Film theory & criticism books

To some, she was the female Tarzan. To others, she was the sexiest pin-up of their teenage years. She was Sheena,...  Read More >>

To some, she was the female Tarzan. To others, she was the sexiest pin-up of their teenage years. She was Sheena,...  Read More >>

Revitalizes Alexander Kluge's classic 1979 film, showing it to be not just great storytelling but also an exploration...  Read More >>

A view of a long-neglected classic of Weimar cinema - now restored and widely available - as both a gripping narrative...  Read More >>

The first in-depth analysis of Maren Ade's acclaimed contemporary classic, a generational tug-of-war about the meaning...  Read More >>

Odia movie is now only focusing on making love stories. Thats actually limited our creativity. But I have seen...  Read More >>

One More for the Road recounts the life and career of Croatian filmmaker Rajko Grlić in the form of a film dictionary,...  Read More >>

Being a role model and having to memorize a huge number of lines every night might not be glamorous, but this is...  Read More >>

One More for the Road recounts the life and career of Croatian filmmaker Rajko Grlić in the form of a film dictionary,...  Read More >>

A History of Three-Dimensional Cinema chronicles 3-D cinema from its origins in 19th-century stereoscopic photography...  Read More >>

THE SINS OF HOLLYWOOD, written anonymously and first published in 1922, is perhaps the most prominent anti-Hollywood...  Read More >>

""Silent film fans know there is a vast world of long-forgotten studios and stars just waiting to be rediscovered....  Read More >>

John Barbour isn't beholden to any network or its advertisers, so he can hate or love anything he pleases and tell...  Read More >>

In this volume you will find just a few of my favorite essays from my blog, the Unimonster's Crypt, and, as you'll...  Read More >>

Since its release at the mid-point of the 1980s American horror boom, Stuart Gordon’s Re-Animator (1985) has endured...  Read More >>

Since its release at the mid-point of the 1980s American horror boom, Stuart Gordon’s Re-Animator (1985) has endured...  Read More >>

""Richard Walsh and Jeffrey Staley introduce the full history and phenomenon of Jesus movies. Beginning with an...  Read More >>

In 1945, French political prisoners returning from the concentration camps of Germany coined the phrase 'the concentrationary...  Read More >>

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

""Richard Walsh and Jeffrey Staley introduce the full history and phenomenon of Jesus movies. Beginning with an...  Read More >>

This book explores Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr’s approach to creating geographies of indifference through slow...  Read More >>

In 2004, the Academy Award–nominated movie Hotel Rwanda lionized hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina for single-handedly...  Read More >>

A lavishly illustrated coffee table book about one of the greatest and respected modern artists. Through four of...  Read More >>

THIS IS THE FIRST biography ever written about Italian-born French actress, dancer, singer, and producer Marisa...  Read More >>

and the dual productions The Book of Mary (Le livre de Marie) and Hail Mary (Je vous salue, Marie, 1985) by Anne-Marie...  Read More >>