John Gielgud: Matinee Idol to Movie Star
$30.00 NZD
Category: Biography | Series: Biography and Autobiography
John Gielgud: Matinee Idol to Movie Star is the most authoritative and comprehensive account of the finest classical actor of the twentieth century. This entertaining but critical biography charts the ups and downs of Gielgud's long and glittering career, from his young ground-breaking Hamlet to his lat ...Show more
Whatever it Takes - Pacific Films and John O'Shea 1948-2000 by John Reid
$35.00 NZD
Category: Film | Reading Level: very good
Pacific Films was founded on the belief that without locally made feature films, a country imperils its very identity. Led by its idiosyncratic producer John O'Shea, the story of Pacific Films begins at the emergence of a New Zealand national cinema in the second half of the twentieth century, when Paci ...Show more
Of Mice and Magic - A History of American Animated Cartoons by Leonard Maltin
$14.00 NZD
Category: Film | Reading Level: good
In this revised and updated edition of Of Mice and Magic, Leonard Maltin not only recreates this whole glorious era from the silent days through the Hollywood golden age to Spielberg's An American Tail, he traces the evolution of the art of animation and vividly portrays the key creative talents and the ...Show more
The Lone Ranger: Behind the Mask. On the Trail of an Outlaw Epic by Michael Singer
$25.00 NZD
Category: Film | Reading Level: very good
Bringing "The Long Ranger" to the big screen was an epic odyssey for all involved, plagued by freak weather conditions, unforgiving terrain, and a never-ending stream of logistical nightmares. Nevertheless, the hardy crew, led by director Gore Verbinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer - both veterans of ...Show more
Film Making in New Zealand - A Brief Historical Survey by Clive Sowry
$8.00 NZD
Category: Film | Reading Level: good
Keystone - The Life and Clowns of Mack Sennett by Simon Louvish
$12.00 NZD
Category: Film | Reading Level: very good
Film in Aotearoa New Zealand by Jonathan Dennis (Editor); Jan Bieringa (Editor)
$25.00 NZD
Category: Film | Reading Level: very good
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Truth or Dare - Art and Documentary by Gail Pearce (Editor); Cahal McLaughlin (Editor)
$14.00 NZD
Category: Film | Reading Level: very good
The new wave of documentaries that prominently feature their filmmakers, such as the works of Michael Moore and Morgan Spurlock, have attracted fresh, new audiences to the form?but they have also drawn criticism that documentaries now promote entertainment at the expense of truth. Truth or Dare examines ...Show more
Key Frames: Popular Cinema and Cultural Studies by Matthew Tinkcom and Amy Villarejo (eds)
$15.00 NZD
Category: Film | Reading Level: very good
Welcome to the Dreamhouse - Popular Media and Postwar Suburbs by Lynn Spigel
$20.00 NZD
Category: Film | Series: Console-Ing Passions Ser. | Reading Level: very good
In "Welcome to the Dreamhouse" feminist media studies pioneer Lynn Spigel takes on Barbie collectors, African American media coverage of the early NASA space launches, and television s changing role in the family home and its links to the broader visual culture of modern art. Exploring postwar U.S. medi ...Show more
Film Theory Goes to the Movies - Cultural Analysis of Contemporary Film by Hilary Radner (Editor); Jim Collins (Editor); Ava Preacher Collins (Editor)
$14.00 NZD
Category: Film | Series: AFI Film Readers Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Film Theory Goes to the Movies fills the gap in film theory literature which has failed to analyze high-grossing blockbusters. The contributors in this volume, however, discuss such popular films as The Silence of the Lambs, Dances With Wolves, Terminator II, Pretty Woman, Truth or Dare, Mystery Train, ...Show more
Cinephilia in the Age of Digital Reproduction - Film, Pleasure, and Digital Culture Volume 1 by Scott Balcerzak; Jason Sperb; Sperb Balcerzak
$15.00 NZD
Category: Film | Series: Film and Media Studies | Reading Level: very good
For years, "cinephilia" has been a part of the theatrical experience, denoting a deep, even limitless passion for the medium. Cinephilia encompasses consuming, defining, sharing, discussing, and writing about films, but what happens when the experience of watching movies becomes something increasingly c ...Show more