Hardback
250 x 290 mm, 9 7/8 x 11 3/8 in
512 pp
671 colour illustrations
64 black and white illustrations
ISBN 0714840815
Cinema Today
A comprehensive survey of world cinema since 1970.
Edward Buscombe
- A comprehensive survey of world cinema since 1970 with an accessible and engaging text that includes over 1,000 film references
- Features in-depth case studies of films such as Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975), Talk To Her (Hable con ella, Pedro Almodóvar, 2002) and Yeelen (Souleymane Cisse, 1987)
- Films by established directors are featured alongside the work of a new generation of film-makers
- Over 700 images reflecting the visual cinematic medium, including stills, on-set shots, 25 case studies, posters and other visual ephemera
- A comprehensive directors' filmography, bibliography, chronology and index make this book an invaluable reference tool
Cinema Today is a survey of world cinema and the films that have dominated our screens over the last 30 years. Written by Edward Buscombe, academic and leading authority on Westerns, Cinema Today marks the key turning points in the film industry, identifies important trends and assesses the work of film-makers who have made a significant contribution to the medium since 1970. Fully illustrated, Cinema Today is informative, comprehensive and up to date, and provides a unique resource for academics, students and anyone with an interest in the moving image and the film industry.
Edward Buscombe is a leading authority on cinema, having lectured and written on film for over 30 years. Formerly Head of Publishing at the British Film Institute, Buscombe is a regular contributor to film journals and has written several books.
'Cinema Today is informative, comprehensive and up to date, and provides a unique resource for academics, students and anyone with an interest in the moving image and the film industry...an invaluable reference tool.' (Cinema Technology)
'This epic survey of post-1970 cinema is possibly the most addictive film book ever published. Wherever you open it, your eye is struck by an iconic or striking image...Linked by a judicious text the book's 500 pages are equally divided between films you know and films you'd like to know.' (Independent)