An enthusiast's look at American comedies and the physical comedians who made them great.
Legendary screen comedian Jerry Lewis once said, "The premise of all comedy is a man in trouble." The films that endeared Lewis and others to us hinged on the physical assault of their hero, the pie in the face or slip on the banana peel that reduced the movie star to the level of the audience.

For the past ten years Mikel J. Koven has focused much of his research on the relationship between urban legends and popular cinema. Film, Folklore, and Urban Legends is a collection of some previously published articles he has written on this subject. This book broadens the debate beyond the narrow confines of folklore studies.

Horror cinema is a hugely successful, but at the same time culturally illicit genre that spans the history of cinema. It continues to flourish with recent cycles of supernatural horror and torture porn that span the full range of horror styles and aesthetics. It is enjoyed by audiences everywhere, but also seen as a malign influence by others. In this "Routledge Film Guidebook", audience researcher and film scholar Brigid Cherry provides a comprehensive overview of the horror film and explores how the genre works. Examining the way horror films create images of gore and the uncanny through film technology and effects, Cherry provides an account of the way cinematic and stylistic devices create responses of terror and disgust in the viewer."Horror" examines the way these films construct psychological and cognitive responses and how they speak to audiences on an intimate personal level, addressing their innermost fears and desires. Cherry further explores the role of horror cinema in society and culture, looking at how it represents various identity groups and engages with social anxieties, and examining the way horror sees, and is seen by, society. In this book, a range of national cinemas both historical and recent are discussed, including canonical films such as: "The Curse of Frankenstein"; "Night of the Living Dead"; "Ginger Snaps"; "Halloween"; "The Evil Dead"; and, "Candyman Saw Ringu Nosferatu". This introduction to horror cinema is the perfect guide for any student new to the genre or wishing to study in more depth.

The Historical Dictionary of Irish Cinema provides essential facts on the history of Irish cinema through a list of acronyms and abbreviation; a chronology; an introduction; a bibliography; and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on the pioneers and current leaders in the industry, the actors, directors, distributors, exhibitors, schools, arts centers, the government bodies and some of the legislation they passed, and the films.

Создавая кино, независимые кинематографисты феминистского толка выступают за то, чтобы интерпретировать мир на экране глазами женщин. Энн Каплан в своей книге приводит анализ четырех фильмов разных периодов истории кинематографа. Она говорит о женских образах в кино, созданных на основании мужских представлений. По мнению автора, мужчины-кинематографисты в своих фильмах рассматривали женщин исключительно в качестве сексуальных объектов. Каплан также описывает попытки представительниц слабого пола из мира кино сломать сложившиеся стереотипы. Энн предполагает, что образ Матери, который был незаслуженно обойден вниманием мужчин, является приемлемым для женщин, желающих, наконец, услышать мнение, не несущее на себе отпечатка пережитков патриархата.