Nina Cornyetz 
Ethics of Aesthetics in Japanese Cinema and Literature [PDF ebook] 

Although ostensibly presented as “light entertainment, ” the work of writer-director-producer Joss Whedon takes much dark inspiration from the horror genre to create a unique aesthetic and perform a …

What is education? Most of the time, we have little patience for this question because we take the answer to be obvious: we identify education with school learning. This book focuses on education out …

This is the third book in the »Understanding the Moving Image» series. Like other books in the series, it aims to provide a strong critical and theoretical base for the study of the media. It has b …

Is it ever morally wrong to enjoy fantasizing about immoral things? Many video games allow players to commit numerous violent and immoral acts. But, should players worry about the morality of their v …

This is the first major book-length study of the work of Australian film-maker Baz Luhrmann, one of the most exciting and controversial personalities working in World Cinema today. Luhrmann»s reputa …

Writer and film-maker Laura Mulvey is widely regarded as one of the most challenging and incisive contemporary cultural theorists, credited for incorporating film theory, psychoanalysis and feminism. …

Detailing the genesis, production history and different versions of »Once Upon a Time in America», this study considers the film within the context of Leone»s evolution as a grand cinema stylist. …

For the first time in one volume, this book presents in concise, chronological form, Sergei Eisenstein»s most significant work, including his famous theories of montage and articles on subjects as d …

Sue Thornham»s study explores issues in feminist filmmaking through an examination of a wide range of films by women filmmakers, ranging from the avant-garde to mainstream Hollywood, and from the 19 …

In Dusan Makavejev»s controversial and explicit WR — Mysteries of the Organism (1971), »WR» is Wilhelm Reich, the Marxist psychoanalyst who preached sexual enlightenment as a gateway to a better s …