Presents an in-depth analysis of the films of the Swedish director, discussing their plot, characters, dialogue, cinematography, major themes, and influence on the international community.
Noted American film director, Stanley Kubrick's career is profiled in this slim volume teeming with film stills and set shots. Krohn, a cinema critic and the author of Hitchcock at Work (2000) briefly
Presents an in-depth analysis of the films of the distinguished actor and filmmaker, discussing their plots, characters, dialogue, cinematography, major themes, and critical reception.
Presents an in-depth analysis of the films of the famed actor, director, and producer, discussing their plots, dialogue, cinematography, major themes, critical reception, and the characters Chaplin pl
This slim introduction to the career of renowned comic actor/director, Woody Allen proceeds chronologically from discussion of his childhood and early films such as Bananas and Annie Hall to his later
With a background in animation for Disney, acclaimed American director Tim Burton has a knack for imaginary worlds and unusual characters. Ferenczi, a cinema critic for French weekly Telerama, provide
Reel Arguments collects an integrated series of essays addressing the role of film as social criticism. By looking at films and the creators of such films as Alice in the Cities, Enemy of the State, T
Classic Italian film poster art is renowned as being among the most accomplished, creative and dynamic of its kind. From the post-war period through to the 1980s, Italian artists consistently produced
This book offers the first in-depth look at the history, social context, and industrial practices behind this teen musical phenomenon to suggest that social change, especially in terms of gender and s
This text outlines what sociologists need to know of the nature of communication and of mass culture, while also looking in some empirical detail at the workings of the Hollywood community and the psy
The Breakfast Club is often classified as a quintessential teen film. The film spoke to the generation coming of age at during the 1980s with a story that got to the heart of the conflict between adul
This book examines a popular, divisive, and celebrity-endorsed filmic depiction of a troubled African American girl, focusing on the concept of African American youth film and genre hybridity; the ada
When is it OK to lie about the past? If history is a story, then everyone knows that the 'official story' is told by the winners. No matter what we may know about how the past really happened, history
