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Quentin Tarantino is arguably one of the most important figures in contemporary cinema. This book provides an introduction to the practical and creative elements of his wo...
This carefully researched and accessibly written book offers textual and contextual analysis of an extensive breadth of Shakespeare’s films ranging from the silent era to the present day.Nin...
Nicholas Haeffner provides a comprehensive introduction to Alfred Hitchcock’s major British and Hollywood films, navigating students through a wealth of critical commentaries. One of...
The horror genre has proved to be one of the most consistently popular and the most disreputable of all the mainstream film genres. Since the early 1930s there has never been a time when horror films...
The Western provides a clear, precise and engaging overview of The Western, from The Great Train Robbery (1903) to contemporary Westerns such as Dances With Wolves...
Russian Cinema takes in over 300 films in its lively and informative exploration of the cinematic genres that have developed over almost 100 years, with discussion of the work of Eisenst...
Contemporary US Cinema examines important developments in American film-making over the past three decades, citing them as instances both of change and of continuity within the practices and proc...
Lucidly written, Film Noir is an accessible informative and stimulating introduction that has a broad appeal to undergraduates, cineastes, film teachers and researchers....
This text explores the major movies through discussion of their themes and techniques and reveals how much Ford was concerned with the very issues that are central to us today: gender, race, the treat...
From the surrealist films of Luis Buñuel to the colourful melodramas of Pedro Almodóvar, Spain has produced a wealth of exciting and distinctive film-makers who have consistently provided a condoning...
