Serious Feather Arts with Brett Gregory

50 years on from the making of The Wicker Man (1973), director Robin Hardy’s lost papers for the years 1970-1974 come to filmmaker son Justin Hardy through the kindness of a stranger. Justin has never agreed with the exalted claims made for the film: for him, The Wicker Man’s force as a creative endeavour is marred by poor lighting, poor cinematography, poor direction… and Robin Hardy’s subsequent...

Kubrick and Control  is an examination of authority, order, and independence in the films directed by Stanley Kubrick, as well as in his personal life and working habits. This study explores the ways in which these central preoccupations develop and reformulate through the course of Kubrick's career, as he moved from genre to genre and shifted stories, locations, time periods, scope, and tech...

This book offers contemporary context of Britain as a deeply divided society as reflected in film Analyses Britain’s contested understandings of its past, present and future Examines the various ways recent mainstream films have approached the concept of nationhood Explores the ways in which the contest of ideologies always at work within media representations has played out post-2016 Focuses on h...

This book offers a unique first-hand account of Ken Loach’s working methods Provides a detailed study of the making of  The Angels’ Share Offers a wider analysis of Loach’s films and his film-related political activities Draws upon research from the British Film Institute's Loach Archive Demonstrates how a detailed knowledge of film making practices and methods can enhance film analysis and c...