Film theory & criticism books

Through a study of the contemporary German film movement the Berlin School, Olivia Landry examines how narrative...  Read More >>

How did the introduction of recorded music affect the production, viewing experience, and global export of movies?...  Read More >>

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Examines the considerable, ongoing role that Los Angeles played in the history of Spanish-language cinema and explores...  Read More >>

Aimed at newcomers to literature and film, this guide to the analysis of Shakespeare on film begins with an introduction...  Read More >>

Jeffrey Sconce traces the history and continuing proliferation of psychological delusions that center on suspicions...  Read More >>

Through a study of the contemporary German film movement the Berlin School, Olivia Landry examines how narrative...  Read More >>

How did the introduction of recorded music affect the production, viewing experience, and global export of movies?...  Read More >>

Develops a view of the difference between film and video that is not based on media specificity but on media practices....  Read More >>

Explore how Hollywood teen girl films made in the 21st century are designed to feel fun and offer a practical model...  Read More >>

In Person looks at the ways that documentary film is affected when people are cast to reenact their own stories...  Read More >>

This collection of essays focuses on current theories of sensation and synaesthesia in films and audiovisual works...  Read More >>

Remembering Wolsey seeks to contribute to our understanding of historical memory and memorialization by examining...  Read More >>

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Drawing on literary, historical and cultural studies perspectives, this book examines the phenomenon of the “Returned...  Read More >>

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Remembering Wolsey seeks to contribute to our understanding of historical memory and memorialization by examining...  Read More >>

Throughout the silent-feature era, American artists and intellectuals routinely described cinema as a force of global...  Read More >>

Offers the first extended scholarly analysis of Marilyn Monroe's film performances, examining how they united the...  Read More >>

""More fun to read than the movie was to watch... a scene-stealing book."" -- The Washington Post An Entertainment...  Read More >>

Throughout the silent-feature era, American artists and intellectuals routinely described cinema as a force of global...  Read More >>

Offers the first extended scholarly analysis of Marilyn Monroe's film performances, examining how they united the...  Read More >>

30-Second Cinema offers an immersion course, served up in neat, entertaining shorts. These 50 topics deal with cinema’s...  Read More >>