Film: styles and genres

Discover Vulcan's geography and customs in this illustrated travel guide that "e;takes readers on an extensive tour of the Federation's most logical planet"e; (Entertainment Weekly).

How do the suspense films of Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles, and Carol Reed allow us special insight into the popular mentality of their contemporaries--contemporaries who went to war against the forces of Adolf Hitler?

A charming, clever, and original collection of more than 100 spine poemsa popular form of found poetry composed by arranging book spinesillustrated with 110 full-color photographs.

Discover how the sports and competitions that bring danger and excitement to the Wizarding World were brought to life onscreen.

Ever since her ground-breaking bookViking Patterns for Knittingwas published, Elsebeth Lavold has been recognized as one of the world's leading experts on cabling.

There's nothing quite as cozy as multicolor stranded knitting-and with quick, fun projects, clear instructions, and easy-to-follow charts, it's never been simpler!

30 designs: Dozens of patterns, three different sizes, cuffs to keep your ankles cozy or clogs to slide on easily-sew on a pompom, a fringe, or an edging, and make them your own.

The holidays give us leave to dress up our home-to arrange centerpieces and hang window decorations, to indulge in a bit of whimsy or frivolity we might otherwise deny ourselves.

Knitting sensations Arne and Carlos present 36 gorgeous patterns that evoke the simple joy of gardens no matter the time of year or location.

The Routledge Handbook of African Theatre and Performance brings together the very latest international research on the performing arts across the continent and the diaspora into one expansive and wide-ranging collection.

Cinemasaurus examines contemporary Russian cinema as a new visual economy, emerging over three decades after the Soviet collapse.

Cinemasaurus examines contemporary Russian cinema as a new visual economy, emerging over three decades after the Soviet collapse.

"e;Nobody does 007 encyclopedias better than Bond historian Steven Jay Rubin.

It is often suggested that there are 'secrets' to comedy or that it is 'lightning in a bottle', but the craft of comedy writing can be taught.

It is often suggested that there are 'secrets' to comedy or that it is 'lightning in a bottle', but the craft of comedy writing can be taught.

In 1896, Maxim Gorky declared cinema "e;the Kingdom of Shadows.

In 1896, Maxim Gorky declared cinema "e;the Kingdom of Shadows.

As both an extra-terrestrial and a terrestrial migrant, the alien provides a critical framework to help us understand the interactions between cultures and to explore the transgressive force of travel over geographical, cultural or linguistic borders.

As both an extra-terrestrial and a terrestrial migrant, the alien provides a critical framework to help us understand the interactions between cultures and to explore the transgressive force of travel over geographical, cultural or linguistic borders.

Hyperreality is an Alice-in-Wonderland dimension where copies have no originals, simulation is more real than reality, and living dreams undermine the barriers between imagination and objective experience.

Hyperreality is an Alice-in-Wonderland dimension where copies have no originals, simulation is more real than reality, and living dreams undermine the barriers between imagination and objective experience.

Even though horror has been a key component of media output for almost a century, the genre's industrial character remains under explored and poorly understood.

Biopics on artists influence the popular perception of artists' lives and work.

Biopics on artists influence the popular perception of artists' lives and work.

Even though horror has been a key component of media output for almost a century, the genre's industrial character remains under explored and poorly understood.

This two-volume reader is intended to accompany undergraduate courses in the history of Russian cinema and Russian culture through film.

This two-volume reader is intended to accompany undergraduate courses in the history of Russian cinema and Russian culture through film.

While other books give you tips on how to "e;write funny,"e; this book offers a paradigm shift in understanding the mechanics and art of comedy, and the proven, practical tools that help writers translate that understanding into successful, commercial scripts.

Writing the Science Fiction Film describes the kinds of stories that work best as science fiction, explores the parameters of the science fiction genre, and shows what science fiction can offer to writers that other genres cannot.

Wie kann man im Medium Film Geschichten erzählen?

In the 30 years since its original release in 1986, Jim Henson's timeless fantasy film Labyrinth has captured the minds and imaginations of authors, artists, filmmakers, and fans across the world.

This book traces a trend that has emerged in recent years within the modern panorama of American horror film and television, the concurrent-and often overwhelming-use of multiple stock characters, themes and tropes taken from classics of the genre.

Feminist Posthumanism in Contemporary Science Fiction Film and Media: From Annihilation to High Life and Beyond places posthumanism and feminist theory into dialogue with contemporary science fiction film and media.

An up-to-date and indispensable guide for film history buffs of all kind, this book surveys more than 500 major films based on true stories and historical subject matter.

It is a well-known fact, perhaps legend now, that Peyton Place, the controversial, scandalous blockbuster was filmed in Camden, Maine and the surrounding towns in 1957.

North Americans love eating meat.

Comic Lives examines the dynamic intersection of life narrative and comedy within the theoretical and methodological frameworks of auto/biography studies.

Traditional embroidery, tapestry, and knitting motifs from Setesdal, in the south of Norway, are brilliantly reconceived in this fabulously fresh collection of knitting projects from Arne and Carlos.

Scandinavian knitting sensations Arne and Carlos (authors of55 Christmas Balls to Knit) admit that they both have an inner child who, in their case, is more present than not!