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This month's new titles, as well as other very recent publications, are listed below. Many of these books coincide with launch events and so please see the listings in our news and events page.

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Throughout the site, you will find contents lists for each title, as well as press and academic reviews.

Our 2008 catalogue, listing all new books for publication this year plus select backlist, is now available via PDF download or you can request a copy to be mailed to you. You can also access details of all forthcoming titles here.

NEW TITLES

	THE CINEMA OF DAVID CRONENBERG From Baron of Blood to Cultural Hero Ernest Mathijs November 2008 'A smart new analysis of Cronenberg's cinema, highly useful for its meticulous summaries, solid and detailed factual accounts of production and exhibition, and the connections drawn between the films and all kinds of contexts – social, critical and industrial.' – Bill Beard, University of Alberta		RELIGION AND FILM Cinema and the Re-Creation of the World S. Brent Plate November 2008 'A truly compelling comparative study. The analogues between filmic and religious ‘worldmaking' are richly illuminating, bringing the reader to fresh insights about the structure and dynamics of both mediums.' – William Paden, University of Vermont
	FILM AND PHILOSOPHY Taking Movies Seriously Daniel Shaw November 2008 'This lucid and lively book introduces virtually all key topics at the intersection of film and philosophy.' – Deborah Knight, Queen's University, Canada		CONTEMPORARY BRITISH CINEMA From Heritage to Horror James Leggott November 2008 'A lucidly written and informative overview of recent British cinema that will serve as an excellent introduction to its subject.' – Andrew Spicer, University of the West of England
	WIDESCREEN Watching. Real. People. Elsewhere Mark Cousins October 2008 The new book by filmmaker and critic Mark Cousins, Widescreen: Watching. Real. People. Elsewhere, presents eighty essays on film and ideas, compiled from his columns for Prospect magazine and written across the world in the last decade, reflecting on the changes in film culture in the 21st Century.		THE CINEMA OF JAN SVANKMAJER Dark Alchemy (2nd edition) Peter Hames (ed.) September 2008 This updated second edition – still the only full-length study of Jan Švankmajer's work – explores the legacy of this legendary Czech surrealist filmmaker and animator.
	PERFORMING ILLUSIONS Cinema, Special Effects and the Virtual Actor Dan North August 2008 ‘This is an outstanding contribution to a new wave of studies of special effects and effects technologies... its discussion of the history and importance of magic acts and stage illusions is genuinely ground-breaking.' – Steve Neale, author of Genre and Hollywood		HAUNTED IMAGES Film, Ethics, Testimony and the Holocaust Libby Saxton August 2008 An important, path-breaking book... It will be required reading for any student or scholar seriously concerned with film and the Holocaust' – Barry Langford, Royal Holloway, University of London