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  • 'Grease Is the Word'

    Exploring a Cultural Phenomenon

    Edited by Oliver Gruner, Peter Krämer ...
    With its catalogue of hit songs, iconic characters, memorable quotes and familiar scenes, ‘Grease’ is truly a behemoth of US and global popular culture. From the stage show’s debut in 1971, to the Hollywood film of 1978, to the numerous rereleases and anniversary celebrations of the twenty-first century, it has enjoyed, and continues to enjoy, success across a range of media. ‘Grease’’s extended ... Read more

    $28.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 2001: A Space Odyssey

    by Peter Krämer ...
    Series series BFI Film Classics
    Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) is widely regarded as one of the best films ever made. It has been celebrated for its beauty and mystery, its realistic depiction of space travel and dazzling display of visual effects, the breathtaking scope of its story, which reaches across millions of years, and the thought-provoking depth of its meditation on evolution, technology and humanity's ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The New Hollywood

    From Bonnie and Clyde to Star Wars

    by Peter Krämer ...
    Series series Short Cuts
    On December 8, 1967 Time magazine put Bonnie and Clyde on its cover and announced, "The New Cinema: Violence … Sex … Art." The following decade has long been celebrated as a golden age in American film history. In this innovative study, Peter Krämer offers a systematic discussion of the biggest hits of the period (including The Graduate [1967], The Exorcist [1973] and Jaws [1975]). He relates the ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • The Hollywood Renaissance

    Revisiting American Cinema's Most Celebrated Era

    Edited by Peter Krämer, Professor Yannis Tzioumakis ...
    In December 1967, Time magazine put Bonnie and Clyde on its cover and proudly declared that Hollywood cinema was undergoing a 'renaissance'. For the next few years, a wide range of formally and thematically challenging films were produced at the very centre of the American film industry, often (but by no means always) combining success at the box office with huge critical acclaim, both then and ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

  • A Critical Companion to Christopher Nolan

    by Will Brooker, Warren Buckland, Dr. Gregory Frame, Lara Herring, Stella Hockenhull, Stuart Joy, Miriam Kent, Peter Krämer, Isabelle Labrouillère, Ben Lamb0, Todd McGowan1, Gilles Menegaldo2, Kimberly A. Owczarski3, Bernadette Pace4, Claire Parkinson5, Fran Pheasant-Kelly7 ...
    Series series Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Directors
    A Critical Companion to Christopher Nolan provides a wide-ranging exploration of Christopher Nolan's films, practices, and collaborations. From a range of critical perspectives, this volume examines Nolan's body of work, explores its industrial and economic contexts, and interrogates the director's auteur status. This volume contributes to the scholarly debates on Nolan and includes original ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • American Graffiti

    George Lucas, the New Hollywood and the Baby Boom Generation

    by Peter Krämer ...
    Series series Cinema and Youth Cultures
    Combining a detailed film analysis with archival research and social science approaches, this book examines how American Graffiti (1973), a low-budget and star-less teen comedy by a filmmaker whose only previous feature had been a box office flop, became one of the highest grossing and most highly acclaimed films of all time in the United States, and one of the key expressions of the nostalgia ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • 'Grease Is the Word'

    Exploring a Cultural Phenomenon

    Edited by Oliver Gruner, Peter Krämer ...
    Bringing together a group of international scholars from diverse academic backgrounds, ‘Grease Is the Word’ analyses the cultural phenomenon Grease. With essays covering everything from the film’s production history, political representations and industrial impact to its stars and reception, the book shines a spotlight on one of Broadway’s and Hollywood’s biggest commercial successes. By adopting ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • 'Grease Is the Word'

    Exploring a Cultural Phenomenon

    Edited by Oliver Gruner, Peter Krämer ...
    With its catalogue of hit songs, iconic characters, memorable quotes and familiar scenes, ‘Grease’ is truly a behemoth of US and global popular culture. From the stage show’s debut in 1971, to the Hollywood film of 1978, to the numerous rereleases and anniversary celebrations of the twenty-first century, it has enjoyed, and continues to enjoy, success across a range of media. ‘Grease’’s extended ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Screen Acting

    Edited by Peter Kramer, Alan Lovell ...
    While not everyone would agree with Alfred Hitchcock's notorious remark that 'actors are cattle', there is little understanding of the work film actors do. Yet audience enthusiasm for, or dislike of, actors and their style of performance is a crucial part of the film-going experience. Screen Acting discusses the development of film acting, from the stylisation of the silent era, through the ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Arteriovenous Hemofiltration

    A Kidney Replacement Therapy for the Intensive Care Unit

    Edited by Peter Kramer ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)

    $89.09 USD

  • United Artists

    Edited by Peter Krämer, Gary Needham, Yannis Tzioumakis, Tino Balio ...
    Series series The Routledge Hollywood Centenary Series
    Established in 1919 by Hollywood's top talent United Artists has had an illustrious history, from Hollywood minor to industry leader to a second-tier media company in the shadow of MGM. This edited collection brings together leading film historians to examine key aspects of United Artists' centennial history from its origins to the sometimes chaotic developments of the last four decades. The focus ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • The General

    by Peter Krämer ...
    Series series BFI Film Classics
    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, but led to its celebration by later generations. ... Read more

    $13.99 USD