Recommended Film Studies Books

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	"A 'must have' book for undergraduates and beyond -key terms and concepts are explained clearly and readers are directed to more detailed books for further exploration. Newest ed -highly recommended."

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	"As all-encompassing as its title suggests."

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	"Aimed at A-Level and undergrads, this perhaps not for the more advanced student, but it still offers a comprehensive overview."

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	"Edgar Morin may have been first to try to decipher star images, but Dyer is better known and goes further in his investigation."

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	"Dyer's further analysis of how film stars and society interact."

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	"A serious look at gender, sexual, and racial identities in a genre that is all too often dismissed simply because it's 'popular'."

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	"An extremely readable examination of women's roles in contemporary Hollywood cinema."

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	"A fascinating study of how clothes are key elements in the construction of onscreen identities."

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	"Thomson is not to everyone's taste (and he does have his favourites) but his mini essays on an impressive range of film folk of today and yesteryear are sharp, elegant, and often laugh-out-loud funny."

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	"Because there is more to cinema than just Hollywood."

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	"This is my favourite of the Routledge series that look at specific national cinemas -also available are books on British, French, Australian, Chinese, Mexican (and so on) cinemas."

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	"Again, my favourite of a particular series -this time the Faber & Faber books that are detailed interviews with directors about all of their films (others include Scorsese, Almodovar, Lynch)"

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	"The BFI Film Classics series is a brilliant starting point if you want to learn more about a specific film (and they are often films that are included on film modules).."

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	"The BFI Modern Classics series is the same thing, but applied to more recent films."

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	"A warm, funny, and (at times) quite sad investigation into the lost worlds and forgotten names of British cinema."