Film & movie: styles & genres books

5216 books were found.

The Trickster in Contemporary Film

The Trickster in Contemporary Film

Author: Helena Bassil-Morozow (Glasgow Caledonian University, UK)
ISBN: 9780415574655
Format: Hardback
$252.00

This book discusses the role of the trickster in contemporary film against the cultural imperatives and social issues...  Read More >>

Horror Films of the 1990s

Horror Films of the 1990s

Author: John Kenneth Muir
ISBN: 9780786440122
Format: Hardback
$158.27

""This detailed filmography surveys more than 300 horror films that were released in the years 1990 through 1999....  Read More >>

Music in the Western: Notes From the Frontier

Music in the Western: Notes From the Frontier

Author: Kathryn Kalinak
ISBN: 9780415882279
Format: Paperback
$81.99

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Music in the Western: Notes From the Frontier

Music in the Western: Notes From the Frontier

Author: Kathryn Kalinak
ISBN: 9780415882262
Format: Hardback
$305.00

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British Silent Cinema and the Great War

British Silent Cinema and the Great War

Author: M. Hammond ,  M. Williams
ISBN: 9780230292628
Format: Hardback
$211.20

This innovative book presents for the first time detailed histories of the impact of the Great War on British cinema...  Read More >>

Bloodlight Chronicles: Retribution

Bloodlight Chronicles: Retribution

Author: Steve Stanton
ISBN: 9781550229899
Format: Paperback
$24.99

In a post-cyberpunk future, where global economic activity is carried out in a virtual-gaming realm, a new blood-transmitted...  Read More >>

Movies That Move Us: Screenwriting and the Power of the Protagonist's Journey

Movies That Move Us: Screenwriting and the Power of...

Author: C. Batty
ISBN: 9780230278349
Format: Hardback
$211.20

From a screenwriting perspective, Batty explores the idea that the protagonist's journey is comprised of two individual...  Read More >>

Celluloid Sermons: The Emergence of the Christian Film Industry, 1930-1986

Celluloid Sermons: The Emergence of the Christian Film...

Author: Terry Lindvall ,  Andrew Quicke
ISBN: 9780814753248
Format: Hardback
$86.99

Argues that the church's involvement in filmmaking unintentionally contributed to the spread of secularization  Read More >>

Emerald Illusions: Early Irish-American Cinema 1865-1915

Emerald Illusions: Early Irish-American Cinema 1865-1915...

Author: Gary D. Rhodes
ISBN: 9780716531432
Format: Hardback
$211.07

This title provides a history of pre-cinema and the Irish in America and features over 100 previously unseen photographs....  Read More >>

Hollywood 9/11: Superheroes, Supervillains, and Super Disasters

Hollywood 9/11: Superheroes, Supervillains, and Super...

Author: Tom Pollard
ISBN: 9781594517594
Format: Hardback
$336.00

Claims that the 9/11 attacks have affected Hollywood like few other events in U.S. history, transforming an entire...  Read More >>

Boulevard of Broken Dreams: Tragic Love Affairs in Film

Boulevard of Broken Dreams: Tragic Love Affairs in Film...

Author: Birgit Krols
ISBN: 9789079761708
Format: Hardback
$105.47

A celebration of the tragic love affairs in film, music, literature and history.  Read More >>

The Ultimate Book of Gangster Movies: Featuring the 100 Greatest Gangster Films of All Time

The Ultimate Book of Gangster Movies: Featuring the...

Author: George Anastasia ,  Glen Macnow
ISBN: 9780762441549
Format: Paperback
$32.99

An illustrated guide to the best gangster movies. It ranks and reviews the Top 100 gangster movies, including informative...  Read More >>

Civilized Violence: Subjectivity, Gender and Popular Cinema

Civilized Violence: Subjectivity, Gender and Popular...

Author: David Hansen-Miller
ISBN: 9781409412588
Format: Hardback
$315.00

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Tech-Noir Film: A Theory of the Development of Popular Genres

Tech-Noir Film: A Theory of the Development of Popular...

Author: Emily E. Auger
ISBN: 9781841504247
Format: Hardback
$141.95

A study that shows the development of tech-noir as a film genre in its relationship to the Promethean myth and to...  Read More >>

A History of Experimental Film and Video

A History of Experimental Film and Video

Author: A.L. Rees
ISBN: 9781844574360
Format: Paperback
$64.99

This new edition covers thehistory of avante-garde film and video, ranging from Cezanne and dada, via Cocteau, Brakhage...  Read More >>

SAW

SAW

Author: Ben Poole
ISBN: 9781906733568
Format: Paperback
$39.60

In his contribution to the ""Devil's Advocates"" series, Ben Poole considers the SAW phenomenon from all aspects...  Read More >>

Obsessed with Star Trek

Obsessed with Star Trek

Author: Chip Carter
ISBN: 9781452101712
Format: Hardback
$79.07

An electronic game module is attached to the book.  Read More >>

What is Film Noir?

What is Film Noir?

Author: William Park
ISBN: 9781611483628
Format: Hardback
$123.95

What Is Film Noir? surveys the various theories of film noir, defines film noir, and explains how the genre relates...  Read More >>

Radical Frontiers in the Spaghetti Western: Politics, Violence and Popular Italian Cinema

Radical Frontiers in the Spaghetti Western: Politics,...

Author: Prof Austin Fisher (Bournemouth University, UK)
ISBN: 9781848855786
Format: Hardback
$260.00

Offering fresh perspectives across the Western genre while recasting the Spaghetti's influential position in exploitation...  Read More >>

Fantasy

Fantasy

Author: Jacqueline Furby ,  Claire Hines (Cranbrook, UK)
ISBN: 9780415486880
Format: Paperback
$54.99

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Silent Film Necrology, 2d ed.

Silent Film Necrology, 2d ed.

Author: Eugene Michael Vazzana ,  Annette M. D'Agostino
ISBN: 9780786445158
Format: Paperback
$198.00

A comprehensive necrology of individuals from the silent film era. Entries are arranged alphabetically by professional...  Read More >>

Fantasy

Fantasy

Author: Jacqueline Furby ,  Claire Hines (Cranbrook, UK)
ISBN: 9780415486873
Format: Hardback
$242.00

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Hollywood 9/11: Superheroes, Supervillains, and Super Disasters

Hollywood 9/11: Superheroes, Supervillains, and Super...

Author: Tom Pollard
ISBN: 9781594517600
Format: Paperback
$77.99

Claims that the 9/11 attacks have affected Hollywood like few other events in U.S. history, transforming an entire...  Read More >>

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