Film history, theory or criticism

Master the ideas that have shaped the world of film today.

A blazingly original history celebrating the persistence of queerness onscreen, behind the camera, and between the lines during the dark days of the Hollywood Production Code.

Martin Scorsese ist einer der bedeutendsten Regisseure der Gegenwart.

Warsaw- and London-based filmmakers Franciszka and Stefan Themerson are often recognized internationally as pioneers of the 1930s Polish avant-garde.

Since Robert Flaherty's landmark film Nanook of the North (1922) arguments have raged over whether or not film records of people and traditions can ever be "e;authentic.

Long considered a figurehead of family values and wholesome adolescence, the Disney franchise has faced increasing criticism over its gendered representations of children in film, its stereotypical representations of race and non-white cultures, and its emphasis on the heterosexual couple.

Moving from People magazine to publicists' offices to tours of stars' homes, Joshua Gamson investigates the larger-than-life terrain of American celebrity culture.

Immerse yourself in the groundbreaking artistic vision of Sameh AL Tawil, the renowned Egyptian-German multimedia artist whose work transcends conventional boundaries of medium and expression.

One Reel a Week by Fred J.

One Reel a Week by Fred J.

A timely intervention into debates on the representation of feminist and feminine identities in contemporary visual culture.

The burgeoning film industry in the Weimar Republic was, among other things, a major site of German-Jewish experience, one that provided a sphere for Jewish outsiders to shape mainstream culture.

First published in 1983, Shiguehiko Hasumis Directed by Yasujir Ozu has become one of the most influential books on cinema written in Japanese.

Styles of filmmaking have changed greatly from classical Hollywood through to our digital era.

First published in 1983, Shiguehiko Hasumis Directed by Yasujir Ozu has become one of the most influential books on cinema written in Japanese.

Everyday Movies documents the twentieth-century rise of portable film projectors.

This title was originally published in 1970.

Both politically and aesthetically, the contemporary German and Austrian film landscape is a far cry from the early days of the medium, when critics like Siegfried Kracauer produced foundational works of film theory amid the tumult of the early twentieth century.

This in-depth look at Hollywood director King Vidor's complex career follows Vidor from his first attempts to rival Hollywood in his home state of Texas through his fifty-year-long struggle with the "e;classic"e; Hollywood studio system.

This title was originally published in 1970.

This in-depth look at Hollywood director King Vidor's complex career follows Vidor from his first attempts to rival Hollywood in his home state of Texas through his fifty-year-long struggle with the "e;classic"e; Hollywood studio system.

Monsters arrived in 2011--and now they are back.

Building confidence through a careful, step-by-step approach, this book is an essential companion for students undertaking A Level Film Studies.

Abjection and Representation is a theoretical investigation of the concept of abjection as expounded by Julia Kristeva in Powers of Horror (1982) and its application in various fields including the visual arts, film and literature.

Sex on screen is unnecessary, gratuitous, and serves no purpose.

Rudolf Harms entwickelt seine reich differenzierte Ästhetik des Films in Anlehnung an die Ästhetik seines Lehrers Johannes Volkelt und sucht deren auf Kant zurückgehende Polarität des Schönen und Erhabenen für das Verständnis des neuen Mediums fruchtbar zu machen.

This collection investigates how Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and other Studio Ghibli storytellers have approached the process of reimagining literary sources for animation.

The Contemporary American Survival Film investigates and breaks down the contemporary American Survival Film (from Cast Away onwards), focusing on film, television, literature and video games.

The Contemporary American Survival Film investigates and breaks down the contemporary American Survival Film (from Cast Away onwards), focusing on film, television, literature and video games.

Explore an A-Z of everything you need to know about the masterful movies of Quentin Tarantino, from AK-47 to "e;Zed's dead, baby"e; and everything in between.

The introduction and diffusion of international subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) services in the 2010s represented the most significant disruption of established national broadcast and pay-TV ecologies in their long history.

This book explores the practice of artist filmmaker William Raban from 1970 to the present.

This book explores the practice of artist filmmaker William Raban from 1970 to the present.

Mitzi Gaynor (b.

Mitzi Gaynor (b.

Entre el ensayo breve y el relato, Fernando Nemi teje un entramado de ideas, personajes y reflexiones que invitan a pensar, pero también a disfrutar.

Christian religious imagery and symbolism has a long history in American baseball cinema, from The Busher (1919) to Angels in the Outfield(1994) and present-day movies.

Christian religious imagery and symbolism has a long history in American baseball cinema, from The Busher (1919) to Angels in the Outfield(1994) and present-day movies.

Explore an A-Z of everything you need to know about the iconic films of Wes Anderson, from Asteroid City to Steve Zissou and everything in between.

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.

En este volumen, Ricardo Bedoya ofrece una visión panorámica de ciertos motivos, tendencias estilísticas y tratamientos rastreables en el cine internacional desde el inicio del siglo XXI.