Film theory & criticism books

Robin Wood - one of the foremost critics of cinema - has laid the groundwork for anyone writing about the horror...  Read More >>

Following World War II, the world had to confront the unmournable specters of those who had been erased socially...  Read More >>

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Chronicles the genesis, production, box-office debacle, resurrection, near-canonization, and lasting influence of...  Read More >>

""One Man Crazy!"" The Life and Death of Colin Clive is the first full biography of this brilliant, hypersensitive...  Read More >>

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Robin Wood - one of the foremost critics of cinema - has laid the groundwork for anyone writing about the horror...  Read More >>

Following World War II, the world had to confront the unmournable specters of those who had been erased socially...  Read More >>

Collection of previously published essays and interviews, from 1972-2009.  Read More >>

Winner of the Limina Award 2021 This groundbreaking volume for the Thinking Cinema series focuses on the extent...  Read More >>

""The first collection of definitive texts that explores and examines key areas of animation studies through three...  Read More >>

The Environmental Documentary provides the first extensive coverage of the most important environmental films of...  Read More >>

In Cinema, If You Please, Murray Pomerance explores our ways of watching film in light of socially organized forms...  Read More >>

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The backstudio picture, or the movie about movie-making, harks back to the silent era and extends to the present...  Read More >>

Although ostensibly presented as “light entertainment,” the work of writer-director-producer Joss Whedon takes much...  Read More >>

Winner of the Limina Award 2021 This groundbreaking volume for the Thinking Cinema series focuses on the extent...  Read More >>

""The first collection of definitive texts that explores and examines key areas of animation studies through three...  Read More >>

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Examines the representations of migration in African literature, film, and other visual media, with an eye to the...  Read More >>

Les voyages dans le temps: depuis la Machine à explorer dans le temps adapté du roman de HG Wells, les films qui...  Read More >>

Darkness has a history and a uniquely modern form. Distinct from night, shadows, and artificial light, “artificial...  Read More >>

Theories of the Soundtrack presents a comprehensive account of speculative thinking about film music and sound from...  Read More >>

Clarence Brown (1890-1987) worked with some of Hollywood's greatest stars. In a career spanning five decades, Brown...  Read More >>

Theories of the Soundtrack presents a comprehensive account of speculative thinking about film music and sound from...  Read More >>