Film theory & criticism books

Explores American horror remakes produced since 2000 within key cultural, industry and reception contexts  Read More >>

Takes a cognitive approach to screen acting  Read More >>

Examines how the music in Val Lewton's horror films enhanced the films' aesthetics and visual style  Read More >>

Examines the ways in which the kaij eiga has developed into a global genre  Read More >>

Explores how cult and classic '60s British films are remade by Hollywood in the new millennium  Read More >>

Develops important insights into the politics of contemporary cinema and cinematic responses to the Crisis.  Read More >>

Offers the first book-length study of Norwegian horror cinema  Read More >>

Presents a new history of Brazilian Cinema, based on its dialogue with other arts and media  Read More >>

Essays for teaching Chinese film, history, and society. This volume brings a diverse range of voices - from anthropology,...  Read More >>

Offers the first collection of critical essays on Wallace Fox, one of Hollywood's first Native American film directors...  Read More >>

Rethinking the discussion of sport and cinema, Sport, Film, and the Modern World takes an inter-disciplinary approach...  Read More >>

Cinema was the most important new artistic medium of the twentieth century and modernism was the most important...  Read More >>

Brings together Film Studies and Artificial Intelligence by exploring their mutual interest in the automation of...  Read More >>

Offers close readings of Carl Th. Dreyer’s Nordisk films alongside his mature work reveal a stylistic throughline...  Read More >>

Argues that Kafkaesque cinema is a critical category that can enable us to consider the interconnections between...  Read More >>

The question of whether movies can deliver philosophical content is a leading topic in the cognitive and analytic...  Read More >>

Essays for teaching Chinese film, history, and society. This volume brings a diverse range of voices - from anthropology,...  Read More >>

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This edited collection explores technology innovation in the motion picture industry. Contributing authors examine...  Read More >>

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A new collection of essays from P. Adams Sitney, author of Visionary Film, an important and influential early study...  Read More >>