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Grindhouse: Cultural Exchange on 42nd Street, and Beyond
Johnny Walker, Austin Fisher
Film theory & criticism; Media studies; Cinema industry
Paperback
Examines, with historically informed nuance, the myriad routes of cultural influence that converged in the American grindhouse... [more]
Editing and Special/Visual Effects: Behind the Silver Screen: A Modern History...
Charlie Keil, Kristen Whissel
Film theory & criticism; Cinema industry
Hardback
Most filmgoers think of editing and special effects as distinct components of the filmmaking process. Yet film editors and... [more]
Possessed Women, Haunted States: Cultural Tensions in Exorcism Cinema
Christopher J. Olson, CarrieLynn D. Reinhard
Film & movie: styles & genres; Popular culture; Media studies; Cinema industry
Hardback
Films depicting demoniacally possessed women who can only be saved by male religious figures through exorcism rituals have... [more]
Pinewood: The Story of an Iconic Studio
Bob McCabe
Film, TV & Radio; Films, movies & cinema; Cinema industry
Hardback
For eighty years, Pinewood Studios has made dreams a reality. [more]
The Secret Life of Ealing Studios: Britain's favourite film studio
Robert Sellers
Films, movies & cinema; Cinema industry
Paperback
A behind-the-scenes account of life at Ealing Studios - one of the great cinematic success stories of post-war Britain, and... [more]
Powerhouse: The Untold Story of Hollywood's Creative Artists Agency
James Andrew Miller
Individual actors & performers; Memoirs; Social & cultural history; Cinema industry
Hardback
An oral history by the best-selling co-author of Those Guys Have All the Fun chronicles the revolutionary role of the forefront... [more]
American Film Exhibition and an Analysis of the Motion Picture Industry's...
Gary Edgerton
Films, movies & cinema; Media studies; Cinema industry
Paperback
This study looks at how the movie industry organisation functioned between the late `40s and 1983 when it was originally published.... [more]
Disposable Passions: Vintage Pornography and the Material Legacies of Adult...
David Church (Northern Arizona University, USA)
Film & movie: styles & genres; Ethical issues: pornography & obscenity; Cinema industry
Hardback
Through changes in archival and industrial practices, the very pastness of vintage pornographic cinema becomes a source of... [more]
A Companion to Russian Cinema
Birgit Beumers
Films, movies & cinema; Cinema industry
Hardback
A Companion to Russian Cinema provides an exhaustive and carefully organised guide to the cinema of pre-Revolutionary Russia,... [more]
'Trash,' Censorship, and National Identity in Early Twentieth-Century Germany...
Kara L. Ritzheimer (Oregon State University)
European history; Freedom of information & freedom of speech; Cinema industry; Legal history
Hardback
Lawmakers in Weimar Germany adopted two national censorship laws that regulated movies and pulp fiction. Supporters praised... [more]
Bollywood in Britain: Cinema, Brand, Discursive Complex
Lucia Kramer
Television; Cinema industry
Hardback
Bollywood in Britain provides the most extensive survey to date of the various manifestations and facets of the Bollywood... [more]
The Hollywood Trust: Trade Associations and the Rise of the Studio System...
Kia Afra
Films, movies & cinema; Cinema industry
Hardback
The Hollywood Trust: Trade Associations and the Rise of the Studio System offers a rare look at the Hollywood trade organizations... [more]
Hollywood: A Very Short Introduction
Peter Decherney (Professor of English and Cinema Studies, University of Pennsylvania, Professor of English and Cinema Studies, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania)
Theatre Studies; Films, movies & cinema; Cinema industry
Paperback
Peter Decherney tells the story of Hollywood, from its nineteenth-century origins to the emergence of internet media empires.... [more]
Reframing Culture: The Case of the Vitagraph Quality Films
William Uricchio, Roberta E. Pearson
Film theory & criticism; Social & cultural history; Media studies; Cinema industry
Hardback
A study of the Vitagraph Company, which between 1907 and 1910 brought to American cinema a series of films that promulgated... [more]
The James Bond Songs: Pop Anthems of Late Capitalism
Adrian Daub (Associate Professor of German Studies, Stanford University), Charles Kronengold (Assistant Professor of Musicology, Stanford University)
Films, movies & cinema; Music; Easy listening, MOR music; Cinema industry; Music industry
Paperback
You know the name. You know the number. And, strangely enough, you recognize the songs. The James Bond-songs have been a fixture... [more]
Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood
William J. Mann
History of the Americas; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Crime & criminology; Cinema industry
Paperback
In the early 1920s, Hollywood was threatened by a string of scandals-including the murder of the handsome, secretly haunted... [more]
The Insider's Guide to Film Finance
Philip Alberstat (Partner at law firm Osborne Clarke, London, UK)
Cinema industry
Hardback
Demystifies the legal and commercial implications of a film from start to finish. This book provides a survey of each of the... [more]
The Secret Life of Ealing Studios: Britain's favourite film studio
Robert Sellers
Film, TV & Radio; Films, movies & cinema; Cinema industry
Hardback
A behind-the-scenes account of life at Ealing Studios - one of the great cinematic success stories of post-war Britain, and... [more]
Promotional Screen Industries
Paul Grainge, Catherine Johnson
Advertising; Cinema industry; Advertising industry
Paperback
From the trailers and promos that surround film and television to the ads and brand videos that are sought out and shared,... [more]
The International Film Business: A Market Guide Beyond Hollywood
Angus Finney (CASS Business School, UK)
Cinema industry
Paperback
Considers the independent film sector as a business, and the specific skills and knowledge that it requires. [more]
The International Film Business: A Market Guide Beyond Hollywood
Angus Finney (CASS Business School, UK)
Cinema industry
Hardback
Considers the independent film sector as a business, and the specific skills and knowledge that it requires. [more]
Distribution Revolution: Conversations about the Digital Future of Film...
Kurt Sutter
Films, movies & cinema; Television; Cinema industry; Radio & television industry
Hardback
Offers a collection of interviews with leading film and TV professionals concerning the many ways that digital delivery systems... [more]
Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film
Oliver Leaman
Films, movies & cinema; Cinema industry
Paperback
This one volume work illuminates a variety of cinema which is little known outside its own area. It is divided into nine chapters,... [more]
Fashioning Bollywood: The Making and Meaning of Hindi Film Costume
Clare M. Wilkinson-Weber (Washington State University-Vancouver, USA), Wilkinson-Weber
Fashion & textiles: design; Film & movie: styles & genres; Fashion & society; Fashion & beauty industries; Cinema industry
Paperback
An innovative study of the Hindi film industry, this account explores the making and meaning of popular Hindi films, through... [more]
Rethinking Transnational Chinese Cinemas: The Amoy-Dialect Film Industry...
Jeremy E. Taylor (University of Sheffield, UK)
Cinema industry
Paperback
The Amoy-dialect film industry thrived in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia in the 1950s. This book represents the first full length,... [more]
