Film & movie: styles & genres books

As the father of the hardboiled detective genre, Dashiell Hammett had a huge influence on Hollywood. Yet, it is...  Read More >>

The War of the Worlds was one of a handful of high-prestige science fiction productions in a low-budget era, and...  Read More >>

Also examining its production processes, Butler explores the against-type casting of Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet...  Read More >>

Kim Newman's fascinating study focuses on Roy Ward Baker's 1967 film, written by Quatermass creator Nigel Kneale...  Read More >>

A visually stunning and heartfelt riposte to the emotional sterility of Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, Douglas...  Read More >>

Alien, that legendary fusion of science fiction and horror, was born out of a terrible monster movie script called...  Read More >>

This book ranks the top 100 silent film stars based on a scale that considers creativity, originality, chemistry...  Read More >>

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Many South American films that use the popular road movie format to examine regional culture and attitudes, especially...  Read More >>

Considered a notorious subset of horror in the 1970s and 1980s, there has been a massive revitalization and diversification...  Read More >>

Body Gothic assesses the role and relevance of corporeal transgression in literature and film of the last three...  Read More >>

""He was the final addition to Universal's ""royal family"" of movie monsters: The Creature from the Black Lagoon....  Read More >>

As bold as the genre itself, the essential collection of film noir posters  Read More >>

In this book, Tueth looks at some of the most enduring comic movies of all time. Beginning with the anarchic romp...  Read More >>

This book provides a film-by-film look at the thirty-two movies James Cagney made during the 1930s, from his supporting...  Read More >>

Ever since its inception, British cinema has been obsessed with crime and the criminal. The Britain of British cinema...  Read More >>

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The Sounds of Silent Films is a unique collection of investigatory and theoretical essays that, for the first time,...  Read More >>

In this book, noted film and literature scholar Gene D. Phillips looks at the crime film genre. In addition to the...  Read More >>

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Inspired by Baudelaire's art criticism and contemporary theories of emotions, and developing a new aesthetic approach...  Read More >>

From the films of Judd Apatow to sitcoms and popular music, this new breed of man is desperately attempting to change...  Read More >>