Describes the traditional formulas that have made sports movies such crowd-pleasers, including stock figures like the disgraced athlete on a quest for redemption, or the wise old coaches who help…

With this new collection of interviews, readers will recognise the themes that motivate Steven Spielberg, the cinematic techniques he employs to create his feature films, and the emotional connection he…

Demonstrating how the Jewish experience gives rise to an intimately linked series of issues in Jewish filmmakers films, this trilogy presents the effects of the Holocaust linger. It focuses on…

Over the past forty years, the health humanities has emerged as one of the most exciting fields for interdisciplinary scholarship, advancing humanistic inquiry into bioethics, human rights, health care, and…