Weiss-Sussex Godela Weiss-Sussex & Gillett Robert Gillett 
Barbara Honigmann [EPUB ebook] 

"The Moneychangers" by Upton Sinclair is a searing critique of the American financial system, focusing on the pervasive financial corruption and greed within the banking and stock market se …

Combining a detailed account of the situation in Japanese film and criticism with unique close analyses of Kitano»s films from Violent Cop to Takeshis, the author relates the director to issues of c …

The films of Michael Powell (1905-90) and Emeric Pressburger (1902-88), among them I Know Where I»m Going! (1945), A Matter of Life and Death (1947) and The Red Shoes (1948), are landmarks in Britis …

Modern Times was Charlie Chaplin»s last full-length silent film. The author situates »Modern Times» within the context of Chaplin»s life work, exploring its history and influences. She explores h …

This text presents the work of cultural theorists and philosophers of new media, together with the perspectives of artists experimenting with different interactive models critically examining their o …

The book provides a detailed introduction to the essential themes, style, and aesthetics of Pedro Almodovar»s films, put in the context of Spain»s profound cultural transitions since 1980. With pre …

Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Lust, Pride, Envy, Wrath. A serial killer on a warped mission who turns his victims» »sins» into the means of their murder. Seven (David Fincher, 1995) is one of the most a …

As blockbusters employ ever greater numbers of dazzling visual effects and digital illusions, this book explores the material roots and stylistic practices of special effects and their makers. Gather …

Though screenwriting is an essential part of the film production process, in Britain it is yet to be fully recognised as a form in itself. In this original study, Jill Nelmes brings the art of screen …

Despite having had its obituary written many times, the movie musical remains a flourishing twenty-first century form, and as this volume demonstrates, one that exists far beyond the confines of Broa …