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Publisher: University of California Press - series: Non-Series (270 books)

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•  Biographies (23)    •  Encyclopedias (3)    •  Essays (20)    •  Studies (169)    •  Interviews (15)    •  Stories (20)    •  Screenplays (7)    •  Didactic (9)    •  Filmmakers' writings (3)    •  Writings (1)

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•  Biographies (23 books)(5 books)

Becoming the Ex-Wife:The Unconventional Life and Forgotten Writings of Ursula Parrott

Becoming the Ex-Wife (2024)

The Unconventional Life and Forgotten Writings of Ursula Parrott

by Marsha Gordon

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Others persons > Ursula Parrott

Captain of Her Soul:The Life of Marion Davies

Captain of Her Soul (2022)

The Life of Marion Davies

by Lara Gabrielle

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Actor > Marion Davies

Chuck Jones:A Flurry of Drawings

Chuck Jones (2022)

A Flurry of Drawings

by Hugh Kenner

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Director > Chuck Jones

Myrna Loy:The Only Good Girl in Hollywood

Myrna Loy (2011)

The Only Good Girl in Hollywood

by Emily W. Leider

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Actor > Myrna Loy

Irving Thalberg:Boy Wonder to Producer Prince

Irving Thalberg (2009)

Boy Wonder to Producer Prince

by Mark A. Vieira

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Others persons > Irving Thalberg

Brass Diva:The Life and Legends of Ethel Merman

Brass Diva (2009)

The Life and Legends of Ethel Merman

by Caryl Flinn

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Actor > Ethel Merman

The Final Victim of the Blacklist:John Howard Lawson, Dean of the Hollywood Ten

The Final Victim of the Blacklist (2006)

John Howard Lawson, Dean of the Hollywood Ten

by Gerald Horne

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Others persons > John Howard Lawson

A Very Dangerous Citizen:Abraham Lincoln Polonsky and the Hollywood Left

A Very Dangerous Citizen (2002)

Abraham Lincoln Polonsky and the Hollywood Left

by Paul Buhle and Dave Wagner

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Director > Abraham Polonsky

A Heart at Fire's Center:The Life and Music of Bernard Herrmann

A Heart at Fire's Center (2002)

The Life and Music of Bernard Herrmann

by Steven C. Smith

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Others persons > Bernard Herrmann

Lillian Gish:Her Legend, Her Life

Lillian Gish (2002)

Her Legend, Her Life

by Charles Afron

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Actor > Lillian Gish

Hollywood Diva:A Biography of Jeanette MacDonald

Hollywood Diva (2000)

A Biography of Jeanette MacDonald

by Edward Baron Turk

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Actor > Jeanette MacDonald

Without Lying Down:Frances Marion and the Powerful Women of Early Hollywood

Without Lying Down (1998)

Frances Marion and the Powerful Women of Early Hollywood

by Cari Beauchamp

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Others persons > Frances Marion

When I'm Bad, I'm Better:Mae West, Sex, and American Entertainment

When I'm Bad, I'm Better (1997)

Mae West, Sex, and American Entertainment

by Marybeth Hamilton

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Actor > Mae West

A Heart at Fire's Center:The Life and Music of Bernard Herrmann

A Heart at Fire's Center (1991)

The Life and Music of Bernard Herrmann

by Steven C. Smith

Publisher: University of California Press
(previous edition)

Subject: Others persons > Bernard Herrmann

John Ford:The Man and His Films

John Ford (1988)

The Man and His Films

by Tag Gallagher

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Director > John Ford

Ozu:His Life and Films

Ozu (1977)

His Life and Films

by Donald Richie

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Director > Yasujirô Ozu

•  Encyclopedias (3 books)(1 book)

Chinese Movie Magazines:From Charlie Chaplin to Chairman Mao, 1921-1951

Chinese Movie Magazines (2018)

From Charlie Chaplin to Chairman Mao, 1921-1951

by Paul Fonoroff

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Countries > China

The Ciné Goes to Town:French Cinema 1896 - 1914

The Ciné Goes to Town (1998)

French Cinema 1896 - 1914

by Richard Abel

Publisher: University of California Press
Series: Non-Series
2nd Revised edition

Subject: Silent Cinema

•  Essays (20 books)(10 books)

Anita Loos Rediscovered:Film Treatments and Fiction by Anita Loos, Creator of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Anita Loos Rediscovered (2025)

Film Treatments and Fiction by Anita Loos, Creator of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

by Anita Loos, Cari Beauchamp and Mary Anita Loos

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Others persons > Anita Loos

Derivative Media:How Wall Street Devours Culture

Derivative Media (2024)

How Wall Street Devours Culture

by Andrew Dewaard

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Economics

Depth Effects:Dimensionality from Camera to Computation

Depth Effects (2023)

Dimensionality from Camera to Computation

by Brooke Belisle

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Theory

What Film Is Good For:On the Values of Spectatorship

What Film Is Good For (2023)

On the Values of Spectatorship

by Julian Hanich and Martin P. Rossouw

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Sociology

Specworld:Folds, Faults, and Fractures  in Embedded Creator Industries

Specworld (2023)

Folds, Faults, and Fractures in Embedded Creator Industries

by John Thornton Caldwell

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Economics

At the Edges of Sleep:Moving Images and Somnolent Spectators

At the Edges of Sleep (2022)

Moving Images and Somnolent Spectators

by Jean Ma

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Genre > Experimental

The Lure of the Image:Epistemic Fantasies of the Moving Camera

The Lure of the Image (2021)

Epistemic Fantasies of the Moving Camera

by Daniel Morgan

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Theory

Ex-Cinema:From a Theory of Experimental Film and Video

Ex-Cinema (2012)

From a Theory of Experimental Film and Video

by Akira Mizuta Lippit

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Genre > Experimental

Funny Pictures:Animation and Comedy in Studio-Era Hollywood

Funny Pictures (2011)

Animation and Comedy in Studio-Era Hollywood

Dir. Daniel Goldmark and Charles Keil

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Genre > Animation

The Tactile Eye:Touch and the Cinematic Experience

The Tactile Eye (2009)

Touch and the Cinematic Experience

by Jennifer M. Barker

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Theory

Film as Art:50th Anniversary Printing

Film as Art (2006)

50th Anniversary Printing

by Rudolf Arnheim

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Theory

Hard Core:Power, Pleasure, and the

Hard Core (1999)

Power, Pleasure, and the "Frenzy of the Visible", Expanded edition

by Linda Williams

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Genre > Porn films

The Memory of Tiresias:Intertextuality and Film

The Memory of Tiresias (1998)

Intertextuality and Film

by Mikhail Iampolski

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Theory

A Certain Realism:Making Use of Pasolini's Film Theory and Practice

A Certain Realism (1993)

Making Use of Pasolini's Film Theory and Practice

by Maurizio Viano

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Director > Pier Paolo Pasolini

•  Studies (169 books)(85 books)

Tales of Militant Chemistry:The Film Factory in a Century of War

Tales of Militant Chemistry (2025)

The Film Factory in a Century of War

by Alice Lovejoy

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: History of Cinema

Toward a More Perfect Rebellion:Multiracial Media Activism Made in L.A.

Toward a More Perfect Rebellion (2025)

Multiracial Media Activism Made in L.A.

by Josslyn Jeanine Luckett

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Sociology

Where Is Abbas Kiarostami?:Toward a Postcolonial Film-Philosophy

Where Is Abbas Kiarostami? (2025)

Toward a Postcolonial Film-Philosophy

by Hamid Dabashi

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Director > Abbas Kiarostami

Antifascism and the Avant-Garde:Radical Documentary in the 1960s

Antifascism and the Avant-Garde (2025)

Radical Documentary in the 1960s

by Julia Alekseyeva

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Genre > Documentary

Kartemquin Films:Documentaries on the Frontlines of Democracy

Kartemquin Films (2024)

Documentaries on the Frontlines of Democracy

by Patricia Aufderheide

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Genre > Politics

Romancing Yesenia:How a Mexican Melodrama Shaped Global Popular Culture

Romancing Yesenia (2024)

How a Mexican Melodrama Shaped Global Popular Culture

by Masha Salazkina

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: One Film > Yesenia

Historical Turns:Weimar Cinema and the Crisis of Historicism

Historical Turns (2024)

Weimar Cinema and the Crisis of Historicism

by Nicholas Baer

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

Unhomed:Cycles of Mobility and Placelessness in American Cinema

Unhomed (2024)

Cycles of Mobility and Placelessness in American Cinema

by Pamela Robertson Wojcik

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Sociology

Hollywood Remaking:How Film Remakes, Sequels, and Franchises Shape Industry and Culture

Hollywood Remaking (2024)

How Film Remakes, Sequels, and Franchises Shape Industry and Culture

by Kathleen Loock

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Economics

Mobile Hollywood:Labor and the Geography of Production

Mobile Hollywood (2024)

Labor and the Geography of Production

by Kevin Sanson

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Economics

Maverick Movies:New Line Cinema and the Transformation of American Film

Maverick Movies (2023)

New Line Cinema and the Transformation of American Film

by Daniel Herbert

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Economics

Celluloid Democracy:Cinema and Politics in Cold War South Korea

Celluloid Democracy (2023)

Cinema and Politics in Cold War South Korea

by Hieyoon Kim

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Countries > Korea

Beyond the Movie Theater:Sites, Sponsors, Uses, Audiences

Beyond the Movie Theater (2023)

Sites, Sponsors, Uses, Audiences

by Gregory A. Waller

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Economics

New Arctic Cinemas:Media Sovereignty and the Climate Crisis

New Arctic Cinemas (2023)

Media Sovereignty and the Climate Crisis

by Scott MacKenzie and Anna Westerstahl Stenport

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Countries > Canada

Border Witness:Reimagining the US-Mexico Borderlands through Film

Border Witness (2023)

Reimagining the US-Mexico Borderlands through Film

by Michael Dear

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Sociology

Recollecting Lotte Eisner:Cinema, Exile, and the Archive

Recollecting Lotte Eisner (2022)

Cinema, Exile, and the Archive

by Naomi DeCelles

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: History of Cinema

Immortal Films:

Immortal Films (2022)

"Casablanca" and the Afterlife of a Hollywood Classic

by Barbara Klinger

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Sociology

Road Trip to Nowhere:Hollywood Encounters the Counterculture

Road Trip to Nowhere (2022)

Hollywood Encounters the Counterculture

by Jon Lewis

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: History of Cinema

Ink-Stained Hollywood:The Triumph of American Cinema's Trade Press

Ink-Stained Hollywood (2022)

The Triumph of American Cinema's Trade Press

by Eric Hoyt

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Economics

Andre Bazin on Adaptation:Cinema's Literary Imagination

Andre Bazin on Adaptation (2022)

Cinema's Literary Imagination

by André Bazin

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Technique > Adaptation

Cinematic Independence:Constructing the Big Screen in Nigeria

Cinematic Independence (2022)

Constructing the Big Screen in Nigeria

by Noah Tsika

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Countries > Africa

Dreams of Flight:

Dreams of Flight (2021)

"The Great Escape" in American Film and Culture

by Dana Polan

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: One Film > High Sierra

Netflix Recommends:Algorithms, Film Choice, and the History of Taste

Netflix Recommends (2021)

Algorithms, Film Choice, and the History of Taste

by Mattias Frey

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Economics

Cinema Off Screen:Moviegoing in Socialist China

Cinema Off Screen (2021)

Moviegoing in Socialist China

by Chenshu Zhou

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Countries > China

The Stuff of Spectatorship:Material Cultures of Film and Television

The Stuff of Spectatorship (2021)

Material Cultures of Film and Television

by Caetlin Benson-Allott

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Theory

Struggles for Recognition:Melodrama and Visibility in Latin American Silent Film

Struggles for Recognition (2021)

Melodrama and Visibility in Latin American Silent Film

by Juan Sebastián Ospina León

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Countries > Latin America

Everyday Movies:Portable Film Projectors and the Transformation of American Culture

Everyday Movies (2020)

Portable Film Projectors and the Transformation of American Culture

by Haidee Wasson

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Technique > Projection

The Public Life of Cinema:Conflict and Collectivity in Austerity Greece

The Public Life of Cinema (2020)

Conflict and Collectivity in Austerity Greece

by Toby Lee

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Countries > Greece

Dialectics without Synthesis:Japanese Film Theory and Realism in a Global Frame

Dialectics without Synthesis (2020)

Japanese Film Theory and Realism in a Global Frame

by Naoki Yamamoto

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Theory

In the Studio:Visual Creation and Its Material Environments

In the Studio (2020)

Visual Creation and Its Material Environments

by Brian R. Jacobson

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Technique > Set Design

Sporting Blackness:Race, Embodiment, and Critical Muscle Memory on Screen

Sporting Blackness (2020)

Race, Embodiment, and Critical Muscle Memory on Screen

by Samantha N. Sheppard

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Sociology

Making Images Move:Handmade Cinema and the Other Arts

Making Images Move (2020)

Handmade Cinema and the Other Arts

by Gregory Zinman

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Genre > Experimental

Cold War Cosmopolitanism:Period Style in 1950s Korean Cinema

Cold War Cosmopolitanism (2020)

Period Style in 1950s Korean Cinema

by Christina Klein

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Countries > Korea

Martial Law Melodrama:Lino Brocka's Cinema Politics

Martial Law Melodrama (2020)

Lino Brocka's Cinema Politics

by José B. Capino

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Director > Lino Brocka

University Babylon:Film and Race Politics on Campus

University Babylon (2019)

Film and Race Politics on Campus

by Curtis Marez

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Sociology

Films for the Colonies:Cinema and the Preservation of the British Empire

Films for the Colonies (2019)

Cinema and the Preservation of the British Empire

by Tom Rice

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Sociology

Frame by Frame:A Materialist Aesthetics of Animated Cartoons

Frame by Frame (2019)

A Materialist Aesthetics of Animated Cartoons

by Hannah Frank and Daniel Morgan

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Genre > Animation

Comic Books Incorporated:How the Business of Comics Became the Business of Hollywood

Comic Books Incorporated (2019)

How the Business of Comics Became the Business of Hollywood

by Shawna Kidman

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Economics

Cartoon Vision:UPA Animation and Postwar Aesthetics

Cartoon Vision (2019)

UPA Animation and Postwar Aesthetics

by Dan Bashara

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Genre > Animation

Runaway Hollywood:Internationalizing Postwar Production and Location Shooting

Runaway Hollywood (2019)

Internationalizing Postwar Production and Location Shooting

by Daniel Steinhart

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Economics

Magic, Monsters, and Make-Believe Heroes:How Myth and Religion Shape Fantasy Culture

Magic, Monsters, and Make-Believe Heroes (2019)

How Myth and Religion Shape Fantasy Culture

by Douglas E. Cowan

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Genre > Fantasy

John Waters:Indecent Exposure

John Waters (2018)

Indecent Exposure

Dir. Kristen Hileman

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Director > John Waters

Traumatic Imprints:Cinema, Military Psychiatry, and the Aftermath of War

Traumatic Imprints (2018)

Cinema, Military Psychiatry, and the Aftermath of War

by Noah Tsika

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Sociology

Foundational Films:Early Cinema and Modernity in Brazil

Foundational Films (2018)

Early Cinema and Modernity in Brazil

by Maite Conde

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Countries > Brazil

Mock Classicism:Latin American Film Comedy, 1930–1960

Mock Classicism (2018)

Latin American Film Comedy, 1930–1960

by Nilo Couret

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Countries > Latin America

Los Angeles Documentary:and the Production of Public History, 1958-1977

Los Angeles Documentary (2018)

and the Production of Public History, 1958-1977

by Joshua Glick

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: On Films > Locations

Cinema and the Wealth of Nations:Media, Capital, and the Liberal World System

Cinema and the Wealth of Nations (2017)

Media, Capital, and the Liberal World System

by Lee Grieveson

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Sociology

Charles Burnett:A Cinema of Symbolic Knowledge

Charles Burnett (2017)

A Cinema of Symbolic Knowledge

by James Naremore

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Director > Charles Burnett

Off the Page:Screenwriting in the Era of Media Convergence

Off the Page (2017)

Screenwriting in the Era of Media Convergence

by Daniel Bernardi and Julian Hoxter

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Technique > Scriptwriting

Hokum!:The Early Sound Slapstick Short and Depression-Era Mass Culture

Hokum! (2017)

The Early Sound Slapstick Short and Depression-Era Mass Culture

by Rob King

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Genre > Comedy/Humor

Hymns for the Fallen:Combat Movie Music and Sound after Vietnam

Hymns for the Fallen (2017)

Combat Movie Music and Sound after Vietnam

by Todd Decker

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Genre > War films

Pixar and the Aesthetic Imagination:Animation, Storytelling, and Digital Culture

Pixar and the Aesthetic Imagination (2017)

Animation, Storytelling, and Digital Culture

by Eric Herhuth

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Studio > Pixar

Politicking and Emergent Media:US Presidential Elections of the 1890s

Politicking and Emergent Media (2016)

US Presidential Elections of the 1890s

by Charles Musser

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: History of Cinema

The Curious Humanist:Siegfried Kracauer in America

The Curious Humanist (2016)

Siegfried Kracauer in America

by Johannes von Moltke

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Film Analysis

Speaking Truths with Film:Evidence, Ethics, Politics in Documentary

Speaking Truths with Film (2016)

Evidence, Ethics, Politics in Documentary

by Bill Nichols

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Genre > Documentary

Slow Fade to Black:The Decline of RKO Radio Pictures

Slow Fade to Black (2016)

The Decline of RKO Radio Pictures

by Richard B. Jewell

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Studio > RKO

Stealing the Show:African American Performers and Audiences in 1930s Hollywood

Stealing the Show (2016)

African American Performers and Audiences in 1930s Hollywood

by Miriam J. Petty

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Countries > United States

Menus for Movieland:Newspapers and the Emergence of American Film Culture 1913-1916

Menus for Movieland (2015)

Newspapers and the Emergence of American Film Culture 1913-1916

by Richard Abel

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

A Hidden History of Film Style:Cinematographers, Directors, and the Collaborative Process

A Hidden History of Film Style (2015)

Cinematographers, Directors, and the Collaborative Process

by Christopher Beach

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Technique > Cinematography

Amateur Cinema:The Rise of North American Moviemaking, 1923-1960

Amateur Cinema (2014)

The Rise of North American Moviemaking, 1923-1960

by Charles Tepperman

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Technique > Amateur cinema

Film Rhythm after Sound:Technology, Music, and Performance

Film Rhythm after Sound (2014)

Technology, Music, and Performance

by Lea Jacobs

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Technique > Music

Distribution Revolution:Conversations about the Digital Future of Film and Television

Distribution Revolution (2014)

Conversations about the Digital Future of Film and Television

by Michael Curtin, Jennifer Holt and Kevin Sanson

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Technique > All techniques

Hollywood Vault:Film Libraries before Home Video

Hollywood Vault (2014)

Film Libraries before Home Video

by Eric Hoyt

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Economics

Videoland:Movie Culture at the American Video Store

Videoland (2014)

Movie Culture at the American Video Store

by Daniel Herbert

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Economics

Killer Tapes and Shattered Screens:Video Spectatorship From VHS to File Sharing

Killer Tapes and Shattered Screens (2013)

Video Spectatorship From VHS to File Sharing

by Caetlin Benson-Allott

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Sociology

Precocious Charms:Stars Performing Girlhood in Classical Hollywood Cinema

Precocious Charms (2013)

Stars Performing Girlhood in Classical Hollywood Cinema

by Gaylyn Studlar

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Studio > Hollywood

Go West, Young Women!:The Rise of Early Hollywood

Go West, Young Women! (2013)

The Rise of Early Hollywood

by Hilary Hallett

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Studio > Hollywood

Late Godard:and the Possibilities of Cinema

Late Godard (2012)

and the Possibilities of Cinema

by Daniel Morgan

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Director > Jean-Luc Godard

Shadow of a Mouse:Performance, Belief, and World-Making in Animation

Shadow of a Mouse (2012)

Performance, Belief, and World-Making in Animation

by Donald Crafton

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Genre > Animation

Ride, Boldly Ride:The Evolution of the American Western

Ride, Boldly Ride (2012)

The Evolution of the American Western

by Mary Lea Bandy and Kevin Stoehr

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Genre > Western

The Thrill Makers:Celebrity, Masculinity, and Stunt Performance

The Thrill Makers (2012)

Celebrity, Masculinity, and Stunt Performance

by Jacob Smith

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Sociology

Twilight of the Idols:Hollywood and the Human Sciences in 1920s America

Twilight of the Idols (2011)

Hollywood and the Human Sciences in 1920s America

by Mark Lynn Anderson

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Sociology

Visions of Japanese Modernity:Articulations of Cinema, Nation, and Spectatorship, 1895-1925

Visions of Japanese Modernity (2010)

Articulations of Cinema, Nation, and Spectatorship, 1895-1925

by Aaron Gerow

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Countries > Japan

Chanteuse in the City:The Realist Singer in French Film

Chanteuse in the City (2010)

The Realist Singer in French Film

by Kelley Conway

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Countries > France

Hidden Talent:The Emergence of Hollywood Agents

Hidden Talent (2009)

The Emergence of Hollywood Agents

by Tom Kemper

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Studio > Hollywood

Moving Viewers:American Film and the Spectator's Experience

Moving Viewers (2009)

American Film and the Spectator's Experience

by Carl Plantinga

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Sociology

The Fun Factory:The Keystone Film Company and the Emergence of Mass Culture

The Fun Factory (2008)

The Keystone Film Company and the Emergence of Mass Culture

by Rob King

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Genre > Comedy/Humor

The Haunted Screen:Expressionism in the German Cinema and the Influence of Max Reinhardt

The Haunted Screen (2008)

Expressionism in the German Cinema and the Influence of Max Reinhardt

by Lotte H. Eisner

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Countries > Germany

Vocal Tracks:Performance and Sound Media

Vocal Tracks (2008)

Performance and Sound Media

by Jacob Smith

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Technique > Acting

Fight Pictures:A History of Boxing and Early Cinema

Fight Pictures (2008)

A History of Boxing and Early Cinema

by Dan Streible

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

The Decline of Sentiment:American Film in the 1920s

The Decline of Sentiment (2008)

American Film in the 1920s

by Lea Jacobs

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Sociology

Hollywood in the Neighborhood:Historical Case Studies of Local Moviegoing

Hollywood in the Neighborhood (2008)

Historical Case Studies of Local Moviegoing

Dir. Kathryn Fuller-Seeley

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Economics

Cinema and Fascism:Italian Film and Society, 1922–1943

Cinema and Fascism (2008)

Italian Film and Society, 1922–1943

by Steven Ricci

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Countries > Italy

More Than Night:Film Noir in Its Contexts

More Than Night (2008)

Film Noir in Its Contexts

by James Naremore

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Genre > Film Noir

Mining the Home Movie:Excavations in Histories and Memories

Mining the Home Movie (2007)

Excavations in Histories and Memories

by Karen L. Ishizuka and Patricia R. Zimmermann

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Genre > Documentary

Body Shots:Early Cinema's Incarnations

Body Shots (2007)

Early Cinema's Incarnations

by Jonathan Auerbach

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

How the West Was Sung:Music in the Westerns of John Ford

How the West Was Sung (2007)

Music in the Westerns of John Ford

by Kathryn Kalinak

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Director > John Ford

Uncanny Bodies:The Coming of Sound Film and the Origins of the Horror Genre

Uncanny Bodies (2007)

The Coming of Sound Film and the Origins of the Horror Genre

by Robert Spadoni

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Genre > Horror

The Frodo Franchise:The Lord of the Rings and Modern Hollywood

The Frodo Franchise (2007)

The Lord of the Rings and Modern Hollywood

by Kristin Thompson

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: One Film > The Lord of the Rings

Playing to the World's Biggest Audience:The Globalization of Chinese Film and TV

Playing to the World's Biggest Audience (2007)

The Globalization of Chinese Film and TV

by Michael Curtin

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Countries > China

Hollywood Be Thy Name:African American Religion in American Film, 1929–1949

Hollywood Be Thy Name (2007)

African American Religion in American Film, 1929–1949

by Judith Weisenfeld

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Sociology

The Way Hollywood Tells It:Story and Style in Modern Movies

The Way Hollywood Tells It (2006)

Story and Style in Modern Movies

by David Bordwell

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Technique > Scriptwriting

Beyond the Multiplex:Cinema, New Technologies, and the Home

Beyond the Multiplex (2006)

Cinema, New Technologies, and the Home

by Barbara Klinger

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Sociology

Five Films by Frederick Wiseman:Titicut Follies, High School, Welfare, High School II, Public Housing

Five Films by Frederick Wiseman (2006)

Titicut Follies, High School, Welfare, High School II, Public Housing

Dir. Barry Keith Grant

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Director > Frederick Wiseman

On The Passion of the Christ:Exploring the Issues Raised by the Controversial Movie

On The Passion of the Christ (2006)

Exploring the Issues Raised by the Controversial Movie

by Paula Fredriksen

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: One Film > The Passion of the Christ

Icons of Grief:Val Lewton's Home Front Pictures

Icons of Grief (2005)

Val Lewton's Home Front Pictures

by Alexander Nemerov

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Others persons > Val Lewton

Museum Movies:The Museum of Modern Art and the Birth of Art Cinema

Museum Movies (2005)

The Museum of Modern Art and the Birth of Art Cinema

by Haidee Wasson

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Economics

The Most Typical Avant-Garde:History and Geography of Minor Cinemas in Los Angeles

The Most Typical Avant-Garde (2005)

History and Geography of Minor Cinemas in Los Angeles

by David James

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Genre > Experimental

Trauma Cinema:Documenting Incest and the Holocaust

Trauma Cinema (2005)

Documenting Incest and the Holocaust

by Janet Walker

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Genre > Documentary

Migrating to the Movies:Cinema and Black Urban Modernity

Migrating to the Movies (2005)

Cinema and Black Urban Modernity

by Jacqueline Najuma Stewart

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Sociology

Figures Traced in Light:On Cinematic Staging

Figures Traced in Light (2005)

On Cinematic Staging

by David Bordwell

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Theory

Policing Cinema:Movies and Censorship in Early-Twentieth-Century America

Policing Cinema (2004)

Movies and Censorship in Early-Twentieth-Century America

by Lee Grieveson

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Sociology

The New German Cinema:Music, History, and the Matter of Style

The New German Cinema (2003)

Music, History, and the Matter of Style

by Caryl Flinn

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Countries > Germany

Sundance to Sarajevo:Film Festivals and the World They Made

Sundance to Sarajevo (2003)

Film Festivals and the World They Made

by Kenneth Turan

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Festivals

The Garden in the Machine:A Field Guide to Independent Films about Place

The Garden in the Machine (2001)

A Field Guide to Independent Films about Place

by Scott MacDonald

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Genre > Independent cinema

Endless Night:Cinema and Psychoanalysis, Parallel Histories

Endless Night (1999)

Cinema and Psychoanalysis, Parallel Histories

Dir. Janet Bergstrom

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Theory

Bad Girls and Sick Boys:Fantasies in Contemporary Art and Culture

Bad Girls and Sick Boys (1998)

Fantasies in Contemporary Art and Culture

by Linda S. Kauffman

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Sociology

The Films of Oshima Nagisa:Images of a Japanese Iconoclast

The Films of Oshima Nagisa (1998)

Images of a Japanese Iconoclast

by Maureen Turim

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Director > Nagisa Ôshima

The Wages of Sin:Censorship and the Fallen Woman Film, 1928-1942

The Wages of Sin (1997)

Censorship and the Fallen Woman Film, 1928-1942

by Lea Jacobs

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Sociology

The Nickel Was for the Movies:Film in the Novel from Pirandello to Puig

The Nickel Was for the Movies (1995)

Film in the Novel from Pirandello to Puig

by Gavriel Moses

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: General

Placing Movies:The Practice of Film Criticism

Placing Movies (1995)

The Practice of Film Criticism

by Jonathan Rosenbaum

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Film Analysis

Fields of Vision:Essays in Film Studies, Visual Anthropology, and Photography

Fields of Vision (1995)

Essays in Film Studies, Visual Anthropology, and Photography

by Leslie Devereaux and Roger Hillman

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Theory

The Crisis of Political Modernism:Criticism and Ideology in Contemporary Film Criticism

The Crisis of Political Modernism (1995)

Criticism and Ideology in Contemporary Film Criticism

by D. N. Rodowick

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Film Analysis

Moving Places:A Life at the Movies

Moving Places (1995)

A Life at the Movies

by Jonathan Rosenbaum

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Sociology

Alfred Hitchcock:A Filmography and Bibliography

Alfred Hitchcock (1995)

A Filmography and Bibliography

by Jane E. Sloan

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Director > Alfred Hitchcock

Moving Targets:Women, Murder, and Representation

Moving Targets (1994)

Women, Murder, and Representation

by Helen Birch

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Genre > Film Noir

Romance and the

Romance and the "Yellow Peril" (1994)

Race, Sex, and Discursive Strategies in Hollywood Fiction

by Gina Marchetti

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Sociology

Eloquent Gestures:The Transformation of Performance Style in the Griffith Biograph Films

Eloquent Gestures (1992)

The Transformation of Performance Style in the Griffith Biograph Films

by Roberta E. Pearson

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Director > David W. Griffith

Echo and Narcissus:Women's Voices in Classical Hollywood Cinema

Echo and Narcissus (1991)

Women's Voices in Classical Hollywood Cinema

by Amy Lawrence

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Sociology

Before the Nickelodeon: Edwin S. Porter and the Edison Manufacturing Company

Before the Nickelodeon (1991)

Edwin S. Porter and the Edison Manufacturing Company

by Charles Musser

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Director > Edwin S. Porter

Invisible Storytellers:Voice-Over Narration in American Fiction Film

Invisible Storytellers (1989)

Voice-Over Narration in American Fiction Film

by Sarah Kozloff

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: General

The Uncensored War:The Media and Vietnam

The Uncensored War (1989)

The Media and Vietnam

by Daniel C. Hallin

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Genre > War films

Great Directors at Work:Stanislavsky, Brecht, Kazan, Brook

Great Directors at Work (1987)

Stanislavsky, Brecht, Kazan, Brook

by David Richard Jones

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Technique > Direction

Sixguns and Society:A Structural Study of the Western

Sixguns and Society (1977)

A Structural Study of the Western

by Will Wright

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Genre > Western

•  Interviews (15 books)(5 books)

Masters of Light:Conversations with Contemporary Cinematographers

Masters of Light (2013)

Conversations with Contemporary Cinematographers

by Dennis Schaefer and Larry Salvato

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Technique > Cinematography

First Cut:Conversations with Film Editors

First Cut (2012)

Conversations with Film Editors

by Gabriella Oldham

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Technique > Editing

First Cut 2:More Conversations with Film Editors

First Cut 2 (2012)

More Conversations with Film Editors

by Gabriella Oldham

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Technique > Editing

Backstory 5:Interviews with Screenwriters of the 1990s

Backstory 5 (2009)

Interviews with Screenwriters of the 1990s

Dir. Patrick McGilligan

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Technique > Scriptwriting

James Ivory in Conversation:How Merchant Ivory Makes Its Movies

James Ivory in Conversation (2006)

How Merchant Ivory Makes Its Movies

by Robert Emmet Long

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Director > James Ivory

A Critical Cinema 5:Interviews with Independent Filmmakers

A Critical Cinema 5 (2006)

Interviews with Independent Filmmakers

by Scott MacDonald

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Director

Backstory 4:Interviews with Screenwriters of the 1970s and 1980s

Backstory 4 (2006)

Interviews with Screenwriters of the 1970s and 1980s

by Patrick McGilligan

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Technique > Scriptwriting

A Critical Cinema 4:Interviews with Independent Filmmakers

A Critical Cinema 4 (2005)

Interviews with Independent Filmmakers

by Scott MacDonald

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Director

A Critical Cinema 3:Interviews with Independent Filmmakers

A Critical Cinema 3 (1998)

Interviews with Independent Filmmakers

by Scott MacDonald

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Director

A Critical Cinema 2:Interviews with Independent Filmmakers

A Critical Cinema 2 (1992)

Interviews with Independent Filmmakers

by Scott MacDonald

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Director

John Ford

John Ford (1992)

by Peter Bogdanovich

Publisher: University of California Press
Series: Non-Series
Revised and enlarged edition

Subject: Director > John Ford

A Critical Cinema 1:Interviews with Independent Filmmakers

A Critical Cinema 1 (1988)

Interviews with Independent Filmmakers

by Scott MacDonald

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Director

•  Stories (20 books)(7 books)

Dancing Down the Barricades:Sammy Davis Jr. and the Long Civil Rights Era

Dancing Down the Barricades (2024)

Sammy Davis Jr. and the Long Civil Rights Era

by Matthew Frye Jacobson

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Actor > Sammy Davis Jr.

Hard-Boiled Hollywood:Crime and Punishment in Postwar Los Angeles

Hard-Boiled Hollywood (2017)

Crime and Punishment in Postwar Los Angeles

by Jon Lewis

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Studio > Hollywood

Voices of Labor:Creativity, Craft, and Conflict in Global Hollywood

Voices of Labor (2017)

Creativity, Craft, and Conflict in Global Hollywood

Dir. Michael Curtin and Kevin Sanson

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Jobs and Trainings

Almost Hollywood, Nearly New Orleans:The Lure of the Local Film Economy

Almost Hollywood, Nearly New Orleans (2017)

The Lure of the Local Film Economy

by Vicki Mayer

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Economics

Hollywood 1938:Motion Pictures' Greatest Year

Hollywood 1938 (2012)

Motion Pictures' Greatest Year

by Catherine Jurca

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Studio > Hollywood

Music Makes Me:Fred Astaire and Jazz

Music Makes Me (2011)

Fred Astaire and Jazz

by Todd Decker

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Actor > Fred Astaire

Violette Noziere:A Story of Murder in 1930s Paris

Violette Noziere (2011)

A Story of Murder in 1930s Paris

by Sarah Maza

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: One Film > Violette Nozière

Radical Light:Alternative Film and Video in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1945–2000

Radical Light (2010)

Alternative Film and Video in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1945–2000

Dir. Steve Anker, Kathy Geritz and Steve Seid

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Genre > Experimental

Canyon Cinema:The Life and Times of an Independent Film Distributor

Canyon Cinema (2008)

The Life and Times of an Independent Film Distributor

by Scott MacDonald

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Economics

Scenes of Instruction:The Beginnings of the U.S. Study of Film

Scenes of Instruction (2007)

The Beginnings of the U.S. Study of Film

by Dana Polan

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Film Analysis

Tunes for 'Toons:Music and the Hollywood Cartoon

Tunes for 'Toons (2007)

Music and the Hollywood Cartoon

by Daniel Goldmark

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Genre > Animation

It's All True:Orson Welles's Pan-American Odyssey

It's All True (2007)

Orson Welles's Pan-American Odyssey

by Catherine L. Benamou

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Director > Orson Welles

Adventures of a Hollywood Secretary:Her Private Letters from Inside the Studios of the 1920s

Adventures of a Hollywood Secretary (2006)

Her Private Letters from Inside the Studios of the 1920s

by Valeria Belletti and Cari Beauchamp

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Studio > Hollywood

Hollywood Quarterly:Film Culture in Postwar America, 1945-1957

Hollywood Quarterly (2002)

Film Culture in Postwar America, 1945-1957

Dir. Eric Smoodin and Ann Martin

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: On Films > Movie magazines

Hitchcock and Selznick:The Rich and Strange Collaboration of Alfred Hitchcock and David O. Selznick in Hollywood

Hitchcock and Selznick (1999)

The Rich and Strange Collaboration of Alfred Hitchcock and David O. Selznick in Hollywood

by Leonard J. Leff

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Director > Alfred Hitchcock

Hollywood:Mecca of the Movies

Hollywood (1995)

Mecca of the Movies

by Blaise Cendrars

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Studio > Hollywood

Picturing Casablanca:Portraits of Power in a Modern City

Picturing Casablanca (1994)

Portraits of Power in a Modern City

by Susan Ossman

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Genre > Documentary

Hollywood Goes to War:How Politics, Profits and Propaganda Shaped World War II Movies

Hollywood Goes to War (1990)

How Politics, Profits and Propaganda Shaped World War II Movies

by Clayton R. Koppes and Gregory D. Black

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: History of Cinema

•  Screenplays (7 books)(0 book)

•  Didactic (9 books)(3 books)

Creativity and Copyright:Legal Essentials for Screenwriters and Creative Artists

Creativity and Copyright (2019)

Legal Essentials for Screenwriters and Creative Artists

by John L. Geiger and Howard Suber

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Technique > Scriptwriting

Closely Watched Films:An Introduction to the Art of Narrative Film Technique

Closely Watched Films (2014)

An Introduction to the Art of Narrative Film Technique

by Marilyn Fabe

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Film Analysis

Celluloid Symphonies:Texts and Contexts in Film Music History

Celluloid Symphonies (2011)

Texts and Contexts in Film Music History

Dir. Julie Hubbert

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Technique > Music

Screenwriting for a Global Market:Selling Your Scripts from Hollywood to Hong Kong

Screenwriting for a Global Market (2004)

Selling Your Scripts from Hollywood to Hong Kong

by Andrew Horton

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Technique > Scriptwriting

Laughing Out Loud:Writing the Comedy-Centered Screenplay

Laughing Out Loud (2000)

Writing the Comedy-Centered Screenplay

by Andrew Horton

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Genre > Comedy/Humor

Cross-Cultural Filmmaking:A Handbook for Making Documentary and Ethnographic Films and Videos

Cross-Cultural Filmmaking (1997)

A Handbook for Making Documentary and Ethnographic Films and Videos

by Ilisa Barbash and Lucien Taylor

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Genre > Documentary

•  Filmmakers' writings (3 books)(0 book)

An Unspeakable Betrayal:Selected Writings of Luis Buñuel

An Unspeakable Betrayal (2002)

Selected Writings of Luis Buñuel

by Luis Buñuel

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Director > Luis Buñuel

I Was Interrupted:Nicholas Ray on making movies

I Was Interrupted (1995)

Nicholas Ray on making movies

by Nicholas Ray and Susan Ray

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Director > Nicholas Ray

Kino-Eye:The Writings of Dziga Vertov

Kino-Eye (1985)

The Writings of Dziga Vertov

by Dziga Vertov

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Director > Dziga Vertov

•  Writings (1 book)(0 book)

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