The first comprehensive biography of the director behind Godzilla and other Japanese sci-fi classics Ishiro Honda was ar......more
Tim Burton is an internationally celebrated director, critically acclaimed for his fantasy horror films and the macabre ......more
This book examines 3D cinema across the early 1950s, the early 1980s, and from 2009 to 2014, providing for the first tim......more
The winner of two Academy Awards for Best Foreign Film in only five years, Asghar Farhadi (b. 1972) has become Iran’s mo......more
The winner of two Academy Awards for Best Foreign Film in only five years, Asghar Farhadi (b. 1972) has become Iran’s mo......more
Freak Scenes explores the increased licensing of indie music and representation of indie music cultures within American ......more
Ken Russell was among the most provocative, creative, original and important directors in British film and television hi......more
The nimble, creative spirit of Québécois screenwriter and filmmaker, Denis Villeneuve, is reflected in his varied body o......more
Antoinetta Angelidi directed four full-length fiction films: Idées Fixes / Dies Irae (1977), Topos (1985), The Hours: A ......more
Richard Linklater is a popular American filmmaker who is widely celebrated for the breadth of his oeuvre. Over the past ......more
’The Tribe’ has distinguished itself as a television series with truly cult status around the world. Almost 300 episodes......more
Silent-era film scholarship has all too often focused on a handful of German directors, including Fritz Lang, F. W. Murn......more
A unique exploration of contemporary filmmaking from cinema’s ultimate insiders....more
Wandering Women: Urban Ecologies of Italian Feminist Filmmaking explores the work of contemporary Italian women director......more
Wandering Women: Urban Ecologies of Italian Feminist Filmmaking explores the work of contemporary Italian women director......more
Bringing together a range of international scholars, European Film Remakes discusses for the first time the textual, soc......more
James Cameron is the most successful filmmaker of all time by some margin. Which is something we tend to take for grante......more
By examining three case studies of award-winning soundtracks from cult films-Barton Fink(1991), Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1......more
You’re a part of this too. Dive deeper into Matt Reeves’ remarkable film The Batman with this one-of-a-kind edition of t......more
From the moment Star Wars burst onto the screen in 1977, audiences have been in equal parts fascinated and appalled by t......more
Tells the true story of when and why China set out to replace Hollywood as the world’s number one movie cinema, how it g......more
This edited collection provides a fresh, up-to-date exploration of this Terry Gilliam’s oeuvre and artistic practice as ......more
This comprehensive and in-depth study delves into the life and works of one of modern films most celebrated, successful ......more
This book distinguishes itself from earlier books on David Lynch by taking in-depth consideration of his entire oeuvre. ......more
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THE BEAST WALERIAN BOROWCZYK By Jeremy Robinson Walerian Borowczyk (1923-2006) is one of cinema’s great talents. Quite s......more
SALO, OR THE 120 DAYS OF SODOM PIER PAOLO PASOLINI POCKET MOVIE GUIDE By Jeremy Mark Robinson A new critical study of th......more
WALERIAN BOROWCZYK CINEMA OF EROTIC DREAMS BY JEREMY MARK ROBINSON Walerian Borowczyk (1923-2006) is one of cinema’s gre......more
IMMORAL TALES WALERIAN BOROWCZYK POCKET MOVIE GUIDE By Jeremy Robinson Walerian Borowczyk (1923-2006) is one of cinema’s......more
Discover the fascinating and secretive process of audience testing of Hollywood movies through these firsthand stories f......more
This updated third edition introduces readers to the business of film at every stage of the filmmaking lifecycle, from p......more
This updated third edition introduces readers to the business of film at every stage of the filmmaking lifecycle, from p......more
How do the suspense films of Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles, and Carol Reed allow us special insight into the popular me......more
How do the suspense films of Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles, and Carol Reed allow us special insight into the popular me......more
What purpose does place serve in films? When it is not just a background to actions, or indistinguishable from the lands......more
From acclaimed filmmaker and the bestselling author of Filmmaking Confidential, Steve Balderson’s The Master Plan: Sensi......more
Philip Cowan introduces new approaches to analyzing the art of cinematography and new methodologies for attributing auth......more
Creative production processes are central to all media industries, and there is a need for more detailed understandings ......more
The Dardenne Brothers’ Cinematic Parables examines the work of Belgian filmmakers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, who have......more
Participatory video and collaborative filmmaking have become powerful assets in a broad range of contexts and academic d......more
Virtual Realities presents a ground-breaking application of phenomenology as a critical method to explore the impact of ......more
This book uses new source material to reappraise the work of Bill Douglas - one of Britain’s most significant and singul......more
Amazing stories from the assistant director of the Back to the Future trilogy....more
Amazing stories from the assistant director of the Back to the Future trilogy....more
"This book connects the buildings represented in Alfred Hitchcock’s films with the history and context of real buildings......more
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In the late 1960s, the collapse of the classic Hollywood studio system led in part, and for less than a decade, to a pro......more
Greek Cinema and Migration provides a response to urgent calls to comprehend the cultural impact of immigration in Greec......more
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Being There and the Evolution of a Screenplay provides an insightful look at the drafting of one of Hollywood history’s ......more
This volume brings together a range of voices from across the global environmental media community to build a comparativ......more
This title is part of UC Press’s Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to ......more
This title is part of UC Press’s Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to ......more
A light take on the darkly comic show The Good Place and its lasting impact on American television culture. "Pobody’s ne......more
Revisiting a televised narrative that focused not on the monster, but on the monster hunter. Before Buffy the Vampire Sl......more
Bringing together the latest developments in the study of serial formatting practices - remakes, sequels, series - Film ......more
This is the first book-length study to address film remaking from a unique perspective of a cross-cultural exchange betw......more
Val Lewton’s horror films revolutionized a popular genre through a much-studied and still widely emulated visual style e......more
Jacques Martineau, Olivier Ducastel, Alain Guiraudie, Sébastien Lifshitz and Céline Sciamma. The films of these five maj......more
The Routledge Handbook of Japanese Cinema provides a timely and expansive overview of Japanese cinema today, through cut......more
This volume surveys the key histories, theories and practice of artists, musicians, filmmakers, designers, architects an......more
This volume surveys the key histories, theories and practice of artists, musicians, filmmakers, designers, architects an......more
The Live Event Video Technician covers terms, format types, concepts, and technologies used in video production for corp......more
The Live Event Video Technician covers terms, format types, concepts, and technologies used in video production for corp......more
Featuring a lineup of distinguished academics, this collection remedies the absence of scholarly attention to French cin......more
"That’s right sir. We can’t get divers down to the Titanic. Which leaves us with only one choice. We don’t go to the mou......more
I Got You Covered is an easy, fun, and comprehensible guide to script notes, critiques, and written coverage for screenp......more
"That’s right sir. We can’t get divers down to the Titanic. Which leaves us with only one choice. We don’t go to the mou......more
For nearly two decades, Documentary Storytelling has reached filmmakers and filmgoers worldwide with its unique focus on......more
For nearly two decades, Documentary Storytelling has reached filmmakers and filmgoers worldwide with its unique focus on......more
In 1968, Suzuki Seijun--a low-budget genre filmmaker known for movies including Branded to Kill, Tokyo Drifter, and Yout......more
In 1968, Suzuki Seijun--a low-budget genre filmmaker known for movies including Branded to Kill, Tokyo Drifter, and Yout......more
From her relatively small-scale feature debut Luck By Chance (2009) to her recent premieres of Gully Boy (2019) and Made......more
Taking essential media production processes, this book deconstructs them into the most basic components. Students will l......more
Taking essential media production processes, this book deconstructs them into the most basic components. Students will l......more
On December 4, 1957, Miles Davis revolutionized film soundtrack production, improvising the score for Louis Malle’s Asce......more
On December 4, 1957, Miles Davis revolutionized film soundtrack production, improvising the score for Louis Malle’s Asce......more
Winner of the 2022 Edgar Award for Best Biography An Economist Best Book of 2021 A fresh, innovative biography of the tw......more
Bringing together an understanding of cinematic technique and creative choices, this book explores how directors make th......more
Bringing together an understanding of cinematic technique and creative choices, this book explores how directors make th......more
World Cinema on Demand brings together diverse contributions by leading film and media scholars to examine world cinema’......more
A unique exploration of contemporary filmmaking from cinema’s ultimate insiders....more
Join industry insiders Bill Kinder and Bobbie O’Steen as they guide readers on a journey through every stage of producti......more
Join industry insiders Bill Kinder and Bobbie O’Steen as they guide readers on a journey through every stage of producti......more
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Examines the ways in which moving images can help us better understand factual political torture Examines role of images......more
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In Westerns, women transmit complicated cultural coding about the nature of westward expansionism, heroism, family life,......more
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