Film theory & criticism books

This book presents cinema in Austria as a company at the interface between economy and culture and deals with its...  Read More >>

Northern Getaway investigates the connections between film and tourism of the 1890s through the 1950s. Using evidence...  Read More >>

Northern Getaway investigates the connections between film and tourism of the 1890s through the 1950s. Using evidence...  Read More >>

Examines the American relationship to versions of the past that are known to be untrue and asks why do these myths...  Read More >>

The Encyclopedia of LGBTQIA+ Portrayals in American Film explores both the best of LGBTQIA+ cinematic depictions...  Read More >>

Examines the American relationship to versions of the past that are known to be untrue and asks why do these myths...  Read More >>

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InThe Cinematic Connery A. J. Black delves into Sean Connery's life for more than mere biography, exploring not...  Read More >>

In time for the 40th anniversary of Local Hero, Jonathan Melville checks into Urquhart's Hotel watching out for...  Read More >>

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With the reintroduction of many important debates surrounding reproductive rights, migration and nationalism, Pepsi...  Read More >>

Starts from the premise that the concept montage does not exist in the absolute but must always be considered...  Read More >>

""The real story of Hollywood--as told by such luminaries as Steven Spielberg, Jane Fonda, Frank Capra, Katharine...  Read More >>

Christmas turns everyone who celebrates it into a classic film fan-at least for that special season. The average...  Read More >>

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This study offers a fresh approach to the remarkable German film The Lives of Others (2006), known for its compelling...  Read More >>

Often hailed as the 'best' James Bond film, From Russia With Love (1963) is celebrated for its direction by Terence...  Read More >>

Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather, Part II (1974) is a magisterial cinematic work, a gorgeous, stylized, auteur...  Read More >>

A study Peter Weir's Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) in the BFI Film Classics series, considering the film's production...  Read More >>

The representation of gender and sexuality is well-explored territory in film studies.  Read More >>

The French New Wave is an essential anthology of writings by and about the critics and filmmakers of this revolutionary...  Read More >>

This book shines much-needed light on the history, structures and films of the Amharic film industry in Ethiopia....  Read More >>

""The early history of the formation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and its most famous award-the...  Read More >>

The French New Wave is an essential anthology of writings by and about the critics and filmmakers of this revolutionary...  Read More >>

""Many recent works of contemporary art, performance, and film turn a spotlight on sleep, wresting it from the hidden,...  Read More >>