Film and Television

Contemporary Approaches to Film and Television Series

The Contemporary Approaches to Film and Television series has as its focus original areas of film research and innovative critical approaches to film, television, and new media. The series publishes works that open further avenues for research and debate for both the scholar and the general reader. The titles are suitable for classroom use at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Series Editor: Barry Keith Grant, Brock University

Film and Television Categories: Film and Television, Filmmakers, Theory, Television, World Cinema

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1  On Michael Haneke

On Michael Haneke
Edited by Brian Price and John David Rhodes
Available June 2010
$29.95s (Paper) - 9780814334058

Considers the films of Michael Haneke, who has emerged as a major figure in world cinema over the last fifteen years.

2  Epics, Spectacles, and Blockbusters

Epics, Spectacles, and Blockbusters
A Hollywood History

By Sheldon Hall and Steve Neale
Available April 2010
$34.95s (Paper) - 9780814330081

Considers the history of the American blockbuster—the large-scale, high-cost film—as it evolved from the 1890s to today.

3  Virgin Territory

Virgin Territory
Representing Sexual Inexperience in Film

Edited by Tamar Jeffers McDonald
Available March 2010
$27.95s (Paper) - 9780814333181

A critical and in-depth investigation of how virginity is represented in film.

4  Cinema at the Periphery

Cinema at the Periphery
Edited by Dina Iordanova, David Martin-Jones, and Belén Vidal
Available March 2010
$29.95s (Paper) - 9780814333884

Highlights the industries, markets, identities, and histories that distinguish cinema beyond the traditional hubs of mainstream Western cinema.

5  Reclaiming the Archive

Reclaiming the Archive
Feminism and Film History

Edited by Vicki Callahan
Available March 2010
$29.95s (Paper) - 9780814333006

Illustrates the rich relationship between film history and feminist theory.

6  There She Goes

There She Goes
Feminist Filmmaking and Beyond

Edited by Corinn Columpar and Sophie Mayer
Published October 2009
$29.95s (Paper) - 9780814333907

Examines the exchanges within and through feminist film culture to expand critical horizons in film scholarship.

7 The Films of Hal Ashby

The Films of Hal Ashby
By Christopher Beach
Published September 2009
$24.95s (Paper) - 9780814334157

Analyzes the films and filmmaking career of director Hal Ashby, placing his work in the cultural context of filmmaking in the 1970s.

8  Jane Campion

Jane Campion
Cinema, Nation, Identity

Edited by Hilary Radner, Alistair Fox, and Irène Bessière
Published July 2009
$34.95s (Paper) - 9780814334324

An innovative collection of original essays on Jane Campion, renowned female auteur filmmaker.

9  Tracking King Kong

Tracking King Kong
A Hollywood Icon in World Culture

By Cynthia Erb
Published April 2009
$29.95s (Paper) - 9780814334300

Studies the cultural impact and audience reception of King Kong from the 1933 release of the original film until today.

10  After KieÅlowski

After Kieślowski
The Legacy of Krzysztof Kieślowski

By Steven Woodward
Published March 2009
$29.95s (Paper) - 9780814333266

Traces the legacy of Krzysztof Kie lowski in films made after his death using his scripts or ideas and in the work of other filmmakers.

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