Films, Cinema

This second volume of cinematic eye candy further documents the quickly burgeoning underground film poster movement, a group of artists who challen...

Contains over 240 full-scale, complete video sleeves in the genres of action, comedy, horror, kids, sci-fi, and thriller films.  Video cover art i...

In the 1990s, American civil society got upended and reordered as many social, cultural, political, and economic institutions were changed forever....

Film studies has been a part of higher education curricula in the United States almost since the development of the medium. Although the study of f...

With an introduction by Steve MartinTwo pages into the script and an ache has developed in my gonads - I am both laughing out loud and agonized by ...

Dolores del Río's enormously successful career in Hollywood, in Mexico, and internationally illuminates issues of race, ethnicity, and gender throu...

Few films have resonated through the years as Schindler's List has. Released in December 1993, it not only won seven Oscars - including Best Film a...

Born to a vagabond bookie working the U.K's racetracks, Peter O'Toole became the most notorious sailor in Her Majesty's Royal Navy and then worked ...

From movie buffs and film students to anyone who enjoys true-crime stories or is interested in U.S. politics, this companion to a critically acclai...

Blondie, Boston Blackie, Ellery Queen, The Lone Wolf, Gasoline Alley, Jungle Jim... There were 27 film series produced and released by Columbia Pic...

Largely neglected by Hollywood in the early 1990s, the youth market began receiving increased attention from American media industries by the en...

When it releases this fall, Rapunzel (new title forthcoming) will be the 50th animated feature produced by Walt Disney Animated Studios. Featuring ...

The Star Shiner poses the question: Can a young man from a small rural Kentucky town--fleeing a domineering mother and an abusive, alcoholic fat...

The veterans' culture in postwar eras from World War I to the present is examined in this book, with specific attention to the historic events of e...

For armchair travellers, film buffs, tourists and city dwellers alike, Turner Classic Movies takes you on a one-of-a-kind tour of the cinematic sit...

The Academy Awards--that yearly Hollywood bash that brings together the glamour and glitz of the international film industry--is highly revered ...

'An extraordinary book by an extraordinary man' Ken LoachTony Garnett's story begins in working-class, war-torn Birmingham where he movingly descri...

In this comprehensive study of Nollywood stardom around the world, Noah A. Tsika explores how the industry's top on-screen talents have helped Noll...

A figure from ancient folklore, the doppelganger--in fiction a character's sinister look-alike--continues to appear in literature, television an...

Toysa celebrated part of childhood and key figures in childrens imaginative playhave a fantastic history of heroism in print and on film. From the ...

This is the fascinating story of Mary Maguire, a 1930s Australian ingenue who sailed for Hollywood and a fabulous life, only to have her career cut...

The Lone Ranger has endured as an iconic figure in American popular culture, from his 1933 premier as a radio serial hero through a highly-rated...

From a personal obsession with film, to an unorthodox mentorship with the legendary Pauline Kael, to establishing himself with the upstart Entertai...

What if Dorothy Gale wasn't the only person who went to see the Wizard of Oz? MGM's landmark 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz, starring Judy Garland, d...

Hammer Films were almost as well known for the way in which they sold their films, as for the films themselves. The Art of Hammer is the first ever...

Bebe Daniels had one of the most diverse and lengthy careers in show business. From her beginnings as a child on the vaudeville circuit to her r...

From the vaudeville gyrations of New York Giants star pitchers Rube Marquard and Christy Mathewson, to Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra as hoofing i...

This examination of the history of vampires within the science fiction realm also analyses the role of science and pseudo-science from the 18th cen...

Hammer Film's is justly famous for Gothic horror but the company also excelled in the psychological thriller. Influenced by Henri-Georges Clouzo...

Buster Crabbe's chief claim to fame, aside from his Olympic gold medal (for the 400-meter freestyle event in 1932), rests in the trio of movie s...

The 14 essays in Game on, Hollywood! take on several points of game and film intersection. They look at storylines, aesthetics, mechanics, and p...

This is the first book-length study of the career and life of Ann Savage, whose performance in Detour earned her a place in Time Magazine ''s li...

Although film noir is traditionally associated with the mean streets of the Dark City, this volume explores the genre from a new angle, focusing...

This stunning package is a truly immersive reading experience with unseen imagery, concept art and exclusive insights from the cast and crew. It in...