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Cinematic Immunity

Directory of World Cinema: Germany

Blue Velvet

Directory of World Cinema: Italy

Celluloid Ceiling

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The A to Z of Horror Cinema

Shakespeare on Silent Film

Historical Dictionary of Spanish Cinema

100 Greatest Cult Films

Chicano Images

Film and the Working Class

Encyclopedia of Religion and Film

The Oxford Handbook of Screen Comedy

A Filmography of Cartomancy and Tarot 1940-1979

Historical Dictionary of Japanese Cinema

The Ten Best Bond Movies...Ever!

Mind Your Business: A Hollywood Literary Agent's Guide to Your Writing Career