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  • Monty Python Speaks

    The Complete Oral History of Monty Python, as Told by the Founding Members and a Few of Their Many Friends and Collaborators

    by David Morgan ...
    With a Foreword by John Oliver, host of Last Week TonightIn celebration of the 50th anniversary of its BBC debut, a revised and updated edition of the complete oral history of Monty Python—an insightful, in-depth portrait of the brilliant and hysterically funny show that transformed modern comedy.Broadcast by the BBC between 1969 and 1974, Monty Python’s Flying Circus introduced something ... Read more

    R221,48

  • Costume Design 101 - 2nd edition

    The Business and Art of Creating Costumes For Film and Television

    by Richard LaMotte ...
    Written by an industry venteran with 40 years of experience, this book is the new edition of Costume Design ... Read more

    R364,65

  • The Filmmaker's Handbook

    A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age: Fifth Edition

    by Steven Ascher, Edward Pincus ...
    The authoritative guide to producing, directing, shooting, editing, and distributing your video or film. Whether you aspire to be a great filmmaker yourself or are looking for movie gifts, this comprehensive guide to filmmaking is the first step in turning a hobby into a career.Widely acknowledged as the “bible” of video and film production, and used in courses around the world, The Filmmaker’s ... Read more

    R222,74

  • Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho

    by Stephen Rebello ...
    A "meticulous history" of the classic suspense film based on exclusive interviews with the director, writers, cast, and crew ( The New York Times Book Review).First released in June 1960, Psycho altered the landscape of horror films forever. But just as compelling as the movie itself is the story behind it, which has been adapted as a movie starring Anthony Hopkins as Hitchcock, Helen Mirren as ... Read more

    R240,91 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Writing The Romantic Comedy, 20th Anniversary Expanded and Updated Edition

    The Art of Crafting Funny Love Stories for the Screen

    by Billy Mernit ...
    **“Writing the Romantic Comedy is so much fun to read it could pop a champagne cork.”**—Alexa Junge, writer and producer of FriendsRevised and expanded to celebrate a new generation of romantic comedies, Billy Mernit’s insightful look into the mechanics of writing Hollywood’s most enduring genre features case studies that reveal the screenwriting secrets behind classics new and old.**Whether you ... Read more

    R221,48

  • Elizabeth Taylor, A Passion for Life

    The Wit and Wisdom of a Legend

    by Joseph Papa ...
    A beautiful, illustrated, keepsake volume of quotations by the legendary Elizabeth Taylor"Passion is the ingredient in me that has made me who I am. It's my passion for life...my passion for passion that has made me never give up." -- Elizabeth TaylorFrom the time she appeared in National Velvet, the film that skyrocketed her to international fame at age twelve in 1944, until her death in 2011, ... Read more

    R198,13

  • Sadist Cinema

    A Serbian Film

    by Fwah Storm ...
    Series Book 1 - Sadist Cinema
    In 2010 the world was subjected to a new and brave entry into the world of foreign cinema. A film that caused panic and outrage across the globe, and has resulted in multiple bans of the film, as well as a few arrests.Since then ‘A Serbian Film’ has earned itself a cult status, and mentions of its name still enduce fear into the hearts of movie goers around the world! ‘SADIST CINEMA’ is a short ... Read more

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  • The Enneagram Movie & Video Guide 3.0

    How To See Personality Styles In the Movies - Third Edition Revised and Expanded

    by Thomas Condon ...
    See Your Favorite Stars in a Whole New Light Whether you are a movie lover, aspiring actor, storyteller, student of psychology or Enneagram enthusiast, this spirited and original book will alter the way you see movies forever. From classics to independent films to mega-hits, personality types are everywhere in the movies - if you know how to see them. The Enneagram is a fascinating and popular ... Read more

    R146,04

  • Total recall

    by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Peter Petre ...
    Translated by Anabella Bambouet ...
    Les mémoires très attendus d'Arnold Schwarzenegger, le récit de son parcours étonnant : petit culturiste autrichien immigré aux Etats-Unis, il deviendra l'une des plus grandes vedettes du cinéma mondial, avant d'entamer une carrière politique qui l'a conduit à gouverner la Californie.Faut-il présenter celui que l'on a surnommé, à tour de rôle, le " Chêne autrichien " pendant ses années de ... Read more

    R259,95

  • 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

    R86,50

  • Star Wars The Mandalorian Visual Guide

    by Pablo Hidalgo ...
    **"Fans might not realize all of the hard work, dedication, and little details that go into each and every episode of The Mandalorian, but they can catch a glimpse of that here, in this book." - Pedro PascalGo behind the scenes with this essential companion to all three seasons of Star Wars™: The Mandalorian™.**Discover the hidden gadgets of Din Djarin's beskar armour. Learn more about the iconic ... Read more

    R540,26

  • Our Films Their Films

    by Satyajit Ray ...
    This book brings together Satyajit Rays major writings and talks on film makers, and presents them in two sections. Our Films is devoted mainly to his own experiences and contains many interesting anecdotes, but also has observations to offer on trends in Indian films. Their Films deals with some films abroad that have become landmarks in the history of cinemafrom the silent era to the present day ... Read more

    R91,14

  • Centring Women in Bollywood Biopics

    Empowerment and Agency in Contemporary Indian Cinema

    by Chandrava Chakravarty, Sneha Kar Chaudhuri ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Film Studies
    This book explores the dramatic rise in popularity of the women’s biopic in contemporary Bollywood, within the context of wider cultural shifts over the past decade.Delving into the societal shifts reflected in the genre, both on and off screen, the book explores the contours of individual agency and the centring of women in Indian cinema. The book offers new insight into women-centric Hindi ... Read more

    R1 146,59

  • Emotion Pictures

    Movies and Feelings

    by Lucy Fischer ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Film Studies
    This book investigates a group of exceptional films that single-mindedly consider one particular emotion – be it pity, lust, grief, or anxiety – to examine cinematic emotion in depth.Drawing on philosophical and psychological approaches, Fischer’s unique analysis offers unparalleled case studies for comprehending emotion in the movies. The book provides the reader with an opportunity to ... Read more

    R1 046,86

  • The Moving Image

    A Study of Indian Cinema

    by K. Valicha ...
    One of the first serious film studies in India. A contemporary analysis of the central issues contained in Indian films—issues which distinguish this cinema from films of other countries. The book argues that film in India is a genuine cultural expression carrying meaning. The special and valuable insights on Indian cinema that this book offers are enhanced by Dr Valichas own fascination with ... Read more

    R109,41

  • Filmmaking for Change: Make Films That Transform the World

    Make Films That Transform the World

    by Jon Fitzgerald ...
    Storytelling through entertainment can inform, enlighten, and inspire audiences to get involved in the issues our world now faces. With "Filmmaking for Change," creative artists will learn the keys to successfully producing and distributing the most powerful form of mass communication. ... Read more

    R364,65

  • A Cuban Cinema Companion

    Edited by Sean O'Reilly, Amanda McMenamin, Salvador Jiménez Murguía ...
    Series series National Cinemas
    With the recent shift in Cuba-US relations stemming from the relaxing of travel restrictions and an influx of American visitors, interest in Cuba and its culture has increased substantially. A new emphasis has been placed on the island country’s many cultural and artistic achievements, specifically in film. Cuban cinema is recognized around the world as having produced some of the most celebrated ... Read more

    R1 746,03

  • Personified Body Parts in Cinema, Literature, and Visual Culture

    Edited by Gilad Padva, Yair Koren-Maimon ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies
    Personified Body Parts in Cinema, Literature, and Visual Culture investigates the power of personifying body parts in cinema, television, visual culture, literature, erotica, folklore, and mystique.Culturally, socially, and poetically exposing hidden aspects and subtleties of human existentialism, this book vigorously questions and problematizes numerous artistic, aesthetic, technological, naïve, ... Read more

    R1 146,59

  • Hollywood Game Plan: How to Land a Job in Film, TV, or Digital Entertainment

    How to Land a Job in Film, TV and Digital Entertainment

    by Carole Kirschner ...
    Hollywood Game Plan is an in-depth, how-to guide for aspiring Hollywood hopefuls. It provides a concrete, step-by-step strategy to land a job in the entertainment industry. ... Read more

    R393,86

  • Flashbacks in Film

    A Cognitive and Multimodal Analysis

    by Adriana Gordejuela ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Film Studies
    Flashbacks in Film examines film flashback as a rich multimodal narrative device, analyzing the cognitive underpinnings of film flashbacks and the mechanisms that lead viewers to successfully comprehend them.Combining a cognitive film theory approach with the theoretical framework proposed by blending theory, which claims that human beings’ general ability for conceptual integration underlies most ... Read more

    R1 046,86

  • The Films of Werner Herzog

    Between Mirage and History

    Edited by Timothy Corrigan ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Cinema
    Given Herzog’s own pronouncement that ‘film is not the art of scholars, but of illiterates,’ it is not surprising that his work has aroused ambivalent and contradictory responses. Visually and philosophically ambitious and at the same time provocatively eccentric, Herzog’s films have been greeted equally by extreme adulation and extreme condemnation.Even as Herzog’s rebellious images have gained ... Read more

    R1 246,31

  • Movie Accidents and Deaths

    Brief details of people who died while filming blockbuster movies

    by Thomas Hall ...
    With this informative book and a copy of one of the films mentioned, you may be able to see the scene where a person was injured or killed, as the Director decided to keep the action for the film.For example:The Dark Knight (2008)Cameraman Conway Wickliffe was killed on the set of The Dark Knight, as he rode in a pickup truck driving parallel to a stunt car; the pickup truck missed a 90-degree ... Read more

    R24,68 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Critical History of History in Moving Pictures

    by John N. Dunbar Ph.D. ...
    In the first book of its kind in the English language historian Dr. John Dunbar provides an overview of attempts throughout film history to put historical topics on screen in the United States and Great Britain. The earliest attempts were biographic films about famous people and some great epic films such as Gone With the Wind that were not claimed to be accurate histories of a period. World War ... Read more

    R57,95

  • Rubber Sharks and Wooden Acting

    The Ultimate Bad Movie Guide

    by Nicko Vaughan ...
    From the hilariously dated moralising of anti-drug propaganda vehicle Reefer Madness (1936) to the mind-boggling awfulness of vanity project pioneer Tommy Wiseau’s The Room (2003), audiences have always been drawn to the unintended delights of bad movies. What makes a good bad movie? Why do people seek them out? And why have they seen such a resurgence over the past decade? In this book, film ... Read more

    R72,84