short cuts

The SHORT CUTS series is a comprehensive list of introductory texts covering the full spectrum of Film Studies, including genres, critical concepts, film histories/movements and film technologies.

With concise discussion of contemporary issues within historical and cultural context and the extensive use of illustrative case studies, this list of study guides is perfectly suited to building an individually-styled library for all students and enthusiasts of cinema and popular culture.

The series will grow to well over sixty titles; listed below are those already published in this ambitious attempt to systematically cover all the major areas of undergraduate Film Studies.

Forthcoming titles include studies of Religion and Film, Film and Philosophy, Contemporary British Cinema, Film Narrative, Bollywood, Film Authorship, New Korean Cinema, Fantasy Cinema, Film Violence, Biopics, Heritage Cinema, Silent Cinema, Action Movies, American Independent Cinema, Cinematography, Film Theory, International Politics and Film, The Heist Film, Postmodernism and Film, Queer Cinema, Adventure Movies, etc etc...

'This series is tailor-made for a modular approach to film studies … an indispensable tool for both lecturer and students.’ Professor Paul Willemen, University of Ulster

‘Always wise and occasionally witty as well, the Short Cuts series offer fast-paced, concise, learned, readable and often fun studies.’ John P. Garry III

‘The Wallflower Short Cuts series is academic in its orientation, but both Science Fiction Cinema and The Horror Genre are written with a lively and stimulating accessibility, while the probing intelligence and constantly surprising insights mark them out as significantly different from any of their predecessors.’ Barry Foreshaw, Starlog 15

‘These are handsome books, and the essays place the art of film in a larger context. The series must have been conceived with Film Studies courses in mind, but I recommend them to anyone who, like me, will never tire of interesting critical analyses of films, filmmakers and the world they inhabit.’ Blaine Kyllo, Geist