<strong>The Cinema Book</strong> is widely recognised as the ultimate guide to cinema. Authoritative and comprehensive, the third edition has been extensively r... » 

The Cinema Book is widely recognised as the ultimate guide to cinema. Authoritative and comprehensive, the third edition has been extensively revised, updated and expanded in response to developments in cinema and cinema studies. Lavishly illustrated in colour, this edition features a wealth of exciting new sections, covering subjects ranging from Hong Kong cinema to the New Hollywood, and from Japanese anime to contemporary British directors, as well as brand new in-depth case studies written by leading international film scholars and historians.

What's new about the new edition?Expanded, revised and updatedComprehensive coverage of all the major issues and topics in cinema studiesNew sections include Global Hollywood, World Cinemas, Contemporary Women Directors, African-American Cinema, The Star System, New Distribution, Exhibition and Reception Contexts, Queer Theory and Postmodernism and FilmCase studies have been updated and include many recent filmsLavishly illustrated in colour and black and whiteA prestigious line up of international film scholars «