Film & movie: styles & genres books

Drawing on a wide range of examples, this book – the first devoted to the phenomenon of the film trilogy– provides...  Read More >>

Tracing the rise of extreme art cinema across films from Lars von Trier's The Idiots to Michael Haneke's Caché,...  Read More >>

Examining post-1990s Indie cinema alongside more mainstream films, Brereton explores the emergence of smart independent...  Read More >>

In examining the enduring appeal that rags-to-riches stories exert on our collective imagination, this book highlights...  Read More >>

A critical appreciation of close relationships in the modern American movie, looking in detail at contemporary Hollywood...  Read More >>

Kristi McKim offers close-analyses of films in which attachment and detachment, intimacy and distance, ephemera...  Read More >>

A collection of ten original essays forging new interdisciplinary connections between crime fiction and film, encompassing...  Read More >>

Exploring research into mobile phone use as props to subjective identity, Norman Taylor employs concepts from Michelle...  Read More >>

A unique study of four major post-war European films by four key 'auteurs', which argues that these films exemplify...  Read More >>

"""This affectionate tribute to Fright Night's glory days includes a complete listing of all films shown on the...  Read More >>

In response to the growing scope and popularity of wedding-related offerings and the media attention given to celebrity...  Read More >>

In response to the growing scope and popularity of wedding-related offerings and the media attention given to celebrity...  Read More >>

This history of British and American television drama since 1970 charts the increased transnationalisation of the...  Read More >>

"Forty years and one billion dollars in gross box office receipts after the initial release of ""The Godfather"",...  Read More >>

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An accessible introduction to the depiction of antiquity in cinema.  Read More >>

The study of Hollywood detectives has often overlooked the B-Movie mystery series in favour of hard-boiled film....  Read More >>

"For critic Mark Kermode, the release proved to be ""the single most significant horror film produced in the United...  Read More >>

The first global investigation of Jewish experiences in film from a wide spectrum of disciplines  Read More >>

Consuming Visions is an ambitious and engaging examination of the ways in which mass culture can become an agent...  Read More >>

Consuming Visions is an ambitious and engaging examination of the ways in which mass culture can become an agent...  Read More >>

"""Classic comedy routines and individual gags have been around for hundreds of years; the best of these making...  Read More >>

Packed with the spine-tingling excitement and thrilling moments that have made sci-fi movies a beloved genre for...  Read More >>

A critical appreciation of close relationships in the modern American movie, looking in detail at contemporary Hollywood...  Read More >>

Crime films have, since the earliest days of cinema, been popular with audiences, industry and critics alike and...  Read More >>