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  • Manila by Night: A Queer Film Classic

    by Joel David ...
    Joel David: Joel David is an Associate Professor of Cultural Studies at Inha University, Korea. He holds a Ph.D. in Cinema Studies at New York University. The author of several books on Philippine cinema, he had won the Manila Critics Circle’s National Book Award for Film Criticism, among other prizes. He was founding Director of the University of the Philippines Film Institute. ... Read more

    PHP471.69 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Film Director Prepares

    A Complete Guide to Directing for Film and Tv

    • Insider author gives no-nonsense advice• Required reading for film students, educators, anyone interested in filmFrom script analysis to post production, here is the all-inclusive guide to directing for film and television. Written by noted director-producer Myrl Schreibman, The Film Director Prepares offers practical insights on filmmaking, using real-life examples directors won’t learn in ... Read more

    PHP631.59

  • Fan Phenomena: Supernatural

    Supernatural premiered on September 14, 2005, on what was then called the WB Network. Creator Eric Kripke was inspired by Jack Kerouac’s On The Road, putting his heroes, brothers Sam and Dean Winchester, in a big black ’67 Impala and sending them in search of the urban legends that fascinated him. The series attracted a passionate fan base from the start and was described as a 'cultural attractor' ... Read more

    PHP1,052.19

  • Les Tontons flingueurs décryptés

    Les références et le langage des Tontons

    Film culte pour des générations de français, Les Tontons flingueurs n’en reste pas moins un OVNI dans le cinéma français. Loin d’une simple comédie burlesque tournée en argot par une bande de potaches, le film est en réalité beaucoup plus complexe et profond qu’il n’y parait. A commencer par les dialogues percutants que tout le monde (ou presque) connait ou plutôt croit connaitre.A l’écriture, ... Read more

    PHP622.67

  • The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Films

    Series series National Cinemas
    Under the Franco regime (1939-1976), films produced in Spain were of poor quality, promoted the regime’s agenda, or were heavily censored. After the dictator’s death, the Spanish film industry transitioned into a new era, one in which artists were able to more freely express themselves and tackle subjects that had been previously stifled. Today, films produced in Spain are among the most highly ... Read more

    PHP6,928.49

  • Screenwriting - A Beginner's Crash Course

    Time to get started

    Are you ready to turn your passion for storytelling into captivating screenplays? With countless books on screenwriting saturating the market, it's easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information out there. But what if you could cut through the noise and dive straight into the essentials?Screenwriting - A Beginner's Crash Course, is your guide to navigating the world of screenwriting ... Read more

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  • Star Wars FAQ

    Everything Left to Know About the Trilogy That Changed the Movies

    by Mark Clark ...
    Series series FAQ
    From the books and movies that inspired George Lucas to imagine the Star Wars universe, to early screenplay drafts that were never filmed, to short biographies of many people who made key contributions to the movies' success, Star Wars FAQ explores every aspect of the original Star Wars trilogy (Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi). Along the way, it unearths underreported ... Read more

    PHP1,286.19

  • National Conversations

    Public Service Media and Cultural Diversity in Europe

    Public service broadcasting is in the process of evolving into 'public service media' as a response to the challenges of digitalization, intensive competition and financial vulnerability. While many commentators regard public service as being in transition, a central dimension of its mission - to integrate and unify the nation while respecting and representing plurality - is being reemphasized and ... Read more

    PHP2,675.69

  • Front Row at the Movies 5

    Series series Front Row at the Movies
    More than 175 reviews of the most notable films of 2011. Plot synopses, backgrounds, interviews, quotes, and insightful appraisals by the film critic for the Cooke Communications newspaper chain. “One of my favorite entertainment writers…” says book reviewer Rosemary Mason. ... Read more

    PHP116.00

  • The Cinematographer’s Canvas

    Aspect Ratios and Framing the Film

    This is a groundbreaking book that sheds light on the roles of cinematographers in terms of using aspect ratios and framing in films. This book offers a fresh look at the processes associated with the creative side of filmmaking and the use of cinematic space.Based on the author’s own experience, the book offers an insightful discussion between cinematographers based on questionnaires, interviews, ... Read more

    PHP3,380.37

  • At a Theater or Drive-in Near You

    The History, Culture, and Politics of the American Exploitation Film

    by Randall Clark ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Cinema
    Millions of Americans have been thrilled, scared, titillated, and shocked by exploitation movies, low budget films with many scenes of sex, violence, and other potentially lurid elements. The term derives from the fact that promoters of such films exploit the contents in advertising that plays up the sexual or violent aspects of the films. This is the first comprehensive study of the American ... Read more

    PHP3,905.00

  • World Film Locations: Los Angeles

    Volume 2

    World Film Locations: Los Angeles Volume 2 is an engaging and highly visual city-wide tour of both well known and slightly lesser known films shot on location in one of the birthplaces of cinema and the ‘screen spectacle’. It pairs 50 synopses of carefully chosen film scenes with evocative full-colour film stills.When the World Film Locations series was launched in 2011, with volumes on Los ... Read more

    PHP994.09

  • The Laughing Dead

    The Horror-Comedy Film from Bride of Frankenstein to Zombieland

    Hybrid films that straddle more than one genre are not unusual. But when seemingly incongruous genres are mashed together, such as horror and comedy, filmmakers often have to tread carefully to produce a cohesive, satisfying work. Though they date as far back as James Whale’s Bride of Frankenstein (1935), horror-comedies have only recently become popular attractions for movie goers.In The Laughing ... Read more

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  • La comedia clásica norteamericana

    De todos los géneros cinematográficos que se dieron cita durante la edad dorada de Hollywood, la comedia clásica es uno de los más queridos por el público y el que más adeptos tiene hoy en día. Son películas que nos sumergen en el mejor de los mundos. Todo en ellas es hermoso y atractivo. Los personajes son ingeniosos, agradables, elegantes, con encanto y una personalidad arrolladora. Los lugares ... Read more

    PHP673.29

  • Le petit guide photo-cinéma

    Du plus modeste court-métrage au dernier film d’action en vogue, chaque oeuvre cinématographique trouve ses racines dans la photographie.Derrière tous les effets spéciaux, les cascades et les artifices, le cinéma, c’est d’abord et avant tout la lumière, le cadrage, la composition… En d’autres mots, c’est l’art de capturer une histoire et de la raconter en images.Du maniement de votre caméra à la ... Read more

    PHP2,576.55 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • I Found it at the Movies: Neo-Noir Reviews

    Movie Review Series, #2

    by Debbi Mack ...
    Series Book 2 - Movie Review Series
    A short, tongue-in-cheek guide to neo-noir movies. Like Pauline Kael only cooler!Looking for a no-holds-barred, honest opinion about modern film noir? In a world flooded with entertainment options, this collection will provide a heads-up about what might appeal to you.If you like hardboiled crime and noir movies, this collection covers some of the best and not-so-best choices in neo-noir.Includes ... Read more

    PHP174.29

  • Global Art Cinema

    New Theories and Histories

    "Art cinema" has for over fifty years defined how audiences and critics imagine film outside Hollywood, but surprisingly little scholarly attention has been paid to the concept since the 1970s. And yet in the last thirty years art cinema has flourished worldwide. The emergence of East Asian and Latin American new waves, the reinvigoration of European film, the success of Iranian directors, and the ... Read more

    PHP2,412.79

  • The Oxford Handbook of Screen Comedy

    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    The Oxford Handbook of Screen Comedy offers a rich sampling of the most current research and evolving trends in a vast and growing field-the study of humor and comedy in movies, television, streaming content, social media, and other forms of mediated comedy. The thirty new essays in this volume, written by leading scholars and emerging researchers, are guideposts to where the field is now and ... Read more

    PHP9,232.99

  • Purple Rain

    Music on Film Series

    Series series Limelight
    In the summer of 1984, a small, low-budget film came out of nowhere and unexpectedly debuted at the number one slot at the box office, unseating reigning champion Ghostbusters and making its star, Prince, a household name. By the end of the year, the film was a multiple-award winner, a trend setter in terms of fashion, and recognized on many prominent critical “top ten” lists. Purple Rain: Music ... Read more

    PHP529.45

  • A Year of Hitchcock

    52 Weeks with the Master of Suspense

    Alfred Hitchcock's career spanned more than five decades, during which he directed more than 50 films, many of them indisputable classics: Notorious, Strangers on a Train, Rear Window, Vertigo, North by Northwest, and Psycho, among others. In A Year of Hitchcock: 52 Weeks with the Master of Suspense, authors Jim McDevitt and Eric San Juan provide a comprehensive examination of Hitchcock's film-to ... Read more

    PHP1,006.59

  • Directory of World Cinema: Japan 2

    Edited by John Berra ...
    Building on and bringing up to date the material presented in the first instalment of Directory of World Cinema: Japan, this volume continues the exploration of the enduring classics, cult favourites and contemporary blockbusters of Japanese cinema with new contributions from leading critics and film scholars. Among the additions to this volume are in-depth treatments of two previously unexplored ... Read more

    PHP1,678.89

  • If You Like the Terminator

    Here Are Over 200 Movies, TV Shows and Other Oddities That You Will Love

    The Terminator began life as a low-budget B movie seemingly destined for a short run at malls and drive-ins before blossoming into a billion-dollar franchise that launched the careers of director James Cameron and star Arnold Schwarzenegger. The original 1984 film not only spawned three sequels, a weekly television series, and countless novels, comic books, and videogames, it also redefined the ... Read more

    PHP782.59

  • The 100 Greatest Christmas Movies

    by Scott Speed ...
    The book that follows contains one hundred Christmas themed movies and television specials that you should certainly consider watching during the festive season.The qualification for entry here is that each film should at least contain a Christmas scene or be set at Christmas. There are many perennial Christmas viewing staples like The Wizard of Oz and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory but ... Read more

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  • Movie Reviews to Annoy and Infuriate 2014-2016

    Chamber Film Reviews, #2

    Series Book 2 - Chamber Film Reviews
    This book is a collection of film reviews that should make for a good starting place to find something less obvious to watch that is off the beaten track. Among them is the following representative review:Death Wish 3 (1985)SMALL SPOILERS: With quasi-police acceptance a vigilante (Charles Bronson) cleans up a rough neighbourhood. Oh boy, what a strange movie. It's scary this was made by adults as ... Read more

    PHP183.62