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  • Random Fascinating Facts About James Bond

    Interesting Facts About the World of 007

    by Frank Baker ...
    Many people are fans of the great British spy James Bond. James Bond was first introduced to the world by creator Ian Fleming with his first Bond novel Casino Royale in 1953. In 1962 the official James Bond film series started with Dr No. The film series would make James Bond a phenomenon and cultural icon, breaking box office records, introducing new ways of filmaking and marketing. The world of ... Read more

    S$ 4.32 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 1000 Harry Potter Facts

    by Mera Wolfe ...
    1000 Harry Potter Facts is packed with all the trivia you could ever wish to know about this beloved series of fantasy books and films! ... Read more

    S$ 4.41 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Star Trek Book New Edition

    To boldly expand your Star Trek horizons.Re-engage! The new edition of The Star Trek Book takes readers even further into one of the greatest science fiction universes ever created. This unique, insightful, and comprehensive examination of an enduring, much loved franchise features every era of Star Trek in one volume, from the pioneering 1960s TV series to the latest movies and streaming shows, ... Read more

    S$ 29.31 SGD

  • The Art of Frozen 2

    Through never-before-seen development art, character sketches, storyboards, and color scripts, The Art of Frozen 2 gives fans a front-row view of the vast creative effort behind the epic sequel to Frozen. Filled with gorgeous four-color images and fascinating facts and details from the production team, it's the ultimate insider's look. ... Read more

    S$ 18.30 SGD

  • The Art of Avatar Fire and Ash

    by Chris Prince ...
    **"I'm so glad to have this book showcase the intelligence and depth behind every element we see on Pandora." – Oona ChaplinA revelatory behind-the-scenes exploration—and celebration—of the artistic ingenuity that created the Academy Award-winning Avatar: Fire and Ash.**Discover how crucial scenes were conceived and marvel at the incredible attention to detail that the Avatar artists brought to ... Read more

    S$ 53.94 SGD

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  • School of Terror (2020)

    57 Horror Movies for Kids

    The films described in this book are perfect for children and teenagers with a fascination for horror movies. They contain very little violence, coarse language, and nudity, if any.The reviews are sorted in order of preference. The ranking is established by the sum of 7 ratings: stars, gimmick, rewatchability, story, creativity, acting, and quality.Each film description contains a synopsis, a list ... Read more

    S$ 4.08 SGD

  • Constructing the Coens

    From Blood Simple to Inside Llewyn Davis

    by Allen Redmon ...
    The films of Ethan and Joel Coen have been embraced by mainstream audiences, but also have been subject to intense scrutiny by critics and cinema scholars. Movies such as Barton Fink, The Hudsucker Proxy, and Raising Arizona represent the filmmakers’ postmodern tendencies, a subject many academics have written about at length. But is it enough to reduce their features as expressions of ... Read more

    S$ 84.90 SGD

  • The Encyclopedia of Best Films

    A Century of All the Finest Movies, S-U, Volume 3

    This all-inclusive A-Z encyclopedia by one of the world's foremost experts on cinema provides comprehensive annotations of the best films produced from 1914 on. The work offers more than 5,000 three- to five-star entries (three stars=good; four stars=excellent; five stars=masterpiece), and yes, author Jay Robert Nash has viewed every single one of them as well as many more that did not "make the ... Read more

    S$ 253.63 SGD

  • Evil Dead - Un viaggio nel regno del male

    Saggi - saggio (10 pagine) - L’unico libro al mondo a raccontare il mito di Evil Dead nella sua interezza, dalla trilogia cinematografica alla serie TV Ash vs Evil Dead.A partire dal 1979, con Within The Woods, si ripercorre la storia di uno dei franchise più longevi della storia del cinema horror, capace di mutare la propria forma in ognuna delle sue incarnazioni. Il Necronomicon, la motosega, il ... Read more

    S$ 10.11 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Don't Look Now

    British Cinema in the 1970s

    Edited by Paul Newland ...
    Paul Newland is a lecturer in film studies in the Department of Theatre, Film and Television at Aberystwyth University. ... Read more

    S$ 39.67 SGD

  • Satyajit Ray : The Man Who Knew Too Much

    by Barun Chanda ...
    Satyajit Ray’s Seemabaddha (1971), a stinging indictment of the corporate rat race, remains one of the iconic film-maker’s most feted works. It starred debutant Barun Chanda, who won a special prize for his performance. Now, fifty years later, Barun Chanda documents his experience of working in the film and being directed by Satyajit Ray, someone he describes as ‘the man who knew too much’. But ... Read more

    S$ 6.86 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Intimate Animation

    In recent years, there has been a surge in animated projects that have pushed boundaries, broken taboos, prompted discussions and wowed festival and online audiences alike through compelling storytelling and unmatched artistry.Join Ben Mitchell and Laura-Beth Cowley of Skwigly Online Animation Magazine and the Intimate Animation podcast as they take you on a tour of the landscape of contemporary ... Read more

    S$ 94.89 SGD

  • The A to Z of German Cinema

    Series series The A to Z Guide Series
    German film is diverse and multi-faceted; its history includes five distinct German governments (Wilhelmine Germany, the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, the Federal Republic of Germany, and the German Democratic Republic), two national industries (Germany and Austria), and a myriad of styles and production methods. Paradoxically, the political disruptions that have produced these distinct film ... Read more

    S$ 55.91 SGD

  • The Big Lebowski

    An Illustrated, Annotated History of the Greatest Cult Film of All Time

    by Jenny Jones ...
    Whether contending with nihilists, botching a kidnapping pay-off, watching as his beloved rug is micturated upon, or simply bowling and drinking Caucasians, the Dude—or El Duderino if you’re not into the whole brevity thing—abides.As embodied by Jeff Bridges, the main character of the 1998 Coen brothers’ film The Big Lebowski is a modern hero who has inspired festivals, burlesque interpretations, ... Read more

    S$ 35.31 SGD

  • The Toho Studios Story

    A History and Complete Filmography

    Since its inception in 1933, Toho Co., Ltd., Japan's most famous movie production company and distributor, has produced and/or distributed some of the most notable films ever to come out of Asia, including Seven Samurai, Godzilla, When a Woman Ascends the Stairs, Kwaidan, Woman in the Dunes, Ran, Shall We Dance?, Ringu, and Spirited Away. While the western world often defines Toho by its iconic ... Read more

    S$ 284.48 SGD

  • Film and Reform

    John Grierson and the Documentary Film Movement

    by Ian Aitken ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Cinema
    Best known for his documentaries such as Drifters, North Sea, and Housing Problems, John Grierson was the most important figure in the British documentary film movement and one of the most influential of British film theorists.This major assessment of Grierson and the documentary film movement examines the intellectual and aesthetic influences on his work, focusing on the material he produced in ... Read more

    S$ 92.14 SGD

  • Materialist Film

    by Peter Gidal ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Cinema
    A polemical introduction to the avant-garde and experimental in film (including making and viewing), Materialist Film is a highly original, thought-provoking book.Thirty-seven short chapters work through a series of concepts which will enable the reader to deal imaginatively with the contradictory issues produced by experimental film. Each concept is explored in conjunction with specific films by ... Read more

    S$ 88.01 SGD

  • Space and Time in African Cinema and Cine-scapes

    Series series Routledge Advances in Film Studies
    This book is the first of its kind to bring basic notions of contemporary physics to bear on African cine-scapes.In this book, renowned African cinema scholar Kenneth W. Harrow presents unique new ways to think about space and time in film, with a specific focus on African and African diasporic cinema. Through a series of case studies, he explores how cinema creates and represents time and space ... Read more

    S$ 79.76 SGD

  • Christmas Movie Ultimate Trivia Book

    Test Your Superfan Status and Relive the Most Iconic Christmas Movie Moments

    Series series Ultimate Trivia
    Put your Christmas-movie expertise to the test with nearly 500 trivia questions, accompanied by entertaining illustrations capturing your favorite holiday-film moments.Quiz yourself or compete with your friends! With challenging questions from over 180 of the greatest Christmas movies in film history, Christmas Movie Ultimate Trivia Book is the perfect way to show off your knowledge and prove your ... Read more

    S$ 14.27 SGD

  • Screen Adaptations: Shakespeare’s Hamlet

    The Relationship between Text and Film

    by Samuel Crowl ...
    Series series Screen Adaptations
    Hamlet is the most often produced play in the western literary canon, and a fertile global source for film adaptation. Samuel Crowl, a noted scholar of Shakespeare on film, unpacks the process of adapting from text to screen through concentrating on two sharply contrasting film versions of Hamlet by Laurence Olivier (1948) and Kenneth Branagh (1996). The films' socio-political contexts are ... Read more

    S$ 40.10 SGD

  • Doris Day Confidential

    Hollywood, Sex and Stardom

    Doris Day was a major star during the 1950s and 60s. Even now, many years after her final film and years since her last regular television appearances, the star's name retains currency: she is often invoked as shorthand for a kind of sexuality now felt outmoded, with virginity firmly maintained until marriage. Although this assumption is widespread, close attention to the facts of Day's own life ... Read more

    S$ 36.40 SGD

  • Breath in the Art of Winning Cinema

    An Analysis of Award-Winning Short Films

    by Ana Bilic ...
    Experience the captivating world of breath in the award-winning films of the International Film Festival Cittador 2023! In my book, "Breath in the Art of Winning Cinema," I delve into a profound analysis of the outstanding cinematic motif that took center stage in Vienna on December 16 and 17, 2023.This book provides a concise exploration of the artistic manifestation of breath in each of the ... Read more

    S$ 6.86 SGD

  • Criterion Tuesdays, Vol. 2

    The author of Criterion Tuesdays is back with 100 new essays on Criterion Collection films. Spanning over 100 years of cinema across 38 countries, Criterion Tuesdays, Vol. 2 is an informative and entertaining dive into world cinema history. In these pages are stories of the greatest films and filmmakers the world has produced, and whether you're a casual Netflix streamer or a seasoned film scholar ... Read more

    S$ 13.75 SGD

  • Beautiful Monsters

    The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Aliens and Predator

    by David McIntee ...
    Beautiful Monsters is the story of the Alien and Predator film franchises. Each film is chronicled through analysis and extensive background information, and the themes and influences examined through articles. In addition all the spin-off books, comics and computer games are detailed. This is your one-stop guide for everything relating to two of cinema’s most popular and enduring creations who ... Read more

    S$ 6.87 SGD