Film history, theory or criticism

Claire Denis is one of France's most acclaimed and original filmmakers.

How are David Lynch's films as much in dialogue with literary and musical traditions as they are cinematic ones?

An in-depth look at the 1974 releases of Mel Brooks's Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein that will leave cinephiles enthralled.

Fighting Stars provides a rich and diverse account of the emergence and legacies of Hong Kong martial arts cinema stars.

Comfort and domestic space are complex narratives that can help draw our attention to everything from urban planning, everyday objects, and new technologies to class conflict, racial and ethnic segregation, and the gendering of domestic labour.

Cinema has long been recognised as the privileged bridge between Soviet ideologies and their mass public.

In 1915, American filmmaker D.

Peter Hutchings's Hammer and beyond remains a landmark work in British film criticism.

The mediated Arctic analyses the multiple relations between geography and cultural production that have long shaped - and are currently transforming - the circumpolar world.

Marketed as more affordable and safer than film cameras, the Kinora system, launched in 1903, was one of the first amateur filmmaking devices and represents one of the earliest attempts to create a domestic market for moving images.

When you think of holiday romance in popular culture, you probably imagine the formulaic made-for-TV movies we all love to watch: a career gal moves from the big city to a small town, where she finds the love of her life and the true meaning of Christmas.

When you think of holiday romance in popular culture, you probably imagine the formulaic made-for-TV movies we all love to watch: a career gal moves from the big city to a small town, where she finds the love of her life and the true meaning of Christmas.

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.

The war that won't die charts the changing nature of cinematic depictions of the Spanish Civil War.

Popular Music on Screen examines the relationship between popular music and the screen, from the origins of the Hollywood musical to contemporary developments in music television and video.

Reframing remembrance examines films about the Nazi Occupation of France, charting how this period has been commemorated and how it has affected the articulation of French national identity.

"e;Grammy Award-winning producer Shepard throws open the door to the recording booth in his exuberant and fine-grained debut memoir.

"e;Grammy Award-winning producer Shepard throws open the door to the recording booth in his exuberant and fine-grained debut memoir.

In 1965 producers Joseph E.

Reception studies have made film audiences increasingly visible, while surveys track trends and policymakers gather information about audience preferences and demographics.

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?

Si hay algo que ha caracterizado al surrealismo, sea que estemos hablando de poesía, fotografía, cine o artes plásticas, es el interés por la exploración del cuerpo, de las figuras que lo representan.

Perdone que piense es un cielo, una butaca, un libro, unos personajes, una raqueta con cordajes de piel, una politica, pinceladas de una sociedad que es ahora y que no sabemos que sera en un futuro.

Global London on screen presents a melange of films by directors from the Global South and North, portraying everyday life to the more fantastical, odious, or extraordinary in terms of circumstances as captured cinematically in this superdiverse city.

The 1990s was a decade of significant turmoil in Hollywood cinema, which resulted in a watershed moment in the interplay of gender and genre.