Film theory & criticism books

Discussing a variety of independent and experimental Italian films, this book gives voice to a critcically neglected...  Read More >>

Demonstrates how and why the transnational figure of the vampire was appropriated by Italian genre filmmakers between...  Read More >>

Drawing on archival sources, this is the first book to explore Thalberg's insights into casting, editing, story...  Read More >>

This collection explores the politics and aesthetics of filmmaking acrossEurope in flux. It brings together scholars...  Read More >>

Taking a transnational approach to Moroccan cinema, this book examines diversity in its production models, its barriers...  Read More >>

The Masque of the Red Death (1964), the seventh collaboration between producer-director Roger Corman and horror...  Read More >>

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Alicia Malone's Take on Influential Women in Film! ""Once again Alicia Malone champions women filmmakers, opening...  Read More >>

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This book explores the transformative power of comedy to help connect a wider audience to films that explore environmental...  Read More >>

Combining the studies of modern film, traditional narratology, and Roman art, this interdisciplinary work explores...  Read More >>

This book provides a concise introduction to critical race theory and shows how this theory can be used to interpret...  Read More >>

""A collection of historically focused chapters that examines the hidden history of cinema's abandoned, halted,...  Read More >>

""Explores the relationship between film and the concept of Romanticism, analyzing the cultural image of the Hungarian...  Read More >>

This volume closely examines the near-ubiquitous images of state security walls, domes, and other such defense enclosures...  Read More >>

Emotional Ethics of The Hunger Games expands the ‘ethical turn’ in Film Studies by analysing emotions as a source...  Read More >>

Props are integral to the success of any movie or TV show. Weapons, books, newspapers, eyeglasses, military gear,...  Read More >>

This book focuses on the perception of the names, personae, performances and films of three Hollywood megastars,...  Read More >>

How film emerged in 19th-century Paris amid an array of social, political, artistic and technological innovations—with...  Read More >>

This book provides a concise introduction to critical race theory and shows how this theory can be used to interpret...  Read More >>

Examines motion pictures produced or sponsored by Ford Motor Company from a rhetorical perspective, demonstrating...  Read More >>

The first biography of the greatest filmmaker that nobody knows. Academy Award-winning director Michael Curtiz...  Read More >>

The first biography of the greatest filmmaker that nobody knows. Academy Award-winning director Michael Curtiz...  Read More >>