Film - History & Criticism
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From Caligari to Hitler: A Psychological History of the German Film
$27.95 Add to cartAn essential work of the cinematic history of the Weimar Republic by a leading figure of film criticism
First published in 1947, From Caligari to Hitler remains an undisputed landmark study of the ric- Series: Princeton Classics #43
- Author: Kracauer, Siegfried
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: April 02 2019
- ISBN10: 0691191344
- Language: English
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The Apocalypse Now Book
$19.99 Add to cartThe making of Francis Ford Coppola’s epic, based on unprecedented access to his private archives
The movie took years to be filmed and edited, and was the subject of endless stories, rumors, and spec- Author: Cowie, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 07 2005
- ISBN10: 0306810468
- Language: English
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Scorsese by Ebert
$19.00 Add to cartRoger Ebert wrote the first film review that director Martin Scorsese ever received–for 1967’s I Call First, later renamed Who’s That Knocking at My Door–creating a lasting bond that made him one of
- Author: Ebert, Roger
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0226182037
- Language: English
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“One Man Crazy … !” The Life and Death of Colin Clive; Hollywood’s Dr. Frankenstein
$30.00 Add to cartHe immortalized Henry Frankenstein in Hollywood’s Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein, but his too-brief life was often a horror saga as well.
“One Man Crazy ” The Life and Death of Colin Clive is
- Author: Mank, Gregory W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 378
- Publish Date: November 29 2018
- ISBN10: 1936168812
- Language: English
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Cinema Symbolism 2: More Esoteric Imagery in Popular Movies
$32.95 Add to cartFinally The much anticipated sequel to Cinema Symbolism is here Cinema Symbolism 2: More Esoteric Imagery in Popular Movies explores the hidden symbolism and esoteric imagery in such movies as Crims
- Author: Sullivan, Robert W., IV
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 668
- Publish Date: April 04 2017
- ISBN10: 0692847359
- Language: English
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Hollywood Gothic: The Tangled Web of Dracula from Novel to Stage to Screen
$26.99 Add to cartA fully updated edition of David J. Skal’s Hollywood Gothic, “The ultimate book on Dracula” (Newsweek).
The primal image of the black-caped vampire Dracula has become an indelible fixture of the moder- Author: Skal, David J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: October 18 2004
- ISBN10: 0571211585
- Language: English
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History of Film
$25.95 Add to cartIn this lively and up-to-date analysis, David Parkinson traces the evolution of the moving image from the earliest shadow shows to the digital filmmaking of the twenty-first century. Covering the key … [more below]
- Series: World of Art #0
- Author: Parkinson, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 306
- Publish Date: October 01 2012
- ISBN10: 0500204101
- Language: English
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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 Add to cartFrom 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 Add to cartFrom 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
