Film history, theory or criticism

In 1938, China City opened near downtown Los Angeles.

In 1938, China City opened near downtown Los Angeles.

The seduction-theory defines film in a broader sense as a medium of seduction, based on the French concept of seduction.

The seduction-theory defines film in a broader sense as a medium of seduction, based on the French concept of seduction.

This book revives and revitalises the literary Gothic in the hands of contemporary women writers.

Papers collected in this volume try to illuminate various aspects of philosophical theology dealt with by different Jewish and early Christian authors and texts (e.

This eclectic, yet comprehensive analytical overview of the cataclysmic changes in the American film industry since 1990 shows how they have collectively resulted in a new era-The Digital Age.

This book bridges the gap between film theory and filmmakers' thoughts and poetics, and proposes a new way to address and elaborate film theory.

This book examines the representation of Muslim identity in Hindi films by focusing on different aspects of Muslim identity - historical, cultural, and linguistic - and their realisation in cinematic form.

This book explores the dynamic landscapes of global youth through spatially grounded chapters focused on film and media.

This book explores the dynamic landscapes of global youth through spatially grounded chapters focused on film and media.

This set is one of the cornerstones of film scholarship, and one of the most important works on twentieth century British culture.

The Oneiric in the Films of David Lynch is the first systematic book-length study to explore the nature and function of dreams in David Lynch's different phases and audio-visual formats.

Joan Crawford's contribution to film noir during the 1940s and 1950s, though rarely discussed in its totality, is one of her most impressive and far-reaching career achievements.

Joan Crawford's contribution to film noir during the 1940s and 1950s, though rarely discussed in its totality, is one of her most impressive and far-reaching career achievements.

Since the early days of motion picture production, film scores have helped define our emotional and aesthetic perception of stories on screen--particularly with space movies and television.

Since the early days of motion picture production, film scores have helped define our emotional and aesthetic perception of stories on screen--particularly with space movies and television.

This will be the first edited collection in English on urban space and architecture in Spanish popular film since 1898.

Richard Wright's dramatic imagination guided the creation of his masterpieces Native Son and Black Boy and helped shape Wright's long-overlooked writing for theater and other performative mediums.

Film studios have been making historical movies now for over a century.

Scham und Schuld sind gesellschaftliche Regulative, die auch die filmische Dramaturgie vorstrukturieren.

Dieser leidenschaftliche Essay entwirft ein Drehbuch der menschlichen Existenz als (Über-) Lebenskunst und fortwährende Suche nach sich selbst.

This incisive book provides an in-depth critical and biographical study of the artistic range of film director Gus Van Sant.

Film scholar Mark Browning offers the first detailed analysis of the work of David Fincher, director of the critically acclaimed films Se7en, Fight Club, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

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

Known as the first film teenager, Deanna Durbin was one of the most popular actresses of the 1930s and 1940s.

The man who created the boldest hard boiled fiction, Dashiell Hammett, wrote The Thin Man in 1933 and launched the fun-loving, booze-swilling, mystery-solving couple Nick and Nora Charles into American culture.

In May 1967, during a discussion about his yet-to-be-released film Eat the Document, Bob Dylan cryptically remarked, 'The film is finished.

In May 1967, during a discussion about his yet-to-be-released film Eat the Document, Bob Dylan cryptically remarked, 'The film is finished.

Quiet Pictures approaches the films of Joanna Hogg, Lynne Ramsay, Celine Sciamma, and Lucile Hadzhalilovicthrough the lens of silence as a motif and texture.

Quiet Pictures approaches the films of Joanna Hogg, Lynne Ramsay, Celine Sciamma, and Lucile Hadzhalilovicthrough the lens of silence as a motif and texture.

Unter der kargen Oberfläche der Verfilmung von Arnold Schönbergs Oper »Moses und Aron« durch Jean-Marie Straub und Danièle Huillet aus dem Jahre 1974 verbirgt sich ein ungeheurer Reichtum an Bedeutung: Die Oper spielt ein hochkomplexes Spiel der Aneignung und Verwandlung biblischer Motive aus dem Buche Exodus.

Die in diesem Buch untersuchten deutschen Spiel- und Dokumentarfilme schreiben die Diskurse fort, die zu Rassismus und rechter Gewalt kursieren.

Die Beiträge dieses Bandes beschäftigen sich mit französisch-, italienisch- und spanischsprachigen literarischen und filmischen Werken der letzten 25 Jahre, die von einer neuen Art realistischen Erzählens in der Romania zeugen.

Across his directorial films, American filmmaker Dennis Hopper used music and sound to propel the narrative, signpost the era in which the films were made, and delineate the characters' place within American culture.

Xala (1974) by the pioneering Senegalese director Ousmane Sembene, was acclaimed on its release for its scorching critique of postcolonial African society, and it cemented Sembene's status as a wholly new kind of politically engaged, pan-African, auteur film-maker.

Why are big budget films typically made across an array of seemingly dissociated sites?

Why are big budget films typically made across an array of seemingly dissociated sites?

Leontine Sagan's M dchen in Uniform (1931) is a groundbreaking German film that showcases women's agency and desire behind and in front of the camera.

Ken Loach's 1969 drama Kes, considered one of the finest examples of British social realism, tells the story of Billy, a working class boy who finds escape and meaning when he takes a fledgling kestrel from its nest.

Xala (1974) by the pioneering Senegalese director Ousmane Sembene, was acclaimed on its release for its scorching critique of postcolonial African society, and it cemented Sembene's status as a wholly new kind of politically engaged, pan-African, auteur film-maker.

Ken Loach's 1969 drama Kes, considered one of the finest examples of British social realism, tells the story of Billy, a working class boy who finds escape and meaning when he takes a fledgling kestrel from its nest.

Leontine Sagan's M dchen in Uniform (1931) is a groundbreaking German film that showcases women's agency and desire behind and in front of the camera.

Luchino Visconti's The Leopard (Il Gattopardo, 1963) tells the story of an aristocratic Sicilian family adjusting to the realities of political and commercial modernity after the unification Italy during the Risorgimento.

Luchino Visconti's The Leopard (Il Gattopardo, 1963) tells the story of an aristocratic Sicilian family adjusting to the realities of political and commercial modernity after the unification Italy during the Risorgimento.

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

Known as the first film teenager, Deanna Durbin was one of the most popular actresses of the 1930s and 1940s.

In this new edition of Licence To Thrill, James Chapman builds upon the success of his classic work, regarded as the definitive scholarly study of the history of the James Bond film series from the first picture, Dr No (1962), to the present.

In this new edition of Licence To Thrill, James Chapman builds upon the success of his classic work, regarded as the definitive scholarly study of the history of the James Bond film series from the first picture, Dr No (1962), to the present.