Contemporary scholarship on Indian cinema so far has focused asymmetrically on Bollywood—India’s dominant cultural export. Reversing this trend, this book provides an in-depth examination of the burgeoning independent Indian film sector.
This volume presents a new definition of the field of Iranian film studies, one that engages global media flows, transmedia interaction, and a heterog..
Focuses on the cooperation between Hong Kong and Japanese cinema from the Sino-Japanese War, which broke out in the 1930s, up until the early 1970s, t..
This book focuses on the production of adult videos in Japan, outlining and examining the industrial dynamics of the industry, its strategies, technol..
The fairy tale has become one of the dominant cultural forms and genres internationally, thanks in large part to its many manifestations on screen. Ye..
In this edited volume, an international ensemble of scholars looks at how the world’s various cinemas, including Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe, ..
Lucidly written, Film Noir is an accessible informative and stimulating introduction that has a broad appeal to undergraduates, cineastes, film teache..
From the surrealist films of Luis Buñuel to the colourful melodramas of Pedro Almodóvar, Spain has produced a wealth of exciting and distinctive film-..
The Western provides a clear, precise and engaging overview of The Western, from The Great Train Robbery (1903) to contemporary Westerns such as Dance..
Russian Cinema takes in over 300 films in its lively and informative exploration of the cinematic genres that have developed over almost 100 years, wi..
Collective Trauma and the Psychology of Secrets in Transnational Film advances a methodological line of inquiry based on a fresh insight into the ways..
This book examines how the global film industry is changing in response to economic globalisation and technological developments, and how policy-maker..