Film theory & criticism books

Investigates how geographical environments are mapped in Taiwanese cinema  Read More >>

A poem is an act of faith because the poet believes in it, contends John Wall Barger in The Elephant of Silence,...  Read More >>

Examines Thai horrorfilm and the central role this genre plays in Thailand's film industry  Read More >>

This perceptive, entertaining book celebrates a century of genre films, everything from comedies and musicals to...  Read More >>

Drawing on media sociology and group interviews, this book looks at social representations of romantic love as portrayed...  Read More >>

Corporate Wrongdoing on Film: The ‘Public Be Damned’ provides a unique and ground-breaking analysis of corporate...  Read More >>

Innovative and intense, Cloverfield was blockbuster filmmaking at its best. The film’s franchising followed the...  Read More >>

Innovative and intense, Cloverfield was blockbuster filmmaking at its best. The film’s franchising followed the...  Read More >>

"""Movie Publicity Showcase - Volume 27"" places the Hal Roach Streamliner ""All American Co-Ed"""" into its historical...  Read More >>

"""Movie Publicity Showcase - Volume 24"" places the Hal Roach fantasy film ""Topper Takes a Trip"" into its historical...  Read More >>

""The story of Charlie Chaplin's years of self-imposed exile from the United States, when he had become a pariah...  Read More >>

Women and Indian Shakespeares explores the multiple ways in which women are, and have been, engaged with Shakespeare...  Read More >>

In recent years, the Arab world and Iran have been afflicted by cataclysmic events, among them brutal state crackdowns...  Read More >>

An investigation into opera simulcasts to cinemas (“opera cinema”) by exploring the ontology, history and audience...  Read More >>

""A critical analysis of the depiction of vigilantism in 1970s American cinema""--  Read More >>

An exclusive look behind the scenes of the Academy Awards as top stars and filmmakers discuss their Oscar wins and...  Read More >>

""Examines key works of the distinguished French animator Sylvain Chomet and their importance for the study of contemporary...  Read More >>

""An investigation of psychological disorders through several key cinematic texts, pulling together dialectically...  Read More >>

Jess Conrad is a name that will be instantly recognisable to anyone familiar with 1960s pop culture. Emerging from...  Read More >>

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This collection examines the relationship between illustration and adaptation from an intermedial and transcultural...  Read More >>

A look into and behind the magic of what's on the big and little screen.  Read More >>

An insight into the struggles of paid domestic workers in Latin America through an exploration of films, texts,...  Read More >>

A leading film critic on the evolving world of streaming media and its impact on society  Read More >>

This Handbook offers new and previously unexplored comparative approaches to the field of New Cinema History.  Read More >>