Film theory & criticism books

John Boorman's Point Blank (1967) has long been recognised as one of the seminal films of the sixties, with its...  Read More >>

A celebration of the cinema of the 70s. What a decade!  Read More >>

Richard Dyer is a foundational figure for the critical study of cinema and popular culture. Across a career spanning...  Read More >>

In this vivid and accessible new account of the dawn of film in Britain, internationally respected film historian...  Read More >>

From the silent-film era to the blockbusters of today, Horror Unmasked is a fun-filled, highly illustrated dive...  Read More >>

Featuring a host of unpublished interviews, this is the first book to explore the greatest year in Hollywood's history...  Read More >>

Action Scenarios: The Essential Guide to Action in Film examines all of the ways in which action is manifested in...  Read More >>

Hitchcock Annual volume 26 will include essays on Rebecca, and an expanded section of review essays on recent books...  Read More >>

Auteurism expanded With acclaimed films like Sink or Swim and The Odds of Recovery, Su Friedrich’s body of work...  Read More >>

How a Hollywood gem transformed the national discourse on post-traumatic stress disorder.  Read More >>

An in-depth overview of Nigel Kneale's 1976 Folk Horror anthology television series, Beasts.  Read More >>

Weaving together critical analysis and a filmic conversation, this book journeys through the multiple layers of...  Read More >>

Francophone African Women Documentary Filmmakers is groundbreaking edited collection which explores the contributions...  Read More >>

Auteurism expanded With acclaimed films like Sink or Swim and The Odds of Recovery, Su Friedrich’s body of work...  Read More >>

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Action movies can get your blood pumping fast, inspiring the imagination with explosions of Hollywood magic. Join...  Read More >>

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Offers a fresh approach to the problem of the human figure in an age of digital cinema.  Read More >>

House of Psychotic Women is an autobiographical exploration of female neurosis in horror and exploitation films....  Read More >>

House of Psychotic Women is an autobiographical exploration of female neurosis in horror and exploitation films....  Read More >>

A trenchant reclamation of the Chinese American movie star, whose battles against cinematic exploitation and endemic...  Read More >>

A trenchant reclamation of the Chinese American movie star, whose battles against cinematic exploitation and endemic...  Read More >>

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Reveals the mechanisms by which David O. Selznick and his collaborators discovered and promoted new stars and describes...  Read More >>