Film theory & criticism books

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The first comprehensive study of men and masculinity in the cinema of Satyajit Ray  Read More >>

This book provides the most complete account of Paul Thomas Anderson’s career to date, encompassing his evolution...  Read More >>

The riveting biography of Ursula Parrott—best-selling author, Hollywood screenwriter, and voice for the modern woman....  Read More >>

Since their inception, motion pictures have brought fantastic imagery to life, mining mythology and folklore to...  Read More >>

WELCOME TO JUNK FILM Entire libraries of criticism study good art. Who studies bad art? For the most part, bad...  Read More >>

Which narratives and which means of representation does Pier Paolo Pasolini use to investigate the 'myth of authenticity'?...  Read More >>

A climate of Islamophobia allows anxieties about Muslim men living in and migrating to Britain to endure. British...  Read More >>

A Taste of Honey (1961) is a landmark in British cinema history. In this book, Melanie Williams explores the many,...  Read More >>

Anna May Wong remains one of Hollywood's best-known Chinese American actors. Between 1919 and 1960, Anna May Wong...  Read More >>

Anna May Wong remains one of Hollywood's best-known Chinese American actors. Between 1919 and 1960, Anna May Wong...  Read More >>

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A close study of Tomás Gutiérrez Alea’s Memories of Underdevelopment (1968) in the BFI Film Classics series.  Read More >>

How do we understand types of cinema that offer experiences of discomfort, awkwardness or disquieting uncertainty?...  Read More >>

New Wave, New Hollywood offers new perspectives on a key time in American film history.  Read More >>

Sound positions individuals as social subjects. The presence of human beings, animals, objects, or technologies...  Read More >>

An in-depth analysis of contemporary cinematic practices in European cinema-thinking, with a focus on Romanian filmmaking....  Read More >>

A detailed analysis of the early film and dramatic works of celebrated Iranian filmmaker and playwright Bahram Beyzaie...  Read More >>

This book challenges the long-standing presumption that serious philosophical engagement with film and television...  Read More >>

Melodrama, biography, cold war thriller, drug memoir, essay in fragments, mystery - Fassbinder Thousands of Mirrors...  Read More >>

Gidget: Origins of a Teen Girl Transmedia Franchise examines the multiplicity of books, films, TV shows, and merchandise...  Read More >>

If adventure has a name, it must be Indiana Jones! He's both a mild-mannered archaeology professor and an intrepid...  Read More >>

Gidget: Origins of a Teen Girl Transmedia Franchise examines the multiplicity of books, films, TV shows, and merchandise...  Read More >>

If adventure has a name, it must be Indiana Jones! He's both a mild-mannered archaeology professor and an intrepid...  Read More >>

Icon. Celebrity. Artist. Madman. Genius.  Read More >>