Film: styles & Genres

In 1969the counter-cultural moment when Easy Rider triggered a youthquake in audience interestsWesterns proved more dominant than ever at the box o...

Life of Action II is here and takes readers behind-the-scenes once again for a compelling series of conversations, shedding light on the overlooked...

The story of Star Trek's resurrection between the 1969 cancellation of the original series and the 1979 release of Robert Wise's Star Trek--The ...

In the mid-1950s, to combat declining theater attendance, film distributors began releasing pre-packaged genre double-bills--including many horr...

The Marvel Cinematic Universe--comprised of films, broadcast television and streaming series and digital shorts--has generated considerable fan ...

This richly illustrated guide to dozens of California filming locations covers three decades of science fiction, fantasy and horror movies, documen...

Much of 20th century science fiction foretold technological and social developments beyond the year 2000. Since then, a key theme has been: what...

This is the first collection to look at the most recent manifestations of the ancient hero on screen. It brings together a range of perspectives on...

The Italian Gothic horror genre underwent many changes in the 1980s, with masters such as Mario Bava and Riccardo Freda either dying or retiring an...

Focusing on crime fiction and films that artfully combine comedy and misdeed, this book explores the reasons writers and filmmakers inject humor...

After a century of reinvention and, frequently, reinterpretation, Western movies continue to contribute to the cultural understanding of the Uni...

This richly detailed examination of two branches of American entertainment focuses on the various ways that radio stations and air personalities ha...

For many years, conspiracy theories have been among the most popular story elements in Hollywood films. According to the conspiracy culture, Gov...

This analysis of how filmmakers have portrayed England's Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603), and the audience's perception of Elizabeth based upon th...

Best-selling horror novelist Clive Barker had a rocky start with the first attempts to convert his stories into a visual medium. Directors and scre...

From 1928 through 1982, when Columbia Pictures Corporation was a traded stock company, the studio released some of the most famous and popular film...

From Vampira to Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, female horror movie hosts have long been a staple of late-night television. Broadcast on local sta...

Flash Gordon, Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars and Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe, the most expensive and popular movie serials ever made, have b...

From the inception of the science fiction film, writers, directors, producers, and actors have understood that the genre lends itself to a level...

Classic comedy routines and individual gags have been around for literally hundreds of years; the best of these ribticklers making their merry way ...

This filmography covers the noir titles released in the classic noir era, October 1940 to June 1962. All sub-genres are covered including British, ...