Film theory & criticism books

Literature for the Masses is the first English-language book on popular stories known in Japan alternatively as...  Read More >>

A foray through the wilds where experimental films and animals collide Like the flash of a tropical bird's iridescent...  Read More >>

An essential collection of new and selected essays by influential cinema and media studies scholar Tom Gunning....  Read More >>

""This book examines artistic, literary, and technological depictions of climate change and how they influence humanity's...  Read More >>

""Please don't describe me as a 'horror legend.' I moved on from that."" - Christopher Lee Don't let him fool...  Read More >>

Thanks to his prolific movie career (seventy-eight movies and counting) and endearing real-life persona, Keanu Reeves...  Read More >>

The ultimate guide to the Rambo phenomenon-from bestselling novel to Hollywood blockbuster to all-American hero,...  Read More >>

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Toward a More Perfect Rebellion tells the riveting story of the socially engaged filmmakers of color who studied...  Read More >>

This book explores the animist imagination in contemporary East Asian cinema, where natural elements like winds,...  Read More >>

Eco-theory and Annihilation is part of the Film Theory in Practice series, which blends the explanation of a film...  Read More >>

The definitive, behind-the-scenes story of the making of The Godfather.  Read More >>

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This collection maps the origins of the Netflix series Sex Education in relation to the genre of teenage high school...  Read More >>

Eco-theory and Annihilation is part of the Film Theory in Practice series, which blends the explanation of a film...  Read More >>

Der Jugendfilm erscheint bereits seit Jahrzehnten als konventionalisierte Erzahlform, um Jugend als gesellschaftliches...  Read More >>

After the 1973 coup that put an end to the socialist government of Salvador Allende, most Chilean filmmakers went...  Read More >>

Featuring a comprehensive editors’ introduction defining the Weird mode, this collection offers a broad-reaching...  Read More >>

Read Frame Type Film stems from the ambitious ""TypoFilm"" research project, initiated at the Centre Pompidou in...  Read More >>

After the 1973 coup that put an end to the socialist government of Salvador Allende, most Chilean filmmakers went...  Read More >>

El inminente e hipotético asesinato de Isabel Pantoja por parte de una travesti conforma el punto de partida de...  Read More >>

Traces contemporary and later reception of Joan of Arc, examining how cultural beliefs and conventions have shaped...  Read More >>

Is Pasolini baroque? His themes (duplication, the leitmotivs of Narcissus and the mirror, theatricality, mise en...  Read More >>

Star Wars: The Triumph of Nerd Culture engagingly reveals how the most popular film franchise of all time sprang...  Read More >>