History & Criticism
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Tcm Imports: Timeless Favorites and Hidden Gems of World Cinema
$27.99 Add to cartWhether you’re a longtime film buff or new to foreign movies, TCM Imports is an essential, accessible guide to an absorbing selection of cinema from around the world, curated by Turner Classic Movies … [more below]
- Series: Turner Classic Movies
- Author: Malone, Alicia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: April 22 2025
- ISBN10: 0762488484
- Language: English
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On Ruben Slikk: A Manifesto on the Purpose of Art and the Value of Transgression
$15.00 Add to cartOn Ruben Slikk: An Manifesto on the Purpose of Art and the Value of Transgression is a philosophical and critical inquiry into the modern musical landscape, using the obscure, prolific, transgressive
- Author: True, Caleb
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 116
- Publish Date: March 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1088156738
- Language: English
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Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey
$22.00 Add to cartFreshly revised and chock-full of new, vibrant stories, Last Night a DJ Saved My Life is the “lively and . . . necessary” (New York Times Book Review), and first and foremost definitive history of the
- Author: Brewster, Bill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 672
- Publish Date: February 18 2025
- ISBN10: 0802163904
- Language: English
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Little Book of Milan Style: The Fashion History of the Iconic City
$16.95 Add to cartFrom perfectly tailored chic to bold statement pieces, Milan is the home of easy elegance and effortless cool. Home to countless luxury brands like Prada and Valentino, as well as their funky, cutting
- Series: Little Books of City Style
- Author: Graves, Laia Farran
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: June 11 2024
- ISBN10: 1802797831
- Language: English
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Acting Out: How a Prison Theatre Workshop Broke Free
$27.95 Read moreWhen Richard Hoehler first walked through the doors of a medium security prison in upstate New York, he assumed it would be a one-time thing. As a busy freelance writer, actor and teacher he had nonet
- Author: Hoehler, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 204
- Publish Date: January 21 2025
- ISBN10: 1493085557
- Language: English
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Paula Scher: Works
$75.00 Add to cartPaula Scher: Works presents the most extensive monograph of Scher’s career to date, featuring over three hundred projects from her early days in the music industry as an art director with CBS and Atl
- Author: Scher, Paula
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 520
- Publish Date: August 27 2024
- ISBN10: 0500297703
- Language: English
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Audrey Hepburn: A Life of Beautiful Uncertainty
$45.00 Add to cartThis is the definitive tribute to the glamor and character of a beloved icon, including rarely published details, photographs and stories about the lasting impact of Audrey Hepburn’s remarkable life.
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- Author: Santopietro, Tom
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: March 18 2025
- ISBN10: 1493068083
- Language: English
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100 Years of Grand OLE Opry: A Celebration of the Artists, the Fans, and the Home of Country Music
$60.00 Add to cartThe official book celebrating 100 years of the Grand Ole Opry–an intimate, gorgeously illustrated behind-the-scenes look at the American institution and world-renowned stage for country music
Since- Author: Grand Ole Opry
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: April 15 2025
- ISBN10: 1419773607
- Language: English
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Saturday Night: A Backstage History of Saturday Night Live
$21.99 Add to cartThe New 50th Anniversary Edition of Saturday Night
“It reads like a thriller, and may be the best book ever written about television.”
— Associated Press“A chilling real-life cliffhanger.”
— Washin- Author: Hill, Doug
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 500
- Publish Date: November 05 2024
- ISBN10: 1592115365
- Language: English
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Art! Trash! Terror!: Adventures in Strange Cinema
$31.95 Add to cartFrom filmmaker, former Fangoria editor-in-chief, and Corman/Poe author Chris Alexander comes ART! TRASH! TERROR! Adventures in Strange Cinema, a treasure trove of in-depth essays and edifying intervie… [more below]
- Author: Alexander, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 460
- Publish Date: March 15 2025
- ISBN10: 191531643X
- Language: English
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3 Women
$17.95 Read moreReleased after the large-scale frescos of Nashville (1975) and Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson (1976), 3 Women (1977) was seen as an intimate drama from director Robert
- Series: BFI Film Classics
- Author: Wyatt, Justin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: November 14 2024
- ISBN10: 1839026022
- Language: English
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Hope I Get Old Before I Die: Why Rock Stars Never Retire
$19.99 Add to cartFrom the author of Abbey Road and Never a Dull Moment, the basis for AppleTV’s 1971 documentary, come the stories of how rock icons like Pink Floyd, Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger, and more have survi… [more below]
- Author: Hepworth, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: March 04 2025
- ISBN10: 9798895150061
- Language: English
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Hollywood on the Tiber
$43.00 Add to cartHollywood on the Tiber is a dazzling blend of the epic and intimate featuring a glittering cast of screen gods and goddesses. This vibrant chronicle recounts how Hank Kaufman and Gene Lerner became un
- Author: Kaufman, Hank
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 408
- Publish Date: January 16 2025
- ISBN10: 1942782861
- Language: English
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Hollywood on the Tiber
$32.00 Add to cartHollywood on the Tiber is a dazzling blend of the epic and intimate featuring a glittering cast of screen gods and goddesses. This vibrant chronicle recounts how Hank Kaufman and Gene Lerner became un
- Author: Kaufman, Hank
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 408
- Publish Date: January 16 2025
- ISBN10: 1942782853
- Language: English
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Bodies of Sound: Becoming a Feminist Ear
$19.99 Add to cartWith contributions from:
‘I am concerned with the power of sound! and what it can do to the body and the mind, ‘ wrote composer Pauline Oliveros. In the body, histories and politics come together with… [more below]
- Author: Revell, Irene
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 408
- Publish Date: February 01 2025
- ISBN10: 1739371712
- Language: English
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Cyberpunk: Envisioning Possible Futures Through Cinema
$45.00 Add to cartA visual exploration of cyberpunk and its global impact and lasting influence on cinema culture
Cyberpunk, a subgenre of science fiction, first appeared in the early 1980s and uniquely captured the anx
- Author: Berger, Doris
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 22 2024
- ISBN10: 1636811310
- Language: English
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’70s Chicagoland Rock Concerts
$24.99 Add to cartA Portal to Rock ‘N’ Roll History
During the 1970s, Chicagoland venues hosted an eclectic mix of legendary rock ‘n’ roll acts that thrilled audiences. Fans flocked to historic venues like the Auditori
- Author: Plotnick, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 29 2024
- ISBN10: 146715685X
- Language: English
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Dance History(s): Imagination as a Form of Study
$50.00 Add to cartA multivoiced dance history book, authored by twelve diverse choreographers
In an effort to deepen our understanding of what dance is and how it has functioned throughout human history, this prismatic
- Author: Defrantz, Thomas F.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: September 03 2024
- ISBN10: 0819500909
- Language: English
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The Golden Hour: A Story of Family and Power in Hollywood
$32.00 Add to cartA personal and cultural exploration of the struggles between art and business at the heart of modern Hollywood, through the eyes of the talent that shaped it
Matthew Specktor grew up in the film indust
- Author: Specktor, Matthew
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: April 22 2025
- ISBN10: 0063008335
- Language: English
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Denim: The Fabric That Built America, 1935-1944
$49.95 Add to cartThe legacy of denim in America, as seen through early FSA photographs of “blue collar” workers
There is perhaps no other fabric so inextricably associated with a country as is denim with the United Sta
- Author: Marsh, Graham
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 29 2024
- ISBN10: 1909526975
- Language: English
