Film theory & criticism books

Immoral Tales (Contes Immoraux, 1974) is a masterpiece. Made in French, it was a collection of four erotic stories....  Read More >>

A new critical study of the Italian filmmaker and poet Pier Paolo Pasolini's most controversial movie, Salò, o Le...  Read More >>

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Walerian Borowczyk (1923-2006) is one of cinema's great talents.  Read More >>

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This BFI Film Classics study of Tokyo Story (1953) reveals the making, meaning and legacy behind Ozu Yasujiro's...  Read More >>

Withnail and I sank almost without a trace when it was first released in 1987. Financed by HandMade Films, the...  Read More >>

Maria San Filippo explores Desiree Akhavan’s debut feature, Appropriate Behavior (2014), as an instant classic of...  Read More >>

There are certain movies that should be watched on certain days or at certain times of the year, right? Obviously...  Read More >>

Cinema was the most important new artistic medium of the twentieth century and modernism was the most important...  Read More >>

A unique exploration of contemporary filmmaking from cinema's ultimate insiders.  Read More >>

Studies the force of action, motion, and vision in the early cinema of Hollywood director Raoul Walsh.  Read More >>

The newest issue of the Horror Bulletin Monthly includes reviews of thirty full-length films and horror shorts--...  Read More >>

James Cameron: A Retrospective is an enthralling and beautifully illustrated film-by-film biography - from The Terminator...  Read More >>

"""A fun-filled memoir by the Karate Kid and Cobra Kai actor that's equal parts nostalgia and contemporary relevance,...  Read More >>

Simplified Chinese Edition of Apropos of Nothing  Read More >>

There's a Body in the Window Seat! is a detailed history of one of the most beloved American murder-mysteries and...  Read More >>

A cinematic survey of the Christmas movies of the 1990s, considering the themes and conventions to emerge from festive...  Read More >>

If Hollywood had a superhero throne, Spider-Man would be sitting on it.  Read More >>

The book is beautifully illustrated with over 100 black and white archival images and is the first book to be published...  Read More >>

Through close readings of documentary film soundscapes, the essays in Music, Sound, and Documentary Film in the...  Read More >>

This book explores traumatic loss, grief, and recovery through the thoughtful combination of Abraham & Torok’s ‘crypt’...  Read More >>

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