiction looking for new discoveries or hoping to rediscover old favourites? Then look no...  Read More >>

Heidegger and Future Presencing (The Black Pages)

Heidegger and Future Presencing (The Black Pages)

Author: Spencer Golub
ISBN: 9783030318888
Format: Hardback
$181.10

This book applies Heidegger’s writings to experimental fictions and film genres in order to study a being-there...  Read More >>

Dark Forces at Work: Essays on Social Dynamics and Cinematic Horrors

Dark Forces at Work: Essays on Social Dynamics and Cinematic...

Author: Cynthia J. Miller ,  A. Bowdoin Van Riper
ISBN: 9781498588553
Format: Hardback
$292.00

This collection focuses on the social forces and ideologies—such as race, class, gender, religion, and the economy—that...  Read More >>

Oscarmetrics: The Math Behind the Biggest Night in Hollywood

Oscarmetrics: The Math Behind the Biggest Night in Hollywood...

Author: Ben Zauzmer
ISBN: 9781629334400
Format: Paperback
$66.00

What are the hidden biases of Academy Awards voters? Do films that are more popular with audiences win more often?...  Read More >>

The Imperfect Storm: From Henry Street to Hollywood

The Imperfect Storm: From Henry Street to Hollywood...

Author: Howard Storm ,  Steve Stoliar
ISBN: 9781629334967
Format: Paperback
$58.08

Autobiography of a TV director: Mork and Mindy, Laverne and Shirley, Taxi, Head of the Class, and many others.  Read More >>

Oscarmetrics: The Math Behind the Biggest Night in Hollywood (hardback)

Oscarmetrics: The Math Behind the Biggest Night in Hollywood...

Author: Ben Zauzmer
ISBN: 9781629334417
Format: Hardback
$92.40

What are the hidden biases of Academy Awards voters? Do films that are more popular with audiences win more often?...  Read More >>

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