Film - History & Criticism
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Why Did It Have to Be Snakes: From Science to the Supernatural, the Many Mysteries of Indiana Jones
$15.95 Add to cartCould you really use a bullwhip to swing across a chasm? Or rip out a man’s heart without killing him? At last, here is the book that finally answers the Indiana Jones-related questions that have trou… [more below]
- Author: Gresh, Lois H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0470225564
- Language: English
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Murder by Design: The Unsane Cinema of Dario Argento
$50.00 Add to cartThis book covers the films of Dario Argento, Italy’s acknowledged master of horror and suspense, has made a career out of exploring the macabre poetry of images of violent death. He did not, however,
- Author: Howarth, Troy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: November 30 2020
- ISBN10: 1644301156
- Language: English
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As If!: The Oral History of Clueless as Told by Amy Heckerling and the Cast and Crew
$20.99 Add to cartWill we ever get tired of Clueless? Ugh, as if!Acclaimed pop culture journalist Jen Chaney celebrates the twentieth anniversary of the classic film’s release in the first book of its kind, weaving tog… [more below]
- Author: Chaney, Jen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: July 07 2015
- ISBN10: 1476799083
- Language: English
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Christopher Lee: The Loneliness of Evil
$30.00 Add to cartWhen Sir Christopher Lee passed away at the age of 93 in 2015, it was truly the end of an era. He was the last of the great horror stars.
This book is a comprehensive overview of Lee’s work in the hor… [more below]
- Author: Mosley, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 278
- Publish Date: May 31 2022
- ISBN10: 1644301288
- Language: English
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Reading the Silver Screen: A Film Lover’s Guide to Decoding the Art Form That Moves
$19.99 Read moreFrom the New York Times bestselling author of How to Read Literature Like a Professor comes an indispensable analysis of our most celebrated medium, film.
No art form is as instantly and continuously g
- Author: Foster, Thomas C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: September 13 2016
- ISBN10: 0062113399
- Language: English
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There’s a Body in the Window Seat!: The History of Arsenic and Old Lace
$29.93 Add to cartThere’s a Body in the Window Seat! is a detailed history of one of the most beloved American murder-mysteries and comedies, Arsenic and Old Lace.
- Author: Dennis, Charles
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: November 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1493067850
- Language: English
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Dirty Real: Exile on Hollywood and Vine with the Gin Mill Cowboys
$25.00 Read moreThe story of how the movies assumed a gritty facade in the name of authenticity, with working actors transforming into artists, poets, painters, troubadours, and filmmakers–both on- and off-screen.
- Author: Stanfield, Peter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: July 22 2024
- ISBN10: 1789148626
- Language: English
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Live Cinema and Its Techniques
$16.95 Add to cartCelebrated as an “exhilarating account” of a revolutionary new medium (Booklist), Francis Ford Coppola’s indispensable guide to live cinema is a boon for moviegoers, film students, and teachers alike…. [more below]
- Author: Coppola, Francis Ford
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: July 10 2018
- ISBN10: 1631494546
- Language: English
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The Battle of Brazil: Terry Gilliam v. Universal Pictures in the Fight to the Final Cut
$34.48 Add to cartThe totally restored, revamped and researched blow-by-blow recounting of the most spectacular title bout in the blood-soaked history of Hollywood. “This book documents in rare detail the back-room hag… [more below]
- Series: Applause Books
- Author: Mathews, Jack
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: May 01 2000
- ISBN10: 1557833478
- Language: English
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Hollywood Monster: A Walk Down Elm Street with the Man of Your Dreams
$21.99 Add to cartRobert Englund, legendary star of A Nightmare on Elm Street, peels back the Freddy Krueger mask and reveals the stuff of every horror buff’s dreams.
ONE…TWO…FREDDY’S COMING FOR YOU… You’ve seen- Author: Englund, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: February 23 2013
- ISBN10: 1439150494
- Language: English
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Naming Names: With a New Afterword by the Author
$36.00 Add to cartWinner of the National Book Award
An astonishing work concerning personal honor and dishonor, shame and shamelessness. A book of stunning insights and suspense. –Studs Terkel Half a century later, th- Author: Navasky, Victor S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: April 30 2003
- ISBN10: 0809001837
- Language: English
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Film: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartFilm is arguably the dominant art form of the twentieth century. In this Very Short Introduction, Michael Wood offers a wealth of insight into the nature of film, considering its role and impact on so… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Wood, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: February 20 2012
- ISBN10: 0192803530
- Language: English
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Hollywood Victory: The Movies, Stars, and Stories of World War II
$30.00 Read moreFrom the Turner Classic Movies Library: Film and history buffs alike will enjoy this engrossing story of Hollywood’s involvement in World War II, as it’s never before been told.
Remember a time when a- Series: Turner Classic Movies
- Author: Blauvelt, Christian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: November 02 2021
- ISBN10: 0762499923
- Language: English
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Detour
$18.62 Add to cartLong considered an unpolished gem of film noir, the private treasure of film
buffs, cinephiles and critics, Edgar G. Ulmer’s Detour (1945) has recently earned
a new wave of recognition. In the words o- Series: BFI Film Classics
- Author: Isenberg, Noah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 105
- Publish Date: July 01 2008
- ISBN10: 1844572390
- Language: English
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Insultingly Stupid Movie Physics: Hollywood’s Best Mistakes, Goofs and Flat-Out Destructions of the Basic Laws of the Universe
$18.99 Read moreIn this fascinating and humorous guide, author Tom Rogers examines the real science behind stunts, plots, and special effects without ruining the fun of your favorite, universe-breaking action movies.
- Author: Rogers, Tom
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: November 01 2007
- ISBN10: 1402210337
- Language: English
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Kim Jong-Il Production
$28.99 Add to cartAn Amazon Best of The Year Nonfiction Selection
Library Journal Top Ten Book of the Year The Extraordinary True Story of Kim Jong-Il’s kidnapping of the golden couple of South Korean Cinema, The Movi- Author: Fischer, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: November 24 2015
- ISBN10: 1250054273
- Language: English
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A Short History of Cahiers Du Cinema
$24.95 Add to cartCahiers du Cin ma was the single most influential project in the history of film. Founded in 1951, it was responsible for establishing film as the ‘seventh art, ‘ equal to literature, painting or musi… [more below]
- Author: Bickerton, Emilie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 01 2011
- ISBN10: 1844677605
- Language: English
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Star Wars and Philosophy: More Powerful Than You Can Possibly Imagine
$19.95 Add to cartThe Star Wars films continue to revolutionize science fiction, creating new standards for cinematographic excellence, and permeating popular culture around the world. The films feature many complex th… [more below]
- Series: Popular Culture & Philosophy #12
- Author: Decker, Kevin S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 227
- Publish Date: March 23 2005
- ISBN10: 0812695836
- Language: English
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Into the Dark: The Hidden World of Film Noir, 1941-1950
$40.00 Add to cartYou know film noir when you see it: the shadowed setting; the cynical detective; the femme fatale; and the twist of fate. Into the Dark captures this alluring genre with a cavalcade of compelling phot… [more below]
- Series: Turner Classic Movies
- Author: Vieira, Mark A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 24 2016
- ISBN10: 0762455233
- Language: English
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Cinema Symbolism 3: The Mysteries of Occult Hollywood Unveiled
$38.95 Add to cartIt lives. Coming in at over 800 pages, everyone’s favorite Freemason strikes again with Cinema Symbolism 3: The Mysteries of Occult Hollywood Unveiled. Applying his expert and objective observations,
- Author: Sullivan, Robert W., IV
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 804
- Publish Date: March 30 2021
- ISBN10: 0578806592
- Language: English
