Books in the Critical Companions to Contemporary Directors series

This comprehensive, up-to-date analysis of all the works of Steven Spielberg is written by some of the top scholars working in fields ranging from philosophy and art to history and film studies. The chapters illuminate for scholars and fans the entire artistic career of Steven Spielberg.

This collection presents comprehensive, unique scholarly analyses of Terrence Malick's films through the lenses of philosophy, poetry, cinema, and theology.

A Critical Companion to Stanley Kubrick provides an in-depth analysis of the director's work and offers an enriching view of the historical, philosophical, theoretical, artistic, and cinematic dimensions of his films. The eighteen chapters in this book provide innovative readings of Kubrick's oeuvre that will surely spark new discussions.

This edited collection contains eighteen interdisciplinary chapters and is organized into three sections that center on Zemeckis' directorial and artistic choices, the philosophical issues expressed in his oeuvre, and the historical aspect of his films.

This comprehensive, up-to-date analysis of all the works of Steven Spielberg is written by some of the top scholars working in fields ranging from philosophy and art to history and film studies. The chapters illuminate for scholars and fans the entire artistic career of Steven Spielberg.