Film theory & criticism books

Focusing on a recent wave of international art cinema, Animal Worlds offers the first sustained analysis of the...  Read More >>

An indispensable reference collection focusing on the most important contributions in the field of Animation.  Read More >>

This book provides a fresh look at the director's legacy, with critical essays by both world-famous and early-career...  Read More >>

This book explores the collaborative models of film production, distribution, exhibition and reception that have...  Read More >>

Outlines an innovative agenda for understanding film's interaction with other art forms.  Read More >>

Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker (1977) is arguably the most thoughtful science fiction film ever made. This book attempts...  Read More >>

This book provides a sustained engagement with contemporary Indian feature films from outside the mainstream, including...  Read More >>

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Connects facets of boyhood as represented in American film from the 1930s to the postwar years. Navigating the political,...  Read More >>

Upon its initial release in 1977, many critics regarded Star Wars as a childish retort to the mature American cinema...  Read More >>

This book examines a corpus of films and TV series released since the global financial crisis, addressing them as...  Read More >>

First study of French cinema in the British context. Rethinking of French cinema which considers the ways in which...  Read More >>

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He directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, the most infamous and visceral horror film of all time. He directed Poltergeist,...  Read More >>

Throughout this edgy volume, San Filippo reassesses troubling texts and divisive figures, examining controversial...  Read More >>

Edited by Sheena C. Howard, an award-winning author, filmmaker, and scholar, this book features a collection of...  Read More >>

This book defends an account of ambiguity which illuminates the aesthetic possibilities of film and the nature of...  Read More >>

Throughout this edgy volume, San Filippo reassesses troubling texts and divisive figures, examining controversial...  Read More >>

Transborder Media Spaces offers a new perspective on how various media forms have been appropriated by Mexican indigenous...  Read More >>

Remnants of early films often have a story to tell. As material artifacts, these film fragments are central to...  Read More >>

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Go behind the scenes at this classic '90s film from cinematic masters Joel and Ethan Coen. Ya, you betcha, you're...  Read More >>

Widely regarded as one of the foundational 'Unholy Trinity' of folk horror film, The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971)...  Read More >>

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An introduction to adaptations between theatre and film, considering these as distinct from literary adaptation....  Read More >>