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  • Oh Hollywood

    Stuff On Movies From A Film Geek

    by Dominic Leslie ...
    We spend a huge fortune on going to the cinema to see the latest blockbuster but have you wondered about how these films are made? Or what sequels nearly got made but never did? Well if you have, this book is for you.Did you know that a member of the British Royal Family nearly appeared in a film. Find out which one by reading this book.Did you ever wonder how Walt Disney managed to pay for the ... Read more

    €4.99

  • Top Ten Movie Lists 1

    by Shirrel Rhoades ...
    Your favorite movies ranked by a movie maestro. Best in a genre? Biggest flubs? Worst performances? Nothing about the cinema escapes this fascinating collection of Top Tens. Hours of entertainment for less than the cost of a pack of gum. ... Read more

    €1.46

  • Las grandes películas asiáticas. Espiritualidad, violencia y erotismo en el cine oriental

    by Silvia Rins ...
    Los valores espirituales vertidos en las películas orientales abren horizontes insospechados a un Occidente materialista y pragmático, ávido de alimentar necesidades más profundas que su estómago o su mente. Una aspiración a lo sagrado, a veces arraigada en la ética y otras por encima de la moral. Una concepción del erotismo -de la belleza convulsiva de Nagisa Oshima a la mirada hierática de Tsai ... Read more

    €11.76

  • The Disney Book

    A Celebration of the World of Disney

    by Jim Fanning ...
    Celebrate movie history and the world of Disney, from the animations and live action movies to the magical Disney parks and attractions, with The Disney Book.Go behind-the-scenes of Disney's best-loved animated movies and find out how they were made, follow Disney's entire history using the timeline, and marvel at beautiful concept art and story sketches.Perfect for Disney fans who want to know ... Read more

    €7.99

  • Les Tontons flingueurs décryptés

    Les références et le langage des Tontons

    by Bertrand Dufour ...
    Film culte pour des générations de français, Les Tontons flingueurs n’en reste pas moins un OVNI dans le cinéma français. Loin d’une simple comédie burlesque tournée en argot par une bande de potaches, le film est en réalité beaucoup plus complexe et profond qu’il n’y parait. A commencer par les dialogues percutants que tout le monde (ou presque) connait ou plutôt croit connaitre.  A l’écriture, ... Read more

    €8.99

  • James Bond 1962 - 2012

    by Marco Paracchini ...
    In occasione del 50° anniversario di James Bond, un saggio che ripercorre l’evoluzione dal 1962 ad oggi del personaggio di 007, divenuto icona cinematografica della spia più famosa di tutti i tempi.James Bond è un eroe moderno, un personaggio entrato a far parte della Storia.È costume, società, vita, rumors, azione, vendetta, sangue, rabbia, astuzia, sagacia, efficacia, merchandising e molto altro ... Read more

    €4.99

  • Queer Cinema in America: An Encyclopedia of LGBTQ Films, Characters, and Stories

    by Aubrey Malone ...
    This reference helps readers navigate the perilous odyssey those of an LGBTQ orientation had to face in an age less enlightened than our own, when an attraction to members of the same gender could lead to horrendous abuse.Just as American society has changed dramatically from decade to decade, so has queer cinema. Taking us from a time when LGBTQ characters were often represented as either ... Read more

    €91.56

  • Diccionario de guionistas americanos

    by Carlos García Brusco ...
    Todo el mundo parece coincidir en que el oficio de guionista debe ser un poco triste; vayan por delante dos ejemplos: Preston Sturges, tras sus triunfos en Broadway, recaló en Hollywood y acabó tan harto de escribir para otros que aceptó el pago simbólico de un dólar para poder debutar como director. Frank Tashlin decidió convertirse en director porque comprobar lo que otros hacían con sus guiones ... Read more

    €11.76

  • Todos los Estrenos de 2007

    by VV.AA. ...
    Cumplimos veinte años al lado de nuestros lectores. Aunque ya no somos tan jóvenes, tenemos el mismo entusiasmo que cuando aparecimos en las librerías. En este tiempo la idea original del libro ha sido respetada, añadiendo más secciones para ampliar la información. Todos los cambios que hemos ido incorporando han sido para mejorar y seguir siendo competitivos. Hoy nuestra consolidación es ... Read more

    €11.76

  • Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film

    Edited by Wyndham Wise ...
    Series series Heritage
    Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film is the most exhaustive and up-to-date reference book on Canadian film and filmmakers, combining 700 reviews and biographical listings with a detailed chronology of major events in Canadian film and television history. Compiled by Wyndham Wise, the editor and publisher of Take One, Canada's most respected film magazine, with a foreword by Canadian ... Read more

    €33.78

  • Production Algebra, A Handbook for Production Assistants

    An Overview of the Production Industry

    by Mark Adler ...
    Have you ever wanted to know what it's like to work on a film set? Production Algebra is packed with information that will help you get into the film and video industry and walk onto sets feeling strong! Industry professional and co-founder of the Michigan Production Alliance Mark Adler provides detailed descriptions of the many roles that a Production Assistant plays on the set of corporate ... Read more

    €9.00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sadist Cinema

    A Serbian Film

    by Fwah Storm ...
    Series Book 1 - Sadist Cinema
    In 2010 the world was subjected to a new and brave entry into the world of foreign cinema. A film that caused panic and outrage across the globe, and has resulted in multiple bans of the film, as well as a few arrests.Since then ‘A Serbian Film’ has earned itself a cult status, and mentions of its name still enduce fear into the hearts of movie goers around the world! ‘SADIST CINEMA’ is a short ... Read more

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  • Doug Pratt's DVD 1.001

    by Douglas Pratt ...
    With over 13,000 reviews, and spanning 4,000 pages, Doug Pratt’s DVD is the one collection of DVD reviews you need to own, written by one of the most prolific and wide-ranging media critics working today! Doug Pratt is uniquely qualified to write this book. As the editor and publisher of The DVD-Laser Disc Newsletter--the insider’s guide to the medium--he has been reviewing laserdiscs and DVDs ... Read more

    €10.02

  • Fan Phenomena: The Big Lebowski

    Edited by Zachary Ingle ...
    Fan Phenomena: The Big Lebowski examines how this quirky movie evolved from its underwhelming debut to attract a mass following on par with that of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Contributors take a close look at the film’s phenomenal impact on popular culture and language and examine the script’s rich philosophical implications, whether it is the nihilism within the film itself or the Dudeism ... Read more

    Was €17.12 Now €14.95

  • Don't Look Now

    British Cinema in the 1970s

    Edited by Paul Newland ...
    While postwar British cinema and the British new wave have received much scholarly attention, the misunderstood period of the 1970s has been comparatively ignored. Don’t Look Now uncovers forgotten but richly rewarding ?lms, including Nicolas Roeg’s Don’t Look Now and the ?lms of Lindsay Anderson and Barney Platts-Mills. This volume offers insight into the careers of important ?lm-makers and sheds ... Read more

    €26.15

  • World Film Locations: Tokyo

    Edited by Chris MaGee ...
    World Film Locations: Tokyo gives readers a kaleidoscopic view of one of the world’s most complex and exciting cities through the lens of world cinema. 50 scenes from classic and contemporary films explore how motion pictures have shaped the role of Tokyo in our collective consciousness, as well as how these cinematic moments reveal aspects of the life and culture of a city that are often hidden ... Read more

    €14.00

  • The Griffith Project, Volume 2

    Films Produced in January-June 1909

    by Paolo Cherchi Usai ...
    Silent film director D.W. Griffith is the subject of this study. Only a small group of his more than 500 films are subject to analysis. The creative output of Griffiths from 'Professional Jealousy' (1907) to 'The Struggle' (1931) is explored. ... Read more

    €108.07

  • Les dialogues de Michel Audiard décryptés - Vocabulaire et expressions

    by Bertrand Dufour ...
    Connaissez-vous plus de vingt mots d’argot qui parle d’argent ? Et presque autant pour évoquer la prison ? Savez-vous qu’il existe de multiples façons d’évoquer une escroquerie ou de désigner une maison close ? A votre avis, qu’est-ce qu’un « foutriquet », un « bedeau », une « mousmée » ? Et que signifie « schprountz » ? Que peuvent bien vouloir dire des termes aussi étranges que « fatum », « ... Read more

    €7.99

  • Diccionario de cineastas

    by Juan Carlos Rentero ...
    Más de 1.500 cineastas de todas las partes del mundo componen este completo diccionario de directores, un clásico de la literatura cinematográfica que ahora ve la luz en su cuarta edición, revisado, corregido y totalmente actualizado. Con el fin de hacer más amena la consulta, el autor alterna la frialdad de los datos con el ejercicio de la crítica gustativa, su favorita, en contraposición a la ... Read more

    €11.76

  • The story of Paul

    by Latigo Bayne ...
    List of ContentsSCENE 1:Not again.—-------------8SCENE 2:I can't keep doing this—--------------------17SCENE 3:A funeral. —-----------21SCENE 4:Where's the bed? —-----29SCENE 5:Wha... do you want?—---34SCENE 6:I'll go sleep somewhere else. ---------------41SCENE 7:Wait, Anan. I just remembered something. —-------50SCENE 8:We can't stay here all night. —-----------------------59SCENE 9:What's wrong ... Read more

    €22.68

  • Orm's Funeral

    by Latigo Bayne ...
    List of ContentsSCENE 1 : Whispers of the Past------7SCENE 2 : A Fabric of Love------15SCENE 3 : Dolls of Deception -----24SCENE 4 : The Price of Pregnancy -----31SCENE 5 : A Funeral in the Forest------35SCENE 6 : A Family Shattered ------39SCENE 7 : Orm's Return ----50SCENE 8 : The Unholy Awakening ----56SCENE 9 : Panic in the Dark ----63SCENE 10 : The Wailing Cry ------68SCENE 11 : Wrapping Up t ... Read more

    €18.14

  • Performance

    by Colin MacCabe ...
    Series series BFI Film Classics
    Directed by Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg, and starring James Fox, Mick Jagger and Anita Pallenberg, Performance was filmed in 1968, but not released until 1970. When its studio backers saw the director's cut, they were so shocked by the film's sexual explicitness and formal radicalism that attempts were made to destroy the negative. In his study of the film, Colin MacCabe draws on extensive ... Read more

    €15.06

  • Good Shit To Know About Being A Film Actor

    by Greg Dorchak ...
    This book is intended to supply someone who is just starting out (at any age) with realistic expectations and useful information about what goes on in the life of a film actor. It is also useful to those who just want to know what it is like being an actor in the Film Industry. ... Read more

    €3.99

  • Va là où il est impossible d'aller - Mémoires

    by Costa-gavras ...
    Né en Arcadie, dans une Grèce déchirée par l'Occupation et la guerre civile, le jeune Costa-Gavras n'aurait jamais pu imaginer nous emmener comme il le fait aujourd'hui là où il lui était impossible d'aller.Il arrive à Paris en 1955, immigré sans argent. Son rêve : suivre des études. Au hasard des rencontres, il découvrira la Sorbonne, la Cinémathèque d'Henri Langlois, et deviendra rapidement, ... Read more

    €8.49