Film - History & Criticism
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Absolute Pleasure: Queer Perspectives on Rocky Horror
$25.95 Add to cartQueer writers reflect on the complicated legacy of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Since its earliest midnight showings at the Waverly Theater in New York City, The Rocky Horror Picture Show has been a
- Author: Atwell, Margot
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 16 2025
- ISBN10: 1558613501
- Language: English
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Hollywood Haunts the World: An Investigation Into the Cinema of Occulted Taboos
$29.95 Add to cartThe secret history of the world can be decoded through film.
In Hollywood Haunts the World: An Investigation into the Cinema of Occulted Taboos, Robert Guffey deconstructs the most powerful taboos of … [more below]
- Author: Guffey, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: November 06 2025
- ISBN10: 1915316375
- Language: English
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After Hours: Scorsese, Grief and the Grammar of Cinema
$16.95 Add to cartSiskel and Ebert meet Joan Didion in Auteur, a unique series that combines in-depth film criticism with personal autobiography. Each book in the series examines a single movie through a critical and h
- Series: Auteur #1
- Author: Tanzer, Ben
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: May 06 2025
- ISBN10: 1632461714
- Language: English
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Scream with Me: Horror Films and the Rise of American Feminism (1968-1980)
$30.00 Add to cartA compelling, intelligent, and timely exploration of the horror genre from one of Columbia University’s most popular professors, shedding light on how classic horror films demonstrate larger cultural … [more below]
- Author: Johnson, Eleanor
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 30 2025
- ISBN10: 1668087634
- Language: English
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Fever: The Complete History of Saturday Night Fever
$29.00 Add to cartThe music! The dancing! The clothes! The hair! (Watch the hair!) Celebrating almost 50 years of the iconic Saturday Night Fever, this first-ever complete history includes exclusive interviews, rare ph… [more below]
- Author: Donohue, Margo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: August 26 2025
- ISBN10: 0806543922
- Language: English
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That Very Witch: Fear, Feminism, and the American Witch Film
$33.99 Add to cartThat Very Witch explores the cyclical rise and fall of the cinematic witch in American culture and her relationship to feminist movements over time.
Through historical analysis and dozens of case studi
- Author: McCarty-Simas, Payton
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 310
- Publish Date: July 22 2025
- ISBN10: 1915556600
- Language: English
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Lost in the Stream: How Algorithms Redefined the Way Movies Are Made and Watched (Gift for Movie Lovers, What to Watch)
$18.99 Add to cartExplore Cinema History, Stream Your Favorites
This engaging book by Jeff Rauseo blends film history with a modern guide to streaming, helping you navigate the complex history of movie making and ultima
- Author: Rauseo, Jeff
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 218
- Publish Date: August 12 2025
- ISBN10: 1684818192
- Language: English
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You Can’t Kill the Boogeyman: The Ongoing Halloween Saga–13 Movies and Counting
$32.95 Add to cartYou Can’t Kill the Boogeyman: The Ongoing Halloween Saga – 13 Movies and Counting is a cultural and critical examination of the legendary Halloween film franchise, considering the style, themes, and … [more below]
- Author: Byrne, Wayne
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: August 07 2025
- ISBN10: 1493079786
- Language: English
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David Bowie. the Man Who Fell to Earth. 40th Ed.
$35.00 Add to cartFirst advertised as a “mind-stretching experience,” Nicolas Roeg’s 1976 The Man Who Fell to Earth stunned the cinema world. A tour-de-force of science fiction as art form, the movie brought not only h
- Series: 40th Edition
- Author: Duncan, Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: July 21 2024
- ISBN10: 3836593165
- Language: Multiple Languages
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Moxie: The Daring Women of Classic Hollywood
$49.95 Add to cartLauren Bacall, Louise Brooks, Claudette Colbert, Bette Davis, Marlene Dietrich, Kay Francis, Lillian Gish, Gloria Grahame, Katharine Hepburn, Veronica Lake, Carole Lombard, Myrna Loy, Ida Lupino, Barb… [more below]
- Author: Resnick, Ira M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: November 05 2024
- ISBN10: 0789214938
- Language: English
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Chris Marker: Early Film Writings
$21.95 Add to cartFormative writings by French avant-garde filmmaker Chris Marker
It is hard to imagine French cinema without La Jet?e (1962), the time-travel short feature by the reclusive French filmmaker Christian
- Author: Marker, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: August 13 2024
- ISBN10: 1517913195
- Language: English
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Falling in Love at the Movies: Rom-Coms from the Screwball Era to Today
$24.00 Add to cartPrepare to swoon, ugly cry, laugh, and fall in love with this officially licensed exploration of the impact and legacy of one of film’s most beloved genres from Turner Classic Movies: the rom-com.
Ro- Series: Turner Classic Movies
- Author: Zuckerman, Esther
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: December 03 2024
- ISBN10: 0762484462
- Language: English
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The Art of Castle in the Sky
$35.00 Add to cartThe definitive examination of the art and animation of Studio Ghibli’s masterpiece of fantasy and flight, Castle in the Sky!
The latest in the perennially popular line of Studio Ghibli art books, whic- Series: Art of Castle in the Sky #1
- Author: Miyazaki, Hayao
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 194
- Publish Date: October 18 2016
- ISBN10: 1421582724
- Language: English
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Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film
$40.00 Add to cartFor generations, members of the LGBTQ+ community in Hollywood needed to be discreet about their lives but–make no mistake–they were everywhere, both in front of and behind the camera.
On the eve of
- Series: Turner Classic Movies
- Author: Duralde, Alonso
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 14 2024
- ISBN10: 0762485892
- Language: English
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Cure
$17.95 Read moreKiyoshi Kurosawa’s 1997 psychological horror, Cure, follows a detective (played by Koji Yakusho) as he investigates a string of gruesome murders in Tokyo, where each victim has an ‘X’ carved into thei
- Series: BFI Film Classics
- Author: Lash, Dominic
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: October 03 2024
- ISBN10: 1839025948
- Language: English
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Tim Burton: The Iconic Filmmaker and His Work
$38.00 Add to cartThis new and updated edition covers the full life’s work of iconic director Tim Burton, including the Netflix phenomenon Wednesday and the start of development on Beetlejuice 2.
Tim Burton is one of- Series: Iconic Filmmakers
- Author: Nathan, Ian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: March 05 2024
- ISBN10: 0711292612
- Language: English
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The Movie Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
$21.99 Add to cartLearn about the visual and performing arts in The Movie Book.
Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Mo- Series: Big Ideas
- Author: DK
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: February 11 2020
- ISBN10: 1465491007
- Language: English
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It Doesn’t Suck: Showgirls
$14.95 Read moreA new edition of the first book in the acclaimed Pop Classics series
The Worst. Movie. Ever. is a masterpiece. Seriously. Enough time has passed since Showgirls flopped spectacularly that it’s time f
- Series: Pop Classics #1
- Author: Nayman, Adam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: May 01 2018
- ISBN10: 1770414401
- Language: English
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A Long, Long Way: Hollywood’s Unfinished Journey from Racism to Reconciliation
$29.99 Add to cartFrom the beginning, American cinema has been both a powerful mythmaker and a social critic. D.W. Griffith’s Birth of a Nation, arguably the first feature film, shows us just how early in its history c… [more below]
- Author: Garrett, Greg
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 01 2020
- ISBN10: 0190906251
- Language: English
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Much ADO about Keanu: A Critical Reeves Theory
$28.99 Add to cartThanks to his prolific movie career (seventy-eight movies and counting) and endearing real-life persona, Keanu Reeves has become the universal screen saver of pop culture–nobody can go a few days wit… [more below]
- Author: Devi Koehler, Sezin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 29 2025
- ISBN10: 0913705225
- Language: English
