Films, cinema

Since the early 1990s there has been a trend towards narrative complexity within popular cinema.

Increasingly, academic communities transcend national boundaries.

Almost all students have seen 2001, but virtually none understand its inheritance, its complexities, and certainly not its ironies.

This historical account of cinema in Nigeria explores the transcultural transfer of media from India to Africa through films.

This first-ever biography of American actress Anne Francis will enlighten her casual fans and earn a nod of agreement from her diehard admirers.

'It's no wonder Oprah Winfrey and Reese Witherspoon are fans of Jasmine Guillory - she writes the sexiest and smartest romances.

This book, first published in 1983, brings together leading world experts on film and radio propaganda in a study which deals with each of the major powers as well as several under occupation.

An authoritative guide to the action-packed film genre With 24 incisive, cutting-edge contributions from esteemed scholars and critics, A Companion to the Action Filmprovides an authoritative and in-depth guide to this internationally popular and wide-ranging genre.

This volume explores Fargo from a variety of methodological perspectives.

This collection offers an overview of British TV comedies, ranging from the beginnings of sitcoms in the 1950s to the current boom of 'Britcoms'.

Evil isn't simply an abstract theological or philosophical talking point.

One of the most distinguished filmmakers working today, David Lynch is a director whose vision of cinema is firmly rooted in fine art.

Video Camera Techniques is an ideal starter guide for anyone owning a camcorder, newcomers to the field of broadcast or corporate video-making, or students who all wish to make videos to professional standards.

This book presents an examination of fictional representations, in books and films, of the 1947 Partition that led to the creation of the sovereign nation-states of India and Pakistan.

The story of how the motion-picture device was developed, and its role in Victorian society and early cinema.

Beneath the extreme, taboo-breaking surface of 'Salo' (a controversial and scandalous film made in 1975), Gary Indiana argues that there's a deeply penetrating account of human behaviour which resonates as an account of fascism and as a picture of the corporate world we live in.

This book comprises what may be called exercises in 'comparative cinema'.

In The Migrant Image T.

What does it mean to be a documentary filmmaker in today's world?

Every significant Star Wars character, creature, location, battle, droid and vehicle: one ultimate encyclopedia.

Exploring aesthetic decision-making skills through active, critical interpretation of the screenplay, this book investigates the ways filmmakers translate a screenplay into a powerful film.

Brings together critically informed essays about one of the most controversial films ever made.

In 1967, Charlie Chaplin told, 'I think I like 'City Lights' the best of all my films.

From a screenwriting perspective, Batty explores the idea that the protagonist's journey is comprised of two individual yet interwoven threads: the physical journey and the emotional journey.

Develop your creative voice whilst acquiring the practical skills and confidence to use it with this new and fully updated edition of Mick Hurbis-Cherrier's filmmaking bible, Voice & Vision.

This collection offers an expansive, multiplatform exploration of the rapidly-expanding area of motion design and motion graphics, taking into account both theoretical questions and creative professional practice.

In this revised and updated edition of the StoryCenter's popular guide to digital storytelling, StoryCenter founder Joe Lambert offers budding storytellers the skills and tools they need to craft compelling digital stories.

All too often, highly fictionalized cinematic depictions of the past are accepted as the unassailable truth by those unfamiliar with the "e;real"e; account.

Few, if any, books come close to being as beloved - or as ubiquitous - as The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Being There and the Evolution of a Screenplay provides an insightful look at the drafting of one of Hollywood history's greatest scripts.

In this provocative analysis of screen industries in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore, Michael Curtin delineates the globalizing pressures and opportunities that since the 1980s have dramatically transformed the terrain of Chinese film and television, including the end of the cold war, the rise of the World Trade Organization, the escalation of democracy movements, and the emergence of an East Asian youth culture.

This book brings the emergent interest in social class and inequality to the field of television studies.

Although women may have found greater film success in the areas of screenwriting, editing, design, and producing, there have been many women whose contributions as directors have been quite significant.

Screening the Red Army Faction: Historical and Cultural Memory explores representations of the Red Army Faction (RAF) in print media, film and art, locating an analysis of these texts in the historical and political context of unfolding events.

A striking, design-led reference book.

This is a comprehensive overview of zombie movies in the first 11 years of the new millennium, the most dynamic and vital period yet in the history of the zombie genre.

Hollywood 1963-1976 chronicles the upheaval and innovation that took place in the American film industry during an era of pervasive cultural tumult.

Bela Lugosi won immediate fame for his portrayal of the immortal count in the 1931 film Dracula.

Although it is a somewhat underrepresented form of literature in popular sensibility, poetry finds relevance in the modern world through its appearance in cinema.

Immersive Sound Production is a handbook for the successful implementation of immersive sound for live sports and entertainment.

Why are some films regarded as classics, worthy of entry into the canon of film history?

In this moving memoir, Robert J.

This examination of dark comedies of the 1970s focuses on films which concealed black humor behind a misleading genre label.

Lionel Friedberg's career has exposed him to the extraordinary wonders of our planet and many unforgettable personalities from maverick scientists to politicians, entertainers and people who survived near-death experiences.

This timely book provides new insights into debates around the relationship between women and film by drawing on the work of philosopher Luce Irigaray.

One of the most popular, respected and controversial writers of the twentieth century, Greene's work has still attracted relatively little scholarly comment.

While Universal's Dracula and Frankenstein (both 1931) have received the most coverage of any of the studio's genre releases, it is the lesser known films that have long fascinated fans and historians alike.

The fighting female archetype--a self-reliant woman of great physical prowess--has become increasingly common in action films and on television.