Film history, theory or criticism

On 29 February 1940, African American actor Hattie McDaniel became the first person of colour, and the first Black woman, to win an Academy Award.

Steven Erikson's Malazan Book of the Fallen represents a landmark in fantasy literature.

Writing with his customary wit and style, Richard Dyer argues that while pastiche can be used to describe works which contain montage or collage, it can also be used to describe works which are a kind of imitation of previous works.

"e;Science Fiction: An Oral History"e; features in-depth dialogs with prominent authors of the genre's Golden Age (1930-1960) and New Wave (1960-1980) eras, including Philip K.

Virginity--a major adolescent rite of passage--has been explored in the coming-of-age film genre for many decades.

Virginity--a major adolescent rite of passage--has been explored in the coming-of-age film genre for many decades.

Thanks to writers like Mario Puzo, filmmakers like Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese, and actors like Al Pacino and James Gandolfini, American and Sicilian Mafia characters are well-known figures in contemporary popular culture.

Thanks to writers like Mario Puzo, filmmakers like Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese, and actors like Al Pacino and James Gandolfini, American and Sicilian Mafia characters are well-known figures in contemporary popular culture.

Las representaciones pictóricas, fotográficas y cinematográficas surgen de aquello que, en determinada época, es posible ver, nombrar y pensar.

Celebrate the world of movie monsters and beasts with Kaiju Unleashed, a complete reference guide to strange creatures in film and how they came to be.

China through the Camera Lens combines Chinese language learning with film analysis, offering a unique and comprehensive learning experience beyond traditional methods.

Throughout cinema, there have been various techniques to depict motion, and one style in particular is the fascinating use of smears in animation.

Pulp Fiction was one of the films that defined American cinema of the 1990s, and remains one of the stand-out movies of its director Quentin Tarantino.

Die goldene Ära des deutschen Stummfilms brachte einige der faszinierendsten Werke der Filmgeschichte hervor – von expressionistischen Meisterwerken wie Das Cabinet des Dr.

How did a low-key prison drama which was considered a box-office flop on its original release become one of the most popular movies of all time?

Released after the large-scale frescos of Nashville (1975) and Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976), 3 Women (1977) was seen as an intimate drama from director Robert Altman.

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Shakespeare: The Basics is a lively and accessible introduction to reading and studying Shakespeare.

The cinema of Iran is celebrated both locally and internationally, yet elements of this diverse field remain comparatively understudied.

How do contemporary Chinese audiences access art cinema?

A History of India's North-East Cinema: Deconstructing the Stereotypes, the first book on the history of cinema in this region, depicts the journey from the first Assamese film, Joymoti (1935), to the present time.

Eco-theory and Annihilation is part of the Film Theory in Practice series, which blends the explanation of a film theory with the interpretation of a film and provides discrete examples of how film theory can serve as the basis for textual analysis.

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A concise guide to global performances of Shakespeare, this volume combines methodologies of dramaturgy, film and performance studies, critical race and gender studies and anthropological thick description.

Cannibal movies really are the least-effort-required horror movies to produce.

In what innovative ways are women documentary filmmakers seeking to prioritize and promote political awareness, alternative modes of allyship, and advocacy for those most marginalized by patriarchy and global capitalism?

If something smells fishy, it's not just Mr.

This book explores how law can be understood through film by engaging creatively with the intellectual and aesthetic dimensions of both fields.

Das Etschmiadsin-Evangeliar, geschaffen im Jahr 989 n.

Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende Welt des frühen Christentums und entdecken Sie eine der bemerkenswertesten apokryphen Schriften: Das Armenische Kindheitsevangelium.

This collection assembles a wide range of scholarship addressing the intersections, influences, and impacts of the horror genre's proliferation across multiple forms of media.

Kevin Costner became one of the great movie stars of the late 20th century.

This book focuses on the cinema of the 1950s in India and analyzes the work of seven filmmakers from mainstream Hindi cinema and how they responded to the independent Indian nation after 1947.

The appearance of ghosts in art and popular culture has transformed throughout history.

He became a star overnight as surly, sexy, usually shirtless Kovac in Hitchcock's Lifeboat (1944).

He became a star overnight as surly, sexy, usually shirtless Kovac in Hitchcock's Lifeboat (1944).

Lilith – eine der faszinierendsten und umstrittensten Gestalten der Menschheitsgeschichte.

Digital Film and Television Culture introduces a new framework for the aesthetic and cultural analysis of contemporary film and serial drama, stars on social media and movie awards shows.

This e-book is part of a twelve-volume series documenting the history of German film from its beginnings in 1895 to the present day using the collection holdings of the Deutsche Kinemathek.

Why not govern ideas, and let those govern the human.

This e-book is part of a twelve-volume series documenting the history of German film from its beginnings in 1895 to the present day using the collection holdings of the Deutsche Kinemathek.

A focused study of an ancient myth and its reception, which provokes new consideration of how myth in general can challenge social norms.

This book explores how law can be understood through film by engaging creatively with the intellectual and aesthetic dimensions of both fields.

This collection maps the origins of the Netflix series Sex Education in relation to the genre of teenage high school dramas and comedies, exploring the four-season narrative arc and analysing the principal themes and characters.

Winner of the Dark Fest Film Festival Award for Best Genre Author 2024David Pirie's acclaimed history of British gothic film and television has long been regarded as a foundational study of the roots of British horror, identifying it as 'the only staple cinematic myth which Britain can properly claim as its own.

Attachment Film, Emotion, and Cognition is a bold intervention that seeks to center the bodily and affective dimensions of film traditionally regarded as "e;feminine"e;.