Film Trilogies New Critical Approaches

Drawing on a wide range of examples, this book - the first devoted to the phenomenon of the film trilogy- provides a dynamic investigation of the ways in which the trilogy form engages key issues in contemporary discussions of film remaking, adaptation, sequelization and serialization.

Claire Perkins is Assistant Lecturer in Film and Television Studies at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. She is the author of American Smart Cinema (2011). Constantine Verevis is Senior Lecturer in Film and Television Studies at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. He is the author of Film Remakes (2006), co-author of Australian Film Theory and Criticism Vol 1:Critical Positions (2012), and co-editor of Second Takes: Critical Approaches to the Film Sequel (2010) and After Taste: Cultural Value and the Moving Image (2011).