Film theory & criticism books

A study of Richard Linklater's Before Trilogy, in the BFI Film Classics series.  Read More >>

Who would you trust when survival depends on every choice you make? Hunting Season 2025: Who's Hunting Who? A Full...  Read More >>

Have you ever wondered what truly lies behind ambition, friendship, and the sacrifices of creative genius? Merrily...  Read More >>

Cavell's Ontology of Film presents ten essays that reflect on The World Viewed, Stanley Cavell's now seminal film-philosophical...  Read More >>

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Redefines the theoretical and thematic contents of world literature by considering it in connection with film.  Read More >>

This expanded second edition offers further reflections on the importance of horror, tracing the cultural history...  Read More >>

Kubrick didn't...  Read More >>

The Ballets Russes was one of the most influential performing arts companies of the twentieth century. In the years...  Read More >>

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A first-of-its-kind collection to transform our understanding of digital media from Indigenous women creators Indigenous...  Read More >>

The official art book for the movie Spider-Man: Homecoming, the 15th title reissue of the 24-book Marvel Studios'...  Read More >>

A deluxe, fully illustrated look at the making of the first chapter of the sequel trilogy, the 2015 blockbuster, Star...  Read More >>

A first-of-its-kind collection to transform our understanding of digital media from Indigenous women creators Indigenous...  Read More >>

Tony Ching Siu-tung (b. 1953) is an acclaimed action choreographer and film director.  Read More >>

This book offers a new perspective on Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger through its examination of their engagement...  Read More >>

An explanation of network theory's (the study of the way elements in a network interact) application to film and...  Read More >>

A steady stream of nonfiction books, novels, movies, TV documentaries, websites, and podcasts has continued to feed...  Read More >>

An explanation of Deleuze’s cinema books that fleshes out a structuralist “method” applicable to film and media...  Read More >>

An explanation of network theory's (the study of the way elements in a network interact) application to film and...  Read More >>

Explore 50 beloved rom-com films, from their unforgettable stories to the iconic stars who brought them to life....  Read More >>

In Psychoanalytic Film Theory: A Contemporary Introduction, Ben Tyrer presents an overview of psychoanalytic approaches...  Read More >>

The book explores the interaction of thought between the spectator and the film in cinema through detailed analysis...  Read More >>

What happens when strangers meet in film? The Cinema of Converging Lives explores a group of films within an important...  Read More >>

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