History & Criticism
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The Big Lebowski
$17.95 Read moreEthan and Joel Coen’s The Big Lebowski was released in 1998 to general bafflement. A decade on, it had become a cult classic and remains so over 20 years later, inspiring a thriving circuit of ‘Lebows
- Series: BFI Film Classics
- Author: Tyree, J. M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: May 28 2020
- ISBN10: 1838719601
- 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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Complicated Fun: The Birth of Minneapolis Punk and Indie Rock, 1974-1984 — An Oral History
$24.95 Add to cartIn the early 1970s, the Minneapolis music scene was no scene at all. Radio stations played Top 40 music; bars and clubs booked only rock cover bands and blues bands. Meanwhile, cities like New York, D
- Author: Collins, Cyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: April 01 2017
- ISBN10: 1681340321
- Language: English
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They Might Be Giants’ Flood
$14.95 Read moreFor a few decades now, They Might Be Giants’ album Flood has been a beacon (or at least a nightlight) for people who might rather read than rock out, who care more about science fiction than Slayer, w
- Series: 33 1/3
- Author: Reed, S. Alexander
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: November 21 2013
- ISBN10: 162356915X
- Language: English
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I Am Charlie Wilson
$17.99 Add to cartThe long-awaited New York Times bestselling memoir of seven-time Grammy-nominated artist Charlie Wilson, the iconic R&B and Funk singer-songwriter-producer and former lead singer of The Gap Band–inte… [more below]
- Author: Wilson, Charlie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 28 2016
- ISBN10: 1476790086
- Language: English
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Boom Chicago Presents the 30 Most Important Years in Dutch History
$64.93 Add to cart“It’s kind of crazy, the impact on culture so many Boom Chicago alums have had. Boom was where I became my best comedic self: the excitement of Amsterdam, the freedom of that environment, the letting … [more below]
- Author: Moskos, Andrew
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 456
- Publish Date: July 04 2023
- ISBN10: 1636141676
- Language: English
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French New Wave: A Revolution in Design
$59.95 Read moreThe definitive celebration of the visual imagery of the French New Wave with its explosive and groundbreaking poster art
The French New Wave of the 1950s and 1960s is one of the most important movement
- Author: Nourmand, Tony
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: December 03 2019
- ISBN10: 0957261047
- Language: English
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If You’re Feeling Sinister
$14.95 Read moreIf You’re Feeling Sinister shows how Belle & Sebastian transformed themselves over the space of a decade, from a slightly shambolic cult secret into a polished, highly entertaining, mainstream pop gro… [more below]
- Series: 33 1/3 #50
- Author: Plagenhoef, Scott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 118
- Publish Date: September 15 2007
- ISBN10: 0826428185
- 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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Rotten Tomatoes: Rotten Movies We Love: Cult Classics, Underrated Gems, and Films So Bad They’re Good
$23.99 Add to cartHook. Wet Hot American Summer. Valley of the Dolls. There are some movies that defy traditional critical assessment — films that are panned by reviewers, but that go on to become beloved classics and… [more below]
- Author: Editors of Rotten Tomatoes
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 08 2019
- ISBN10: 0762496053
- Language: English
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Post: A Look at the Influence of Post-Hardcore-1985-2007
$23.95 Add to cartPOST is a look at how post-hardcore/emo music developed since its unintentional inception in the mid-1980s. With each chapter broken up by influential band or label, it focuses on a broad style of ind… [more below]
- Author: Grubbs, Eric
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 356
- Publish Date: September 23 2008
- ISBN10: 0595518354
- Language: English
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The War for Late Night: When Leno Went Early and Television Went Crazy
$18.00 Add to cartBill Carter, executive producer of CNN’s docuseries The Story of Late Night and host of the Behind the Desk: Story of Late Night podcast, details the chaotic transition of The Tonight Show from host J… [more below]
- Author: Carter, Bill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: September 27 2011
- ISBN10: 0452297494
- Language: English
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Record Men: The Chess Brothers and the Birth of Rock & Roll
$20.99 Add to cartOn the south side of Chicago in the late 1940s, two immigrants; one a Jew born in Russia, the other a black blues singer from Mississippi; met and changed the course of musical history. Muddy Waters e
- Series: Enterprise #0
- Author: Cohen, Rich
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 222
- Publish Date: October 01 2005
- ISBN10: 0393327507
- Language: English
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The Spiritual Lives of the Great Composers
$15.99 Add to cartThis is a compelling and inspiring look at spiritual beliefs that influenced some of the world’s greatest composers, now revised and expanded with eight additional composers.
- Author: Kavanaugh, Patrick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 19 1996
- ISBN10: 0310208068
- Language: English
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Kubrick
$15.00 Add to cartKubrick is Michael Herr’s memoir of his nearly twenty-year friendship and collaboration with Stanley Kubrick, one of the greatest filmmakers of all time and the creator of such classics as Dr. Strange… [more below]
- Author: Herr, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: June 05 2001
- ISBN10: 0802138187
- 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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The Science of Avatar
$21.99 Add to cartAudiences around the world have been enchanted by James Cameron’s visionary Avatar, with its glimpse of the Na’vi on the marvelous world of Pandora. But the movie is not entirely a fantasy; there is a
- Author: Baxter, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 29 2012
- ISBN10: 0316133477
- Language: English
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From Dixie to Rocky Top: Music and Meaning in Southeastern Conference Football
$34.95 Add to cartListen as you read! From Dixie to Rocky Top: Book Playlist, now on Spotify.
The first book to explore the history of college fight songs as a culturally important phenomenon, From Dixie to Rocky Top- Author: Tipton, Carrie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 15 2023
- ISBN10: 0826506399
- 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
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Ginger Baker: Hellraiser: The Autobiography of the World’s Greatest Drummer
$16.99 Read moreThe music, the marriages, the polo, the drugs, the trans-Saharan trucking scheme–the drummer best-known for his work in Cream and his contributions to World Music tells his whole fascinating story Pe… [more below]
- Author: Baker, Ginger
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 292
- Publish Date: July 09 2010
- ISBN10: 1844549666
- Language: English
