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Imperial Japan on Screen, 1931-2022

Imperial Japan on Screen, 1931-2022

Author: Bob Herzberg
ISBN: 9781476689876
Format: Paperback
$84.70

Deals with the seldom-written topic featuring depictions of Imperial Japan from the time it was a totalitarian power...  Read More >>

Theda Bara: Her Career, Life and Legend

Theda Bara: Her Career, Life and Legend

Author: Roy Liebman
ISBN: 9781476687254
Format: Paperback
$68.20

Although a major star in the 1910s, Theda Bara - known as ‘The Vamp’ - was largely neglected until the 1990s, when...  Read More >>

In Search of The Thin Man: Dashiell Hammett, William Powell and the Classic Film Series

In Search of The Thin Man: Dashiell Hammett, William...

Author: Philip Zwerling
ISBN: 9781476686578
Format: Paperback
$68.20

Offers a complete history of The Thin Man series, covering the brightest stars, tastiest scandals, headlines and...  Read More >>

The Music of Space: Scoring the Cosmos in Film and Television

The Music of Space: Scoring the Cosmos in Film and Television...

Author: Chris Carberry
ISBN: 9781476688978
Format: Paperback
$68.20

Tells the story of the music and the composers who have helped define the sound of space for over a century. Musical...  Read More >>

The Genius of Barry Lyndon: Factual and Theoretical Approaches to Kubrick's Masterpiece

The Genius of Barry Lyndon: Factual and Theoretical...

Author: Patrick Webster
ISBN: 9781476689975
Format: Paperback
$127.60

Offers a comprehensive analysis of Barry Lyndon, one of the most visually compelling films ever made and, the author...  Read More >>

Hollywood Sex Comedies, 1953-1964: A Critical Analysis of 25 Films

Hollywood Sex Comedies, 1953-1964: A Critical Analysis...

Author: Hal Erickson
ISBN: 9781476693538
Format: Paperback
$84.70

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Teaching Film from the People's Republic of China

Teaching Film from the People's Republic of China

Author: Zhuoyi Wang ,  Emily Wilcox
ISBN: 9781603296311
Format: Hardback
$160.60

Essays for teaching Chinese film, history, and society. This volume brings a diverse range of voices - from anthropology,...  Read More >>

Visions and Victims: Art Melodrama in the Films of Carl Th. Dreyer

Visions and Victims: Art Melodrama in the Films of Carl...

Author: Amanda Doxtater
ISBN: 9780299347505
Format: Hardback
$211.07

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Filming Death: End-Of-Life Documentary Cinema

Filming Death: End-Of-Life Documentary Cinema

Author: Outi Hakola
ISBN: 9781399523264
Format: Hardback
$232.88

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El libro de Disney (The Disney Book, Centenary Edition): Nueva edicíon

El libro de Disney (The Disney Book, Centenary Edition):...

Author: DK
ISBN: 9780744093889
Format: Hardback
$105.60

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AI in the Movies

AI in the Movies

Author: Paula Murphy
ISBN: 9781474448581
Format: Hardback
$219.94

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Theatricality and the Arts: Film, Theatre, Art

Theatricality and the Arts: Film, Theatre, Art

Author: Andrew Quick ,  Richard Rushton
ISBN: 9781399511650
Format: Hardback
$232.88

Examines the notion of theatricality in relation to film, theatre, art, and contemporary media  Read More >>

Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film

Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation...

Author: Alonso Duralde
ISBN: 9780762485895
Format: Hardback
$70.00

Just in time for Pride Month promotions, this book is a first-of-its-kind in-depth exploration of LGBTQ+ representation...  Read More >>

Screening the Operatic Stage: Television and Beyond

Screening the Operatic Stage: Television and Beyond...

Author: Christopher Morris
ISBN: 9780226831299
Format: Paperback
$61.95

"An ambitious study of the ways opera has sought to ensure its popularity by keeping pace with changes in media...  Read More >>

With Love, Mommie Dearest: The Making of an Unintentional Camp Classic

With Love, Mommie Dearest: The Making of an Unintentional...

Author: A Ashley Hoff ,  Kim Niemi
ISBN: 9798874764326
Format: Audio
$121.31

When she died in 1977, Joan Crawford was remembered as an icon of Hollywood's Golden Age--until publication the...  Read More >>

With Love, Mommie Dearest: The Making of an Unintentional Camp Classic

With Love, Mommie Dearest: The Making of an Unintentional...

Author: A Ashley Hoff ,  Kim Niemi
ISBN: 9798874764319
Format: Audio
$131.97

When she died in 1977, Joan Crawford was remembered as an icon of Hollywood's Golden Age--until publication the...  Read More >>

The Motorcycle Diaries: Youth, Travel and Politics in Latin America

The Motorcycle Diaries: Youth, Travel and Politics in...

Author: Nadia Lie (KU Leuven, Belgium)
ISBN: 9781032126142
Format: Paperback
$41.99

The first monograph to examine Walter Salles’ The Motorcycle Diaries, this book explains the significance of Salles’...  Read More >>

The Language of Asian Gestures: Embodied Words Through the Lens of Film

The Language of Asian Gestures: Embodied Words Through...

Author: Jieun Kiaer ,  Loli Kim
ISBN: 9781032331621
Format: Hardback
$273.00

The Language of Asian Gestures explores Asian gestures as a non-verbal language within the context of films and...  Read More >>

Thunder on the Stage: The Dramatic Vision of Richard Wright

Thunder on the Stage: The Dramatic Vision of Richard...

Author: Bruce Allen Dick
ISBN: 9780252045684
Format: Hardback
$260.00

Richard Wright’s dramatic imagination guided the creation of his masterpieces Native Son and Black Boy and helped...  Read More >>

Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras: A History of Blaxploitation Cinema

Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras: A History of Blaxploitation...

Author: Odie Henderson
ISBN: 9781419758416
Format: Hardback
$39.99

A definitive account of Blaxploitation cinema—the freewheeling, often shameless, and wildly influential genre—from...  Read More >>

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