Film theory & criticism books

Der Verein Le Bon Film ist der alteste heute noch existierende Filmclub der Schweiz. Er spielte in den letzten Jahren...  Read More >>

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Fifty years of feminist thought have made the idea that women stay at home while men dominate the streets seem outdated;...  Read More >>

The behind-the-scenes story of the making of The Godfather, fifty years after the classic film’s original release....  Read More >>

""A visual history of 100 years of filmmaking in New York City, featuring exclusive interviews with NYC filmmakers.""--Provided...  Read More >>

An alternative introduction to cinema, focusing on the stories of 50 key films that consciously questioned the boundaries,...  Read More >>

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The first English-language book to cover Danish cinema from the 1890s to the present day.  Read More >>

This collection presents essays that lay out the author’s Christian approach to film criticism and reviews that...  Read More >>

By the “the doctor of audience-ology” (Los Angeles Times), this memoir/how-to guide to Screening 101—with more than...  Read More >>

Establishes the cultural and historical contexts for representations of female ageing in British film since the...  Read More >>

Examines representations of ancient epic and epic conventions in film and television.  Read More >>

Reassesses the post-revolutionary Iranian Cinema from a new mnemo-political perspective.  Read More >>

This book examines a set of theoretical perspectives that critically engage with the notion of postmodernism, investigating...  Read More >>

Pennywise. Xenomorphs. Freddy Krueger. Beetlejuice. Jason Voorhees. Most movie fans immediately recognize these...  Read More >>

Examines the work of film director Celine Sciamma.  Read More >>

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

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

Join John Rain, the author of the critically-acclaimedThunderbook: The World of Bond According to Smersh Pod,as...  Read More >>

Images of Apartheid: Filmmaking on the Fringe in the Old South Africa is an exploration of the low budget, black-action...  Read More >>

Examines new sinophone modes of filmic address in Hong Kong cinema in the 20th century, enabling a developing cosmopolitanism...  Read More >>

Nazimova: A Biography is a brilliant re-creation of the life and work of this complex, dark, glamorous, and important...  Read More >>