Bücher der Reihe Inside Popular Film

This study stresses the sheer diversity of the films which have been brought together under the term "cult movies". It concentrates on the analysis of cult movies, how they are defined, who defines them and the cultural politics of definitions.

This introductory text analyzes 25 years of popular French film including recent developments in all genres. Reflecting French cinema's diversity since the new Wave, chapters include the Heritage film; thrillers; war movies; Cinema-du-Look; representations of sexuality; and women film-makers.

Trash or Treasure is a study of the British video nasties, examining the historical circulation of banned films. The book argues that censorship is not just about rules and regulations, but also about the discourses that generate censorship, and the cultural and commercial consequences of a censorship act or law -- .

Andrew Caine details the reaction to British and American pop films during the 1950s and 1960s to provide a valuable insight into British film criticism, teenage culture during the 1950s and 1960s and the generic status of rock films/teen movies and cultural hierarchies. -- .

"Memory and Popular Film" uses memory as a specific framework for the cultural study of film. Taking Hollywood as its focus, the text provides a sustained, interdisciplinary perspective on memory and film, from early cinema to the present.

An innovative study of the neglected topic of cinematic representations of the countryside, through historical analysis, theoretical critique and explorations of genre, national cinema and urban representations -- .

This book tells the story of the arrival of Dolby onto the film scene in the early 70s, and its profound impact on Hollywood filmmakers and audiences worldwide. -- .

Austin presents a multi-dimensional investigation of popular film as a commercial, cultural and social phenomenon, focusing on "Basic Instinct", "Bram Stoker's Dracula" and "Natural Born Killers"; and on important - and marketable - issues such as sex and violence.

'New Hollywood violence' is a groundbreaking collection of essays devoted to an interrogation of various aspects, dimensions and issues - historical, conceptual, empirical, aesthetic, cultural and ideological - relating to the depiction of violence in what has come to be known as New Hollywood filmmaking. -- .

A collection of essays on the concept of film stardom, and the shifting definition of a 'star'. The collection ranges across contemporary stars such as Sandra Bullock, Jackie Chan and Jim Carrey, those from Hollywood's past like Clara Bow and Charlton Heston, and those from other arenas, such as Prince and Cynthia Rothrock. -- .

Featuring reseach into the experience of British women who have admired her in the 1950s, 1960s and the 1990s, this is a study of Audrey Hepburn's star persona and films, which suggests that the flexibility of Hepburn's image has contributed to her enduring appeal.

An exploration of how popular films use realist forms to address contentious social and political issues such as social exclusion, war and violence. Focusing on key moments in film history, it examines the uses of realism in national cinemas as a context for an in-depth analysis of popular films.

Spanish Popular Cinema is the first European language work to focus exclusively on this neglected aspect of Spain's film history. Moving from the 1930s to the present, the contributors to this book provide a diverse collection of essays that reassess some of the forgotten and critically overlooked works of Spanish popular cinema. -- .