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1	What Just Happened?: Bitter Hollywood Tales from the Front Line more books like this by Art Linson The director of THE FIGHT CLUB and THE UNTOUCHABLES offers behind-the-scenes insight on the difficulties of movie making. see all copies from $4.95! new only from $8.40! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Understanding movies more books like this by Louis Giannetti For undergraduate courses in Introduction to Film, Introduction to Cinema, and Film Appreciation. This contemporary, best-selling text is designed to help students analyze movies with precision and technical sophistication. Designed to help students analyze movies with precision and technical sophistication, Understanding Movies focuses on ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.60! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Traditions & Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past more books like this by Jerry H Bentley Over a million students at thousands of schools have learned about world history with the best selling book for the course, "Traditions and Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past". Using the twin themes of traditions and encounters, the text emphasizes both the distinctive patterns of historical development within individual societies and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| first editions \| SVS
4	If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor more books like this by Bruce Campbell "My Chin Can Kill "is a delightfully irreverent, yet oddly touching, epic of ambition and disappointment, fame and anonymity, and lots of fake blood. Told in Bruce's wry, sarcastic voice, it is a "Hollywood from the bleacher seats" look at his experiences in film and TV and at his status as a cult horror and sci-fi movie god. This man with the ... see all copies from $4.40! new only from $8.34! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Art of Watching Films more books like this by Joseph Boggs This introduction to film appreciation uses contemporary and popular American movies to help students develop critical skills in the analysis and evaluation of film. By suggesting what to look for and how to look for it, it challenges students to sharpen their powers of observation, establish habits of perceptive watching, and discover complex ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $29.50! \| first editions
6	Dances with Wolves more books like this by Michael Blake An American soldier is sent to a remote outpost on the frontier. He lives alone with a horse and wolf for company until he encounters a neighbouring Sioux tribe. Slowly he becomes absorbed into the tribe - learning the language and customs of the Sioux - until his old persona is transformed. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation more books like this by Frank Thomas, Knott Written by the ultimate Disney insiders, this "bible" of animation has become a legend in itself. This volume seeks to explain the process that makes Disney's animation unique--what sets the work of the Disney studios apart from other animation products. Here are original sketches of best-loved Disney characters, how memorable movie sequences were ... see all copies from $28.59! new only from $38.38! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	American Cinema/American Culture more books like this by John Belton An insight into the interplay between the film industry and mass culture in America, which examines the industry, its narrative conventions and cinematographic style. The work also presents a sweep of film history, using five genres - silent film melodrama, American comedy, the war film, film noir and the making of the West - as the basis for ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $48.06! \| first editions \| SVS
9	A History of Narrative Film more books like this by David A Cook This volume combines a comprehensive and chronologically organized film history with an introduction to the theory and aesthetics of the cinema. The focus of the book is the study of motion pictures as the complex product of both institutional forces - economic, technological, social and political - and individual artistic vision. For the second ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $39.99! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Film Art: An Introduction with Tutorial CD-ROM more books like this by David Bordwell, Kristin Thompson, Bordwell David Film is an art form with a language and an aesthetic all its own. Since 1979, David Bordwell's and Kristin Thompson's "Film Art" has been the best-selling and widely respected introduction to the analysis of cinema. While it continues to provide the best introduction to the fundamentals of serious film study, the eighth edition has been revised be ... see all copies from $45.00! new only from $64.99! \| SVS
11 view cover	Film History: An Introduction more books like this by Kristin Thompson Written by two leading film scholars, this text acknowledges the contributions of Hollywood and films from other US sources, as well as examining film-making internationally. Concepts and events are illustrated with over 1400 frame enlargements. The text takes a holistic approach by providing an in-depth look at the historical influences of film ... see all copies from $5.85! new only from $62.33! \| first editions
12 view cover	James Bond: The Secret World of 007 more books like this by Alastair Dougall, Dave Worrall (Editor), Roger Stewart (Illustrator) This visually driven book reveals the secrets of Bond's amazing vehicles and gadgets and also examines 007's relationship with M16, his busy love life and a tour of Q's weird and wonderful workshop. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.76! \| first editions
13 view cover	Hitchcock more books like this by Francois Truffaut One is ravished by the density of insights into cinematic questions...Truffaut performed a tour de force of tact in getting this ordinarily guarded man to open up as he had never done before (and never would again)...If the 1967 Hitchcock/Truffaut can now be seen as something of a classic, this revised version is even better. Phillip Lopate The ... see all copies from $3.46! new only from $13.76! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Film Art: An Introduction more books like this by David Bordwell This introduction to film art explains the techniques specific to film as a medium, discusses the principles by which entire films are constructed, and explores how these techniques and formal principles have changed over the history of moviemaking. Frame enlargements are used to illuminate concepts, and there is information on the latest film ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| first editions
15 view cover	1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die more books like this by Steven Jay Schneider, PH.D. (Editor) Updated with brand-new entries to describe the most recent major motion pictures, this critically-acclaimed volume spans more than a century of moviemaking, concisely describing 1001 of the best films from around the world. New in this edition are entries to describe such film hits as "Lord of the Rings, Mystic River, Farenheit 9/11, "and "Million ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $8.99! \| first editions
16 view cover	Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-And-Rock-N-Roll Generation Saved Hollywood more books like this by Peter Biskind In 1969, a low-budget biker movie, "Easy Rider," shocked Hollywood with its stunning success. An unabashed celebration of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll (onscreen and off), "Easy Rider" heralded a heady decade in which a rebellious wave of talented young filmmakers invigorated the movie industry. In "Easy Riders, Raging Bulls," Peter Biskind takes ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.29! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Movie-Made America: A Cultural History of American Movies more books like this by Professor Robert Sklar Hailed as the definitive work upon its original publication in 1975 and now extensively revised and updated by the author, this vastly absorbing and richly illustrated book examines film as an art form, technological innovation, big business, and shaper of American values. 80 black-and-white photos. see all copies from $2.85! new only from $12.10! \| SVS
18 view cover	Short History of the Movies more books like this by Gerald Mast The eighth edition of A Short History of the Movies continues the tradition-well-written, up-to-date, free of jargon-that has made it the most widely adopted textbook ever for college courses in film history. This volume offers students a panoramic overview of the worldwide development of film, from the first movements captured on celluloid, to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Flashback: A Brief History of Film more books like this by Louis D Giannetti For undergraduate courses in Introduction to Film and Film History in departments of English and Communications. Consolidating major figures and film movements into their decade of greatest influence or prestige, this "no-nonsense" book offers a generously illustrated, concise, and very readable history of fiction movies with an emphasis on ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.79! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Oxford History of World Cinema more books like this by Geoffrey Nowell-Smith (Editor) The Oxford History of World Cinema is the most authoritative, up-to-date history of the Cinema ever undertaken. It traces the history of the twentieth-century's most enduringly popular entertainment form, covering all aspects of its development, stars, studios, and cultural impact. The book celebrates and chronicles over one hundred years of ... see all copies from $19.31! new only from $25.28! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Kiss Me Like a Stranger: My Search for Love and Art more books like this by Gene Wilder Gene Wilder is one of the great comic actors who defined film comedy in the 1970's and 1980's. From the three classics he made with Mel Brooks, to his early work with Woody Allen, to his partnership on screen with Richard Pryor, Wilder's performances are still discussed and celebrated today. KISS ME LIKE A STRANGER is an intimate glimpse of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Hollywood Babylon: The Legendary Underground Classic of Hollywood's Darkest and Best Kept Secrets more books like this by Kenneth Anger "Hollywood Babylon" was originally published in Paris, and quickly became an underground legend. Not a word has been changed. Not a story omitted. Here is the hot, luscious plum of sizzling scandal that continues to shock the world. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.65! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The B List: The National Society of Film Critics on the Low-Budget Beauties, Genre-Bending Mavericks, and Cult Classics We Love more books like this by David Sterritt (Editor), John Anderson (Editor) Successor to the "A and X Lists" - this time the National Society of Film Critics picks its favourite genre movies, low-budget beauties, and cult classics. Once the B movie was the Hollywood stepchild, the underbelly of the double feature, the scrambling lab rat of cinematic innovation; today it is a more inclusive category, embracing films that ... see all copies from $5.95! new only from $7.00! \| SVS
24 view cover	The All-American Cowboy Cookbook: Home Cooking on the Range more books like this by Ken Beck, Jim Clark Here is a collection of over 300 recipes from the world's greatest movie, television, music, and rodeo cowboys, from Clint Eastwood to George Strait to Yosemite Sam. With movie and television trivia, western facts, and rare photos, this is a rootin'-tootin' good cookbook Illustrated and indexed. see all copies from $10.25! new only from $12.38! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Film Form: Essays in Film Theory more books like this by Sergei Eisenstein Twelve essays written between 1928 and 1945 that demonstrate key points in the development of Eisenstein's film theory and in particular his analysis of the sound-film medium. Edited, translated, and with an Introduction by Jay Leyda; Index; photographs and diagrams. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $12.39! \| first editions \| SVS

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