Films, cinema

An intimate, thought-provoking exploration of the mysteries of "e;star presence"e; in cinema"e;One does not go to see them act,"e; James Baldwin wrote about the great iconic movie stars, "e;one goes to watch them be.

This book explores the consequences of unbridled expansion of neoliberal values within India through the lens of popular film and culture.

This book posits an interconnection between the ways in which contemporary television serials cue cognitive operations, solicit emotional responses, and elicit aesthetic appreciation.

John Ford is a monumental figure in Hollywood and world cinema.

Fashioning James Bond is the first book to study the costumes and fashions of the James Bond movie franchise, from Sean Connery in 1962's Dr No to Daniel Craig in Spectre (2015).

Sound positions individuals as social subjects.

Alfred Hitchcock had a gift for turning the familiar into the unfamiliar, the mundane into the unexpected.

If you lifted this book from the shelf, you're probably interested in learning more about gender.

The first book of its kind to introduce the problems of location lighting for single camera operators and provide an insight into the technology and techniques required to solve those problems.

The first volume of the graphic adaptation of Yuval Noah Harari's global phenomenon and smash SUNDAY TIMES #1 BESTSELLER.

Dana Polan sets out to unlock the style and technique of 'Pulp Fiction'.

No American television show of the past decade has been vilified as has Comedy Central's South Park.

Romantic Comedy offers an introduction to the analysis of a popular but overlooked film genre.

In Making and Remaking Horror in the 1970s and 2000s author David Roche takes up the assumption shared by many fans and scholars that original horror movies are more "e;disturbing,"e; and thus better than the remakes.

Don't waste valuable time and budget fixing your footage in post!

More than just a box office flop that resurrected itself in the midnight movie circuit, Blade Runner (1982) achieved extraordinary cult status through video, laserdisc, and a five-disc DVD collector's set.

Since 1968, the name of motion picture director George Romero has been synonymous with the living dead.

Christopher Nolan is one of the defining directors of the 21st century.

The films of John Akomfrah represent one of the most significant bodies of artistic production in the post-war era in Britain, yet little attempt has been made to analyse the consistencies and divergences across them.

Both in life and death, Queen Victoria is among the most popular monarchs to be committed to film.

Provides an aesthetic and historical overview of and new critical insights into Paul Wegener's great 1920 film, recognized at the time as a breakthrough in German cinema.

This study considers Italian filmmaking during the Fascist era and offers an original and revealing approach to the interwar years.

Kurt Kren was a vital figure in Austrian avant-garde cinema of the postwar period.

The most comprehensive volume ever published on Alfred Hitchcock, covering his career and legacy as well as the broader cultural and intellectual contexts of his work.

This comprehensive filmography provides critical analyses and behind-the-scenes stories for 600 horror, science fiction and fantasy films from the 1960s.

Next Level Screenwriting is an intermediate screenwriting book, for those that have already learned the basics of screenwriting, written a screenplay or two and want to bring their writing and stories to the next level.

At times of crisis and revolution such as ours, diagnoses of crucial junctures and ruptures - 'turning points' - in the continuous flow of history are more prevalent than ever.

This book collates a comprehensive range of fascinating essays by leading authors on film from across the Muslim world.

For over five decades, the Newcastle-based Amber Film and Photography Collective has been a critical (if often unheralded) force within British documentary filmmaking, producing a variety of innovative works focused on working-class society.

From the postapocalyptic world of Blade Runner to theJames Cameron mega-hit Terminator, tech-noir has emerged as a distinct genre, with roots in both the Promethean myth and the earlier popular traditions of gothic, detective, and science fiction.

Develop the tools you will need to succeed before, during, and after your film school education.

While there are numerous books on art and exploitation cinema, very few attempt to examine both.

Popular Cinema in Bengal marks a decisive turn in studies of Bengali language cinema by shifting the focus from auteur and text-based studies to exhaustive readings of the film industry.

Combining ethnography, film criticism, and his extensive knowledge of the Middle East, Steven C.

Though it lasted just two seasons, Twin Peaks (1990-1991) raised the bar for television and is now considered one of the great dramas in TV history.

This book brings fantasy storytelling to a whole new level by providing an in-depth insight into the tools used for virtual reality, augmented reality, 360 cinema and motion capture in order to repurpose them to create a virtual studio for filmmaking.

Few European male actors have been as iconic and influential for generations of filmgoers as Alain Delon.

This book delves into the fascinating and often overlooked history of Walt Disney's influence in Australia, tracing the cultural impact of iconic characters like Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck from their inception in 1928 to the end of the Vietnam War.

Tales of horror have always been with us, from Biblical times to the Gothic novel to successful modern day authors and screenwriters.

By integrating star studies and film industry studies, Hollywood Stardom reveals the inextricable bonds between culture and commerce in contemporary notions of film stardom.

A pioneer of the New Queer Cinema, Todd Haynes (b.

A is for Agender, B is for Bigender and C is for Cisgender.

Skepticism Films: Knowing and Doubting the World in Contemporary Cinema introduces skepticism films as updated configurations of skepticist thought experiments which exemplify the pervasiveness of philosophical ideas in popular culture.

Even though horror has been a key component of media output for almost a century, the genre's industrial character remains under explored and poorly understood.

This book critically examines how Walt Disney Animation Studios has depicted - and sometimes failed to depict - different forms of harming and objectifying non-human animals in their films.

What are the barriers to women's participation in live comedy, and how are these barriers maintained in the digital era?

Peter Weir: Interviews is the first volume of interviews to be published on the esteemed Australian director.

Die Drehbuchautorin, Schriftstellerin, Theater-Schauspielerin und Regisseurin Thea von Harbou (1888-1954) hat einen wesentlichen Einfluss auf die Entwicklung des deutschen Films ausgeübt; ihre Drehbücher waren von Anfang an mit den – aus heutiger Sicht – bedeutsamsten Regisseuren der Zeit wie Joe May, F.