Film theory & criticism books

The sensational, lurid, and wickedly entertaining true story of the brothers who invented Hollywood to become the...  Read More >>

Teays introduces students to foundational ethical reasoning and case-specific business ethics as seen in movies...  Read More >>

Leading film critic of her generation offers an unflinchingly honest and humorous account of her millennial journey...  Read More >>

Cinema in the Arab world has been the subject of varied and rigorous studies, but most have focused on films as...  Read More >>

Featuring case studies, essays, and conversation pieces by scholars and practitioners, this volume explores how...  Read More >>

""Discusses key works and filmmakers in its exploration of the matrix of forces - artistic, cultural, economic,...  Read More >>

""Offers an in-depth critical analysis of the Fast & Furious films, bringing together a range of scholars to explore...  Read More >>

""The first exclusive academic study of the aesthetic, cultural and historical significance of a landmark British...  Read More >>

""Combining two distinct philosophical fields to the study of cinema, Patrick Fuery proposes the first study showing...  Read More >>

""This book analyses the complete cinematic work (1968 to 2020) of Alejandro Jodorowsky""--  Read More >>

""This book investigates women's representation and work in the Swedish film industry, focusing on both historical...  Read More >>

Sports on Film takes readers behind the scenes of how movies get made and puts them in the stands for some of the...  Read More >>

The Civil War on Film informs high-school and college readers interested in Civil War film history on issues that...  Read More >>

Unlike most histories of Hollywood during World War II or the genre of war movies, World War II on Film examines...  Read More >>

The 1960s on Film tells the narrative of the 1960s through the lens of the movie camera, analyzing 10 films that...  Read More >>

It stands on its own as an account of both the war and the major films that have depicted it.Memories of the Cold...  Read More >>

Explore queer cinema over time with this comprehensive encyclopedia, helping readers understand films, directors,...  Read More >>

This is a topical resource that provides a comprehensive look at the most influential women in Hollywood cinema...  Read More >>

The 1920s was a bustling time in Hollywood, as starry-eyed young women sought fame and fortune--only to discover...  Read More >>

The 1920s was a bustling time in Hollywood, as starry-eyed young women sought fame and fortune--only to discover...  Read More >>

This book establishes the profound significance of MGM’s 1940 film The Mortal Storm, the first major Hollywood production...  Read More >>

The collected essays in this book offer philosophical perspectives on the films of Ernst Lubitsch, the leading figure...  Read More >>

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Films like The Eternal Daughter and the diptych The Souvenir and The Souvenir Part II have cemented Joanna Hogg’s...  Read More >>

This edited volume addresses the narrative and stylistic approaches to imbuing natural settings in audiovisual media...  Read More >>