Film theory & criticism books

A book of people pretending to be Italian, and Italians pretending not to be.  Read More >>

¿Cómo se decidió crear esta icónica serie? ¿Quién decidió contratar al matrimonio Landau y por qué? ¿Por qué y cómo...  Read More >>

OUR EXPLOSIVE 20TH ISSUE! Grindhouse Purgatory bids farewell to Vic Diaz, William Smith, and itself! With #20, Grindhouse...  Read More >>

Engineering Hollywood tells the story of the formation of the Hollywood studio system not as the product of a genius...  Read More >>

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Vivre Ici invites the reader on a journey through the vast viewing landscape of contemporary French documentary...  Read More >>

Jean Eustache came of age as a director in the aftermath of the French New Wave, and made La maman et la putain...  Read More >>

This book explores some of the less frequently questioned ideas which underpin comics creation and criticism. If...  Read More >>

As cinema industries around the globe adjusted to the introduction of synch-sound technology, the Soviet Union was...  Read More >>

This book argues that the sustained interpretation of individual movies has, contrary to conventional wisdom, never...  Read More >>

"La magia del cinema passa attraverso l'asfalto, o meglio attraverso le icone indelebili a quattro ruote che hanno...  Read More >>

Examines the place of book-to-film adaptations by one of Italy's most famous postwar film directors.  Read More >>

Extensive meditations on the theme of the voyage in six Hitchcock films: Psycho, The 39 Steps, The Birds, Dial M...  Read More >>

Written with unprecedented access to the family's personal documents and artifacts, as well as interviews with several...  Read More >>

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Oriental dancers, ballerinas, actresses and opera singers the figure of the female performer is ubiquitous in the...  Read More >>

The history of Greek cinema post-1945 is best understood through the stories of its most internationally celebrated...  Read More >>

This comprehensive revision guide contains everything students need to know to succeed on their A Level Film Studies...  Read More >>

The Bristol-based animation company Aardman is best known for its most famous creations Wallace and Gromit and Shaun...  Read More >>

Noel Brown celebrates and explores popular children's films from the Harry Potter franchise to Paddington, revealing...  Read More >>

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India Retold: Dialogues with Independent Documentary Filmmakers in India is an attempt to situate and historicize...  Read More >>

From Turner Classic Movies and ""Czar of Noir"" Eddie Muller, this revised and expanded edition of the classic book...  Read More >>