This book examines the connections between film and Christianity, considering how films express and depict Christian faith and spirituality and provide experiences associated with it.
Der reich bebilderte Band erzählt die Geschichte des deutschen Films anhand der Sammlungsbestände der Deutschen Kinemathek von den Anfängen im Jahr 1895 bis in die Gegenwart.
In this groundbreaking work, film scholar Viola Shafik examines popular and commercial movies from Egypt's film industry, including a number of the biggest box-office hits widely distributed in Egypt and the Arab world.
Peek behind the curtain into the making of Happy Days, the ultimate American sitcom, in this detailed season-by-season history written by two of the show's longest-serving writer-producers.
Adventurous Film Making (1980) looks at some more ambitious and interesting techniques and shows how these serve film makers in expressing their ideas.
Presenting a wide range of new scholarly approaches, this is the first volume to critique the highly influential television series Xena: Warrior Princess.
This book provides a critical overview of the cultural impact of the Murder, She Wrote TV series and its paratextual elements, including board and video games, podcasts, fan conventions, collectible figures, and ghostwritten novels.
Available in paperback for the first time, this is a full-length study of the films of Francois Ozon, director of such diverse films as 8 femmes, Swimming Pool, 5x2 and Les amants criminels.
King Vidor (1894-1982) had the longest career of any Hollywood director, and his works include some of the most dramatic, sublime moments in the history of American cinema.
En el umbral del nuevo siglo, las naciones indígenas en Colombia pasaron de ser presentadas en el cine y el video a ser agentes de su representación: para esto, pueblos e individuos han delineado estrategias de apropiación y comunicación.
Las relaciones de Juan Rulfo con el cine fueron más extensas de lo que el público no especializado suele suponer y cubren diversos campos en esta –por definición– multifacética actividad.
From the everyday concerns of Umberto D to the spiritual traces of Ma nuit chez Maud, revelatory moments are intrinsic to the fabric of cinematic modernism.
Pierrot, a theatrical stock character known by his distinctive costume of loose white tunic and trousers, is a ubiquitous figure in French art and culture.
Reception studies have made film audiences increasingly visible, while surveys track trends and policymakers gather information about audience preferences and demographics.
Presenting a wide range of new scholarly approaches, this is the first volume to critique the highly influential television series Xena: Warrior Princess.
