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Regarding the Cinema

by Bert Cardullo

Regarding the Cinema: Fifteen Filmmakers and Their Films is a collection of essays on some of the most important films - and film artists - of our time. The films treated are from Italy, France, Germany, the...


Reel Terror

by David Konow

From the author of the definitive heavy metal history, Bang Your Head, a behind-the-scenes look a century of horror films

 

Reel Terror is a love letter to the wildly popular yet still misunderstood genre...


Groucho And Me

by Groucho Marx

"With impeccable timing, outrageous humor, irreverent wit, and a superb sense of the ridiculous, Groucho tells the saga of the Marx Brothers: the poverty of their childhood in New York's Upper East Si"


Considering Doris Day

by Tom Santopietro

The biggest female box office attraction in Hollywood history, Doris Day remains unequalled as the only entertainer who has ever triumphed in movies, radio, recordings, and a multi-year weekly television series....


The Godfather Effect

by Tom Santopietro

A brilliant examination of our forty year obsession with the classic film trilogy—and a personal  reflection on what it means to be Italian-American Forty years and one billion dollars in gross box office...


Federico Fellini

by Tullio Kezich & Minna Proctor

A lively and authoritative journey into the world of a cinema master

With the revolutionary 8 1/2, Federico Fellini put his deepest desires and anxieties before the lens in 1963, permanently impacting the art...


American Indian Stereotypes in the World of Children: A Reader and Bibliography

by Arlene Hirschfelder, Paulette F. Molin & Yvonne Wakim

The world of contemporary American infants and young children is saturated with inappropriate images of American Indians. American Indian Stereotypes in the World of Children reveals and discusses these images...


Out of the Shadows: Expanding the Canon of Classic Film Noir

by Gene D. Phillips

Out of the Shadows explores the most celebrated examples of film noir such as Laura, The Maltese Falcon, and Sunset Boulevard but also offers new insight into underrated films that deserve reconsideration, including...


Reflections on Blaxploitation: Actors and Directors Speak

by David Walker, Andrew J. Rausch & Chris Watson

This is a collection of interviews with many of the men and women who defined blaxploitation-a genre of films produced mainly in the 1970s that were marketed to a predominantly black audience. Among those interviewed...


Discovering World Religions at 24 Frames Per Second

by Julien R. Fielding

Discovering World Religions at 24 Frames Per Second takes students beyond the written page, offering an exploration of religious traditions through the study of feature films and focusing mainly on Eastern traditions....


Christians in the Movies: A Century of Saints and Sinners

by Peter E. Dans & Joseph Bottum

Christians in the Movies traces the arc of the portrayal in film of Christians from 1905 to the present. For most of the first six decades, the portrayals were favorable and even reverential. By contrast, from...


Fear, Cultural Anxiety, and Transformation: Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy Films Remade

by John Marmysz, Scott A. Lukas & Shane Borrowman

The contributors to this volume explore the themes of fear, cultural anxiety, and transformation as expressed in remade horror, science fiction, and fantasy films. While opening on a note that emphasizes the...


Extra-Ordinary Men: White Heterosexual Masculinity and Contemporary Popular Cinema

by Nicola Rehling

This book analyzes popular cinematic representations of normative masculinity, exploring the idea that its positioning as the 'ordinary' identity is a source of not only ideological and political strength but...


A Companion to Film Comedy

by Andrew Horton & Joanna E. Rapf

A wide-ranging survey of the subject that celebrates the variety and complexity of film comedy from the ‘silent’ days to the present, this authoritative guide offers an international perspective on the popular...


Shocked But Connected: Notes on Laughter

by Michael Roemer

In Shocked But Connected, distinguished filmmaker Michael Roemer reflects on the nature of comedy and laughter. Incorporating the work of both the great thinkers and great comedians of our age, Roemer investigates...


The Jarmusch Way: Spirituality and Imagination in Dead Man, Ghost Dog, and The Limits of Control

by Julian Rice

Since the early 1980s, Jim Jarmusch has produced a handful of idiosyncratic films that have established him as one of the most imaginatively allusive directors in the history of American cinema. Three of his...


Screen Jesus: Portrayals of Christ in Television and Film

by Peter Malone

In Screen Jesus: Portrayals of Christ in Television and Film, Peter Malone takes a close look at films in which Jesus is depicted. From silent renditions of The Passion Play to 21st-century blockbusters like...


Historical Dictionary of Crime Films

by Geoff Mayer

The Historical Dictionary of Crime Films covers the history of this genre through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries...


The Star Machine

by Jeanine Basinger

From one of our most distinguished film scholars, comes a rich, penetrating, amusing book about the golden age of movies and how the studios worked to manufacture stars.

With revelatory insights and delightful...


Variety's "The Movie That Changed My Life": 120 Celebrities Pick the Films that Made a Difference (for Better or Worse)

by Robert Hofler

A collection of Variety magazine’s most enthralling and surprising interviews with famous personalities on the movies that changed their lives