Film theory & criticism books

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In the early 20th century, copying, cutting and pasting entered the Western European avant-garde through collage...  Read More >>

What do a plane crash, a lost child, a hospital shooting, and a missed goodbye have in common? They're not just...  Read More >>

That Very Witch explores the cyclical rise and fall of the cinematic witch in American culture and her relationship...  Read More >>

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The storyteller is the living memory of her time: at once an oracle, weaver, healer, warrior, witch, protectress,...  Read More >>

Pier Paolo Pasolini’s lifework has been studied through the lens of queer studies, film studies, poetry, and many...  Read More >>

From a longtime Vanity Fair writer and editor, a delightfully fun, intelligent, and perceptive history of teen movies,...  Read More >>

Downtime explores the history and aesthetics of slow motion, from its origins in early film to its prominence today....  Read More >>

The first book on the career of actress Ann Blyth. Multitalented and remarkably versatile, Blyth began on radio...  Read More >>

Downtime explores the history and aesthetics of slow motion, from its origins in early film to its prominence today....  Read More >>

Shifts the scholarly focus to consider the ordinary humans who ally with or oppose Othered superheroes.  Read More >>

Shifts the scholarly focus to consider the ordinary humans who ally with or oppose Othered superheroes.  Read More >>

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Covering punk, DIY production, intertextuality, performance, and vigilantism through close film analysis and cultural...  Read More >>

عندما أصبحت مارجريت ثاتشر رئيسة لوزراء بريطانيا في عام 1979، ثم تولى رونالد ريجان رئاسة أمريكا عام 1980، بدأت حقبة...  Read More >>

Ousmane Sembène was one of the greatest, most groundbreaking filmmakers in the history of cinema, an acclaimed novelist,...  Read More >>

Robert de Niro and Al Pacino have acted opposite each other only once, in Heat, Michael Mann's operatic 1995 heist...  Read More >>

Set in Hong Kong, Singapore and Cambodia in the 1960s, Wong Kar Wai's In the Mood for Love (2000) is a film that...  Read More >>

Biological and evolutionary perspectives on voice, genre horror film and literature, music videos, close readings...  Read More >>

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Siskel and Ebert meet Joan Didion in Auteur, a unique series that combinesin-depth film criticism with personal...  Read More >>

Have you ever felt like your voice wasn't enough? Have you ever wondered what it truly takes to live boldly in a...  Read More >>

This collection investigates how Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and other Studio Ghibli storytellers have approached...  Read More >>

Frames of Resistance offers a comprehensive overview of the origins, trends, and regional differences of Indigenous...  Read More >>