Studies Zinnemann's 50-year career as a celebrated director of classic films that are characterized by an unshakable belief in human dignity, a preoccupation with moral and social issues, a sympatheti
Detecting Men examines the history of the Hollywood detective genre and the ways that detective films have negotiated changing social attitudes toward masculinity, heroism, law enforcement, and justic
Examines the film industry's fascination with bondage and captivity, seeking to revisualize American cinema through the lens of critical discourse on captivity and slave narratives, as well as postcol
Dixon (film studies, U. of Nebraska-Lincoln) explores the work of lesser-known American experimental filmmakers that were well received when they were released, he finds worth watching, and are still
Examines the work and aspirations of women filmmakers in Latin America, Africa, and Asia, as well as in marginalized communities within the United States, with particular attention to issues of gender
Exploring the works of Mexican and American female movie directors such as Matilde Landeta, Allison Anders, and Marcela Fernandez Violante, Dever (media arts, U. of New Mexico) examines the melodrama
Covering 100 plus feature films in critical depth, the 14 contributions each review the state of a different film genre in the 1990s, such as new wave black cinema, literary adaptations, martial arts
Examines the cultural, historical, and ideological factors influencing British cinema during World War II and the postwar years, with attention to male-female relationships as well as to utopian desir
Explores the work of lesser-known American experimental filmmakers whose films, though well-received and influential, have been excluded from the dominant film canon.
