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The Promise of Cinema

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The Promise of Cinema

Rich in implications for our present era of media change, The Promise of Cinema offers a compelling new vision of film theory. The volume conceives of “theory” not as a fixed body of canonical texts, but as a dynamic set of reflections on the very idea of cinema and the possibilities once associated with it. Unearthing more than 275 early-twentieth-century German texts, this ground-breaking documentation leads readers into a world that was striving...

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The Presence of the Actor

Joseph Chaikin

The Presence of the Actor

Chaikin, who directed the celebrated Open Theater in the '60s, kindled an emphasis on communal playmaking whose impact is still evident today. This conversational review of his efforts details his methods and reveals the struggles involved in the creation of some of the most exciting theatre of our time.

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Joseph Chaikin

The Power of Film

Howard Suber

The Power of Film

America's most distinguished film professor provides the definitive A to Z course on the intricacies of film. Each entry in this remarkable book, which represents a lifetime of teaching film, has already inspired and educated several generations of Hollywood's greatest filmmakers and writers. This book examines the patterns and principles that make films popular and memorable, and will be useful both for those who want to create films and for those who just want to understand them...

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Howard Suber

The Poetics of Slumberland

Scott Bukatman

The Poetics of Slumberland

In The Poetics of Slumberland, Scott Bukatman celebrates play, plasmatic possibility, and the life of images in cartoons, comics, and cinema. Bukatman begins with Winsor McCay’s Little Nemo in Slumberland to explore how and why the emerging media of comics and cartoons brilliantly captured a playful, rebellious energy characterized by hyperbolic emotion, physicality, and imagination. The book broadens to consider similar «animated» behaviors in seemingly...

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Scott Bukatman

The Perfect Pitch

Ken Rotcop

The Perfect Pitch

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Ken Rotcop

The Passion of Montgomery Clift

Amy Lawrence

The Passion of Montgomery Clift

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Amy Lawrence

The Passion of Chelsea Manning

Chase Madar

The Passion of Chelsea Manning

The gripping story of Private Chelsea Manning, the soldier who is alleged to have leaked nearly half a million classified documents Chelsea Manning was arrested, imprisoned in solitary confinement for nine months, and court-martialed for leaking nearly half a million classified government documents, including the infamous “Collateral Murder” gunsight video. She was an intelligence analyst in the US Army’s 10th Mountain Division, is twenty-four, and comes from Crescent, Oklahoma. But who is...

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Chase Madar

The New German Cinema

Caryl Flinn

The New German Cinema

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Caryl Flinn

The Multi-Protagonist Film

María del Mar Azcona

The Multi-Protagonist Film

The Multi-Protagonist Film is an insightful and provocative introduction to this important new genre. Explores the origins and history of one of the most exciting new developments in contemporary film worldwide Guides readers through the genre’s central characteristics and conventions, as well as it's evolution and cultural relevance Provides a theoretical framework that is developed through the analysis several films, including Grand Hotel, Singles, American Pie, Short Cuts, and Syriana....

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María del Mar Azcona

The Movie Doctors

Simon Mayo

The Movie Doctors

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Simon Mayo

The Media Manifesto

Des Freedman

The Media Manifesto

Our media systems are in crisis. Run by unaccountable corporations and dominated by agendas and algorithms that are shrouded in mystery, these formerly trusted sources of information and entertainment have lost their way. As consumers, we have plenty of choice, but as citizens we have an abundance of misinformation and misrepresentation. In this incisive manifesto, four prominent media scholars and activists put forth a roadmap for radical reform of concentrated media...

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Des Freedman

The Media in Arab Countries

Tourya Guaaybess

The Media in Arab Countries

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Tourya Guaaybess

The Matter of Vision

Peter Wyeth

The Matter of Vision

Cinematic analysis has often supported the notion that cinema can be understood by drawing parallels with language. Peter Wyeth contends that this analytical framework often fails to consider the fundamental fact of cinema’s visual nature. In The Matter of Vision, Wyeth seeks to redress this oversight by grounding his analysis in neuroscience and evolutionary biology, finding herein the potential for a qualitatively superior understanding of the cinematic...

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Peter Wyeth

The Marowitz Compendium

Charles Marowitz

The Marowitz Compendium

Charles Marowitz was the first American to direct at the Royal Shakespeare Company and the first American to direct at the Czech National Theatre (while collaborating with Vaclav Havel). Known as a maverick playwright, director, and critic, he nurtured numerous figures who have come to shape contemporary theatre and larger society. Without Marowitz the theories and ideas of Antonin Artaud would remain obscure. The entire trajectory and ecology of theatre and performance since the 1960s have been...

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Charles Marowitz

The Location Sound Bible

Ric Viers

The Location Sound Bible

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Ric Viers

The Journey of Luke Skywalker

Steven A. Galipeau

The Journey of Luke Skywalker

Using C. G. Jung's approach to dreams and myths, Jungian analyst Steven Galipeau reveals to readers the wealth of symbolism and meaning embedded in George Lucas's modern fairytale. From the battle between light femininity and dark masculinity to the conflict between nature and technology, Galipeau explains why the characters and themes in the movies resonate so deeply with us. Appealing to Star Wars fans as well as those interested in popular culture, contemporary myths, and...

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Steven A. Galipeau

The Invisible Cut

Bobbie O'Steen

The Invisible Cut

The book reveals how the editor like a magician manipulates his audience by using sleight of hand and seduces them by anticipating their needs and desires. Only then can he create those invisible cuts that grab them and keep them on the edge of their seat

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Bobbie O'Steen

The Identity Trade

Nora A. Draper

The Identity Trade

The successes and failures of an industry that claims to protect and promote our online identities What does privacy mean in the digital era? As technology increasingly blurs the boundary between public and private, questions about who controls our data become harder and harder to answer. Our every web view, click, and online purchase can be sold to anyone to store and use as they wish. At the same time, our online reputation has become an important part of our identity—a form of...

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Nora A. Draper

The Hollywood Romantic Comedy. Conv...

Leger Grindon

The Hollywood Romantic Comedy. Conventions, History and Controversies

The most up-to-date study of the Hollywood romantic comedy film, from the development of sound to the twenty-first century, this book examines the history and conventions of the genre and surveys the controversies arising from the critical responses to these films. Provides a detailed interpretation of important romantic comedy films from as early as 1932 to movies made in the twenty-first century Presents a full analysis of the range of romantic comedy conventions, including dramatic conflicts,...

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Leger Grindon

The Hollywood Film Musical

Barry Grant Keith

The Hollywood Film Musical

This revealing history of the American film musical synthesizes the critical literature on the genre and provides a series of close analytical readings of iconic musical films, focusing on their cultural relationship to other aspects of American popular music. Offers a depth of scholarship that will appeal to students and scholars Leads a crucial analysis of the cultural context of musicals, particularly the influence of popular music on the genre Delves into critical issues behind these films...

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Barry Grant Keith

The Hollywood Action and Adventure...

Yvonne Tasker

The Hollywood Action and Adventure Film

The Hollywood Action and Adventure Film presents a comprehensive overview and analysis of the history, myriad themes, and critical approaches to the action and adventure genre in American cinema. Draws on a wide range of examples, spanning the silent spectacles of early cinema to the iconic superheroes of 21st-century action films Features case studies revealing the genre’s diverse roots – from westerns and war films, to crime and espionage movies Explores a rich variety of aesthetic and...

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Yvonne Tasker

The Hidden Tools of Comedy

Steven Kaplan M.

The Hidden Tools of Comedy

While other books give you tips on how to “write funny,” this book offers a paradigm shift in understanding the mechanics and art of comedy, and the proven, practical tools that help writers translate that understanding into successful, commercial scripts. The Hidden Tools of Comedy unlocks the unique secrets and techniques of writing comedy. Kaplan deconstructs sequences in popular films and TV that work and don’t work, and explains what tools were used (or should have been used).

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Steven Kaplan M.

The Handbook of the Psychology of C...

S. Shyam Sundar

The Handbook of the Psychology of Communication Technology

The Handbook of the Psychology of Communication Technology offers an unparalleled source for seminal and cutting-edge research on the psychological aspects of communicating with and via emergent media technologies, with leading scholars providing insights that advance our knowledge on human-technology interactions. • A uniquely focused review of extensive research on technology and digital media from a psychological perspective • Authoritative chapters by leading scholars studying psychological...

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S. Shyam Sundar

The Handbook of Strategic Communica...

Carl H. Botan

The Handbook of Strategic Communication

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Carl H. Botan

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