Film & movie: styles & genres books

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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 >>

Gender in Cuban Cinema: From the Modern to the Postmodern

Gender in Cuban Cinema: From the Modern to the Postmodern...

Author: Guy Baron
ISBN: 9783034302296
Format: Paperback
$113.85

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

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

Author: Tom Pollard
ISBN: 9781594517594
Format: Hardback
$242.00

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 >>

Civilized Violence: Subjectivity, Gender and Popular Cinema

Civilized Violence: Subjectivity, Gender and Popular...

Author: David Hansen-Miller
ISBN: 9781409412588
Format: Hardback
$305.00

Provides a social and historical explanation for the popular appeal of cinema violence. Drawing on historical-sociology,...  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
$39.99

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

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

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A History of Experimental Film and Video

A History of Experimental Film and Video

Author: A.L. Rees
ISBN: 9781844574360
Format: Paperback
$76.56

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
$38.79

"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

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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
$240.00

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
$52.99

This book considers fantasy film and its relationship to myth, legend and fairytale, examining its important role...  Read More >>

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
$231.00

This book considers fantasy film and its relationship to myth, legend and fairytale, examining its important role...  Read More >>

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

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

Author: Tom Pollard
ISBN: 9781594517600
Format: Paperback
$58.99

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

Smirk, Sneer and Scream: Great Acting in Horror Cinema

Smirk, Sneer and Scream: Great Acting in Horror Cinema...

Author: Mark Clark
ISBN: 9780786464197
Format: Paperback
$43.95

Highlights the stars of this screen style – those whose numerous roles and outstanding performances made their names...  Read More >>

The Presidents on Film: A Comprehensive Filmography of Portrayals from George Washington to George W. Bush

The Presidents on Film: A Comprehensive Filmography...

Author: Sarah Miles Bolam ,  Thomas J. Bolam
ISBN: 9780786464159
Format: Paperback
$71.50

Since 1903, presidents have been featured in no less than 407 commercial films. This examines how filmmakers and...  Read More >>

The Essay Film: From Montaigne, After Marker

The Essay Film: From Montaigne, After Marker

Author: Timothy Corrigan (Professor of English and Cinema Studies, Professor of English and Cinema Studies, University of Pennsylvania)
ISBN: 9780199781706
Format: Paperback
$94.95

The definitive study of a seminal genre of nonfiction cinema, The Essay Film examines the form's origins, literary...  Read More >>

Sixties Shockers: A Critical Filmography of Horror Cinema, 1960-1969

Sixties Shockers: A Critical Filmography of Horror Cinema,...

Author: Mark Clark ,  Bryan Senn
ISBN: 9780786433810
Format: Hardback
$158.27

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Conspiracy Films: A Tour of Dark Places in the American Conscious

Conspiracy Films: A Tour of Dark Places in the American...

Author: Barna William Donovan
ISBN: 9780786439010
Format: Paperback
$60.50

"For many years, conspiracy theories have been among the most popular story elements in Hollywood films. According...  Read More >>

Sadismus und �sthetisierung. Folter als kultureller und filmischer Exzess im Gegenwartskino

Sadismus und �sthetisierung. Folter als kultureller...

Author: Florian Plumeyer ,  Irmbert Schenk
ISBN: 9783838201887
Format: Paperback
$123.94

"Das brutale Spektakel der Folter, das Michel Foucault als ""Fest der Martern"" beschrieb, ist seit jeher eines...  Read More >>

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