Film - History & Criticism
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Black Film: A History of Black Representation and Participation in the Movies
$24.99 Add to cartAn illustrated history that celebrates the legacy of Black actors, films, and filmmakers from the silent era through today and explores the deeply embedded racism of the film industry, from the award-… [more below]
- Author: Walker, David F.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: March 24 2026
- ISBN10: 198486016X
- Language: English
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The James Bond Archives. the Complete Films
$23.33 Read more“Bond, James Bond.” Since Sean Connery uttered those immortal words in 1962, the most dashing secret agent in the history of cinema has been charming and thrilling audiences worldwide. This impeccably
- Author: Duncan, Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: February 18 2026
- ISBN10: 3754400657
- Language: English
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Nashville
$17.95 Add to cartRobert Altman’s Nashville (1975) is simultaneously an intimate film about interpersonal connection and disconnection, and a sprawling, meandering portrait of American societal exhaustion in the wake o
- Series: BFI Film Classics
- Author: Hendershot, Heather
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: October 16 2025
- ISBN10: 1839028947
- Language: English
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How to Watch a Movie
$24.00 Add to cartIn his most inventive exploration of the medium yet, David Thomson–one of our most provocative authorities on all things cinema–shows us how to get more out of watching any movie. Guiding us through
- Author: Thomson, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 24 2017
- ISBN10: 1101910844
- Language: English
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Cocktails with George and Martha: Movies, Marriage, and the Making of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
$19.99 Add to cart“Smart and entertaining . . . Gefter shows why Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? hit the ’60s like a torpedo.” –NPR, Fresh Air
“Delicious.” –New York Times Book Review The behind-the-scenes story of a p- Author: Gefter, Philip
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: September 02 2025
- ISBN10: 1639736670
- Language: English
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They Kill People: Bonnie and Clyde, a Hollywood Revolution, and America’s Obsession with Guns and Outlaws
$29.95 Add to cartA deep dive into the grit and glamor of America’s favorite criminal couple and the nation’s love affair with guns.
On May 23, 1934, two borderline inept but ruthless criminals named Clyde Barrow and B- Author: Ellis, Kirk
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: February 03 2026
- ISBN10: 0826369375
- Language: English
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Algorithm of the Night: Film Writing, 2019-2025
$23.00 Add to cart“A. S. Hamrah’s writing on film is a delight. . . . Like all the best criticism, his writing makes art and life feel less lonely.” –Elif Batuman
“Unerring” (Bookforum), “hilarious” (Dana Spiotta), “ou
- Author: Hamrah, A. S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: December 02 2025
- ISBN10: 1953813186
- Language: English
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Last Week in End Times Cinema
$17.95 Add to cartAn almanac of every bad thing that happened in the film industry from March 2024 to March 2025.
From A. S. Hamrah, the film critic at n+1 and the author of The Earth Dies Streaming: Film Writing, 2002- Series: Semiotext(e) / Active Agents
- Author: Hamrah, A. S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: November 25 2025
- ISBN10: 1635902681
- Language: English
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Behind the Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema
$59.95 Read moreBehind the Pink Curtain takes the reader on a wild joy ride deep into the hinterlands of Japanese culture, society and radical politics by way of the weird and wonderful world of the country’s distinc… [more below]
- Author: Sharp, Jasper
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: November 17 2025
- ISBN10: 1913051447
- Language: English
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Hannibal Lecter: A Life
$30.00 Add to cartDrawing from exclusive interviews and previously unseen archival materials, this one-of-its-kind biography of Hannibal Lecter documents the cannibal’s journey from terrifying villain to unexpectedly a… [more below]
- Author: Raftery, Brian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: February 10 2026
- ISBN10: 1668070588
- Language: English
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Popcorn Disabilities: The Highs and Lows of Disabled Representation in the Movies
$34.95 Add to cartYou can learn a lot from the movies-about sex and relationships, about business, about history. Sure, there’s a fair amount of fantasy, wish fulfillment, and glorious hair to exaggerate everything, bu
- Author: Lopez, Kristen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: November 27 2025
- ISBN10: 1493086332
- Language: English
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Armies of the Night: The Warriors and Its Legacy
$18.95 Add to cartFrom the New York City Subway to Coney Island–uncover the gritty legacy of The Warriors, the cult classic that stormed the streets–and shaped mainstream culture–since 1979!
The Warriors opened to sc- Author: Gingold, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: October 21 2025
- ISBN10: 1948221977
- Language: English
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Die Hard
$17.95 Add to cartUpon its release, John McTiernan’s Die Hard (1988) was met with immense commercial and critical success; breaking the $100 million mark at the box office in its first run, and resulting in four Academ
- Series: BFI Film Classics
- Author: Lewis, Jon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: October 16 2025
- ISBN10: 1839026529
- Language: English
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Read Frame Type Film: Or, Written on the Screen
$55.00 Add to cartThis ambitious survey chronicles text and typography in 20th-century artists’ films and experimental cinema
From credits to subtitles to title cards and beyond, texts play a critical part in the struct
- Author: Camporesi, Enrico
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 180
- Publish Date: June 10 2025
- ISBN10: 9798991658010
- Language: English
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Eternal Current Events: Early Writings
$19.95 Read moreThe first English translation of Chris Marker’s early writings on film, religion, philosophy, politics, and art.
Before making his first films in the 1950s, Chris Marker was a regular contributor to t- Series: Inpatient Press / Mercurial Editions
- Author: Marker, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: July 29 2025
- ISBN10: 1965874002
- Language: English
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The Magic Hours: The Films and Hidden Life of Terrence Malick
$52.50 Add to cart- Series: Screen Classics
- Author: Bleasdale, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 292
- Publish Date: December 03 2024
- ISBN10: 1985901196
- Language: English
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Staying Gold: The Oral History of the Outsiders
$25.00 Add to cartThe definitive oral history of the 1967 novel for teens, turned blockbuster film turned Tony-winning musical, and commemorated with a newly opened museum. This groundbreaking story has managed to stay… [more below]
- Author: O’Connor, Danny Boy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: November 04 2025
- ISBN10: 0593622987
- Language: English
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The Men Who Would Be King: An Almost Epic Tale of Moguls, Movies, and a Company Called DreamWorks
$24.99 Add to cartFormer Variety reporter Nicole LaPorte draws from years of inside-the-filmmakers-studio access to spin a smart, gritty tell-all about a clash of industry titans in The Men Who Would Be King.
DreamWork
- Author: Laporte, Nicole
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 516
- Publish Date: May 24 2011
- ISBN10: 0547520271
- Language: English
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Rear Window: The Making of a Hitchcock Masterpiece in the Hollywood Golden Age
$29.00 Add to cartThe definitive, in-depth look inside Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window–the all-time classic of voyeurism, paranoia, and murder that became one of Hollywood’s greatest achievements and turned generations… [more below]
- Author: O’Callaghan, Jennifer
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 30 2025
- ISBN10: 0806543884
- Language: English
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Screaming and Conjuring: The Resurrection and Unstoppable Rise of the Modern Horror Movie
$28.99 Add to cartLIMITED DELUXE EDITION (first 5,000 copies worldwide) has black foil gilded page edges, textured cover spot varnish, and is printed on heavyweight paper stock. As featured in People, Variety, Entertai
- Author: Collis, Clark
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 504
- Publish Date: September 02 2025
- ISBN10: 1948221357
- Language: English
