This work maps the rich, varied cinema of Eastern Europe, Russia and the former USSR. Over 200 entries cover a varitey of topics spanning a century of endeavour and turbulent history from Czech animation to Soviet montage. It includes entries on actors and directors and key figures like Eisenstein.

Anne Jackel evaluates how Europe's film industries operate, their working practices and the region's place within the global business of cinema. Exploring trends in production, distribution and exhibition, the book considers a range of national and pan-regional developments.

This book examines in depth for the first time the origins, development, and reception of the major dramatic screen representations of 'The Few' in the Battle of Britain produced over the past seventy years.

Bollywood's India Bollywood's India looks at the ways in which Bollywood has imagined and portrayed the unity and diversity of India--what it believes and what it feels; life at home and in public.

Recognizing the innovative work and distinct sensibilities of five major gay American and European film directors.

Continuing our partnership with animation giant Studio Ghibli, this deluxe 100-postcard boxed set captures the history of the studio, in a giftable and collectible stationery format for fans of every age!

Amanda Barrie, the iconic Cleo in Carry on Cleo and much-loved Alma in Coronation Street, tells her whole story for the first time, released to coincide with her 90th birthday.

This text puts women back into the history of camp. This is linked in with feminist discussions of gender, parody, performance, and spectatorship. Figures like Mae West, Joan Crawford and Madonna are examined, along with the films "Gold Diggers of 1933" and "Johnny Guitar".

First book about new wave of feminist film.

A study of sequel production within recent Hollywood and beyond in terms of its industrial, cultural and global implications.

Explores Batman's twenty-first century incarnations. This title features analysis of "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight" that offers an account of the complex relationship between popular films, audiences, and producers in our age of media convergence.

Analyzes Stanley Kubrick's films from a variety of perspectives. This is a study of one of the controversial filmmakers of the twentieth century. It ends with three viewpoints on Kubrick's final film, "Eyes Wide Shut", placing it in the contexts of film history, the history and theory of psychoanalysis, and the sociology of sex and power.

At least three of director Jacques Tourneur's films - Cat People, I Walked with a Zombie and The Leopard Man - are recognized as horror classics. This insightful critical study examines each of Tourneur's films, as well as his extensive work on MGM shorts (1936-1942) and in television. What emerges is evidence of a highly coherent directorial style that runs throughout Tourneur's works.

The 1932 horror film "White Zombie" starring Bela Lugosi has received controversial attention from film reviewers and scholars - but it is unarguably a cult classic worthy of study. This book analyzes the film text from nearly every possible viewpoint, using both academic and popular film theories.

Written for students and the general viewing public, this book explores the varying contexts in which indigenous filmmaking takes place. It demonstrates how indigenous films challenge some of the basic assumptions of viewers who experience these films while using national cinemas as their models.

This is a radical attempt to rethink the post-war history of European cinemas. The authors approach the subject from the perspective of television's impact on the culture of cinema's production, distribution, consumption and reception. Thus they indicate a new direction for the debate about the future of cinema in Europe.

Provides a balanced assessment of how mainstream cinema portrays the American past.