Film theory & criticism books

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Eclipsed Cinema: The Film Culture of Colonial Korea

Eclipsed Cinema: The Film Culture of Colonial Korea...

Author: Dong Hoon Kim (Assistant Professor, University of Oregon)
ISBN: 9781474437547
Format: Paperback
$67.99

In this ground-breaking investigation into the seldom-studied film culture of colonial Korea (1910-1945), Dong Hoon...  Read More >>

The Holy Fool in European Cinema

The Holy Fool in European Cinema

Author: Alina G. Birzache (University of Edinburgh, UK)
ISBN: 9781138368583
Format: Paperback
$98.99

This monograph explores the way that the profile and the critical functions of the holy fool have developed in European...  Read More >>

Adaptation, Awards Culture, and the Value of Prestige

Adaptation, Awards Culture, and the Value of Prestige...

Author: Colleen Kennedy-Karpat ,  Eric Sandberg
ISBN: 9783319850016
Format: Paperback
$181.10

This book explores the intersection between adaptation studies and what James F. The second section focuses on the...  Read More >>

There Are Worse Things I Could Do: Blank Journal and Motion Picture Quote

There Are Worse Things I Could Do: Blank Journal and...

Author: Write Run ,  Ry Dell
ISBN: 9781727117547
Format: Paperback
$18.45

This quote from the song of the same name. It was originally sung by actress Stockard Channing (Rizzo) after she...  Read More >>

Shoobop Sha Wadda Wadda Yippity Boom de Boom: Blank Journal and Musical Theater Quote

Shoobop Sha Wadda Wadda Yippity Boom de Boom: Blank...

Author: Write Run ,  Ry Dell
ISBN: 9781727133530
Format: Paperback
$18.45

Total nonsense lyrics from the classic finale song We Go Together, sung by the entire cast. For fans of the iconic...  Read More >>

Peachy Keen, Jellybean: Blank Journal and Motion Picture Quote

Peachy Keen, Jellybean: Blank Journal and Motion Picture...

Author: Write Run ,  Ry Dell
ISBN: 9781727117998
Format: Paperback
$18.45

For fans of the iconic musical movie Grease, comes this cover quote from Rizzo, originally played by Stockard...  Read More >>

Born to Hand Jive: Blank Journal and Musical Theater Quote

Born to Hand Jive: Blank Journal and Musical Theater...

Author: Write Run ,  Ry Dell
ISBN: 9781727139464
Format: Paperback
$18.45

The cover quote comes from the song of the same name. In the movie adaptation of the musical, the song is performed...  Read More >>

Double Negative: The Black Image and Popular Culture

Double Negative: The Black Image and Popular Culture...

Author: Racquel J. Gates
ISBN: 9781478000419
Format: Hardback
$271.79

Racquel J. Gates examines the potential of so-called negative representations of African Americans in film and TV,...  Read More >>

Aesthetic Evaluation and Film

Aesthetic Evaluation and Film

Author: Andrew Klevan
ISBN: 9781784991258
Format: Paperback
$70.00

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Film in the Anthropocene: Philosophy, Ecology, and Cybernetics

Film in the Anthropocene: Philosophy, Ecology, and Cybernetics...

Author: Daniel White
ISBN: 9783319930145
Format: Hardback
$194.04

This book provides an interdisciplinary analysis of film in the context of the Anthropocene: the new geological...  Read More >>

Sensuous Cinema: The Body in Contemporary Maghrebi Film

Sensuous Cinema: The Body in Contemporary Maghrebi Film...

Author: Dr Kaya Davies Hayon (Open University, UK)
ISBN: 9781501335983
Format: Hardback
$240.00

Sensuous Cinema: The Body in Contemporary Maghrebi Film examines a cluster of recent films that feature Maghrebi(-French)...  Read More >>

New Nonfiction Film: Art, Poetics, and Documentary Theory

New Nonfiction Film: Art, Poetics, and Documentary Theory...

Author: Dara Waldron (Limerick Institute of Technology, Republic of Ireland)
ISBN: 9781501322495
Format: Hardback
$240.00

Challenges the division between fiction and nonfiction as the pivotal categories within film criticism, bringing...  Read More >>

Creepy, Kooky, Mysterious, Spooky, Altogether Ooky: Blank Journal and Broadway Musical Quote

Creepy, Kooky, Mysterious, Spooky, Altogether Ooky:...

Author: Mac Abre ,  Write Run
ISBN: 9781727101577
Format: Paperback
$18.45

For fans of the mysterious and the macabre Addams Family, comes this quote from the opening theme song in the television...  Read More >>

Shadows & Light: Journeys With Outlaws in Revolutionary Hollywood

Shadows & Light: Journeys With Outlaws in Revolutionary...

Author: Gary Kent
ISBN: 9781727133035
Format: Paperback
$53.43

"Written by writer/director, actor, stuntman, special effects guru, production manager Gary Kent, SHADOWS AND LIGHT...  Read More >>

Zombies et autres revenants: Plus de 700 films de zombies, morts-vivants, vampires et fantômes...

Zombies et autres revenants: Plus de 700 films de zombies,...

Author: Alain Pelosato
ISBN: 9782915512212
Format: Paperback
$52.83

"Alain Pelosato poursuit son travail de taxinomie sur le cinéma fantastique et de SF. Dans ce livre, il a développé...  Read More >>

Her: Technology Integrates the Underworld

Her: Technology Integrates the Underworld

Author: H a Sappho
ISBN: 9781720107873
Format: Paperback
$15.81

Will artificial intelligence be humanity's savior or destroyer? Or is it lover? HER: Technology Integrates the...  Read More >>

The Origins of Cool in Postwar America

The Origins of Cool in Postwar America

Author: Joel Dinerstein
ISBN: 9780226599069
Format: Paperback
$42.95

What is cool and where did it come from? The first you just have to know when you see it; the second is the postwar...  Read More >>

The Making of Dual Mania: Filmmaking Chicago Style

The Making of Dual Mania: Filmmaking Chicago Style

Author: B J Patterson ,  Cat Ellington
ISBN: 9780692185322
Format: Paperback
$43.81

"""Entertaining...Journal entries make for a fun read...Particularly for fans of 1990s independent cinema."" -KIRKUS...  Read More >>

Fantasies in the Sand: Birth of the Beach Party Box-Office Bonanza

Fantasies in the Sand: Birth of the Beach Party Box-Office...

Author: Michael H Price ,  John Wooley
ISBN: 9781723281068
Format: Paperback
$42.24

Michael H. Price's Forgotten Horrors series veers into the Beach Party movie craze of the 1960s, turning up...  Read More >>

Anatomy of the Superhero Film

Anatomy of the Superhero Film

Author: Larrie Dudenhoeffer
ISBN: 9783319862835
Format: Paperback
$232.85

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Imperial Benevolence: U.S. Foreign Policy and American Popular Culture since 9/11

Imperial Benevolence: U.S. Foreign Policy and American...

Author: Scott Laderman ,  Tim Gruenewald
ISBN: 9780520299184
Format: Paperback
$49.95

This is a necessary and urgent read for anyone concerned about the United States' endless wars. Investigating multiple...  Read More >>

Shakespeare, Bakhtin, and Film: A Dialogic Lens

Shakespeare, Bakhtin, and Film: A Dialogic Lens

Author: Keith Harrison
ISBN: 9783319866925
Format: Paperback
$206.97

This book explores how Bakhtin’s ideas can illuminate the compelling but uneasy fusion of Shakespeare and cinema....  Read More >>

Imperial Benevolence: U.S. Foreign Policy and American Popular Culture since 9/11

Imperial Benevolence: U.S. Foreign Policy and American...

Author: Scott Laderman ,  Tim Gruenewald
ISBN: 9780520299177
Format: Hardback
$157.95

This is a necessary and urgent read for anyone concerned about the United States' endless wars. Investigating multiple...  Read More >>

Quentin Tarantino: Poetics and Politics of Cinematic Metafiction

Quentin Tarantino: Poetics and Politics of Cinematic...

Author: David Roche
ISBN: 9781496821157
Format: Paperback
$71.50

Covering all eight of Quentin Tarantino's films according to certain themes, David Roche combines cultural studies...  Read More >>

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