Film history, theory or criticism

In a comprehensively revised and updated new edition, James Naremore provides an illuminating critical account of the films of Stanley Kubrick, from his earliest feature, Fear and Desire (1953), to the posthumously-produced A.

In a comprehensively revised and updated new edition, James Naremore provides an illuminating critical account of the films of Stanley Kubrick, from his earliest feature, Fear and Desire (1953), to the posthumously-produced A.

Using the four tissue types (connective, epithelial, nervous, and muscular), Dudenhoeffer expands and complicates the subgenre of "body horror.

Stars and Masculinities in Contemporary Italian Cinema is the first book to explore contemporary male stars and cinematic constructions of masculinity in Italy.

The Lola film is a distinct subgenre of the woman's film in which woman's claim to pleasure is entertained without recourse to the figure of the femme fatale.

This collection convenes diverse analyses of David Lynch's newly conceived, dreamlike neo-noir representations of the American West, a first in studies of regionalism and indigeneity in his films.

This is an interdisciplinary examination of depictions of girlhoods through a comparative study of foundational fairy tales revised and reimagined in popular narrative, film, and television adaptations.

Handmade films stretch back to cinema's beginnings, yet until now their rich history has been neglected.

From Kenneth Branagh's groundbreaking Henry V to Justin Kurzel's haunting Macbeth, many modern filmmakers have adapted Shakespeare for the big screen.

The North American entertainment industry is rapidly consolidating, and new modes of technological delivery challenge Canadian content regulations.

Like the flute melody from Hinterland Who's Who, the 1970s haunt Canadian cultural memory.

Visual politics and the aesthetic turn in international relations have emphasized the power of the image in world politics.

The North American entertainment industry is rapidly consolidating, and new modes of technological delivery challenge Canadian content regulations.

Visual politics and the aesthetic turn in international relations have emphasized the power of the image in world politics.

The Bioshock series looms large in the industry and culture of video games for its ambitious incorporation of high-minded philosophical questions and retro-futuristic aesthetics into the ultraviolent first-person shooter genre.

From Kenneth Branagh's groundbreaking Henry V to Justin Kurzel's haunting Macbeth, many modern filmmakers have adapted Shakespeare for the big screen.

Like England's Arthur and France's Charlemagne, the Cid is Spain's national hero, and for centuries he has served as an ideal model of citizenship.

The Ethics of Lacanian Psychoanalysis observes different aspects of life - childhood, romantic love, sex, death, and human suffering - through a Lacanian lens, with a glance toward a Buddhist point of view.

The Ethics of Lacanian Psychoanalysis observes different aspects of life - childhood, romantic love, sex, death, and human suffering - through a Lacanian lens, with a glance toward a Buddhist point of view.

Midnight Cowboy - the story of a small-town stud's attempt to make it big as a hustler on the streets of 1960s New York - is an indisputably iconic film.

Drawn into the circuit of men cruising for sex in and around a train station, restless adolescent Henri begins a frenzied pursuit of a dangerously charismatic older man, with sometimes violent and ultimately tragic consequences.

Premiering at Sundance in 2014, Desiree Akhavan's acclaimed debut feature, Appropriate Behavior, introduced the indie film world to the deadpan, irreverent wit that had already won over fans of her trailblazing LGBTQ web series The Slope.

At the turn of the millennium Canadian cinema appeared to have reached an apex of aesthetic and commercial transformation.

The Oxford Handbook of New Science Fiction Cinemas provides novel insight into the rapidly developing genre of science fiction.

Drawn into the circuit of men cruising for sex in and around a train station, restless adolescent Henri begins a frenzied pursuit of a dangerously charismatic older man, with sometimes violent and ultimately tragic consequences.

The Oxford Handbook of New Science Fiction Cinemas provides novel insight into the rapidly developing genre of science fiction.

Hailed as groundbreaking upon its original release, the Oscar-winning film Boys Don't Cry offered the first mainstream access to transmasculine embodiment in North America, one that many simultaneously celebrated and rejected.

Midnight Cowboy the story of a small-town stud's attempt to make it big as a hustler on the streets of 1960s New York is an indisputably iconic film.

Premiering at Sundance in 2014, Desiree Akhavan's acclaimed debut feature, Appropriate Behavior, introduced the indie film world to the deadpan, irreverent wit that had already won over fans of her trailblazing LGBTQ web series The Slope.

A film that transcends time, Sally Potter's Orlando follows its titular character through nearly four hundred years of British history.

A film that transcends time, Sally Potter's Orlando follows its titular character through nearly four hundred years of British history.

From The Lady Eve, to The Big Valley, Barbara Stanwyck played parts that showcased her multidimensional talents but also illustrated the limits imposed on women in film and television.

This is an interdisciplinary examination of depictions of girlhoods through a comparative study of foundational fairy tales revised and reimagined in popular narrative, film, and television adaptations.

This collection brings together twelve essays published between 1988 and 2014, two of which are here translated into English from (respectively) their original French or German.

This collection brings together twelve essays published between 1988 and 2014, two of which are here translated into English from (respectively) their original French or German.

For observers of the European film scene, Federico Fellini's death in 1993 came to stand for the demise of Italian cinema as a whole.

For observers of the European film scene, Federico Fellini's death in 1993 came to stand for the demise of Italian cinema as a whole.

Spanning several generations-from newcomers to Oscar Award-winning veterans-this volume features a discussion of the movies that shaped the careers of these filmmakers and, in turn, cinema history.

Thanks to his prolific movie career (seventy-eight movies and counting) and endearing real-life persona, Keanu Reeves has become the universal screen saver of pop culture-nobody can go a few days without some reference to Keanu or his movies popping up.

Japan on American TV explores political, economic, and cultural issues underlying depictions of Japan on U.

Hailed as groundbreaking upon its original release, the Oscar-winning film Boys Don't Cry offered the first mainstream access to transmasculine embodiment in North America, one that many simultaneously celebrated and rejected.

This is a history and critical appreciation of an unusually fertile period for the production of great or near-great silent films: late 1927 through early 1929, in the midst of the tumult and upheaval of Hollywood's transition from silent to sound.

Animation in Context is an illustrated introduction to cultural theory, contextual research and critical analysis.

Hollywood Confidential is the first truly in-depth look at the sexy, humorous, violent, and tragic history of the mob in Hollywood from the 1920s, when Joe Kennedy decided to buy a motion picture company, to the 1980s when the last vestiges of mob influence were revealed through investigations of former Screen Actors Guild President Ronald Reagan and his union backers.

Hendrik Buhl untersucht das Phänomen gesellschaftspolitischer Themen im Genreklassiker 'Tatort'.

Hendrik Buhl untersucht das Phänomen gesellschaftspolitischer Themen im Genreklassiker 'Tatort'.

Vor 15 Jahren erschuf der amerikanische Sender HBO den Verbrecher Tony Soprano als Hauptfigur und Helden – mit durchschlagendem Erfolg.

Jedes Jahr werden mehr Dokumentarfilme produziert, im Fernsehen steigt der Anteil non-fiktionaler Programme und Dokumentarfilmfestivals erfreuen sich wachsender Beliebtheit.

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Mit Stig Larssons »Millenium«-Trilogie haben skandinavische Krimis und ihre Adaptionen in Film und Fernsehen nicht nur Europa, sondern den Weltmarkt und international die Herzen der Zuschauer erobert.