A copy of this valuable book is destined to find its way into the home of every true movie fan, cinema scholar, and film critic. It's a chronological compendium that profiles the 501 most important film directors of all time. Entries--augmented with a photo of each director plus movie stills from hi[...]

"Traditions in World Cinema" brings together a colorful and wide ranging collection of world cinematic traditions--national, regional, and global--all of which are in need of introduction, investigation and, in some cases, critical reassessment. The movements described range from well-known traditio[...]

Horror is both the most perennially popular and geographically diverse of all film genres; arguably, every country that makes movies makes horror movies of one kind or another. Depicting deep-rooted, even archetypal fears, while at the same time exploiting socially and culturally specific anxieties,[...]

Whether it be internal demons, real-life vampires, anonymous serial killers, crazed spouses, vengeful ghosts, or Satan himself, horror films have gripped audiences and filmmakers alike since the very beginnings of cinema. This title gives you an appreciation of the horror film genres.[...]