Film Studies
Mysteries of Cinema: Reflections on film theory, history and culture by Adrian Martin
Ben Hecht: Fighting words, moving pictures by Adina Hoffman
What I’ve come to expect of a new Mike Leigh film is, above all, the unexpected. His first feature, Bleak Moments (1971), of which there were quite a few in that contemporary study of urban, lower-middle class life, made him a potent force in British film. Think of Naked (1993) and Secrets & Lies (1996) ...
... (read more)Hitler and Film: The Führer’s hidden passion by Bill Niven
We invited some writers, film critics, and film professionals to nominate their favourite film – not The Greatest Film Ever Sold, but one that matters to them personally.
... (read more)Beyond the Silver Screen: A history of women, filmmaking and film culture in Australia 1920–1990 by Mary Tomsic
Warner Bros: The Making of an American movie studio by David Thomson
I don’t remember how old I was when I first saw the film version of . As a young girl growing up in north-east Scotland, I didn’t know that it had been adapted from a 1961 novel of the same name by a writer known for her keen observational skills and biting wit called Muriel Spark, or that the story had first appeared, almost ...
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