Highlighting what is melodramatic, flashy, low, and gritty in the characters, images, and
"This is a very strong, thought-provoking [volume] . . . " —George
Alistair Fox presents a theory of literary and cinematic representation through the lens
Cinematic Flashes challenges popular notions of a uniform Hollywood style by disclosing
Mothers, Comrades, and Outcasts in East German Women's Film merges feminist film theory
Ivan Dixon's 1973 film, The Spook Who Sat by the Door, captures the intensity of social
As cinema industries around the globe adjusted to the introduction of synch-sound
Originally released as a videographic experiment in film history, Jean-Luc Godard's
"See yourself in the movies!" Prior to the advent of the home
Despite claims about the end of history and the death of cinema, visual media continue to
In the charged atmosphere of post-revolution, artistic and political forces often join in
During the 1968 Prague Spring and the Soviet-led invasion and occupation that followed,
This invaluable resource by one of the world's leading experts in French cinema presents a
Italian film star Bartolomeo Pagano's "Maciste" played a key role in his nation's
The explosion of cable networks, cinema distributors, and mobile media companies
Ex-Centric Migrations examines cinematic, literary, and musical representations of
Unlike the benevolent orphan found in Charlie Chaplin's The Kid or the sentimentalized
Early Cinema in Asia explores how cinema became a popular medium in the
A compelling regional and historical study that transforms our understanding of film
Muscles, six-pack abs, skin, and sweat fill the screen in the tawdry and tantalizing
During the 1930s, Austrian film production companies developed a
In this cross-cultural history of narrative cinema and media from the 1910s to the 1930s,
Written and directed by two white men and performed by an all-black cast, Nothing But a
In an era where digital media converges with new technologies that allow for cropping,
A massive underground sensation, The Big Lebowski has been hailed as the first cult film
Through his radio and film works, such as The War of the Worlds and
From yellow-face performance in the 19th century to Jackie Chan in the 21st, Chinese Looks
With a "crooked stick," filmmaker Oscar Micheaux (1884–1951) sought to hit a "straight
This major reimagining of the history of Soviet film and its cultural impact explores the
Often disguised in public discourse by terms like "gay," "homoerotic," "homosocial," or
Roots of the New Arab Film deals with the generation of filmmakers from across North
Warsaw- and London-based filmmakers Franciszka and Stefan Themerson are often recognized
Ruth Ben-Ghiat provides the first in-depth study of feature and documentary films produced
A fascinating look at one of the most experimental, volatile, and influential decades,
For François Truffaut, the lost secret of cinematic art is in the ability to generate
In the early 1900s, so-called race filmmakers set out to produce black-oriented pictures
Global Nollywood considers this first truly African cinema beyond its Nigerian origins. In
In this comprehensive study of Nollywood stardom around the world, Noah A. Tsika explores
This innovative volume challenges the ways we look at both cinema and cultural history by
By exploring the relationship between music and the moving image in film narrative, David
Boats on the Marne offers an original interpretation of Jean Renoir's celebrated films of
Laleen Jayamanne examines the major works of leading Indian film director, Kumar Shahani,
In this provocative study of cinematic and televisual representations of "sex radicalism,"
The Ku Klux Klan was reestablished in Atlanta in 1915, barely a week before the Atlanta
Tina Chanter resolves a fundamental problem in film theory by negotiating a middle path
