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  • The Tangibly Reel 1980s Movie Quiz

    The Tangibly Reel Movie Quiz, #1

    by S. A. Burke ...
    Series Book 1 - The Tangibly Reel Movie Quiz
    Cinema of the 1980s was very commercially focused on the one hand and yet, paradoxically, incredibly inventive on the other. The 1970s had smashed up the cookie-cutter machines and though the following decade began with a very noticeable transition which brought with it the returning armies of accountants and bottom-liners, the creatives were certainly still allowed to make their own individual ... Read more

    Free

  • Bienvenue à Jurassic Park

    La science du cinéma

    by Nicolas Deneschau ...
    Jurassic Park est indéniablement un mythe. Près de trente ans après sa sortie, le film de Steven Spielberg continue d’alimenter les passions. Véritable jalon historique dans la grande histoire du cinéma, il incarne l’émergence des effets spéciaux numériques. Il a été source de vocation pour de nombreux paléontologues. Jurassic Park symbolise aussi les dérives du scientisme. Et si ses suites ont ... Read more

    11,99 €

  • Mémoires

    by Monica Vitti ...
    Translated by Florence Rigollet ...
    Pour la première fois en français, les souvenirs de Monica Vitti, véritable icône du cinéma récemment disparue. L'autoportrait d'une femme résolument moderne restée assez mystérieuse sur sa vie privée.Une silhouette élégante et mystérieuse, une voix rauque, un regard qui semble se perdre dans la plus abyssale des mélancolies... Pendant plus de trente ans, la grâce et le talent de Monica Vitti ont ... Read more

    13,99 €

  • Conversations avec Marilyn

    by W. J. Weatherby ...
    Translated by Rémi Boiteux ...
    Le 1er juin 2026, Marilyn Monroe aurait eu 100 ans. Les éditions Seghers proposent à cette occasion la traduction inédite d'un des ouvrages les plus intimes et justes jamais écrits sur la star.Reno, Nevada, 1960. Alors que la presse du monde entier est invitée sur le plateau des Désaxés, le journaliste W. J. Weatherby y rencontre Marilyn Monroe. Le couple qu'elle forme avec Arthur Miller – qui ... Read more

    14,99 €

  • Les Fraises sauvages d'Ingmar Bergman

    Les Fiches Cinéma d'Universalis

    by Encyclopaedia Universalis ...
    Une fiche de référence sur Les Fraises sauvages, un chef-d'œuvre d'Ingmar BergmanÀ trente-neuf ans, Ingmar Bergman passe pour un véritable bourreau de travail, écrivant ou réalisant près de deux films par an. Sa première réalisation, Crise (Kris), en 1946, est un hommage, déjà très personnel, au réalisme poétique…Un ouvrage conçu par des spécialistes du cinéma pour tout savoir sur Les Fraises ... Read more

    6,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mon dernier soupir - NE

    by Luis Buñuel ...
    " Ce qui me frappe, dans le livre de Luis, c'est la richesse et la diversité de cette longue vie, à cheval sur plusieurs pays, sur plusieurs cultures. Elle va du Moyen Age aux Temps modernes. Elle passe par le surréalisme, la guerre d'Espagne, Hollywood, le Mexique. Elle est faite d'humour, de solitude, d'amitié, d'imagination. Elle est vue par un des regards les plus aigus et les plus profonds d ... Read more

    11,99 €

  • One Hundred Indian Feature Films

    An Annotated Filmography

    by Shampa Banerjee, Anil Srivastava ...
    First Published in 1989. One Hundred Indian Films attempts to bring together a representative selection from the first talkies to the present day. The book originated as a project under the National Film Heritage programme at the Centre for Development of Instructional Technology in Delhi, along with the efforts to build up a collection of Indian cinema at the United States Library of Congress. ... Read more

    64,72 €

  • THIRD EDITION

    READY FOR YOUR CLOSE UP? AFRICAN AMERICANS AND INTERNATIONALS IN CINEMA WHO ARE COLLEGE GRADUATES- EXPANDED HONORABLE MENTION EDITION

    by G. Shields ...
    A topical reference of how some of your favorite professionals in the film industry enhanced their career choice and insured their future.THIRD EDITION: READY FOR YOUR CLOSE UP? AFRICAN AMERICANS AND INTERNATIONALS IN CINEMA WHO ARE COLLEGE GRADUATES by G. Shields offers a core account of collegiate backgrounds of recognized and influential professionals in the film industry. Film aficionados will ... Read more

    13,13 €

  • Directory of World Cinema: East Europe

    Edited by Adam Bingham ...
    Part of the Directory of World Cinema series, this title includes contributions from some of the leading academics in the field. It features film recommendations from a range of genres for those interested in watching more cinema from these regions. It also features comprehensive filmography as an index. Given the prevalence of important new wave cinemas across Eastern Central Europe in the post ... Read more

    22,89 €

  • 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

    4,23 €

  • Ritorno al futuro: analisi dei riferimenti culturali nell’adattamento traduttivo italiano del film

    by Debora Colangelo ...
    Come cambiano i riferimenti culturali nell'adattamento traduttivo nel campo dell'audiovisivo? Quali fattori cambiano dalla lingua di partenza a quella di arrivo? Il film "Ritorno al futuro" di Robert Zemeckis fornisce ottimi spunti per analizzare i cambi traduttivi che sono stati attuati dalla sceneggiatura e dal copione in inglese nell'adattamento del doppiaggio italiano. Il progetto di ricerca ... Read more

    7,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Everything I Know About Filmmaking I Learned Watching Seven Samurai

    by Richard D. Pepperman ...
    In celebration of the sixtieth anniversary of Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai ⎯ one of cinema’s most superb and influential achievements ⎯ Richard D. Pepperman presents this elegant book as a master class, and illustrates, with beautiful strokes of insight, how and why this film has inspired generations of filmmakers. Here is a handbook for directors, screenwriters, and editors, and a guide for all ... Read more

    13,13 €

  • Our Lady Cinema

    How and Why I went into the Photo-play World and What I Found There

    by Harry Furniss ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Cinema
    This charming classic of film literature was originally published in 1914 and hence represents an early attempt to catalogue the allure of cinema and how the motion picture industry began. This tale of life in the early days of cinema will be of interest to film historians and anyone interested in that period of history. The book outlines the actors, the producers, the studios and the audiences as ... Read more

    58,61 €

  • Acting for Film (Second Edition)

    by Cathy Haase ...
    "It will not disappoint . . ." —Ian McKellen, from the ForewordAn Authoritative Training Manual for Film Actors and Teachers“In today's entertainment industry of buff bodies and beautiful faces, it's easy to think that a couple of sit-ups and high cheek bones can create a movie legend,” writes film veteran Cathy Haase. However, she adds, what the actor really must have are “technique, craft, and a ... Read more

    19,47 €

  • The World of Hindi Cinema - A Quiz Book

    by Nishant Labh ...
    This is a very interesting combination of Hindi movies and quizzing. What the book offers is a wide range of information on (Indian) Hindi films in a very exciting form of questions and answers.Offering over 1000 questions, this book has information about everything and everyone who is associated with Hindi films right from its beginning - from the silent era to talkies to colour. Its information ... Read more

    4,49 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Filmmaking, the Hard Way

    Filmmaking, the Hard Way, #1

    by Josh Folan ...
    Series Book 1 - Filmmaking, the Hard Way
    A cynical case study of the feature film production of All God's Creatures written by multi-hyphenate writer/producer/director/actor Josh Folan, "Filmmaking, the Hard Way" puts low budget filmmaking under the microscope by analyzing the process of making a film from top to bottom with an honesty and transparency rarely found in writings of its kind. "Filmmaking, the Hard Way" lauds itself as THE ... Read more

    8,49 €

  • La historia en el cine norteamericano

    El cine de ficción como (re)creación e interpretación de la historia

    by Luis Laborda Oribes ...
    En La historia en el cine norteamericano se analizan las relaciones entre el cine estadounidense y la representación de la historia. Atendiendo al carácter humanístico del ensayo se amplían las perspectivas de análisis a otras disciplinas como la literatura, la filosofía o el arte. Se entiende el término historia desde la polisemia y, por ello, resulta necesario superar la clasificación de géneros ... Read more

    8,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Filmmaker’s Guide to Working with Children

    by Meg Rickards, Tamryn Speirs ...
    A Filmmaker’s Guide to Working with Children is a vital resource for ethical filmmaking with child performers. Building on their collaboration on the film Snake, the authors offer practical strategies for creating captivating performances while ensuring safe and joyful environments across all production stages, from casting to release. To foster confidence in child actors, the book guides readers ... Read more

    48,84 €

  • Horror Movie Freak

    by Don Sumner ...
    You'll scream with delight while reading this fun and engaging book that discusses fright flicks all horror fans need to see to ascend to the level of a true Horror Freak -from classics (Dracula and Psycho) to modern movies (Drag Me to Hell) and lesser-known gems (Dog Soldiers).Movies are divided into various categories including Asian horror, beginners, homicidal slashers, super... ... Read more

    7,94 €

  • Chris Gore's Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide, 4th edition

    The Essential Companion for Filmmakers and Festival-Goers

    by Chris Gore ...
    The guerrilla guide to marketing and selling an indie film.Some people are just there for the loot bags. But most of the people at a film festival are trying to market and sell an independent film. Don’t be just one of the horde. Use Chris Gore’s Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide to help your indie film stand out! Entertainment Weekly loves Gore’s book, calling it a “treatise on schmoozing, ... Read more

    4,34 €

  • L'amour dans le sang

    by Charlotte Valandrey, Jean Arcelin, Dominique Besnehard ...
    Series series Documents
    Best seller !L'amour dans le sang, ou l'incroyable histoire d'une femme qui a tant aimé la vie qu'elle eut besoin d'un autre cœur.À quinze ans, Anne-Charlotte Pascal quitte brutalement une vie d'adolescente insouciante pour devenir Charlotte Valandrey, l'héroïne éclatante du film Rouge Baiser. Vingt ans plus tard, à l'hôpital de la Salpétrière, on lui greffe un nouveau cœur.C'est cet itinéraire ... Read more

    10,99 €

  • Satan in the Celluloid: 100 Satanic and Occult Horror Movies of the 1970s

    by P. J. Thorndyke ...
    Evil cults! Demonic possession! Black magic! The 1970s were gripped by an obsession with the devil and all his works. This book explores 100 devilish movies that blazed across the screens of the drive-ins and grindhouses of the decade.They were a product of their time. The counterculture of the 1960s had soured with the brutal actions of the Manson Family sparking fears of cults and hippie ... Read more

    6,49 €

  • Indian Horror Cinema

    (En)gendering the Monstrous

    by Mithuraaj Dhusiya ...
    This book studies the hitherto overlooked genre of horror cinema in India. It uncovers some unique and diverse themes that these films deal with, including the fear of the unknown, the supernatural, occult practices, communication with spirits of the deceased, ghosts, reincarnation, figures of vampires, zombies, witches and transmutations of human beings into non-human forms such as werewolves. It ... Read more

    62,27 €

  • The New Biographical Dictionary Of Film 5Th Ed

    by David Thomson ...
    This book is both more and less than history, a work of imagination in its own right, a piece of movie literature that turns fact into romance.' Gavin Lambert was reviewing the first edition of David Thomson's monumental work in 1975. In the eight years since the third edition was published, careers have waxed and waned, reputations been made and lost, great movies produced, trends set and scorned ... Read more

    3,99 €