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Paperback. How did Rock Hudson become the quintessentially rugged masculine star of 1950s and 60s Hollywood, despite his private life as a promiscuous gay man? In this essential critical guide to Hudson's career, John Mercer reassesses his star persona and performance style to reveal a more complex star identity than has hitherto been understood. Series: Film Stars. Num Pages: 168 pages, 30 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 137 x 190 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844574643
ISBN
9781844574643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.51

Paperback. Through critical discussions of key films and directors, this book sheds light on debates in Film Studies regarding sexuality, violence and spectatorship, affect and ethics, and the political dimensions of extreme cinema. Editor(s): Horeck, Tanya; Kendall, Dr. Tina. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DDF; APF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380. From France to Europe. 248 pages. Editor(s): Horeck, Tanya; Kendall, Dr. Tina. Through critical discussions of key films and directors, this book sheds light on debates in Film Studies regarding sexuality, violence and spectatorship, affect and ethics, and the political dimensions of extreme cinema. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DDF; APF. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 18. Weight: 374.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748679102
ISBN
9780748679102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472114440
ISBN
9781472114440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. Old television embraces years of progress. This title explores the British heritage of the black-and-white era of television, and the first years of colour up to the early 1980s and the launch of Channel 4. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; APT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 5. Weight in Grams: 132. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
9780747807322
ISBN
9780747807322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.21

Hardcover. Coincides with the 25th Anniversary of the Born Free Foundation, which Virginia McKenna chairs. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publisher
Oberon Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840028980
ISBN
9781840028980
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.61

Hardcover. A Companion to Russian Cinema provides an exhaustive and carefully organised guide to the cinema of pre-Revolutionary Russia, of the Soviet era, as well as post-Soviet Russian cinema, edited by one of the most established and knowledgeable scholars in Russian cinema studies. Editor(s): Beumers, Birgit. Series: CNCZ - Wiley Blackwell Companions to National Cinemas. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; APF; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1288.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118412763
ISBN
9781118412763
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 216.28

Hardcover. A beautiful new, highly illustrated, and elegantly designed series, Anatomy of an Actor explores the world's most established and favourite actors, and the characters they have played. Series: Anatomy of an Actor. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: APB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1194.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714866635
ISBN
9780714866635
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.61

Paperback. A study of European art cinema's postwar heyday. This book presents an argument that cinematic modernism was not a unified movement. It traces the emergence of art cinema as a historical category. It explains the main formal characteristics of modern styles and forms as well as their intellectual foundation. Series: Cinema and Modernity. Num Pages: 432 pages, 102 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226451657
ISBN
9780226451657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. Suitable for working film/TV professionals and students, this book includes all the forms, contracts, releases and checklists required to set up and run a production. It offers coverage of new travel and shipping regulations and information on scheduling, budgeting, deal memos, music clearances, communications, and digital production. Series: American Film Market Presents. Num Pages: 544 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: APFX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 272 x 219 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1512.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780240811505
ISBN
9780240811505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 86.56

Paperback. The first computer-generated animated feature film, Toy Story (1995) sustains a dynamic vitality that appeals to audiences of all ages. This lively study explores how its depiction of a glimmering commercial world both deconstructs and affirms modern popular culture and in doing so provides a distinctive alternative to the usual Disney formula. Series: BFI Film Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages, Contains halftones. BIC Classification: APFA; APFV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844576678
ISBN
9781844576678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.12

Paperback. In the first dedicated title on this landmark political comedy, James Walters provides an in-depth study of the programme's achievements, by examining its power and influence within society and evaluating its legacy as a work of television art. Series: BFI TV Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APTS; JFCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 135 x 12. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844577507
ISBN
9781844577507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.49

Paperback. In a fresh and invigorating look at British cinema that considers film as an art form among other arts, John Orr takes a critical look at the intriguing relationship between romanticism and modernism in British cinema. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Film. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 233 x 12. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748649372
ISBN
9780748649372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.49

Hardback. David Cronenberg's A History of Violence - the lead title in the new Canadian Cinema series - presents readers with a lively study of some of the filmmaker's favourite themes: violence, concealment, transformation, sex, and guilt. Series: Canadian Cinema. Num Pages: 112 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802099327
ISBN
9780802099327
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.18

Paperback. A young Dawn French, bluffing her way to each BBC series, shooting Lulu, trading wild faxes with Joanna Lumley, touring India with Ruby Wax and Goldie Hawn. There's cancer, too, when she becomes 'Brave Jen'. But her biggest battle is with the bane of her life: the Laws of Procrastination. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; ASZB; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241967263
ISBN
9780241967263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.46

Paperback. Provides information on films and includes illustrations, film theories and topics on special effects. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: APF; JHMC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415375146
ISBN
9780415375146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.67

Paperback. Presents an analysis of a key question for film studies: how are films made, in particular historical contexts, in order to achieve certain effects? This book shows how films channel and recast cultural influences for their cinematic purposes. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 185 x 23. Weight in Grams: 980.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415977791
ISBN
9780415977791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.14

Paperback. Animation variously entertains, enchants, and offends, yet there have been no convincing explanations of how these films do so. This book proposes performance as the common touchstone for understanding the principles underlying the construction, execution, and reception of cartoons. Num Pages: 411 pages, 21 color images, 72 black & white images. BIC Classification: APFV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658. Performance, Belief, and World-Making in Animation. 411 pages, illustrations. Proposes performance as the common touchstone for understanding the principles underlying the construction, execution, and reception of cartoons. This title presents methods that draw on film and theater studies, art history, aesthetics, cultural studies, and performance studies to outline a personal view of animated cinema. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: APFV. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 26. Weight: 658.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
411
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
November 5, 2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520261044
ISBN
9780520261044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.10

Paperback. .
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813583327
ISBN
9780813583327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.35

Paperback. Series: Dress, Body, Culture. Num Pages: 176 pages, 17 bw illus. BIC Classification: AFC; AJ; AKTH; APT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 315.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857857118
ISBN
9780857857118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.58

Paperback. In formulating a notion of filmic reality, The Reality of Film offers a novel way of understanding our relationship to cinema. It argues that cinema need not be understood in terms of its capacities to refer to, reproduce or represent reality, but should be understood in terms of the kinds of realities it has the ability to create. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Number of pages
230
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719091377
ISBN
9780719091377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.71

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226403984
ISBN
9780226403984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.00

Paperback. Praised for its unabashed portrait of the Death Care industry, HBO's Six Feet Under is less about the business of death than the art of living well. It was created by Alan Ball and centres on a Pasadena undertakers run by two brothers with their mother and teenage sister making up the dysfunctional family quartet. Editor(s): Akass, Kim; McCabe, Janet. Series: Reading Contemporary Television. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850438090
ISBN
9781850438090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.44

Paperback. This is a comprehensive collection of original essays that explore the aesthetics, economics, and mechanics of movie adaptation, from the days of silent cinema to contemporary franchise phenomena. Editor(s): Cartmell, Deborah. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; APT; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 171 x 20. Weight in Grams: 696.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118917534
ISBN
9781118917534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.25

Paperback. Through his leading role in four "Superman" films, Christopher Reeve became very closely identified with the superhero. But his riding accident which left him paralysed from the neck down showed he wasn't superhuman. However, he refuses to resign himself to the life of a quadriplegic. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16. BIC Classification: APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 244.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099257288
ISBN
9780099257288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.44

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