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When Eagles Dared
The Filmgoers' History of World War II

I.B. Tauris
When Eagles Dared tells the stories of the historical events of World War II and the films that have depicted these events on cinema screens, presenting a...
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Roy Ward Baker
British Film Makers

Manchester University Press
This book traces the career of Roy Ward Baker, one of the great survivors of the British film and television industry. He directed the landmark British film...
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Karel Reisz
British Film Makers

Manchester University Press
Czech-born refugee Karel Reisz (1926–2002) is widely regarded as one of the seminal figures in post-war British cinema. Along with Lindsay Anderson and Tony...
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100 Cult Films
Screen Guides

British Film Institute
Thisaccessible guide takes cult cinema fanatics and academics alike through the 100 most memorable films, showcasing such diverse hits as The Sound of Music,...
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Popular Italian Cinema
Culture and Politics in a Postwar Society
International Library of Visual Culture

Tauris Academic Studies
With its monsters, vampires, and cowboys, Italian popular culture in the post-war period has generally been dismissed as a form of evasion or escapism. Here,...
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Nip/Tuck
Television That Gets Under Your Skin
Reading Contemporary Television

I.B. Tauris
Promoted as a "disturbingly perfect" and "deeply shallow" television show and created by the mind behind Glee, Ryan Murphy, Nip/Tuck has been among the most...
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Grey Gardens
BFI Film Classics

British Film Institute
Grey Gardens (1975) is one of most important documentary films of the past thirty years, gaining the status of a cult classic. Matthew Tinkcom argues that the...
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100 Silent Films
Screen Guides

British Film Institute
100 Silent Films provides an authoritative and accessible history of silent cinema through one hundred of its most interesting and significant films. As Bryony...
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100 Film Musicals
Screen Guides

British Film Institute
From the coming of sound to the 1960s, the musical was central to Hollywood production. Exhibiting – often in spectacular fashion – the remarkable resources of...
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Victim
BFI Film Classics

British Film Institute
Victim (1961) was a landmark film, not only for Dirk Bogarde in taking on the role of the title’s victim - the homosexual barrister who takes on the...

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The Actor Speaks
Voice and the Performer

Palgrave Macmillan
In The Actor Speaks, Patsy Rodenburg takes actors and actresses, both professional and beginners, through a complete voice workshop. She touches on every...
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Speaking Shakespeare

Palgrave Macmillan
Patsy Rodenburg presents the Actor's Bible of Shakespeare for the stage.
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Japanamerica
How Japanese Pop Culture Has Invaded the U.S.

Palgrave Macmillan
Japanamerica is the first book that directly addresses the American experience with the Japanese pop culture craze--including anime from Hayao Miyazaki's epics...
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The Godfather
BFI Film Classics

British Film Institute
Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather (1972) marked a transition in American filmmaking, and its success - as a work of art, as a creative property exploited by...
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Star Wars
BFI Film Classics

British Film Institute
Will Brooker's illuminating study takes issue with many commonly held ideas about Star Wars. He provides a close cinematic analysis, carefully examining its...
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2001: A Space Odyssey
BFI Film Classics

British Film Institute
Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey is widely regarded as one of the best films ever made. Based on new research in the recently opened Stanley Kubrick...
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Godzilla on My Mind
Fifty Years of the King of Monsters

Palgrave Macmillan
This year, to mark the fiftieth anniversary of his first appearance on the screen, the original, uncut version of Godzilla was released in American theaters to...
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Back to the Future
BFI Film Classics

British Film Institute
Back to the Future was the top-grossing film of 1985 and winner of the 1986 People’s Choice Award for Favorite Motion Picture. This fascinating study places...
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Anime from Akira to Howl's Moving Castle, Updated Edition
Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation

Palgrave Macmillan
Updated and expanded edition of Susan Napier's cult classic, in-depth, sophisticated look at Japanese animation
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Night and the City
BFI Film Classics

British Film Institute
Andrew Pulver’s study of Night and the City argues that it is one of the most important noir films ever made. Drawing from biographies, journals and...
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers
BFI Film Classics

British Film Institute
Upon its release in 1956, Don Siegel's Invasion of the Body Snatchers was commonly perceived as another B-thriller in the cycle of science fiction and horror...
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Bicycle Thieves (Ladri di biciclette)

British Film Institute
Bicycle Thieves (Ladri di biciclette) Vittorio de Sica, 1948 is unarguably one of the fundamental films in the history of cinema. It is also one of the most...
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The Best Years of Our Lives
BFI Film Classics

British Film Institute
Due to its popularity and the controversy it engendered, The Best Years of Our Lives stands as one of the most important cultural documents of the post-WWII...
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Bringing Up Baby
BFI Film Classics

British Film Institute
Directed by Howard Hawks in 1938, Bringing Up Baby is one of the great screwball comedies and a treasure from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Cary Grant plays a...