Film theory & criticism books

"Every fan of the Universal Horror films of the 1930s knows that James Whale directed four of the best of those...  Read More >>

The volume explores Hollywood’s grip on movie magazines, gender in film journalism, typologies of unknown trade...  Read More >>

By combining close analyses of five films made between 1947 and 1988 with extensive archival research, this book...  Read More >>

This book analyses how multiple factors coalesced to solidify the status of The Breakfast Club as one of the most...  Read More >>

The 1920s and 1930s saw the rise of the city symphony, an experimental film form that presented the city as protagonist...  Read More >>

This volume examines the various forms of mobility in the cinema of the Visegrad countries and Romania, bringing...  Read More >>

Cinema Symbolism 3 is the third book wherein Robert W. Sullivan IV analyzes occult Hollywood.  Read More >>

National Fictions is a study of Australian literature and film. It is also a study of Australian culture, viewing...  Read More >>

Reconsidering the dynamics of perception Using cinema to explore the visual aspects of alterity, Randall Halle analyzes...  Read More >>

Brings together eleven essays from a range of voices in adaptation studies. Grounded in questions of gender, genre,...  Read More >>

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This book focuses on the philosophy of Chinese martial arts film, arguing that philosophy provides a key to understanding...  Read More >>

In this New York Times bestseller, legendary actor and star of the acclaimed documentary Val shares the stories...  Read More >>

Testifies to the cultural, social, and political significance of children's culture in the development of generational...  Read More >>

Brings together eleven essays from a range of voices in adaptation studies. Grounded in questions of gender, genre,...  Read More >>

Reconsidering the dynamics of perception Using cinema to explore the visual aspects of alterity, Randall Halle analyzes...  Read More >>

Film festivals, once seen as only a matter for journalism, are increasingly a subject of attention within scholarly...  Read More >>

Ilustrado a TODO COLOR, este libro podria titularse Historia del Western. Se trata de una recopilacion cronologica...  Read More >>

This new edition of Film History has been revised to include recent films, new examples, and updated comprehensive...  Read More >>

The contributors to Media Crossroads examine space and place in media as they intersect with sexuality, race, ethnicity,...  Read More >>

Robert Altman and the Elaboration of Hollywood Storytelling reveals an Altman barely glimpsed in previous critical...  Read More >>

James Naremore's study of Max Ophuls' classic 1948 melodrama, Letter from an Unknown Woman, not only pays tribute...  Read More >>

The Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami burst onto the international film scene in the early 1990s and was widely...  Read More >>

The Matrix (1999), directed by the Wachowski sisters and produced by Joel Silver, was a true end-of-the-millennium...  Read More >>