Serious Feather Arts with Brett Gregory

A working-class photographer captures the impact of Thatcherism on the north of England but is unable to escape the poverty and inequality she exposed.

Driven by a commitment to document the impact of…

On January 7th 2024 Brett Gregory interviewed Dr Matthew Alford (University of Bath) about his years of activism of behalf of the illegally imprisoned Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange.

We discuss fre…

Norman Finkelstein first made his name while still in graduate school when he exposed an acclaimed national bestseller as a hoax. He went on in subsequent decades to subject Israel's apologists as we…

George A. Romero’s Independent Cinema is the first in-depth analysis of Romero’s Laurel Entertainment, revealing the decision-making and business planning that takes place away from Hollywood, while …

What is folk horror and how culturally significant is it? This collection is the first study to address these questions while considering the special importance of British cinema to the genre's devel…

'Top Gun: Maverick was the biggest hit of 2022, but audiences were largely unaware that a behind-the-scenes contract with Paramount gave the military the right to "weave in key talking points," edit …

Jean Luc-Godard, the titan of cinema who passed away in 2022, leaves behind a prodigious legacy that eschews easy analysis. Cyril Leuthy's comprehensive feature-length documentary attempts to make se…

James MacDowell's (University of Warwick) research is primarily concerned with exploring the aesthetic strategies of popular screen art, with a particular focus on the generic conventions, narrative …

David Archibald is Professor of Political Cinemas at the University of Glasgow. His previous publications include The war that won’t die: The Spanish Civil War in Cinema (2012), and many essays on fi…

Iconic director Werner Herzog reveals extraordinary anecdotes about the filmmaking process. Featuring interviews, archival footage and never-before-seen excerpts.

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As a schoolboy aged 14, Nick Broomfield met Brian Jones, by chance, on a train. Brian was at the height of his success, with the world at his feet, but just six years later, he would be dead.

This fil…

How is the American political landscape represented in cinema? What is the relationship between Hollywood and Washington? From Arnold Schwarzenegger's rise to the Governorship of California through t…

The Drive-In meaningfully contributes to the complex picture of outdoor cinema that has been central to American culture and to a history of US cinema based on diverse viewing experiences rather than…

Brett Gregory interviews Dr. Darren Elliott-Smith, Senior Lecturer in Film and Gender Studies at the University of Stirling (UK) 

Over recent weeks, we've been exploring cinema, not only as a playgrou…

Establishes the cultural and historical contexts for representations of female ageing in British film since the 1930s

• Examines issues around ageing femininities using a range of case studies of films …

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…

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 …

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 r…