Film & movie: styles & genres books

"In Mock Classicism Nilo Couret presents an alternate history of Latin American cinema that traces the popularity...  Read More >>

This book covers central films treated in today's college cinema courses and provides students with practical models...  Read More >>

"In Mock Classicism Nilo Couret presents an alternate history of Latin American cinema that traces the popularity...  Read More >>

The first collection of essays devoted to the rich tradition of Russian science fiction on the page and the screen...  Read More >>

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The first collection of essays devoted to the rich tradition of Russian science fiction on the page and the screen...  Read More >>

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This book explores John Singleton’s cinematic voice and helps explicate his propensity for the folk elements in...  Read More >>

One of the great thinkers of Indian cinema, Javed Akhtar needs no introduction. As a screenplay writer, he and Salim...  Read More >>

Explores the early westerns of John Wayne, from his first starring role in the 1930 epic The Big Trail through his...  Read More >>

Despite the recent success of Marvel Studios and the rising academic interest in superheroes, there has not previously...  Read More >>

"As cinema industries around the globe adjusted to the introduction of synch-sound technology, the Soviet Union...  Read More >>

Analyzing films from La manoir du Diable to Dracula and Frankenstein, as well as their promotion and critical reception,...  Read More >>

With in-depth explorations of six contemporary American and British films and shows, this pioneering volume spotlights...  Read More >>

In this close reading of her films and production methods, E. Dawn Hall defines Reichardt's auteur characteristics,...  Read More >>

Addressing representations of Russia and neighbouring Eastern Europe in post-1989 Nordic cinemas, this ground-breaking...  Read More >>

"""Among the top-grossing Hollywood blockbusters of all time, Star Wars launched one of the most successful movie...  Read More >>

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Inside the Star Wars Empire is the very funny and insightful tell-all about the two decades author Bill Kimberlin...  Read More >>

Analyzing films from La manoir du Diable to Dracula and Frankenstein, as well as their promotion and critical reception,...  Read More >>

Surveying adaptations of Stephen King’s work across four decades, this volume links the evolution of King’s “brand”...  Read More >>

With in-depth explorations of six contemporary American and British films and shows, this pioneering volume spotlights...  Read More >>

Double Visions,Double Fictions  Read More >>

Surveying adaptations of Stephen King’s work across four decades, this volume links the evolution of King’s “brand”...  Read More >>

Women held more positions of power in the silent film era than at any other time in American motion picture history....  Read More >>