A lively and stimulating look at representations, mutations and adaptations of 'the alien' in literature, film and television. Using notions of the alien and alienation in a broadly defined sense, the contributors cover early science fiction, from the gothic aliens of Dracula and H.G. Wells, to the classic fifties Cold War sci-fi movies, such as War of the Worlds, twentieth-century reworkings of various 'alien' metaphors, such as the Fly movies and the Alien series, and comic variations on the theme such as Mars Attacks. Moving beyond the conventional genre boundaries of the alien, particular...
A lively and stimulating look at representations, mutations and adaptations of 'the alien' in literature, film and television. Using notions of the al...
British comedy cinema has been a mainstay of domestic production since the beginning of the last Century and arguably the most popular and important genre in British film history. This edited volume will offer the first comprehensive account of the rich and popular history of British comedy cinema from silent slapstick and satire to contemporary romantic comedy. Using a loosely chronological approach, essays cover successive decades of the 20th and 21st Century with a combination of case studies on key personalities, production cycles and studio output along with fresh approaches to issues of...
British comedy cinema has been a mainstay of domestic production since the beginning of the last Century and arguably the most popular and important g...
Written by one of the leading scholars in the field, British Trash Cinema is the first book to offer a survey of the full range of British exploitation and cult paracinema, looking beyond horror and sexploitation, to 'permissive' social problem films, art house camp, science fiction, Hammer's prehistoric fantasies, and the worst British films.
Written by one of the leading scholars in the field, British Trash Cinema is the first book to offer a survey of the full range of British exploitatio...
Cult Film as a Guide to Life investigates the world and experience of cult films, from well-loved classics to the worst movies ever made. Including comprehensive studies of cult phenomena such as trash films, exploitation versions, cult adaptations, and case studies of movies as different as Showgirls, Room 237 and The Lord of the G-Strings, this lively, provocative and original book shows why cult films may just be the perfect guide to making sense of the contemporary world.
Using his expertise in two fields, I.Q. Hunter also explores the important overlap...
Cult Film as a Guide to Life investigates the world and experience of cult films, from well-loved classics to the worst movies ever made. In...
Cult Film as a Guide to Life investigates the world and experience of cult films, from well-loved classics to the worst movies ever made. Including comprehensive studies of cult phenomena such as trash films, exploitation versions, cult adaptations, and case studies of movies as different as Showgirls, Room 237 and The Lord of the G-Strings, this lively, provocative and original book shows why cult films may just be the perfect guide to making sense of the contemporary world.
Using his expertise in two fields, I.Q. Hunter also explores the important overlap...
Cult Film as a Guide to Life investigates the world and experience of cult films, from well-loved classics to the worst movies ever made. In...
