Refocus: The Films of Spike Jonze (Wilkins Kim)(Paperback)

Refocus: The Films of Spike Jonze (Wilkins Kim)(Paperback)

ReFocus: The Films of Spike Jonze is the first collection of essays on this important and original contemporary filmmaker. It looks at his ground-breaking work in both features and short forms, exploring the impact of his filmmaking across a range of philosophical and cultural discussions. Each

Refocus: The Films of Budd Boetticher (Rhodes Gary D.)(Paperback)

Refocus: The Films of John Hughes (Shary Timothy)(Pevná vazba)

The films of John Hughes (1950-2009) have enjoyed popular and critical success alike, from his first scripts in the early 1980s through to his celebrated work later in the decade and into the 1990s. While Hughes is best remembered for his stories about teenagers, such as Sixteen Candles (1984), The

Refocus: The Films of Francis Veber (Corson Keith)(Paperback)

Few directors have played such a prominent role as Francis Veber in shaping the cinematic identity of France over the past forty years, yet in many ways his chosen genre of comedy has relegated his work to the margins of Film Studies. Using an auterist lens to challenge the notions of taste, genre

Refocus: The Films of Xavier Dolan (LaFontaine Andre)(Paperback)

Ever since his first feature film I Killed My Mother premiered at Cannes, every film from the 29-year-old director Xavier Dolan has generated significant critical interest. A recipient of numerous awards, Dolan has recently taken his career to an international level with The Death and Life of John

Beastie Boys (Jonze Spike)(Pevná vazba)

The first book of photography to be published by the Academy Award-winning film director and photographer Spike Jonze. Will appeal to every fan of Beastie Boys and golden-era hip hop, as well as photography and Spike Jonze's own focused audiences. Spike Jonze and Beastie Boys met for the first time

Beginner's Guide to Blackwork (Wilkins Lesley)(Paperback)

Inspired by the past, Lesley Wilkins illustrates her techniques with a whole host of wonderful designs - flowers, plants, birds, animals and figures. She covers everything - from what materials to use and working with a chart, to getting started and how to stitch. Patterns are created by small

Kim (Kipling Rudyard)(Paperback)

Kim, one of Kipling's masterpieces, is the story of Kimball O'Hara, the orphaned son of an officer in the Irish Regiment who spends his childhood as a vagabond in Lahore. The book is a carefully organized, powerful evocation of place and of a young man's quest for identity. About the Series: For

For Today I Am a Boy (Fu Kim)(Paperback)

The debut novel of Kim Fu--the PEN/Hemingway Award-winning author of Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century--about four second-generation Chinese sisters...one of whom happens to be a boy. At birth, Peter Huang is given the Chinese name Juan Chaun, “powerful king.” To his parents,

Arab Modernism as World Cinema: The Films of Moumen Smihi (Limbrick Peter)(Paperback)

Arab Modernism as World Cinema explores the radically beautiful films of Moroccan filmmaker Moumen Smihi, demonstrating the importance of Moroccan and Arab film cultures in histories of world cinema. Addressing the legacy of the Nahda or 'Arab Renaissance' of the nineteenth and early twentieth

Oxford Handbook of Medical Sciences (Wilkins Robert)(Paperback)

Written by biomedical scientists and clinicians, with the purpose of disseminating the fundamental scientific principles that underpin medicine, this new edition of the Oxford Handbook of Medical Sciences provides a clear, easily digestible account of basic cell physiology and biochemistry. Italso

The Art of Falling (Moore Kim)(Paperback)

The Art of Falling is Kim Moore's keenly anticipated debut poetry collection. A young poet from Cumbria, she writes with a compelling directness and power about her life and the lives of others. Vigorously alive and often full of humour, there are poems about ordinary people: the scaffolders and

Myth & the Movies: Discovering the Myth Structure of 50 Unforgettable Films (Voytilla Stuart)(Paperback)

Designed as a companion to The Writer's Journey, Myth & the Movies analyzes 50 U.S. and foreign films in every cinematic

Kim (Kipling Rudyard)(Paperback)

The son of an Irish soldier, Kim doesn't really fit in with the other residents of his native Lahore or among India's British transplants. The 13-year-old orphan struggles to find an identity for himself, while living hand-to-mouth in the streets. When he's befriended by a Tibetan monk, Kim becomes

Last Days Of The Incas (MacQuarrie Kim)(Paperback / softback)

The haunting story of the destruction of a magnificent

Kim (Kipling Rudyard)(Paperback)

An epic rendition of the imperial experience in India, one of Kipling's greatest works Kim, orphaned son of an Irish soldier and a poor white mother, and the lama, an old ascetic priest, are on a quest. Kim was born and raised in India and plays with the slum children as he lives on the streets,

New York 2140 (Robinson Kim Stanley)(Paperback / softback)

A new vision of the future from Kim Stanley Robinson, the New York Times bestselling author of science fiction masterworks such as the Mars trilogy, 2312 and

The General (Krmer Peter)(Paperback)

Offering a fresh perspective on The General, arguably one of the most successful American films of the silent era, this insightful text analyses its initial critical reception and the thematic and stylistic characteristics of the film that made it difficult for critics to appreciate at the time,

Learning Amazon Web Services (AWS) - A Hands-On Guide to the Fundamentals of AWS Cloud (Wilkins Mark)(Paperback / softback)

Astrology for the Light Side of the Brain (Rogers-Gallagher Kim)(Paperback)

Laugh while looking ahead with astrology Kim Rogers-Gallagher takes you on a unique tour of the planets-with a kit for each one. For example, your Mars kit includes a sword, a copy of Rambo, a Swiss army knife, a chip for your shoulder and health insurance for yourself and your victims. With this

My Silent War - The Autobiography of a Spy (Philby Kim)(Paperback / softback)

The Terminator (French Sean)(Paperback)

Made on a low budget, The Terminator was one of the most influential films of the 1980s. Combining explosive special effects and an intricate time-travel plot, it set Arnold Schwarzenegger on the road to superstardom and allowed its director, James Cameron, to go on to make some of the most

Unknown Kimi Raikkonen (Hotakainen Kari)(Paperback / softback)

The authorised biography of cult hero Finnish Formula One world champion Kimi Raikkoenen - the closest thing we'll ever get to his

Unknown Kimi Raikkonen (Hotakainen Kari)(Paperback / softback)

The authorised biography of cult hero Finnish Formula One world champion Kimi Raikkoenen - the closest thing we'll ever get to his