Books in the Inside Film series

Contemporary US Cinema examines important developments in American film-making over the past three decades, citing them as instances both of change and of continuity within the practices and processes of earlier phases of classic Hollywood cinema.

This exploration of the cinematic genres developed over almost 100 years, takes in over 300 films with discussion of the work of Eisenstein, Pudovkin, Mikhalkov, Paradzhanov, Sokurov and others. It assesses the legacy of 19th century art as well music and soundtrack, especially the work of Shostakovich and Prokofev.

This study of the Western movie comprises two main parts: part one deals with background issues such as the Western as imaginary space, while part two offers a survey of the various stages of the Western, from its origins through silent Westerns to later revisionist Westerns.

The horror genre has proved to be one of the most consistently popular and the most disreputable of all the mainstream film genres. "The Horror Film" explores the key issues raised by this most contentious of genres. It considers the reasons for horror's disreputability and seeks to explain why horror has been so successful.

From the earliest days of the cinema to the present, Shakespeare has offered a tempting bank of source material than the film industry has been happy to plunder. Part of the "Inside Film" series, this book examines a range of films that have emerged from the curious union of an iconic dramatist with a medium of mass appeal.

An overview of an often celebrated, but also contested, body of films. It discusses film noir as a cultural phenomenon whose history is more extensive and diverse than American black and white crime thrillers of the forties. An extended Background Chapter situates film noir within its cultural context.

From the surrealist films of Luis Bunuel to the colourful melodramas of Pedro Almodovar, Spain has produced film-makers who have consistently provided a condoning or dissenting eye on Spanish history and culture. Rob Stone charts a history of Spanish Cinema throughout the turbulent Francoist years and beyond.