Contemporary Cinema

Contemporary Black American Cinema offers a fresh collection of essays on African American film, media, and visual culture in the era of global multiculturalism. Integrating theory, history, and criticism, the contributing authors deftly connect interdisciplinary perspectives from American studies, ..

Contemporary US Cinema examines important developments in American film-making over the past three decades, citing them as instances both of change and of continuity within the practices and processes of earlier phases of classic Hollywood cinema. This study offers a survey of significant events and..

Contemporary US Cinema examines important developments in American film-making over the past three decades, citing them as instances both of change and of continuity within the practices and processes of earlier phases of classic Hollywood cinema. This study offers a survey of significant events and..

Quentin Tarantino is arguably one of the most important figures in contemporary cinema.  This book provides an introduction to the practical and creative elements of his work without descending into technicalities. It looks at the film culture out of which Tarantino's work emerges and which informs ..

Quentin Tarantino is arguably one of the most important figures in contemporary cinema.  This book provides an introduction to the practical and creative elements of his work without descending into technicalities. It looks at the film culture out of which Tarantino's work emerges and which informs ..

With the recent release of spectacular blockbuster films from Gladiator to The Lord of the Rings trilogy, the epic has once again become a major form in contemporary cinema. The orginal essays in this volume explore the tension between the evolving global context of film production and reception and..