The authors provide a jargon-free, accessible and student-friendly introduction to film analysis. They begin with a discussion about audience and a detailed case-study on four conflicting analyses of Capra’s It’s A Wonderful Life. The authors examine…
Beautifully presented book designed to support degree courses - includes examples from students and professionals, with clear diagrams and inspiring imagery. Includes interviews with Disney animators Art Babbitt, Wolfgang Reitherman and Ellen…
Since the birth of cinema, stories of love and romance have been its beating heart. From romantic epics to screwball comedy, Bollywood musicals to dark tales of obsession and desire, we explore cinema's love affair with love in the fifth edition of…
8th edition of this annual collection of interviews, covering the film critic's art under the headings The Critics; Critical writings; The Diary; The Craft; The Legacy; In Memoriam.
"In reponse to the almost universal drubbing the critics gave…
Projections is a forum for practitioners of the cinema to write about their work. The first issue includes a journal compiled by John Boorman which records his responses to the events and trends of 1991, and their implications for the future of…
Second in the series of the annual publication with a variety of interviews and essays. This issue highlights Robert Altman, whose film The Player restored him to his proper place in cinema's pantheon. Actor Tim Robbins, who memorably incarnated…
3rd editions of the annual forum for film-makers in which the practitioners of cinema write about their craft. The centrepiece of this issue is the journals of Francis Ford Coppola, whose films, such as the Godfather trilogy and Apocalypse Now, are…