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Zona: A Book about a Film about a Journey to a Room by Geoff Dyer Publisher Comments From a writer whose mastery encompasses fiction, criticism, and the fertile realm between the two, comes a new book that confirms his reputation for the unexpected. In Zona, Geoff Dyer attempts to unlock the mysteries of a film that has haunted him ever... (read more) Your price: $24.00 New - Hardcover 
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Shock Value: How a Few Eccentric Outsiders Gave Us Nightmares, Conquered Hollywood, and Invented Modern Horror by Jason Zinoman Publisher Comments Much has been written about the storied New Hollywood of the 1970s, but at the same time that Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorcese were producing their first classic movies, a parallel universe of directors gave birth to the modern horror film. Shock... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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Full Service: My Adventures in Hollywood and the Secret Sex Lives of the Stars by Scotty Bowers Synopsis Newly discharged from the Marines after World War II, Scotty Bowers arrived in Hollywood in 1946. Young, charismatic, and strikingly handsome, he quickly caught the eye of many of the towns stars and starlets. He began sleeping with some himself, and... (read more) Your price: $25.00 New - Hardcover
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The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston Publisher Comments Written by the ultimate Disney insiders, this "bible" of animation has become a legend in itself. This volume seeks to explain the process that makes Disney's animation unique--what sets the work of the Disney studios apart from other animation products.... (read more) List Price $60.00 Your price: $42.00 Used - Hardcover
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Cinema Studies : Key Concepts (3RD 06 Edition) by Susan Hayward Publisher Comments Ranging from Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan to Quentin Tarantino, from auteur theory to the Hollywood Blockbuster," Cinema Studies: The Key Concepts" has firmly established itself as the essential guide for anyone interested in film. Now fully... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $15.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Equivocal Subjects: Between Italy and Africa -- Constructions of Racial and National Identity in the Italian Cinema by Shelleen Greene Publisher Comments Equivocal Subjects puts forth an innovative reading of the Italian national cinema. Shelleen Greene argues that from the silent era to the present, the cinematic representation of the mixed-race or interracial subject has served as a means by which... (read more) Your price: $138.95 New - Hardcover
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Indie, Inc.: Miramax and the Transformation of Hollywood in the 1990s by Alisa Perren Publisher Comments During the 1990s, films such as sex, lies, and videotape, The Crying Game, Pulp Fiction, Good Will Hunting, and Shakespeare in Love earned substantial sums at the box office along with extensive critical acclaim. A disproportionate number of these hits... (read more) Your price: $70.75 New - Hardcover
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Horror, the Film Reader (02 Edition) by Mark Jancovich Publisher Comments "Horror, The Film Reader" brings together key articles to provide a comprehensive resource for students of horror cinema. Mark Jancovich's introduction traces the development of horror from "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" to "The Blair Witch Project," and... (read more) List Price $45.95 Your price: $23.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Wounds of Nations: Horror Cinema, Historical Trauma and National Identity by Linnie Blake Publisher Comments The Wounds of Nations: Horror Cinema, Historical Trauma and National Identity explores the ways in which the unashamedly disturbing conventions of international horror cinema allow audiences to engage with the traumatic legacy of the recent past in a... (read more) Your price: $30.95 New - Trade Paper
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A Social History of Iranian Cinema, Volume 3: The Islamicate Period, 1978-1984 (Social History of Iranian Cinema) by Hamid Naficy Publisher Comments Hamid Naficy is one of the world’s leading authorities on Iranian film, and A Social History of Iranian Cinema is his magnum opus. Covering the late nineteenth century to the early twenty-first and addressing documentaries, popular genres, and art... (read more) Your price: $26.25 New - Trade Paper
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The Beauty of the Real: What Hollywood Can Learn from Contemporary French Actresses by Mick Lasalle Publisher Comments Even as actresses become increasingly marginalized by Hollywood, French cinema is witnessing an explosion of female talent—a Golden Age unlike anything the world has seen since the days of Stanwyck, Hepburn, Davis, and Garbo. In France, the joy of... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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The New Iranian Cinema: Politics, Representation and Identity by Richard Tapper Publisher Comments Iranian cinema is today widely recognized not merely as a distinctive national cinema, but as one of the most innovative in the world. This international stature both fascinates Western observers and appears paradoxical in line with perceptions of Iran... (read more) List Price $33.00 Your price: $13.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Sacred Space: The Quest for Transcendence in Science Fiction Film and Television by Douglas E. Cowan Publisher Comments To infinity and beyond, SciFi's missions to find humanity's great... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Trade Paper
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America on Film: Representing Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality At the Movies (2ND 09 Edition) by Harry M. Benshoff Publisher Comments America on Film: Representing Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality in the Movies is a lively introduction to issues of diversity as represented within the American cinema. The first synthetic and historical text of its kind, America on Film provides a... (read more) List Price $59.50 Your price: $36.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Kino: A History of the Russian and Soviet Film (Princeton Paperbacks) by Jay Leyda Publisher Comments This history of the turbulent destiny of Kino ("film" in Russian) documents the artistic development of the Russian and Soviet cinema and traces its growth from 1896 to the death of Sergei Eisenstein in 1948. The new Postscript surveys the directions... (read more) Your price: $63.75 New - Trade Paper
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Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and the Dawn of the Modern Woman by Sam Wasson Publisher Comments Audrey Hepburn is an icon like no other, yet the image many of us have of Audrey—dainty, immaculate—is anything but true to life. Here, for the first time, Sam Wasson presents the woman behind the little black dress that rocked the nation in... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $10.50 Used - Hardcover
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Travels of Bollywood Cinema: From Bombay to La by Anjali Gera (edt) Roy Publisher Comments This book examines the historical and spatial flows of Indian popular cinema for nearly a century culminating in the Bollywood-inspired-Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire. Bringing together essays by eminent scholars of anthropology, history, and... (read more) Your price: $58.95 New - Hardcover
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Fat, Drunk, and Stupid: The Inside Story Behind the Making of Animal House by Matty Simmons Publisher Comments In 1976 the creators of National Lampoon, Americas most popular humor magazine, decided to make a movie. It would be set on a college campus in the 1960s, loosely based on the experiences of Lampoon writers Chris Miller and Harold Ramis and Lampoon... (read more) Your price: $25.99 New - Hardcover
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Life Itself: A Memoir by Roger Ebert Publisher Comments Roger Ebert is the best-known film critic of our time. He has been reviewing films for the Chicago Sun-Times since 1967, and was the first film critic ever to win a Pulitzer Prize. He has appeared on television for four decades, including twenty-three... (read more) List Price $27.99 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare (Star Wars) by Jason Fry Publisher Comments THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO THE ULTIMATE INTERGALACTIC BATTLEFIELD Like many a great epic, Star Wars is rooted in a rich history of armed conflict. Now, for the first time, the facts, figures, and fascinating backstories of major clashes and... (read more) Your price: $30.00 New - Trade Paper
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