Film theory & criticism books

Often dismissed as escapism, screen musicals of the 1960s in fact tapped into unspoken sadness about an America...  Read More >>

The Woman in Black terrified viewers in 1989 and is remembered as one of Britain’s scariest horror films. It is...  Read More >>

The Woman in Black terrified viewers in 1989 and is remembered as one of Britain’s scariest horror films. It is...  Read More >>

An epic journey of self-discovery ensues as Billups Allen attempts to bring interesting, diverse films to a hip...  Read More >>

Drawing from social theory and the anthropology of religion, this book explores popular media’s fascination with...  Read More >>

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This volume reframes the critical conversation about Shakespeare’s histories and national identity by bringing together...  Read More >>

In a directorial career spanning from 1938 to 1972, Aleksandr Rou transformed the landscape of Soviet fantasy and...  Read More >>

""Delineates the contemporary American science fiction film using a social semiotics approach""--  Read More >>

Explores how contemporary issues of social justice and social change are represented, examined and interrogated...  Read More >>

Marketed as more affordable and safer than film cameras, the Kinora system, launched in 1903, was one of the first...  Read More >>

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Interrogates contemporary sex panics in the United States, looking especially at popular culture texts to conceptualize...  Read More >>

A collection of original essays on The Nightmare Before Christmas, exploring its themes, techniques, and cultural...  Read More >>

This first handbook on North Korean cinema contests the assumption that North Korean film is “unwatchable,” in terms...  Read More >>

Drawing from over a decade of research and writings, this book takes you on an epic journey through the history...  Read More >>

Covering a wide variety of genres and media across a broad historical scope, this book explores seriality in Shakespeare's...  Read More >>

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The definitive biography of Hollywood horror legend Tod Browning-now revised and expanded with new material One...  Read More >>

A fascinating history of motion pictures through the lens of the Academy Awards, Best Pick provides a decade-by-decade...  Read More >>

Entlang verschiedener Formen audiovisueller Medien beschaftigen sich die Beitrage in diesem Buch mit der kulturellen...  Read More >>

Examines Mennonite fiction, poetry, film, and criticism from Canada, the United States, and Mexico.  Read More >>

""This book aims to be an indispensable resource for scholars, filmmakers, industry professionals, and cinephiles...  Read More >>

Includes twenty interviews with Schepisi and two with longtime collaborators, cinematographer Ian Baker and composer...  Read More >>

TSUI HARK THE DRAGON MASTER OF CHINESE CINEMA VOLUME 1: TO 2000 By Jeremy Mark Robinson Tsui Hark is...  Read More >>