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A Convenient Parallel Dimension
How Ghostbusters Slimed Us Forever
"Rarely has a movie this expensive provided so many quotable lines." So spake Roger Ebert in his review of Ghostbusters, the 1984 blockbuster that combined our paranormal fears and fascination with some of the sharpest comic minds of the day. Ghostbusters instantly resonated with audiences thanks to eye-popping special effects and crackling wit; ......
ISBN-13: 9781493048243 (Hardback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: LYONS PRESS
James Greene Jr.
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AUD $50.99
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Local release date: 09/02/2023
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Categories: Film: styles & genres [APFN]

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A Critical Companion to Wes Craven
Contributors use a variety of theoretical frameworks to analyze distinct areas of Craven's work, including ecology, auteurism, philosophy, queer studies, and trauma. Scholars of cinema studies, horror, and ecology will find this book of particular interest.
ISBN-13: 9781666919066 (Hardback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: LEXINGTON BOOKS
Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns, John Darowski, Taksala Abeyguawardena, Emiliano Aguilar, Kat Albrecht, Jacob Babb, Ezra Brain, Eric Brinkman, Stephanie Chang, Daniel P. Compora
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AUD $213.00
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Local release date: 08/08/2023
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Categories: Film: styles & genres [APFN]Philosophy [HP]Gender studies: transsexuals & hermaphroditism [JFSJ5]Gay & Lesbian studies [JFSK]

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American Neo-Noir
The Movie Never Ends
This volume surveys the full breath of American neo-noir, its style and substance, its evolution over succeeding generations of filmmakers, from activist through postmodern to millennial and on.
ISBN-13: 9781480386266 (Paperback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: APPLAUSE
Alain Silver
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AUD $56.99
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Local release date: 10/08/2015
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Categories: Film: styles & genres [APFN]USA [1KBB]

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American Noir Film
From The Maltese Falcon to Gone Girl
A deep dive into classic noir films and how filmmakers today are refreshing and updating the genre for new generations. In American Film Noir, M. Keith Booker introduces readers to the cult-favorite genre of film noir and discusses the ongoing power and popularity of the genre's key elements and themes in modern films, often considered ......
ISBN-13: 9781538194096 (Hardback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
M. Keith Booker
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AUD $77.99
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Local release date: 20/01/2025
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Categories: Film theory & criticism [APFA]Film guides & reviews [APFG]Film: styles & genres [APFN]

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Art, Power, and Politics
Political Storytelling in Paintings, Music, and Movies
Stories matter. Stories help us digest information, make sense of our world, understand ourselves and remember. This book takes political storytelling seriously. It examines stories as presented in paintings, music, and Films. and concludes with commentary designed to make sense of the role of political stories in our lives.
ISBN-13: 9781666940619 (Hardback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: LEXINGTON BOOKS
Michael A. Genovese
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AUD $169.00
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Local release date: 15/11/2023
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Categories: Film: styles & genres [APFN]Political science & theory [JPA]Comparative politics [JPB]

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Becoming Nick and Nora
The Thin Man and the Films of William Powell and Myrna Loy
The lively story at Hollywood's happiest married couple and the film series that defined their careers
ISBN-13: 9781493062850 (Hardback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: APPLAUSE
Rob Kozlowski
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AUD $61.99
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Local release date: 20/10/2023
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Categories: Film theory & criticism [APFA]Film: styles & genres [APFN]

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Bloody Women
Women Directors of Horror
Bloody Women traces changing gender dynamics in the horror film industry to explore how women have played a crucial role in defining the genre of horror understood as a scholarly discipline, cultural institution, and site of pleasure. While acknowledging that women in the industry face ongoing challenges, this book focuses on their diverse ......
ISBN-13: 9781611463095 (Paperback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: LEHIGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Victoria McCollum, Aislinn Clarke, Ashlee Blackwell, Anna Bogutskaya, Aislinn Clarke, James Francis, Amy Harris, Brian Hauser, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Ernest Mathijs
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AUD $67.99
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Local release date: 15/03/2024
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Categories: Film: styles & genres [APFN]Film production: technical & background skills [APFX]Film, TV & radio [AP]Film theory & criticism [APFA]

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Bloody Women
Women Directors of Horror
Bloody Women: Women Directors of Horror is the first book-length exploration of female creators at the cutting edge of contemporary horror, turning out some of its most inspired and twisted offerings.
ISBN-13: 9781611463071 (Hardback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: LEHIGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Victoria McCollum, Aislinn Clarke, Ashlee Blackwell, Anna Bogutskaya, Aislinn Clarke, James Francis, Amy Harris, Brian Hauser, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Ernest Mathijs
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AUD $169.00
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Local release date: 08/04/2022
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Categories: Film theory & criticism [APFA]Film: styles & genres [APFN]Film production: technical & background skills [APFX]

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Celluloid Sermons
The Emergence of the Christian Film Industry, 1930-1986
Argues that the church's involvement in filmmaking unintentionally contributed to the spread of secularization
ISBN-13: 9780814753248 (Hardback)
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Terry Lindvall, Andrew Quicke
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AUD $86.99
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Local release date: 31/10/2011
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Categories: Film: styles & genres [APFN]Christian sermons [HRCP]20th century [3JJ]