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  • States of danger and deceit

    The European political thriller in the 1970s

    States of danger and deceit places key films (Z (1969), The Mattei Affair (1972), State of Siege (1972), The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum (1975), Illustrious Corpses (1976)) and filmmakers (Costa-Gavras, Elio Petri, Francesco Rosi, Volker Schlöndorff) from across Europe into their historical, political and social contexts before considering the ways they have impacted upon politically engaged ... Read more

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  • Cult Media

    Re-packaged, Re-released and Restored

    Edited by Jonathan Wroot, Andy Willis ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    This volume brings together writing on the topic of home media, and in particular releases described as appealing to ‘cult’ fans and audiences. Despite popular assumptions to the contrary, the distributors of physical media maintain a vivid presence in the digital age. Perhaps more so than any other category of film or media, this is especially the case with titles considered ‘cult’ and its ... Read more

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  • The cinema of Álex de la Iglesia

    Series series Spanish and Latin-American Filmmakers
    Álex de la Iglesia, initially championed by Pedro Almodóvar, and at one time the enfant terrible of Spanish film, still makes film critics nervous. The director of some of the most important films of the Post-Franco era – Acción mutante, El día de la bestia, Muertos de risa – receives here the first full length study of his work. Breaking away from the pious tradition of acclaiming art-house ... Read more

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  • DVD, Blu-ray and Beyond

    Navigating Formats and Platforms within Media Consumption

    Edited by Jonathan Wroot, Andy Willis ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    This book demonstrates, in contrast to statistics that show declining consumption of physical formats, that there has not been a mass shift towards purely digital media. Physical releases such as special editions, DVD box-sets and Blu-Rays are frequently promoted and sought out by consumers. And that past formats such as VHS, Laserdisc and HD-DVD make for sought-after collectible items. These ... Read more

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  • Chinese Cinemas

    International Perspectives

    Edited by Felicia Chan, Andy Willis ...
    Chinese Cinemas: International Perspectives examines the impact the rapid expansion of Chinese filmmaking in mainland China has had on independent and popular Chinese cinemas both in and outside of China.While the large Chinese markets are coveted by Hollywood, the commercial film industry within the People’s Republic of China has undergone rapid expansion since the 1990s. Its own production, ... Read more

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