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Publisher: University Press of Mississippi (294 books)

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•  Biographies (40)    •  Autobiographies (1)    •  Essays (6)    •  Films Reviews (0)    •  Studies (59)    •  Interviews (79)    •  Stories (7)    •  Didactic (1)    •  Writings (3)

•  Biographies (44 books)(40 books)

One Tough Dame:The Life and Career of Diana Rigg

One Tough Dame (2024)

The Life and Career of Diana Rigg

by Herbie J Pilato

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Series: Hollywood Legends Serie

Subject: Actor > Diana Rigg

Ferocious Ambition:Joan Crawford's March to Stardom

Ferocious Ambition (2023)

Joan Crawford's March to Stardom

by Robert Dance

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Actor > Joan Crawford

The Savvy Sphinx:How Garbo Conquered Hollywood

The Savvy Sphinx (2021)

How Garbo Conquered Hollywood

by Robert Dance

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Actor > Greta Garbo

Robert Taylor:Male Beauty, Masculinity, and Stardom in Hollywood

Robert Taylor (2019)

Male Beauty, Masculinity, and Stardom in Hollywood

by Gillian Kelly

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Actor > Robert Taylor

Last Man Standing:Mort Sahl and the Birth of Modern Comedy

Last Man Standing (2017)

Mort Sahl and the Birth of Modern Comedy

by James Curtis

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Actor > Mort Sahl

She Could Be Chaplin!:The Comedic Brilliance of Alice Howell

She Could Be Chaplin! (2016)

The Comedic Brilliance of Alice Howell

by Anthony Slide

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Series: Hollywood Legends Serie

Subject: Actor > Alice Howell

Mary Wickes:I Know I've Seen That Face Before

Mary Wickes (2016)

I Know I've Seen That Face Before

by Steve Taravella

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Series: Hollywood Legends Serie

Subject: Actor > Mary Wickes

Zachary Scott:Hollywood's Sophisticated Cad

Zachary Scott (2013)

Hollywood's Sophisticated Cad

by Ronald L. Davis

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Series: Hollywood Legends Serie

Subject: Actor > Zachary Scott

Lew Ayres:Hollywood's Conscientious Objector

Lew Ayres (2012)

Hollywood's Conscientious Objector

by Lesley L. Coffin

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Series: Hollywood Legends Serie

Subject: Actor > Lew Ayres

Frank Capra:The Catastrophe of Success

Frank Capra (2011)

The Catastrophe of Success

by Joseph McBride

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Director > Frank Capra

Alice Faye:A Life Beyond the Silver Screen

Alice Faye (2010)

A Life Beyond the Silver Screen

by Jane Lenz Elder

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Series: Hollywood Legends Serie

Subject: Actor > Alice Faye

•  Autobiographies (4 books)(1 book)

Sitting Pretty:The Life and Times of Clifton Webb

Sitting Pretty (2016)

The Life and Times of Clifton Webb

by Clifton Webb

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Series: Hollywood Legends Serie

Subject: Actor > Clifton Webb

Iwao Takamoto:My Life with a Thousand Characters

Iwao Takamoto (2009)

My Life with a Thousand Characters

by Iwao Takamoto

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Others persons > Iwao Takamoto

Living Life Inside the Lines:Tales from the Golden Age of Animation

Living Life Inside the Lines (2005)

Tales from the Golden Age of Animation

by Martha Sigall

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Others persons > Martha Sigall

•  Essays (7 books)(6 books)

Improvising the Score:Rethinking Modern Film Music Through Jazz

Improvising the Score (2022)

Rethinking Modern Film Music Through Jazz

by Gretchen L. Carlson

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Technique > Music

Retcon Game:Retroactive Continuity and the Hyperlinking of America

Retcon Game (2021)

Retroactive Continuity and the Hyperlinking of America

by Andrew J. Friedenthal

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Genre > Fantasy

Ode to Gen X:Institutional Cynicism in Stranger Things and 1980s Film

Ode to Gen X (2021)

Institutional Cynicism in Stranger Things and 1980s Film

by Melissa Vosen Callens

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: One Film > Stranger Things (TV Series)

Making and Remaking Horror in the 1970s and 2000s:Why Don't They Do It Like They Used To?

Making and Remaking Horror in the 1970s and 2000s (2015)

Why Don't They Do It Like They Used To?

by David Roche

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Genre > Horror

American Horror Film:The Genre at the Turn of the Millennium

American Horror Film (2013)

The Genre at the Turn of the Millennium

Dir. Steffen Hantke

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Genre > Horror

•  Films Reviews (1 book)(0 book)

Out of the Past:Adventures in Film Noir

Out of the Past (2000)

Adventures in Film Noir

by Barry Gifford

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
(previous edition)

Subject: Genre

•  Studies (75 books)(59 books)

Mutants, Androids, and Aliens:On Being Human in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Mutants, Androids, and Aliens (2025)

On Being Human in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

by James A. Tyner

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Genre > Fantasy

The Superhero Blockbuster:Adaptation, Style, and Meaning

The Superhero Blockbuster (2025)

Adaptation, Style, and Meaning

by James C. Taylor

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Genre > Fantasy

Film by Design:The Art of the Movie Poster

Film by Design (2024)

The Art of the Movie Poster

Dir. Gary D. Rhodes and Robert Singer

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: On Films > Posters

Hanna-Barbera, the Recorded History:From Modern Stone Age to Meddling Kids

Hanna-Barbera, the Recorded History (2024)

From Modern Stone Age to Meddling Kids

by Greg Ehrbar

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Genre > Animation

Copyright Vigilantes:Intellectual Property and the Hollywood Superhero

Copyright Vigilantes (2024)

Intellectual Property and the Hollywood Superhero

by Ezra Claverie

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Economics

The Sinful Maternal:Motherhood in Possession Films

The Sinful Maternal (2024)

Motherhood in Possession Films

by Lauren Rocha

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Genre > Horror

Intersecting Aesthetics:Literary Adaptations and Cinematic Representations of Blackness

Intersecting Aesthetics (2023)

Literary Adaptations and Cinematic Representations of Blackness

Dir. Charlene Regester, Cynthia Baron and Ellen C. Scott

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Sociology

C'Mon, Get Happy:The Making of Summer Stock

C'Mon, Get Happy (2023)

The Making of Summer Stock

by David Fantle and Tom Johnson

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: One Film > Summer Stock

Cloverfield:Creatures and Catastrophes in Post-9/11 Cinema

Cloverfield (2023)

Creatures and Catastrophes in Post-9/11 Cinema

by Steffen Hantke

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: One Film > Cloverfield

Starmaker:David O. Selznick and the Production of Stars in the Hollywood Studio System

Starmaker (2023)

David O. Selznick and the Production of Stars in the Hollywood Studio System

by Milan Hain

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Others persons > David O. Selznick

Race and the Animated Bodyscape:Constructing and Ascribing a Racialized Asian Identity in Avatar and Korra

Race and the Animated Bodyscape (2023)

Constructing and Ascribing a Racialized Asian Identity in Avatar and Korra

by Francis M. Agnoli

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: One Film > Avatar: The Last Airbender (TV Series)

Visions of Invasion:Alien Affects, Cinema, and Citizenship in Settler Colonies

Visions of Invasion (2023)

Alien Affects, Cinema, and Citizenship in Settler Colonies

by Michael Lechuga

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Series: Race

Subject: Sociology

The Films of Delmer Daves:Visions of Progress in Mid-Twentieth-Century America

The Films of Delmer Daves (2022)

Visions of Progress in Mid-Twentieth-Century America

by Douglas Horlock

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Director > Delmer Daves

For No Reason at All:The Changing Narrative of the First World War in American Film

For No Reason at All (2022)

The Changing Narrative of the First World War in American Film

by Jeffrey A. Hinkelman

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Genre > War films

Dis-Orienting Planets:Racial Representations of Asia in Science Fiction

Dis-Orienting Planets (2021)

Racial Representations of Asia in Science Fiction

Dir. Isiah Lavender

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Genre > Science Fiction

Projections of Passing:Postwar Anxieties and Hollywood Films, 1947-1960

Projections of Passing (2021)

Postwar Anxieties and Hollywood Films, 1947-1960

by N. Megan Kelley

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: On Films > Per period

Slave Revolt on Screen:The Haitian Revolution in Film and Video Games

Slave Revolt on Screen (2021)

The Haitian Revolution in Film and Video Games

by Alyssa Goldstein Sepinwall

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Series: Caribbean Studies

Subject: Genre > Politics

Cold War II:Hollywood's Renewed Obsession with Russia

Cold War II (2020)

Hollywood's Renewed Obsession with Russia

Dir. Tatiana Prorokova-Konrad

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Sociology

A Portrait of the Auteur as Fanboy:The Construction of Authorship in Transmedia Franchises

A Portrait of the Auteur as Fanboy (2020)

The Construction of Authorship in Transmedia Franchises

by Anastasia Salter and Mel Stanfill

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Technique > Scriptwriting

Hollywood Hates Hitler!:Jew-Baiting, Anti-Nazism, and the Senate Investigation Into Warmongering in Motion Pictures

Hollywood Hates Hitler! (2020)

Jew-Baiting, Anti-Nazism, and the Senate Investigation Into Warmongering in Motion Pictures

by Chris Yogerst

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: History of Cinema

Toxic Masculinity:Mapping the Monstrous in Our Heroes

Toxic Masculinity (2020)

Mapping the Monstrous in Our Heroes

Dir. Esther de Dauw and Daniel J. Connell

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Sociology

Troubling Masculinities:Terror, Gender, and Monstrous Others in American Film Post-9/11

Troubling Masculinities (2020)

Terror, Gender, and Monstrous Others in American Film Post-9/11

by Glen Donnar

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Sociology

The Possible South:Documentary Film and the Limitations of Biraciality

The Possible South (2020)

Documentary Film and the Limitations of Biraciality

by R. Bruce Brasell

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Genre > Documentary

Truth and Consequences:Game Shows in Fiction and Film

Truth and Consequences (2019)

Game Shows in Fiction and Film

by Mike Miley

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Sociology

The Hell of War Comes Home:Imaginative Texts from the Conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq

The Hell of War Comes Home (2019)

Imaginative Texts from the Conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq

by Owen W. Gilman

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Sociology

The Films of Douglas Sirk:Exquisite Ironies and Magnificent Obsessions

The Films of Douglas Sirk (2019)

Exquisite Ironies and Magnificent Obsessions

by Tom Ryan

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Director > Douglas Sirk

China in the Mix:Cinema, Sound, and Popular Culture in the Age of Globalization

China in the Mix (2019)

Cinema, Sound, and Popular Culture in the Age of Globalization

by Ying Xiao

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Countries > China

Dining with Madmen:Fat, Food, and the Environment in 1980s Horror

Dining with Madmen (2019)

Fat, Food, and the Environment in 1980s Horror

by Thomas Fahy

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Genre > Horror

Promises of Citizenship:Film Recruitment of African Americans in World War II

Promises of Citizenship (2019)

Film Recruitment of African Americans in World War II

by Kathleen German

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Series: Race

Subject: History of Cinema

Bumpy Road:The Making, Flop, and Revival of Two-Lane Blacktop

Bumpy Road (2018)

The Making, Flop, and Revival of Two-Lane Blacktop

by Sylvia Townsend

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: One Film > Two-Lane Blacktop

Panel to the Screen:Style, American Film, and Comic Books During the Blockbuster Era

Panel to the Screen (2018)

Style, American Film, and Comic Books During the Blockbuster Era

by Drew Morton

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Technique > Adaptation

Quentin Tarantino:Poetics and Politics of Cinematic Metafiction

Quentin Tarantino (2018)

Poetics and Politics of Cinematic Metafiction

by David Roche

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Director > Quentin Tarantino

That Was Entertainment:The Golden Age of the MGM Musical

That Was Entertainment (2018)

The Golden Age of the MGM Musical

by Bernard F. Dick

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Genre > Musicals

Monsters in the Machine:Science Fiction Film and the Militarization of America After World War II

Monsters in the Machine (2018)

Science Fiction Film and the Militarization of America After World War II

by Steffen Hantke

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Genre > Science Fiction

Music in Disney's Animated Features:Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to the Jungle Book

Music in Disney's Animated Features (2018)

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to the Jungle Book

by James Bohn

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Studio > Disney Studios

Magnificent Obsession:The Outrageous History of Film Buffs, Collectors, Scholars, and Fanatics

Magnificent Obsession (2018)

The Outrageous History of Film Buffs, Collectors, Scholars, and Fanatics

by Anthony Slide

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Sociology

The Screen Is Red:Hollywood, Communism, and the Cold War

The Screen Is Red (2018)

Hollywood, Communism, and the Cold War

by Bernard F. Dick

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Countries > United States

Chronicle of a Camera:The Arriflex 35 in North America, 1945-1972

Chronicle of a Camera (2017)

The Arriflex 35 in North America, 1945-1972

by Norris Pope

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Technique > Cinematography

The Writing Dead:Talking Terror with Tv's Top Horror Writers

The Writing Dead (2017)

Talking Terror with Tv's Top Horror Writers

by Thomas Fahy

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Series: Television Conversations

Subject: Genre > Horror

Vampires and Zombies:Transcultural Migrations and Transnational Interpretations

Vampires and Zombies (2017)

Transcultural Migrations and Transnational Interpretations

Dir. Dorothea Fischer-Hornung and Monika Mueller

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Genre > Horror

The Comic Book Film Adaptation:Exploring Modern Hollywood's Leading Genre

The Comic Book Film Adaptation (2016)

Exploring Modern Hollywood's Leading Genre

by Liam Burke

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Technique > Adaptation

The Joker:A Serious Study of the Clown Prince of Crime

The Joker (2016)

A Serious Study of the Clown Prince of Crime

Dir. Robert Moses Peaslee and Robert G. Weiner

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: On Films > Characters

A Special Relationship:Britain Comes to Hollywood and Hollywood Comes to Britain

A Special Relationship (2015)

Britain Comes to Hollywood and Hollywood Comes to Britain

by Anthony Slide

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: History of Cinema

Hip Hop on Film:Performance Culture, Urban Space, and Genre Transformation in the 1980s

Hip Hop on Film (2015)

Performance Culture, Urban Space, and Genre Transformation in the 1980s

by Kimberley Monteyne

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Sociology

Beyond the Chinese Connection:Contemporary Afro-Asian Cultural Production

Beyond the Chinese Connection (2015)

Contemporary Afro-Asian Cultural Production

by Crystal S. Anderson

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Sociology

Hearths of Darkness:The Family in the American Horror Film

Hearths of Darkness (2014)

The Family in the American Horror Film

by Tony Williams

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Genre > Horror

Dangerous Curves:Action Heroines, Gender, Fetishism, and Popular Culture

Dangerous Curves (2013)

Action Heroines, Gender, Fetishism, and Popular Culture

by Jeffrey A. Brown

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Sociology

Global Neorealism:The Transnational History of a Film Style

Global Neorealism (2013)

The Transnational History of a Film Style

Dir. Saverio Giovacchini and Robert Sklar

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: History of Cinema

Knockout:The Boxer and Boxing in American Cinema

Knockout (2013)

The Boxer and Boxing in American Cinema

by Leger Grindon

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Countries > United States

Inside the Hollywood Fan Magazine:A History of Star Makers, Fabricators, and Gossip Mongers

Inside the Hollywood Fan Magazine (2010)

A History of Star Makers, Fabricators, and Gossip Mongers

by Anthony Slide

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: On Films > Movie magazines

Horror Film:Creating and Marketing Fear

Horror Film (2009)

Creating and Marketing Fear

Dir. Steffen Hantke

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Genre > Horror

On the Lam:Narratives of Flight in J. Edgar Hoover's America

On the Lam (2008)

Narratives of Flight in J. Edgar Hoover's America

by William Beverly

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Sociology

Just Making Movies:Company Directors on the Studio System

Just Making Movies (2005)

Company Directors on the Studio System

by Ronald L. Davis

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Studio > Hollywood

•  Interviews (148 books)(79 books)

Lois Weber:Playing Indian in American Popular Culture

Lois Weber (2019)

Playing Indian in American Popular Culture

Dir. Martin F. Norden

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Series: Conversations with Filmmakers

Subject: Director > Lois Weber

Working with Disney:Interviews with Animators, Producers, and Artists

Working with Disney (2011)

Interviews with Animators, Producers, and Artists

by Don Peri

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Studio > Disney Studios

•  Stories (11 books)(7 books)

Opening Weekend:An Insider's Look at Marketing Hollywood's Hits and Flops

Opening Weekend (2024)

An Insider's Look at Marketing Hollywood's Hits and Flops

by Jim Fredrick

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Economics

Part of the Magic:A Collection of Disney-Inspired Brushes with Greatness

Part of the Magic (2023)

A Collection of Disney-Inspired Brushes with Greatness

by Bambi Moé

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Studio > Disney Studios

A Thousand Cuts:The Bizarre Underground World of Collectors and Dealers Who Saved the Movies

A Thousand Cuts (2016)

The Bizarre Underground World of Collectors and Dealers Who Saved the Movies

by Dennis Bartok and Jeff Joseph

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Economics

Hollywood Unknowns:A History of Extras, Bit Players, and Stand-Ins

Hollywood Unknowns (2012)

A History of Extras, Bit Players, and Stand-Ins

by Anthony Slide

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Studio > Hollywood

Words Into Images:Screenwriters on the Studio System

Words Into Images (2007)

Screenwriters on the Studio System

by Ronald L. Davis

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Technique > Scriptwriting

The Magic Behind the Voices:A Who's Who of Cartoon Voice Actors

The Magic Behind the Voices (2004)

A Who's Who of Cartoon Voice Actors

by Tim Lawson and Alisa Persons

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Genre > Animation

•  Didactic (1 book)(1 book)

Lost in the Dark:A World History of Horror Film

Lost in the Dark (2021)

A World History of Horror Film

by Brad Weismann

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Genre > Horror

•  Writings (3 books)(3 books)

Dear Bob:Bob Hope's Wartime Correspondence with the G.I.S of World War II

Dear Bob (2021)

Bob Hope's Wartime Correspondence with the G.I.S of World War II

Dir. Martha Bolton and Linda Hope

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Actor > Bob Hope

The Cavalry Charges:Writings on Books, Film, and Music, Revised Edition

The Cavalry Charges (2019)

Writings on Books, Film, and Music, Revised Edition

by Barry Gifford

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Others persons > Barry Gifford

Guiltless Pleasures:A David Sterritt Film Reader

Guiltless Pleasures (2005)

A David Sterritt Film Reader

by David Sterritt

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Film Analysis

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