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Trash horror and the cult of the bad film
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2014)
A comparative analysis of the novel and film of John Fowles' The Magus.
Windows on the World: Memories of European Cinemas in 1960s Britain
(2017-01-03)
During the 1960s, European cinema became increasingly available to British audiences. The expansion of university film societies and arthouse cinemas meant that domestic and US productions, which made up the vast majority ...
Science Fiction Cinema and 1950s Britain: Recontextualising Cultural Anxiety
(Bloomsbury, 2017-11-02)
Memories of British Cinema
(Routledge, 2017-03)
Fleapits and Picture Palaces
(2015)
This 25-minute documentary, produced collaborative by members of the Cinema and Television History (CATH) Research Centre, explores the history of cinema-going in Leicester and its surrounding area. Connecting trends in ...
Hammer's Monsters: A Screen Bestiary
(n/a, 2016-10)
This public exhibition, housed in the DMU Heritage Centre, ran from October 2016 to October 2017. It displayed materials from the Hammer Script Archive held by the Cinema and Television History (CATH) Research Centre at ...
‘Watch the Birdie': The Star Economy, Social Media and The Celebrity Group Selfie
(2015-12)
This work will explore some of the broader implications of celebrity group selfies, through the example of Ellen DeGeneres’ star-studded group shot, taken during the 2014 Academy Awards ceremony, Joan Collins 2014 Prince’s ...
1950s Science Fiction Cinema’s Depersonalisation Narratives in Britain
(2014-02-01)
Depersonalisation narratives in 1950s sf cinema have most frequently been understood as reflections of American anxieties about Soviet infiltration and subversion. However, these films were also popular in Britain, where ...