Film theory & criticism books

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This book presents the history and current challenges of the Angénieux brand, a must in the world of cinema.  Read More >>

Persistently Postwar approaches the topics of social memory and political discourse through an exploration of Japan’s...  Read More >>

In About Time, the whole of Doctor Who is examined through the lens of the real-world social and political changes...  Read More >>

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In the age of the selfie, this book traces self-portraiture in film and video from the Western tradition in painting...  Read More >>

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Eliza Steinbock traces how cinema offers alternative ways to understand gender transitions through a specific aesthetics...  Read More >>

Examines racial issues onscreen by charting and analysing the rise of mixed-race characters in American and French...  Read More >>

Leading and emerging, early career scholars in Classical Reception Studies come together in this volume to explore...  Read More >>

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Following the release of Ridley Scott's Gladiator in 2000 the ancient world epic has experienced a revival in studio...  Read More >>

This anthology collectively critiques the commodification of the post-princess child consumer through analysis of...  Read More >>

Three media experts guide the serious Christian moviegoer into a theological conversation with movies in this up-to-date,...  Read More >>

A quote from the motion picture musical, Mary Poppins Returns, a quirky fictional character of the same name based...  Read More >>

This book uses contemporary film to articulate a philosophical account of raising children. It forms part of a revaluation...  Read More >>

Weaving through a host of ""classic"" texts-literary, cinematic, and musical-these notes of a close reader set up...  Read More >>

The story of filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki's life and work, including his significant impact on Japan and the world....  Read More >>

The story of filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki's life and work, including his significant impact on Japan and the world....  Read More >>

This book shows how a masterpiece of experimental cinema can be interpreted through hermeneutics of the film world....  Read More >>

An authoritative guide to the action-packed film genre With 24 incisive, cutting-edge contributions from esteemed...  Read More >>

The first volume in English about the German Democratic Republic (GDR) as a cultural phenomenon, with essays by...  Read More >>

Sergei Eisenstein's unfinished masterpiece, Ivan the Terrible, was no ordinary movie. Commissioned by Joseph Stalin...  Read More >>

Close Watching: Fifteen Don't-Miss Movies for the Film Aficionado, 1922-1983 is a film analysis textbook that contains...  Read More >>