Filmish

Name: Filmish
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9781910593035
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A Graphic Journey Through Film

By Edward Ross

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Summary

In Filmish, cartoonist Edward Ross guides readers through cinematic history using comics to illuminate the ideas behind beloved films. Each chapter explores themes like the body, architecture, and language, delving into iconic movies from A Trip to the Moon to Top Gun. Ross addresses serious topics such as sexuality, race, censorship, and propaganda, offering insightful and witty commentary on film’s cultural impact.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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Ideal for teens and adults who enjoy graphic novels and have an interest in cinema, film theory, and cultural studies.

An entertaining look at the theories behind our favourite films

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2017 ALA/YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens Award Winner

Cartoonist Edward Ross uses comics to illuminate the ideas behind our favourite movies. In Filmish, Ross's cartoon alter ego guides readers through the annals of cinematic history, introducing some of the strange and fascinating concepts at work in the movies.

Each chapter focuses on a particular theme - the body, architecture, language - and explores an eclectic mix of cinematic triumphs, from A Trip to the Moon to Top Gun. Like other bestselling nonfiction graphic novels such as Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics, Filmish tackles serious issues - sexuality, race, censorship, propaganda - with authority and wit, throwing new light on some of the greatest films ever made.

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"Film historians and comic enthusiasts, meet your new favourite book." – Entertainment Weekly
Highly recommended for anyone interested in cinema; informative enough to serve as an introductory film studies textbook. – Library Journal (starred review)
Notably the first graphic novel to incorporate academic discourse with phrases like ‘As James Naremore posits...’ – Flavorwire

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781910593035

Publisher: SelfMadeHero

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 November 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: SelfMadeHero

Illustration: Black & White

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 171.0mm

Height: 240.0mm

Weight: 580g

Pages: 192

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About the Author

Edward Ross is a comic book artist, writer, and illustrator. Working alongside Dr. James Hall, he has created many science-themed comics for universities, museums, charities, and research bodies. Ross is a film studies graduate and regularly leads workshops in comic book creation. He lives in Edinburgh.

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