This book offers an opportunity to reconsider the films of the British New Wave in the light of forty years of heated debate. By eschewing the usual tendency to

Hugely impressive in its scope, with introductory chapters on social history, the film industry and theories of realism, this indispensable history of these vit

Hugely impressive in its scope, with introductory chapters on social history, the film industry and theories of realism, this indispensable history of these vit

The new edition of The British Cinema Book has been thoroughly revised and updated to provide a comprehensive introduction to the major periods, genres, studios

How the modern horror film has represented the social conflicts left in the wake of national trauma.