(Hardback)
By: Phil Powrie
ISBN: 9781501329807
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Sep 2020
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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"A history of the French film musical from 1929 to the present"--
(Hardback)
By: Cynthia J. Miller
ISBN: 9781442268326
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2016
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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From the terrified double-takes of Lou Costello and Bob Hope and the rapid-fire wisecracks of Michael Keaton's Beetlejuice to the ghoulish sight gags of Shaun of the Dead, horror and humor have been intertwined, on screens large and small, for decades. This edited collection o...
(Paperback)
By: Dr Sheila J. Nayar
ISBN: 9781472533029
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Nov 2013
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Hardback)
By: Dr Sheila J. Nayar
ISBN: 9781441158710
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Mar 2012
Publisher: Continuum Publishing Corporation
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For close to half a century now, scholars have debated over what comprises a 'genuinely' religious film, that is, a film that evinces an 'authentic' hierophany, or manifestation of the sacred. This book provides a clear summation of the history of the religion and narrative cinema field.
(Hardback)
By: Shelagh Rowan-Legg
ISBN: 9781784536770
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Sep 2016
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Spanish cinema is at the cutting edge of fantastic film production: this book examines the directors, visual styles and cultural contexts that make up this popular genre and festival favourite.
(Hardback)
By: Douglas Brode
ISBN: 9781793615114
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Dec 2019
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This essay collection analyzes the Western film genre as it has been reimagined during the first two decades of the twenty-first century. The chapters consider old conventions from a postmodern perspective while also addressing contemporary social, cultural, and thematic aspects.
(Paperback)
By: George Anastasia
ISBN: 9780762441549
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2011
Publisher: Running Press,U.S.
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An illustrated guide to the best gangster movies. It ranks and reviews the Top 100 gangster movies, including informative facts and trivia, special features, and original contributions from actors and gangsters. Featuring two colour design and black and white photos throughout, it is suitable for gangster movies fans.
(Paperback)
By: David Luhrssen
ISBN: 9798765130902
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Aug 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
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(Hardback)
By: Dr Cary Edwards
ISBN: 9781501364129
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Apr 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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"A critical analysis of the depiction of vigilantism in 1970s American cinema"--
(Paperback)
By: Dr Cary Edwards
ISBN: 9781501391736
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Jan 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Hardback)
By: Claudia Bucciferro
ISBN: 9781442265332
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Feb 2016
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This edited collection focuses on the X-Men film franchise, with essays that considers the movies as popular culture products. Chapters in this volume address various aspects featured in individual films or throughout the series. The essays discuss such topics as gender, race, ...
(Hardback)
By: Andr Loiselle
ISBN: 9781785271281
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Oct 2019
Publisher: Anthem Press
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The horror film generally presents a situation where normality is threatened by a monster. From this premise, 'Theatricality in the Horror Film' argues that scary movies often create their terrifying effects stylistically and structurally through a radical break with the realism of normality in the form of monstrous theatricality.
(Hardback)
By: David Christopher
ISBN: 9781526188366
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2025
Publisher: Manchester University Press
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This book explores the Toronto New Wave, a group of avant-garde filmmakers working in Canada from the 1980s and into the new millennium whose innovative film works share significant affinities with anarchist themes and aesthetics
(Hardback)
By: Sandra Meiri
ISBN: 9781501328732
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Feb 2020
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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"Offers a refreshing take on the relevance of psychoanalytic theory for the analysis of films and cinema"--
(Paperback)
By: Sandra Meiri
ISBN: 9781501385810
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Aug 2021
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Paperback)
By: Gary D. Rhodes
ISBN: 9781399525756
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2025
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
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One of the first academic books devoted to vampires in silent cinema.
(Hardback)
By: Tony Magistrale
ISBN: 9781793635792
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Jul 2021
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Contributors analyze the theme of violence in the film adaptations of Stephen Kings work, ranging from his earliest movies to the most recent, through a variety of lenses.
(Paperback)
By: Cynthia J. Miller
ISBN: 9781501343964
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2018
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Hardback)
By: Cynthia J. Miller
ISBN: 9781501322389
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Feb 2017
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Explores the horrific side of consumption, as it is portrayed in film and television--from what (and whom) we eat to food that "bites back."
(Paperback)
By: David Luhrssen
ISBN: 9798765130957
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Aug 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
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(Paperback)
By: Marc Blake
ISBN: 9781441196187
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2013
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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A practical, theoretically savvy guide to writing a horror movie.
(Hardback)
By: Insight Editions
ISBN: 9798886639643
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2025
Publisher: Insight Editions
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(Paperback, Export/Airside)
By: Rob Reiner
ISBN: 9781398549326
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2025
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
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From the acclaimed actor and director comes the first behind-the-scenes look at the making of legendary mockumentary This is Spinal Tap, with the collaboration of the films key players including actors, producers, screenwriters, designers, and more.
(Paperback)
By: Timothy Scheie
ISBN: 9781399520386
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Apr 2026
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
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The first scholarly monograph dedicated to the French Western film
