Film theory & criticism books

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City Symphonies: Sound and the Composition of Urban Modernity, 1913–1931

City Symphonies: Sound and the Composition of Urban...

Author: Daniel P. Schwartz
ISBN: 9780228021391
Format: Hardback
$290.40

This book explores the unheard sonic dimensions of the city symphony. Instead of looking at the city symphony as...  Read More >>

An Epistemology of Criminological Cinema

An Epistemology of Criminological Cinema

Author: David Grčki (University of Rijeka, Croatia) ,  Rafe McGregor (Edge Hill University, UK)
ISBN: 9781032441184
Format: Hardback
$305.00

Standing at the intersection of criminology and philosophy, this book demonstrates the ways in which mythic movies...  Read More >>

The Traces of Jacques Derrida's Cinema

The Traces of Jacques Derrida's Cinema

Author: Timothy Holland (Assistant Professor, Dept. of Film and Media, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Film and Media, Emory University)
ISBN: 9780197694374
Format: Hardback
$193.95

Situated at the intersection of film and media studies, literary theory, and continental philosophy, The Traces...  Read More >>

Patriarchy’s Remains: An Autopsy of Iberian Cinematic Dark Humour

Patriarchy’s Remains: An Autopsy of Iberian Cinematic...

Author: Erin K. Hogan
ISBN: 9780228021261
Format: Hardback
$198.00

Analysing a series of Iberian cinematic dark comedies from the 1950s to the present day, Patriarchy’s Remains argues...  Read More >>

Philosophy of Film Without Theory

Philosophy of Film Without Theory

Author: Craig Fox ,  Britt Harrison
ISBN: 9783031136566
Format: Paperback
$336.35

This book challenges the long-standing presumption that serious philosophical engagement with film and television...  Read More >>

Figures of Freedom: Representations of Agency in a Time of Crisis

Figures of Freedom: Representations of Agency in a Time...

Author: Randy Laist ,  Brian A Dixon
ISBN: 9780988392243
Format: Paperback
$97.65

The United States of America-its politics, its culture, and its identity-is often framed as an evolving conversation...  Read More >>

Frantic Creature Feature Vault 1

Frantic Creature Feature Vault 1

Author: Joshua Werner
ISBN: 9798888760253
Format: Paperback
$39.57

CALLING ALL CREATURE KIDS! FRANTIC: Creature Feature Vault 1 is a collection of articles, essays, short stories,...  Read More >>

Peggy Webling and the Story behind Frankenstein: The Making of a Hollywood Monster

Peggy Webling and the Story behind Frankenstein: The...

Author: Peggy Webling ,  Dorian Gieseler Greenbaum
ISBN: 9781350371651
Format: Paperback
$46.99

The 1931 Universal Pictures film adaptation of Frankenstein directed by James Whale and starring Boris Karloff as...  Read More >>

L'Art Du Rire: Aktualisierungen Der Komodie in Der Franzosischen Gegenwartsdramatik

L'Art Du Rire: Aktualisierungen Der Komodie in Der Franzosischen...

Author: Christiane Muller-Luneschloss
ISBN: 9783825395650
Format: Hardback
$171.60

Die international gefeierte Autorin Yasmina Reza steht mit ihren Stucken Art (1994) und Le dieu du carnage (2006)...  Read More >>

Peggy Webling and the Story behind Frankenstein: The Making of a Hollywood Monster

Peggy Webling and the Story behind Frankenstein: The...

Author: Peggy Webling ,  Dorian Gieseler Greenbaum
ISBN: 9781350371644
Format: Hardback
$140.00

The 1931 Universal Pictures film adaptation of Frankenstein directed by James Whale and starring Boris Karloff as...  Read More >>

The Influencer Factory: A Marxist Theory of Corporate Personhood on YouTube

The Influencer Factory: A Marxist Theory of Corporate...

Author: Grant Bollmer ,  Katherine Guinness
ISBN: 9781503638792
Format: Paperback
$55.99

Influencers are more than social media personalities who attract attention for brands, argue Grant Bollmer and Katherine...  Read More >>

The Genius of Barry Lyndon: Factual and Theoretical Approaches to Kubrick's Masterpiece

The Genius of Barry Lyndon: Factual and Theoretical...

Author: Patrick Webster
ISBN: 9781476689975
Format: Paperback
$198.00

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The Influencer Factory: A Marxist Theory of Corporate Personhood on YouTube

The Influencer Factory: A Marxist Theory of Corporate...

Author: Grant Bollmer ,  Katherine Guinness
ISBN: 9781503637924
Format: Hardback
$227.99

Influencers are more than social media personalities who attract attention for brands, argue Grant Bollmer and Katherine...  Read More >>

The Sinful Maternal: Motherhood in Possession Films

The Sinful Maternal: Motherhood in Possession Films...

Author: Lauren Rocha
ISBN: 9781496851741
Format: Paperback
$69.99

Working at the intersections of gender studies, architectural theory, trauma studies and monster theory, with a...  Read More >>

Playing the Percentages: How Film Distribution Made the Hollywood Studio System

Playing the Percentages: How Film Distribution Made...

Author: Derek Long
ISBN: 9781477328941
Format: Hardback
$111.10

A history of film distribution in the United States from the 1910s to the 1930s, concentrating on booking, circuiting,...  Read More >>

Studies in Medievalism XXXIII: (En)gendering Medievalism

Studies in Medievalism XXXIII: (En)gendering Medievalism...

Author: Karl Fugelso (Author) ,  Professor Rolf H. Bremmer, Jr
ISBN: 9781843847175
Format: Hardback
$343.20

Essays on the post-modern reception and interpretation of the Middle Ages.  Read More >>

The Making of Horizon-An American Saga: A Comprehensive Movie Guide Of Kevin Costner's Western Masterpiece, Informations About The Overview, Cast, Crew, Plot, & Production Insights

The Making of Horizon-An American Saga: A Comprehensive...

Author: Laura D Everett
ISBN: 9798326594259
Format: Paperback
$36.83

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The Sinful Maternal: Motherhood in Possession Films

The Sinful Maternal: Motherhood in Possession Films...

Author: Lauren Rocha
ISBN: 9781496851734
Format: Hardback
$229.00

Working at the intersections of gender studies, architectural theory, trauma studies and monster theory, with a...  Read More >>

The Cinema of Yakov Protazanov

The Cinema of Yakov Protazanov

Author: F. Booth Wilson
ISBN: 9781978839144
Format: Paperback
$86.90

Yakov Protazanov was the most prolific Russian director of the silent era whose works enjoyed consistent popularity...  Read More >>

The Cinema of Yakov Protazanov

The Cinema of Yakov Protazanov

Author: F. Booth Wilson
ISBN: 9781978839151
Format: Hardback
$302.50

Yakov Protazanov was the most prolific Russian director of the silent era whose works enjoyed consistent popularity...  Read More >>

Cinema Speculation

Cinema Speculation

Author: Quentin Tarantino
ISBN: 9781474624244
Format: Paperback
$24.99

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Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears

Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and...

Author: Michael Schulman
ISBN: 9780062859020
Format: Paperback
$36.99

The road to the Oscars may be golden, but it’s paved in blood, sweat, and broken hearts.In Oscar Wars, Michael Schulman...  Read More >>

Unhomed: Cycles of Mobility and Placelessness in American Cinema

Unhomed: Cycles of Mobility and Placelessness in American...

Author: Pamela Robertson Wojcik
ISBN: 9780520390362
Format: Paperback
$49.95

In this rich cultural history, Pamela Roberston Wojcik examines America's ambivalent and shifting attitude toward...  Read More >>

Catalan Cinema: The Barcelona Film School and the New Avant-Garde

Catalan Cinema: The Barcelona Film School and the New...

Author: Anton Pujol ,  Jaume Martí-Olivella
ISBN: 9781487544508
Format: Hardback
$160.00

This collection of essays on Catalan cinematography explores one of the most vibrant minority cultures in Europe....  Read More >>

Lucas: His Hollywood Legacy

Lucas: His Hollywood Legacy

Author: Richard Ravalli
ISBN: 9780813198781
Format: Hardback
$184.80

While he is best known as the creative mind behind the Star Wars franchise, Lucas first gained notoriety with his...  Read More >>

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