Film & movie: styles & genres books

5216 books were found.

The Great War in Popular British Cinema of the 1920s: Before Journey's End

The Great War in Popular British Cinema of the 1920s:...

Author: L. Napper
ISBN: 9780230371705
Format: Hardback
$145.17

This book discusses British cinema's representation of the Great War during the 1920s. It argues that popular cinematic...  Read More >>

RKO Radio Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1929-1956

RKO Radio Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy...

Author: Michael R. Pitts
ISBN: 9780786460472
Format: Paperback
$105.47

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Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1957-1969

Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1957-1969

Author: Roberto Curti
ISBN: 9780786494378
Format: Paperback
$79.07

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Embroidering the Scarlet A: Unwed Mothers and Illegitimate Children in American Fiction and Film

Embroidering the Scarlet A: Unwed Mothers and Illegitimate...

Author: Janet Mason Ellerby
ISBN: 9780472052639
Format: Paperback
$92.27

The first book-length study of changing cultural representations of unwed mothers in American fiction and film,...  Read More >>

Embroidering the Scarlet A: Unwed Mothers and Illegitimate Children in American Fiction and Film

Embroidering the Scarlet A: Unwed Mothers and Illegitimate...

Author: Janet Mason Ellerby
ISBN: 9780472072637
Format: Hardback
$263.87

The first book-length study of changing cultural representations of unwed mothers in American fiction and film,...  Read More >>

Cinema and Counter-History

Cinema and Counter-History

Author: Marcia Landy
ISBN: 9780253016126
Format: Hardback
$224.40

Marshaling evidence across European, African, and Asian cinema, Landy engages in a counter-historical project that...  Read More >>

Graphis Social & Political Protest Posters

Graphis Social & Political Protest Posters

Author: B. Martin Pedersen
ISBN: 9781932026924
Format: Hardback
$198.00

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The Horror of It All: One Moviegoer's Love Affair With Masked Maniacs, Frightened Virgins, and the Living Dead...

The Horror of It All: One Moviegoer's Love Affair With...

Author: Adam Rockoff ,  R. C. Bray
ISBN: 9781494557720
Format: Audio
$65.97

Pop culture history meets blood-soaked memoir as a horror film aficionado and screenwriter recalls a life spent...  Read More >>

The Cool and the Crazy: Pop Fifties Cinema

The Cool and the Crazy: Pop Fifties Cinema

Author: Peter Stanfield
ISBN: 9780813572987
Format: Paperback
$102.83

Explosive! Amazing! Terrifying! You won't believe your eyes! Such movie taglines were common in the 1950s, as...  Read More >>

The Fascination of Film Violence

The Fascination of Film Violence

Author: Henry Bacon
ISBN: 9781137476432
Format: Hardback
$145.17

The Fascination of Film Violence is a study of why fictional violence is such an integral part of fiction film....  Read More >>

Dictionary of Film Terms: The Aesthetic Companion to Film Art – Fifth Edition

Dictionary of Film Terms: The Aesthetic Companion to...

Author: Frank Beaver
ISBN: 9781433127274
Format: Paperback
$129.10

Now in its fifth edition, Frank Beaver’s Dictionary of Film Terms has become an indispensable reference tool for...  Read More >>

Sounding Funny: Sound and Comedy Cinema

Sounding Funny: Sound and Comedy Cinema

Author: Mark Evans ,  Philip Hayward
ISBN: 9781845536749
Format: Paperback
$49.50

This volume covers all aspects of sound (including dialogue) and music as they have been utilised in comedy film....  Read More >>

The Dread of Difference: Gender and the Horror Film

The Dread of Difference: Gender and the Horror Film...

Author: Barry Keith Grant
ISBN: 9780292772458
Format: Paperback
$76.99

Now updated to include contemporary developments in the horror film genre and the critical thinking about it, Barry...  Read More >>

Educational Institutions in Horror Film: A History of Mad Professors, Student Bodies, and Final Exams

Educational Institutions in Horror Film: A History of...

Author: A. Grunzke
ISBN: 9781137469199
Format: Hardback
$116.41

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Columbia Noir: A Complete Filmography, 1940-1962

Columbia Noir: A Complete Filmography, 1940-1962

Author: Gene Blottner
ISBN: 9780786470143
Format: Paperback
$105.47

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Sounding Funny: Sound and Comedy Cinema

Sounding Funny: Sound and Comedy Cinema

Author: Mark Evans ,  Philip Hayward
ISBN: 9781781790991
Format: Hardback
$162.80

This volume covers all aspects of sound (including dialogue) and music as they have been utilised in comedy film....  Read More >>

The Comic Book Film Adaptation: Exploring Modern Hollywood’s Leading Genre

The Comic Book Film Adaptation: Exploring Modern Hollywood’s...

Author: Liam Burke
ISBN: 9781628462036
Format: Hardback
$222.20

In the summer of 2000 X-Men surpassed all box office expectations and ushered in an era of unprecedented production...  Read More >>

Alien Imaginations: Science Fiction and Tales of Transnationalism

Alien Imaginations: Science Fiction and Tales of Transnationalism...

Author: Ulrike Küchler (Freie Universität Berlin, Germany) ,  Silja Maehl (Brown University, USA)
ISBN: 9781628921151
Format: Hardback
$260.00

Explores the literary, cinematic, and philosophical connections between science fiction and globalization, focusing...  Read More >>

Classical Myth on Screen

Classical Myth on Screen

Author: M. Cyrino ,  M. Safran
ISBN: 9781137494535
Format: Hardback
$263.97

An examination of how screen texts embrace, refute, and reinvent the cultural heritage of antiquity, this volume...  Read More >>

Hollywood and Hitler, 1933-1939

Hollywood and Hitler, 1933-1939

Author: Thomas Doherty
ISBN: 9780231163934
Format: Paperback
$37.95

The behind-the-scenes story of Hollywood’s struggle with Nazism before the outbreak of war.  Read More >>

East Asian Film Noir: Transnational Encounters and Intercultural Dialogue

East Asian Film Noir: Transnational Encounters and Intercultural...

Author: Chi-Yun Shin ,  Mark Gallagher (Independent researcher, US)
ISBN: 9781780760094
Format: Paperback
$81.71

*First book on Asian Film Noir *Fresh approach to crime films & thrillers  Read More >>

East Asian Film Noir: Transnational Encounters and Intercultural Dialogue

East Asian Film Noir: Transnational Encounters and Intercultural...

Author: Chi-Yun Shin ,  Mark Gallagher (Independent researcher, US)
ISBN: 9781780760087
Format: Hardback
$462.00

*First book on Asian Film Noir *Fresh approach to crime films & thrillers  Read More >>

A History of 1970s Experimental Film: Britain's Decade of Diversity

A History of 1970s Experimental Film: Britain's Decade...

Author: P. Gaal-Holmes
ISBN: 9781137369376
Format: Hardback
$263.97

This comprehensive historical account demonstrates the rich diversity in 1970s British experimental filmmaking,...  Read More >>

The Clint Eastwood Westerns

The Clint Eastwood Westerns

Author: James L. Neibaur
ISBN: 9781442245037
Format: Hardback
$55.95

This book looks at the film and television genre that made Clint Eastwood a star: westerns. The author discusses...  Read More >>

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