Film & movie: styles & genres books

4572 books were found.

Violence and the Limits of Representation

Violence and the Limits of Representation

Author: G. Matthews ,  S. Goodman
ISBN: 9781137296894
Format: Hardback
$84.99

Violence and the Limits of Representation explores the representation of violence in literature, film, drama, music...  Read More >>

Historical Film: A Critical Introduction

Historical Film: A Critical Introduction

Author: Jonathan Stubbs (Cyprus International University, Cyprus)
ISBN: 9781847884978
Format: Paperback
$61.99

Although precise definitions have not been agreed on, historical cinema tends to cut across existing genre categories...  Read More >>

Historical Film: A Critical Introduction

Historical Film: A Critical Introduction

Author: Jonathan Stubbs (Cyprus International University, Cyprus)
ISBN: 9781847884985
Format: Hardback
$260.00

Although precise definitions have not been agreed on, historical cinema tends to cut across existing genre categories...  Read More >>

Education in the School of Dreams: Travelogues and Early Nonfiction Film

Education in the School of Dreams: Travelogues and Early...

Author: Jennifer Lynn Peterson
ISBN: 9780822354536
Format: Paperback
$81.71

Through innovative readings of travelogues and other nonfiction films exhibited in the United States between 1907...  Read More >>

Education in the School of Dreams: Travelogues and Early Nonfiction Film

Education in the School of Dreams: Travelogues and Early...

Author: Jennifer Lynn Peterson
ISBN: 9780822354413
Format: Hardback
$303.47

Through innovative readings of travelogues and other nonfiction films exhibited in the United States between 1907...  Read More >>

Far-Flung Families in Film: The Diasporic Family in Contemporary European Cinema

Far-Flung Families in Film: The Diasporic Family in...

Author: Daniela Berghahn
ISBN: 9780748642908
Format: Hardback
$232.88

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Vietnam at 24 Frames a Second: A Critical and Thematic Analysis of 360 Films About the Vietnam War

Vietnam at 24 Frames a Second: A Critical and Thematic...

Author: Jeremy M. Devine
ISBN: 9780786476022
Format: Paperback
$49.50

Beginning in 1948 with Paramount's Saigon and Universal's Rogue's Regiment, Hollywood has produced hundreds of features...  Read More >>

Film and Fairy Tales: The Birth of Modern Fantasy

Film and Fairy Tales: The Birth of Modern Fantasy

Author: Kristian Moen
ISBN: 9781780762517
Format: Hardback
$240.00

Far from a realm of pure fantasy helping people to escape harsh realities, fairy tales and the films that rooted...  Read More >>

American Jewish Films: The Search for Identity

American Jewish Films: The Search for Identity

Author: Lawrence J. Epstein
ISBN: 9780786469628
Format: Paperback
$43.95

This is a thematic survey of American films with significant Jewish content that made an important statement about...  Read More >>

The British Pop Music Film: The Beatles and Beyond

The British Pop Music Film: The Beatles and Beyond

Author: S. Glynn
ISBN: 9780230392229
Format: Hardback
$84.99

The first detailed examination of the place of pop music film in British cinema, Stephen Glynn explores the interpenetration...  Read More >>

Maternal Horror Film: Melodrama and Motherhood

Maternal Horror Film: Melodrama and Motherhood

Author: S. Arnold
ISBN: 9781137014115
Format: Hardback
$219.00

Maternal Horror Film: Melodrama and Motherhood examines the function of the mother figure in horror film. Using...  Read More >>

Auf die Bretter, fertig, los!. Theaterarbeit von der ersten Idee zum fertigen St�ck: Das Nachspielbuch f�r Kinder, Jugendliche und Theaterbegeisterte

Auf die Bretter, fertig, los!. Theaterarbeit von der...

Author: Karin Neidhart
ISBN: 9783838204789
Format: Paperback
$82.54

Lehrreich, kompetent und �u�erst am�santGemeine Holzw�rmer lauern in den B�hnenbrettern jeder Theater-AG. Sie warten...  Read More >>

The Worldwide Film Noir Tradition: The Complete Reference to Classic Dark Cinema from America, Britain, France and Other Countries Across the Globe

The Worldwide Film Noir Tradition: The Complete Reference...

Author: Spencer Selby
ISBN: 9780962380662
Format: Hardback
$211.20

What started as a handful of American crime movies celebrated by French critics after WW II has grown to become...  Read More >>

Comedy and Cultural Critique in American Film

Comedy and Cultural Critique in American Film

Author: Ryan Bishop
ISBN: 9780748643073
Format: Hardback
$232.88

Analyses the growth of American comedy film in relation to world events and cultural trends. This book uses large...  Read More >>

Imagic Moments: Indigenous North American Film

Imagic Moments: Indigenous North American Film

Author: Lee Schweninger
ISBN: 9780820345147
Format: Hardback
$319.31

Although Indians in film have long been studied, especially as characters in Hollywood westerns, Indian film itself...  Read More >>

Genre Filmmaking: A Visual Guide to Shots and Style for Genre Films

Genre Filmmaking: A Visual Guide to Shots and Style...

Author: Danny Draven
ISBN: 9780240824215
Format: Paperback
$77.99

Helps you to understand the artistic and technical considerations of making a genre film. This title shows you a...  Read More >>

Shakespeare on Silent Film: A Strange Eventful History

Shakespeare on Silent Film: A Strange Eventful History...

Author: Robert Hamilton Ball
ISBN: 9780415832106
Format: Hardback
$368.00

In 1899, when film projection was barely three years old, Herbert Beerbohm Tree was filmed as King John. In his...  Read More >>

Shakespearean Films/Shakespearean Directors

Shakespearean Films/Shakespearean Directors

Author: Peter S. Donaldson
ISBN: 9780415835008
Format: Hardback
$284.00

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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Author: James Rose
ISBN: 9781906733643
Format: Paperback
$38.79

As well as providing a summary of the making of the film, James Rose discusses the extraordinary censorship history...  Read More >>

Star Actors in the Hollywood Renaissance: Representing Rough Rebels

Star Actors in the Hollywood Renaissance: Representing...

Author: D. Smith-Rowsey
ISBN: 9781137310385
Format: Hardback
$84.99

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, a new generation took over the leading roles in Hollywood films. These untraditional-looking...  Read More >>

Sport and Film

Sport and Film

Author: Seán Crosson (National University of Ireland, Galway) ,  Se N Crosson (National University of Ireland, Galway)
ISBN: 9780415569934
Format: Paperback
$112.00

The sports film has become one of commercial cinema's most recognizable genres. From classic boxing films such as...  Read More >>

Writing the Science Fiction Film

Writing the Science Fiction Film

Author: Robert Grant
ISBN: 9781615931361
Format: Paperback
$34.99

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Street with No Name: A History of the Classic American Film Noir

Street with No Name: A History of the Classic American...

Author: Andrew Dickos
ISBN: 9780813142050
Format: Paperback
$79.20

Yet the sources of this genre were found in Germany and France and imported to Hollywood by emigré filmmakers, who...  Read More >>

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