Go behind the scenes with an insightful look at horror films?and the directors who create them The Spectacle of Isolation in Horror Films: Dark Parades examines the work of several of the genre’s most
Go behind the scenes with an insightful look at horror films?and the directors who create them The Spectacle of Isolation in Horror Films: Dark Parades examines the work of several of the genre’s most
This fascinating collection looks at the career and films of Luc Besson, one of the most acclaimed figures in international cinema. Contributions have been assembled from all over the world, and their
How does the visual nature of spectacle inform the citizenry, destabilize the political, challenge aesthetic convention and celebrate cultural creativity? What are the limits – aesthetic, political, s
Leading international scholars and younger researchers address issues such as museum display, collecting, the creation of visual spectacles, institutional histories, curatorial strategies, cultural ex
The epic film has followed a unique path from its origins in pre-war films such asThe Birth of a Nation and Gone with the Wind to its current standing as less of a distinct cinematic genre and more as
The epic film has followed a unique path from its origins in pre-war films such asThe Birth of a Nation and Gone with the Wind to its current standing as less of a distinct cinematic genre and more as
The second edition of Sport and Spectacle in the Ancient World updates Donald G. Kyle’s award-winning introduction to this topic, covering the Ancient Near East up to the late Roman Empire.‧ Challenge
"Resident Evil is a multidimensional, multimedia universe. The essays written for this volume will focus on this particular zombie manifestation and its significance in popular culture, cover a wide r
Following his acclaimed history of the Situationist International, The Beach Beneath the Street, McKenzie Wark continues the SI’s story, charting its post-sixties legacy and putting the late work of t
This illustrated reference surveys 225 military comedies made from the end of WWI to the present. Rather than film entries, the book offers detailed overviews of each subgenre of military comedy films
This is the filmography. There are 137 Vietnamese films not before noted in the literature. The French coverage is of course comprehensive. As for the U.S., the so-called covert Vietnam films (Soldier
"Epic" films, those concerned with monumental events and larger-than-life characters, cover the period from the Creation to the A.D. 1200s and have been churned out by Hollywood and overseas studios s
