Film theory & criticism books

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Unruly Cinema: History, Politics, and Bollywood

Unruly Cinema: History, Politics, and Bollywood

Author: Rini Bhattacharya Mehta
ISBN: 9780252084997
Format: Paperback
$54.99

Between 1931 and 2000, India's popular cinema steadily overcame Hollywood domination. Bollywood, the film industry...  Read More >>

The Films of Costa-Gavras: New Perspectives

The Films of Costa-Gavras: New Perspectives

Author: Homer B. Pettey
ISBN: 9781526146922
Format: Hardback
$200.00

This collection provides new perspectives on the work of filmmaker Costa-Gavras. Contributors from a variety of...  Read More >>

Cultivating Extreme Art Cinema: Text, Paratext and Home Video Culture

Cultivating Extreme Art Cinema: Text, Paratext and Home...

Author: Simon Hobbs (Lecturer in Visual Culture, University of Portsmouth)
ISBN: 9781474427388
Format: Paperback
$67.99

Using paratextual theory to address the accusations of gimmickry often directed towards extreme art films, Cultivating...  Read More >>

The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies: Heisei Completion (1989-2019)

The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies: Heisei...

Author: John Lemay ,  Ted Johnson
ISBN: 9781734781649
Format: Paperback
$52.77

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Sex, Politics, and Comedy: The Transnational Cinema of Ernst Lubitsch

Sex, Politics, and Comedy: The Transnational Cinema...

Author: Richard W. McCormick
ISBN: 9780253048349
Format: Paperback
$126.72

Ernst Lubitsch (1982-1947) was one of the most successful and influential German filmmakers in American film comedy....  Read More >>

Noir Affect

Noir Affect

Author: Christopher Breu ,  Elizabeth A. Hatmaker
ISBN: 9780823287666
Format: Paperback
$102.96

Noir Affect defines noir in relationship to negative affect. It traces noir’s negativity as it manifests in different...  Read More >>

Marlene Dietrich: The Life

Marlene Dietrich: The Life

Author: Christa Lewis ,  Maria Riva
ISBN: 9798200248025
Format: Audio
$179.49

With intimate detail, author Maria Riva reveals the rich life of her mother, Marlene Dietrich, the charismatic star...  Read More >>

Marlene Dietrich: The Life

Marlene Dietrich: The Life

Author: Christa Lewis ,  Maria Riva
ISBN: 9798200248018
Format: Audio
$92.37

With intimate detail, author Maria Riva reveals the rich life of her mother, Marlene Dietrich, the charismatic star...  Read More >>

Marlene Dietrich: The Life

Marlene Dietrich: The Life

Author: Christa Lewis ,  Maria Riva
ISBN: 9798200248001
Format: Audio
$92.37

With intimate detail, author Maria Riva reveals the rich life of her mother, Marlene Dietrich, the charismatic star...  Read More >>

The Making of Some Like It Hot Lib/E: My Memories of Marilyn Monroe and the Classic American Movie

The Making of Some Like It Hot Lib/E: My Memories of...

Author: Tony Curtis ,  Mark A Vieira
ISBN: 9798228093058
Format: Audio
$176.85

Some Like It Hot occupies a unique place in American culture. This beloved classic showcases five comic geniuses:...  Read More >>

The Making of Some Like It Hot: My Memories of Marilyn Monroe and the Classic American Movie

The Making of Some Like It Hot: My Memories of Marilyn...

Author: Tony Curtis ,  Mark A Vieira
ISBN: 9798228093065
Format: Audio
$110.85

Some Like It Hot occupies a unique place in American culture. This beloved classic showcases five comic geniuses:...  Read More >>

The Making of Some Like It Hot: My Memories of Marilyn Monroe and the Classic American Movie

The Making of Some Like It Hot: My Memories of Marilyn...

Author: Tony Curtis ,  Mark A Vieira
ISBN: 9798228093041
Format: Audio
$97.65

Some Like It Hot occupies a unique place in American culture. This beloved classic showcases five comic geniuses:...  Read More >>

American Avant-Garde Cinema's Philosophy of the In-Between

American Avant-Garde Cinema's Philosophy of the In-Between...

Author: Rebecca A. Sheehan (Associate Professor of Cinema and Television Arts, Associate Professor of Cinema and Television Arts, California State University, Fullerton)
ISBN: 9780190949709
Format: Hardback
$245.95

Can films philosophize rather than simply represent philosophical ideas developed outside of the cinematic medium?...  Read More >>

A Companion to Contemporary Documentary Film

A Companion to Contemporary Documentary Film

Author: Alexandra Juhasz (Pitzer College, USA) ,  Alisa Lebow (University of Sussex, UK)
ISBN: 9781119685661
Format: Paperback
$90.95

A Companion to Contemporary Documentary Film presents a collection of original essays that explore major issues...  Read More >>

Sex, Politics, and Comedy: The Transnational Cinema of Ernst Lubitsch

Sex, Politics, and Comedy: The Transnational Cinema...

Author: Richard W. McCormick
ISBN: 9780253048332
Format: Hardback
$250.80

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Noir Affect

Noir Affect

Author: Christopher Breu ,  Elizabeth A. Hatmaker
ISBN: 9780823287802
Format: Hardback
$364.32

Noir Affect defines noir in relationship to negative affect. It traces noir’s negativity as it manifests in different...  Read More >>

The Big Lebowski and Philosophy: Keeping Your Mind Limber with Abiding Wisdom

The Big Lebowski and Philosophy: Keeping Your Mind Limber...

Author: William Irwin ,  Darren Stephens
ISBN: 9781665192132
Format: Audio
$52.77

Is the Dude a bowling-loving stoner or a philosophical genius living the good life? Naturally, it's the latter,...  Read More >>

The Big Lebowski and Philosophy: Keeping Your Mind Limber with Abiding Wisdom

The Big Lebowski and Philosophy: Keeping Your Mind Limber...

Author: William Irwin ,  Darren Stephens
ISBN: 9781665192125
Format: Audio
$52.77

Is the Dude a bowling-loving stoner or a philosophical genius living the good life? Naturally, it's the latter,...  Read More >>

Intercultural Screen Adaptation: British and Global Case Studies

Intercultural Screen Adaptation: British and Global...

Author: Michael Stewart (Senior lecturer, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh) ,  Robert Munro (Lecturer, Queen Margaret University)
ISBN: 9781474452038
Format: Hardback
$195.00

Intercultural Screen Adaptation offers a wide-ranging examination of how film and television adaptations (and non-adaptations)...  Read More >>

Cléo de 5 a 7

Cléo de 5 a 7

Author: Steven Ungar (University of Iowa, USA)
ISBN: 9781838719364
Format: Paperback
$26.99

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Babette's Feast

Babette's Feast

Author: Dr Julian Baggini (Writer and philosopher, London, UK)
ISBN: 9781911239673
Format: Paperback
$26.99

On the face of it, Gabriel Axel's Babette's Feast (1989) is a film in which the eyes – and mouths – of religious...  Read More >>

Spirited Away

Spirited Away

Author: Andrew Osmond (Writer and journalist, Berkshire, UK)
ISBN: 9781838719524
Format: Paperback
$26.99

Spirited Away, directed by the veteran anime film-maker Hayao Miyazaki, is Japan's most successful film, and one...  Read More >>

Ratcatcher

Ratcatcher

Author: Annette Kuhn (Queen Mary University of London, UK)
ISBN: 9781838719487
Format: Paperback
$26.99

Lynne Ramsay's bleak yet beautifully photographed debut unflinchingly portrays life on a Glasgow housing estate...  Read More >>

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