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Believing in Film (2020)
Christianity and Classic European Cinema
by Mark Le Fanu
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Subject: Sociology
British Children's Cinema (2021)
From the Thief of Bagdad to Wallace and Gromit
by Noel Brown
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Subject: Countries > Great Britain
Acting for the Silent Screen (2021)
Film Actors and Aspiration between the Wars
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Subject: Silent Cinema
China and the Chinese in Popular Film (2020)
From Fu Manchu to Charlie Chan
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Subject: Sociology
Beyond a Joke (2021)
Parody in English Film and Television Comedy
by Neil Archer
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Subject: Countries > Great Britain
Hollywood Riots (2016)
Violent Crowds and Progressive Politics in American Film
by Doug Dibbern
Publisher: I.B.Tauris
Subject: Sociology
Frank Capra's Eastern Horizons (2014)
American Identity and the Cinema of International Relations
Publisher: I.B.Tauris
Subject: Director > Frank Capra
Hollywood and the Americanization of Britain (2013)
From the 1920s to the Present
by Mark Glancy
Publisher: I.B.Tauris
Subject: Countries > Great Britain
Projecting Tomorrow (2013)
Science Fiction and Popular Cinema
by James Chapman and Nicholas J. Cull
Publisher: I.B.Tauris
Subject: Genre > Science Fiction
The Hollywood Family Film (2012)
A History, from Shirley Temple to Harry Potter
by Noel Brown
Publisher: I.B.Tauris
Subject: Sociology
Femininity in the Frame (2009)
Women and 1950s British Popular Cinema
by Melanie Bell
Publisher: I.B.Tauris
Subject: Countries > Great Britain
Elia Kazan (2008)
The Cinema of an American Outsider
by Brian Neve
Publisher: I.B.Tauris
Subject: Director > Elia Kazan
Children, Cinema and Censorship (2005)
From Dracula to the Dead End Kids
by Sarah Smith
Publisher: I.B.Tauris
Subject: Sociology
Powell and Pressburger (2012)
A Cinema of Magic Spaces
by Andrew Moor
Publisher: I.B.Tauris
Subject: Director > Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
From Steam to Screen (2022)
Cinema, the Railways and Modernity
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Subject: Sociology
Gilles Deleuze and Film Criticism (2024)
Philosophy, Theory, and the Individual Film
Dir. Dominic Lash and Hoi Lun Law
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Subject: Theory
Indigenous Plots in Twenty-First Century Latin American Cinema (2023)
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Subject: Countries > Latin America
Satyajit Ray (2021)
The Inner Eye: The Biography of a Master Film-Maker
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Subject: Director > Satyajit Ray
Deleuze and the Gynesis of Horror (2022)
From Monstrous Births to the Birth of the Monster
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Subject: Theory
Videographic Cinema (2022)
An Archaeology of Electronic Images and Imaginaries
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Subject: Sociology
Beyond the Hero's Journey (2022)
Crafting Powerful and Original Character Arcs for the Screen
Publisher: Creative Essentials
Subject: Technique > Scriptwriting
Waterloo - Making an Epic (2021)
The spectacular behind-the-scenes story of a movie colossus
by Simon Lewis
Publisher: BearManor Media
The History of Independent Cinema (2009)
by Phil Hall
Publisher: BearManor Media
Subject: Genre > Independent cinema
Jews in Contemporary Visual Entertainment (2022)
Raced, Sexed, and Erased
by Carol Siegel
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Subject: Sociology
Becoming Dracula (2021)
The Early Years of Bela Lugosi - Volume One
by Gary D. Rhodes and Bill Kaffenberger
Publisher: BearManor Media
Subject: Actor > Bela Lugosi
Becoming Dracula (2021)
The Early Years of Bela Lugosi, Volume Two
by Gary D. Rhodes and Bill Kaffenberger
Publisher: BearManor Media
Subject: Actor > Bela Lugosi
Magic Time (2023)
The Films and Scripts of Billy Wilder
by J. R. Jordan and Austin Pendleton
Publisher: BearManor Media
Subject: Director > Billy Wilder
Big Bad John (2021)
The John Milius Interviews
by Nat Segaloff
Publisher: BearManor Media
Subject: Director > John Milius
Directed by William Beaudine (2020)
An Overview
Publisher: BearManor Media
Subject: Director > William Beaudine
Creative Practice Research in the Age of Neoliberal Hopelessness (2022)
Dir. Agnieszka Piotrowska
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Subject: Sociology
Egypt 1919 (2022)
The Revolution in Literature and Film
by Dina Heshmat
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Subject: Countries > Middle East
Sinatra and Me (2022)
In the Wee Small Hours
by Tony Oppedisano and Mary Jane Ross
Publisher: Scribner
Subject: Actor > Frank Sinatra
What Is Non-fiction Cinema? (2022)
On the Very Idea of Motion Picture Communication
Publisher: Routledge
Subject: Genre > Documentary
Cinema and Brexit (2022)
The Politics of Popular English Film
by Neil Archer
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Subject: Countries > Great Britain
Makeup Man (2020)
From Rocky to Star Trek The Amazing Creations of Hollywood's Michael Westmore
by Michael Westmore and Jake Page
Publisher: Lyons Press
Subject: Others persons > Michael Westmore
You Squashed My Pea! (2024)
A Brit's Take on War, Stalkers and Other Fun Movie Stuff
Publisher: Independant
Subject: On Films > Film selections
Oh, My God! Ninja! (2023)
A Brit's Take on Arnie, Icky Sex and Other Fun Movie Stuff
Publisher: Independant
Subject: On Films > Film selections
Smile, You Sonuvabitch! (2022)
A Brit's Take on Catfights, Serial Killers and Other Fun Movie Stuff
Publisher: Independant
Subject: On Films > Film selections
The Encyclopedia of Novels Into Film (2005)
by John C. Tibbetts and James M. Welsh
Publisher: Checkmark Books
Subject: Technique > Adaptation
Design in Motion (2022)
Film Experiments at the Bauhaus
Publisher: The MIT Press
Subject: Technique > Aesthetics
The Palgrave Encyclopedia of American Horror Film Shorts (2023)
1915–1976
by Gary D. Rhodes, David J. Hogan, Mark Martucci and Henry Nicolella
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Nordic Gothic (2022)
by Maria Holmgren Troy, Johan Höglund, Yvonne Leffler and Sofia Wijkmark
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Queer Horror Film and Television (2022)
Sexuality and Masculinity at the Margins
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Masculinity in Contemporary Science Fiction Cinema (2022)
Cyborgs, Troopers and Other Men of the Future
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Subject: Genre > Science Fiction
The Shark is Roaring (2022)
The Story of Jaws: The Revenge
by Paul Downey
Publisher: BearManor Media
Subject: One Film > Jaws: The Revenge
The Ultimate Halloween Movie Experience (2022)
by Scotty McCoy and Jamie Lee Curtis
Publisher: BearManor Media
Abbas Kiarostami's Cinema of Life (2022)
From Homework to Like Someone in Love
by Julian Rice
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Subject: Director > Abbas Kiarostami
Scripts from the Crypt (2015)
The Hideous Sun Demon
Dir. Tom Weaver
Publisher: BearManor Media
Subject: One Film > The Hideous Sun Demon
The Brute Man (2019)
Dir. Scott Gallinghouse
Publisher: BearManor Media
Subject: One Film > The Brute Man
Dracula's Daughter (2017)
Dir. Gary D. Rhodes
Publisher: BearManor Media
Subject: One Film > Dracula's Daughter
The Mummy's Tomb (2023)
Dir. Tom Weaver
Publisher: BearManor Media
Subject: One Film > The Mummy's Tomb
The Mummy's Ghost (2023)
Dir. Gregory W. Mank and Tom Weaver
Publisher: BearManor Media
Subject: One Film > The Mummy's Ghost
The Ghost of Frankenstein (2024)
Dir. Tom Weaver
Publisher: BearManor Media
Subject: One Film > The Ghost of Frankenstein
Tod Browning's The Revolt of the Dead (2022)
Dir. Tom Weaver
Publisher: BearManor Media
Subject: Director > Tod Browning
Inspiring Walt Disney (2022)
The Animation of French Decorative Arts at the Wallace Collection
Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers
Subject: Studio > Disney Studios
Creating Carmen Miranda (2022)
Race, Camp, and Transnational Stardom
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
Subject: Actor > Carmen Miranda
Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, 1930-70 Vol. 1 (2022)
The Pioneers of Animation Acting
by Keith Scott
Publisher: BearManor Media
Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, 1930-1970 Vol. 2 (2022)
Studio Filmographies with Voice Credits
by Keith Scott
Publisher: BearManor Media
The Shawshank Redemption Revealed (2022)
How One Story Keeps Hope Alive
Publisher: Lyons Press
Subject: One Film > The Shawshank Redemption
Chronology of the Birth of Cinema 1833–1896 (2022)
by Deac Rossell
Publisher: John Libbey Publishing
Subject: History of Cinema
The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko (2025)
Dir. Derek Tyler Attico
Publisher: Titan Books
Subject: One Film > Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series)
The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway (2021)
Captain Janeway of the USS Voyager tells the story of her life in Starfleet, for fans of Star Trek
Publisher: Titan Books
Subject: One Film > Star Trek: Voyager
The Autobiography of Jean-Luc Picard (2018)
Dir. David A. Goodman
Publisher: Titan Books
Subject: One Film > Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series)
The Autobiography of James T. Kirk (2016)
Dir. David A. Goodman
Publisher: Titan Books
Subject: One Film > Star Trek (TV Series)
The Autobiography of Mr. Spock (2025)
The Life of a Federation Legend
Publisher: Titan Books
Subject: One Film > Star Trek (TV Series)
The African Desperate (2022)
by Martine Syms and Rocket Caleshu
Publisher: Nightboat Books
Subject: One Film > The African Desperate
A Screenwriter's Companion (2022)
Instruction, Opinion, Encouragement
Publisher: Fayetteville Mafia Press
Subject: Technique > Scriptwriting
Roger Moore's James Bond (2022)
The Retrospective
by John Fox
Publisher: Independant
Subject: One Film > James Bond
Black Oscars (2022)
From Mammy to Minny, What the Academy Awards Tell Us about African Americans
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Subject: Festivals
Atmosphere, Architecture, Cinema (2023)
Thematic Reflections on Ambiance and Place
by Michael Tawa
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Subject: Economics
The Unofficial Guide to The Scorpion King and The Mummy Universe (2022)
by Brad Mengel
Publisher: BearManor Media
Subject: One Film > The Scorpion King
Stars of Walt Disney Productions (2022)
by Mark Arnold
Publisher: BearManor Media
Subject: Studio > Disney Studios
The Reenactment in Contemporary Screen Culture (2022)
Performance, Mediation, Repetition
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Subject: Theory
Nothing to Fear (2023)
Alfred Hitchcock And The Wrong Men
Publisher: Fayetteville Mafia Press
Subject: One Film > The Wrong Man
Rooney Eats It! (2023)
A Brit's Take on Pimps, Child Deaths and Other Fun Movie Stuff
Publisher: Independant
Subject: On Films > Film selections
Truly, Madly (2023)
Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, and the Romance of the Century
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Subject: Actor > Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh
Contemporary Chinese Cinema and Visual Culture (2023)
Envisioning the Nation
by Sheldon Lu
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Sexual Diversity in Young Cuban Cinema (2024)
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Subject: Countries > Latin America
Everything I Know About Life I Learned From James Bond (2023)
by John L. Flynn and Bob Blackwood
Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
Subject: One Film > James Bond
Transcendence and Film (2023)
Cinematic Encounters with the Real
Dir. David P. Nichols
Publisher: Lexington Books
Subject: Theory