Looks at the key aesthetics, themes, debates and issues at work within this increasingly popular genre and examines influential films and franchises that illustrate these concerns. Recent case study film series discussed will include: Harry Potter (Various, 2001-ongoing) Lord of the Rings (Peter Jackson, 2001-2003) Pirates of the Caribbean (Gore Verbinski 2003-2007) The Chronicles of Narnia (Various, 2005-ongoing) The authors also consider fantasy film and its relationship to myth, legend and fairytale, examining its important role in contemporary culture. The book provides an historical...

A study of the Bond phenomenon and its relation to the rise of playboy culture from the 1960s onwards. 

This is the first book to focus on James Bond's relationship to the playboy ideal through the sixties and beyond. Examining aspects of the Bond phenomenon and the playboy lifestyle, it considers how ideas of gender and consumption were manipulated to construct and reflect a powerful male fantasy in the post-war era. This analysis of the close association...