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In the past few years, trust in traditional media has reached new lows. Many Americans disbelieve what they hear from the mainstream media, and hav...

The essays in this collection address the German television series Babylon Berlin and explore its unique contribution to contemporary visual cultur...

Released a matter of days after the end of the Second World War and a dozen years ahead of the first full-blooded Hammer Horror, the Ealing Studios...

This interdisciplinary collection explores four distinct perspectives about the mask, as object of use for protection, identity, and disguise. In p...

The Blues Brothers hit theatres on June 20, 1980. Their scripted mission was to save a local Chicago orphanage; but Aykroyd, who conceived and wrot...

The Blues Brothers hit theatres on June 20, 1980. Their scripted mission was to save a local Chicago orphanage; but Aykroyd, who conceived and wrot...

Winner of the the 2021 Best Edited Collection Award from BAFTSSWinner of the 2021 British Fantasy Award in Best Non-FictionFinalist for the 2020 Br...

This book examines the representation of penal colonies both historically and in contemporary culture, across an array of media. Exploring a range ...

Made from the paper of the mightiest tree in a forest and cut to size with a herring, this Little Guide to Monty Python may be only-ever-so slightl...

Philosophers on Film from Bergson to Badiou is an anthology of writings on cinema and film by many of the major thinkers in continental philosophy....

The imagined worlds of the cinematic mise-en-scène are rich with textiles: fabrics drape over sets, serve as props, and develop mood and character ...

Celebrification has thrived for centuries in literature, theater, music, and other cultural spheres, as vividly illustrated by Byron, Sarah Bernhar...

Afterword by Alzheimer's Research UK. 'Shobna Gulati is the Northern heroine of a nation' - Lemn Sissay'Lucid and probing' - Guardian'Wonderful an...

You Talkin' to Me? is a fun, fascinating, and exhaustively reported look at all the iconic Hollywood movie quotes we know and love, from Casablanca...

This open access book examines how Pinewood came to be Britains dominant film studio complex, focusing on key years following the Second World War....

Extensively revised and expanded, The New Essential Guide to Hong Kong Movies includes over 670 film reviews, a poster gallery, and a look at the k...

Unlocking the technosocial implications of global geek cultures Why has anime, a low-tech medium from last century, suddenly become the cultural ne...