Film theory & criticism books

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Moments of prayer have been represented in Hollywood movies since the silent era. Lindvall examines how films have...  Read More >>

This book focuses on Stanley Cavell's account of what makes Hollywood movies so magical, which proposes the remarkable...  Read More >>

Moments of prayer have been represented in Hollywood movies since the silent era. Lindvall examines how films have...  Read More >>

Hi, I'm a film director / writer / producer and publisher. I've published SPFX (Special Effects Magazine) since...  Read More >>

On the surface, The Philosophical Hitchcock: Vertigo and the Anxieties of Unknowingness, is a close reading of Alfred...  Read More >>

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Irish Cinema contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive...  Read More >>

As the first book-length study about Dolan, with case studies of key films like Mommy (2014), Tom at the Farm (2013)...  Read More >>

Celluloid Singapore is a ground-breaking study of the three major periods in Singapore's fragmented cinema history,...  Read More >>

Deleuze turns to the cinema because its formal resources enable it to 'think' the relation between movement and...  Read More >>

A range of international scholars highlight the thematic and formal coherence of James Benning's practice, whilst...  Read More >>

This two-volume set presents detailed interpretations of singular performances by several of the most compelling...  Read More >>

This two-volume set presents detailed interpretations of singular performances by several of the most compelling...  Read More >>

With contributions from an international range of specialists, and with considerations of works by contemporary...  Read More >>

This book examines five highly influential Francoist films produced from 1938 until 1964 and three later films by...  Read More >>

With an in-depth case study of Sally Potter's 2012 film Ginger & Rosa, and drawing upon interviews with international...  Read More >>

Through case studies of popular films, including Prometheus, The Dark Knight Rises, Dawn of the Dead and The Human...  Read More >>

Hong Kong Horror Cinemaoffers new insights into the history of Hong Kong horror through case studies of classic...  Read More >>

Addressing representations of Russia and neighbouring Eastern Europe in post-1989 Nordic cinemas, this ground-breaking...  Read More >>

Focusing on the social experience of cinema and cinema-going, this collection of essays provides a detailed context...  Read More >>

The first book-length study in English of a national corpus of state-sponsored informational film, this book traces...  Read More >>

Addressing the politics of representation and authorship both behind and in front of the camera, a range of international...  Read More >>