The impact of the embodied cognition thesis on the scientific study of film.The embodied cognition thesis claims that cognitive functions cannot be understood without making reference to the interactions between the brain, the body, and the environment. The meaning of abstract concepts is grounded in concrete experiences. This book is the first edited volume to explore the impact of the embodied cognition thesis on the scientific study of film. A team of scholars analyse the main aspects of f...

Explore an A-Z of everything you need to know about the masterful movies of Quentin Tarantino, from AK-47 to "Zed's dead, baby" and everything in between.

With hundreds of entries covering every facet of Tarantino's work - from inspiration and influences to his most frequent collaborators and little-known cameos - A Quentin Tarantino Dictionary is a stylish guide to the wonderful world of this visionary filmmaker.

Written by author and film critic Helen O'Hara (Empire, BAFTA...

These anthologized columns and periodicals revolve around the authors cultural intake between the autumn of 2013 and the summer of 2014.

Amongst the fifty-plus recent films reviewed here are Lars von Trier s Nymphomaniac and Abdellatif Kechiche s La Vie d'Adèle (a.k.a. Blue is the Warmest Color), whose unflinching sex scenes polarized audiences and critics alike; and Noah, Darren Aronofsky s cinematic adaptation of Genesis, in which nudists Adam and Eve are shunned from the Garden of Eden ...