Featuring nearly three thousand film stills, production shots, and other illustrations, an authoritative history of the cinema traces the development of the med

Cinema was the first, and is arguably still the greatest, of the industrialized art forms that came to dominate the cultural life of the twentieth century. Toda

The most visible cultural institution on earth between the World Wars, the Hollywood movie industry tried to satisfy worldwide audiences of vastly different cul

In what ways do films influence and interact with society? What social forces determine the kinds of movies that get made? How do movies reinforce—and sometim

This book is a lively and provoking introduction to film theory. It is suitable for students from any discipline but is particularly aimed at students studying