The Critical Press: 2 books
Approaching the End
Imagining Apocalypse in American Film
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014
Tracing a timeline from World War II to the present day, Approaching the End rethinks apocalyptic cinema by considering its relationship to film noir, the fatalist crime genre of the 1940s and 1950s that remained pervasive through Hollywood’s changing tides. Challenging the common notion of apocalyptic...
Asghar Farhadi
Life and Cinema
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2014
The release of A Separation (2011) was a milestone for Asghar Farhadi: After winning a slew of awards, including Iran’s first Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Farhadi was internationally celebrated as a new face in Iranian cinema. While Farhadi continues to establish himself as an auteur...