Peter Sellers first pratfalled onto the silver screen as the bumbling Inspector Jacques Clouseau in 1963's The Pink Panther, turning him into an international comedy superstar.
Go behind the scenes of Hollywood's horror and science fiction classics (and classic schlock) in Tom Weaver's 13th compilation of confrontations with their makers: more than 25 writers, producers, directors, actors and more.
Performing Brains on Screen deals with film enactments and representations of the belief that human beings are essentially their brains, a belief that embodies one of the most influential modern ways of understanding the human.
Performing Brains on Screen deals with film enactments and representations of the belief that human beings are essentially their brains, a belief that embodies one of the most influential modern ways of understanding the human.
Monstrous Beings and Media Cultures examines the monsters and sinister creatures that spawn from folk horror, Gothic fiction, and from various sectors of media cultures.
Monstrous Beings and Media Cultures examines the monsters and sinister creatures that spawn from folk horror, Gothic fiction, and from various sectors of media cultures.
Readers of all stripes will find something to appreciate in this collection, which illuminates how King's horror literature as a media form has shifted in relation to cultural understandings over time.
The persistent popularity of the detective narrative, new obsessions with psychological and supernatural disturbances, as well as the resurgence of older narratives of mystery or the Gothic all constitute a vast proportion of contemporary film and television productions.
The persistent popularity of the detective narrative, new obsessions with psychological and supernatural disturbances, as well as the resurgence of older narratives of mystery or the Gothic all constitute a vast proportion of contemporary film and television productions.
Readers of all stripes will find something to appreciate in this collection, which illuminates how King's horror literature as a media form has shifted in relation to cultural understandings over time.
Land Cinema in an Age of Extractionconsiders nonfiction filmmakers and film collectives whose work advancesan understanding of land as a locus of social and environmental responsibility.
Land Cinema in an Age of Extractionconsiders nonfiction filmmakers and film collectives whose work advancesan understanding of land as a locus of social and environmental responsibility.
Shows how Joyce''s narrative styles and his protagonists'' perceptions are shaped by visual technologies, including dioramas, stereoscopes, mutoscopes and film.
This volume introduces a fresh exploration of Classical literature, examining its engagement with personal or collective tragedy, horrific events, and fear-inflicting episodes.
This volume introduces a fresh exploration of Classical literature, examining its engagement with personal or collective tragedy, horrific events, and fear-inflicting episodes.
The second in a two-volume set, this book presents horror fans with a treasure trove of information on every Hollywood horror movie produced during the "e;second wave"e; of screen scares (1940-1946).
The second in a two-volume set, this book presents horror fans with a treasure trove of information on every Hollywood horror movie produced during the "e;second wave"e; of screen scares (1940-1946).
This Companion explores the evolution, representation, and meaning of superheroes within the broader popular media and culture landscape, as connected to both contemporary and historical frameworks.
This Companion explores the evolution, representation, and meaning of superheroes within the broader popular media and culture landscape, as connected to both contemporary and historical frameworks.
This book is the first comprehensive overview of the history of female-presenting AI and robots in US and UK live-action, science fiction films from 1949 to 2023.
This book is the first comprehensive overview of the history of female-presenting AI and robots in US and UK live-action, science fiction films from 1949 to 2023.
Inspired by her Wild About Horror segments on the Evolution of Horror Podcast, Psychoanalysing Horror Cinema sees Mary Wild investigate 50 films across six core subgenres-Mind, Body, Nature, Aliens, Vampires, and Home Invasion-through close readings of key titles including Mulholland Drive, Black Swan, Jaws, Predator, Twilight, and Misery.
Inspired by her Wild About Horror segments on the Evolution of Horror Podcast, Psychoanalysing Horror Cinema sees Mary Wild investigate 50 films across six core subgenres-Mind, Body, Nature, Aliens, Vampires, and Home Invasion-through close readings of key titles including Mulholland Drive, Black Swan, Jaws, Predator, Twilight, and Misery.
