How do political conflicts shape popular culture? This book explores that question by analyzing how the Planet of the Apes films functioned both ...

Why do many of the most prominent books and films of the last decade return obsessively to the themes and imagery of pornography? Discussing many of France’s ...

Images of Incarceration focuses on fictional portrayals of prison and prisoners to demonstrate how they are depicted in the cinema and on TV, featuring ...

“I am over the moon that Albert Poland has written STAGES , a fascinating and revelatory memoir of his life in the world of New York Theater and ...

In the 1920s, as American films came to dominate Mexico's cinemas, many of its cultural and political elites feared that this " Yanqui invasion" would ...

Contemporary focus, right up to date with material from 1980s and 90s. Wide-ranging analyses of major directors, themes, genres and issues, including historical ...

Widely taught on Film Studies courses and in French Cultural Studies programmesLuc Besson is a popular and respected filmmaker who has achieved international ...

Performing on TV commercials is bread and butter for actors. It not only helps them pay the rent while striving for recognition, frequently it enables ...

One of the most gifted French directors of the post New Wave, Maurice Pialat is frequently compared to such legendary filmmakers as Jean Renoir and Rebert ...

The History of Italian Cinema is the most comprehensive guide to Italian film ever published. Written by the foremost scholar of Italian cinema and ...