Viewfinder Reviews - page 2

• Haunted Seasons

  Review type: Text | Posted on: 14 December 2016

  Dr Stacey Abbott reviews Derek Johnston’s book on the relationship between ghost stories and seasonal television programming.

• Political Animals

  Review type: Text | Posted on: 10 November 2016

  Dr Janet McCabe reviews Sophie Mayer’s account of the new wave of feminist filmmakers, and the ideas that politicise them.

• A New History of British Documentary

  Review type: Text | Posted on: 1 November 2016

  Prof Michael Chanan reviews James Chapman’s A New History of British Documentary.

• The End of Cinema?

  Review type: Text | Posted on: 5 October 2016

  Prof Lisa Purse reviews Gaudreault and Marion’s analysis of cinema in the digital age.

• The Use and Abuse of Cinema

  Review type: Text | Posted on: 16 August 2016

  Dr Martin Brady reviews Eric Rentschler’s account of German film history.

• How Films Were Made & Shown

  Review type: Text | Posted on: 29 July 2016

  Dr Luke McKernan reviews David Cleveland and Brian Pritchard’s book on the history and mechanics of film.

• British Television Animation

  Review type: Text | Posted on: 19 July 2016

  Prof Paul Wells reviews Van Norris’ study of the British animated comic tradition.

• Bollywood’s India

  Review type: Text | Posted on: 13 June 2016

  Dr Deimantas Valančiūnas reviews Rachel Dwyer’s book on India through the lens of popular Hindi film.

• A History of 1970s Experimental Film

  Review type: Text | Posted on: 3 June 2016

  Dr Glyn Davis reviews Patti Gaal-Holmes’ account of experimental British film in the 1970s.

• Latin American Cinema

  Review type: Text | Posted on: 12 May 2016

  Dr Sarah Barrow reviews Stephen Hart’s account of Latin American cinema from its origins to the present day.