The Cinema of Germany
Joseph Garncarz
Wallflower Press, PB, 9781905674909
This volume tells the story of the cinema of Germany in 24 essays, each concerning an individual film, in a fresh and concise way. It describes a 'national' film industry which successfully met the demand of a 'national' audience from the 1910s to the 1960s. The book represents this system by focusing on films which were very popular with contemporary German ... More/Buy
David Mamet: A Life in the Theatre
Ira Nadel
Palgrave, PB, 9780230378711
This comprehensive biography uses extensive theater and film archives to reveal Mamet's ideas on writing, acting, and directing, covering his beginnings in Chicago, his relationship to Judaism and reputation for machismo, as well as discussions of and excerpts from early plays and stories that have never before been referenced in ... More/Buy
Entertain Us: The Rise and Fall of Alternative Rock in the Nineties
Craig Schuftan
ABC Books, PB, 9780733328848
In 1990 alternative music was where it belonged - underground. It left the business of rock stardom to rock stars. But by 1992 alternative rock had spawned a revolution in music and style that transformed youth culture and revived a moribund music industry. Five years later, alternative rock was over, leaving behind a handful of dead heroes, a few dozen masterpieces, ... More/Buy
The Girls in Grey
Carolyn Bock, Helen Hopkins
Currency Press, PB, 9780868199429
Inspired by diaries, letters and post war writings The Girls in Grey tells the stories of three Australian Army nurses during World War 1. From the splendour of sunsets over the Sphinx in Egypt, to the barren shores of Lemnos Island and the muddy sludge of the Western Front, they battled horrific working conditions, witnessing the horror of war and the ... More/Buy
Guitar Zero: The Science of Learning to be Musical
Gary Marcus
OneWorld, PB, 9781851689323
On the eve of his fortieth birthday, scientist Gary Marcus decided to fulfil a lifeling dream and learn to play the guitar, investigating how humans ‘make’ music and how anyone of any age might master a new skill. In a quest that takes him from Suzuki classes to guitar gods, Marcus discovers the best ways to train your brain and your ... More/Buy
In Plain Light: Movies and Spectators after the Cinema
Gabriele Pedulla
Verso, HB, 9781844678532
From plasma screens to smartphones, moving images are everywhere. How do films adapt to this new situation? And how has the experience of the spectator changed? Facing one of the decisive transformations in the history of Western aesthetics, In Plain Light investigates film in the age of personalized media and explores the metamorphosis of a spectator increasingly free but also increasingly ... More/Buy
The Official Book of Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll Lists
Judy McGuire, Cliff Mott
Soft Skull Press, PB, 9781593764456
Get ready for the most outrageous, unapologetically hedonistic rock-and-roll book ever. Combing the best nuggets of drug- and sex-related exploits from the lives of Mötley Crue, Led Zeppelin, Elvis Presley, Keith Richards, Michael Jackson, and dozens more of infamous rock-and-roll animals, sexpert Judy McGuire has compiled the mother lode of all books of lists. The Official Book of Sex, Drugs, and ... More/Buy
On Shakespeare
John Bell
Allen & Unwin, PB, 9781743311738
'So I'm sitting here backstage, waiting for my entrance, caked in fake blood and taking part in a play that is brutal, nihilistic and offensive according to all criteria of 'good taste'. And it's thrilling.' Did Shakespeare really write all those plays? Why do you do Shakespeare in modern dress? How do you prepare a role? What's it like doing a ... More/Buy
The Responsibility of the Philosopher
Gianni Vattimo
Columbia University Press, PB, 9780231152433
Over the course of his career, Gianni Vattimo has assumed a number of public and private identities and has pursued multiple intellectual paths. He seems to embody several contradictions, at once defending and questioning religion and critiquing and serving the state. Yet the diversity of his life and thought form the very essence of, as he sees it, the vocation and ... More/Buy
Shadow Economies of Cinema: Mapping Informal Film Distribution
Robert Lobato
Palgrave, PB, 9781844574117
How do people access movies today? What are the most popular and powerful channels for media distribution on a global scale? How are film industries changing in the face of media convergence and digitisation? To answer questions such as these, argues Ramon Lobato, we must shift our gaze away from the legal film business and toward cinema's shadow economies. All around ... More/Buy
Understanding Rap: Explanations of Confusing Rap Lyrics You and Your Grandma Can Understand
William Buckholz
Abrams, PB, 9780810989214
Collects popular rap lyrics featuring pop-cultural references on money, cars, weapons, and fashion, and provides humorous literal explanations of each lyric in common ... More/Buy
Wholphin No 16
Brent Hoff (ed)
McSweeneys, PB, 9781936365784
Wholphin No. 16 will be filled with unique and ponderable films designed to make you feel the way we felt when we learned that dolphins and whales sometimes, you know, do it. The issue will include short films, documentaries, instructional videos, foreign sitcoms, scientific discoveries, animated shorts, and other cinema hybrids that deserve to be seen on very expensive ... More/Buy