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This collection of forty new essays, written by the leading scholars in adaptation studies and distinguished contributors from outside the field, is the most comprehensive volume on adaptation ever published. Written to appeal alike to specialists in...

Minerva's Night Out presents series of essays by noted philosopher and motion picture and media theorist Noel Carroll that explore issues at the intersection of philosophy, motion pictures, and popular culture. Presents a wide-ranging series of essays...

A New York Times Bestseller! For viewers of the hit Series I Am the Night and fans of the Root of Evil Podcast, the book that finally revealed the shocking identity of the Black Dahlia Killer-and the Police Corruption That Concealed It for So LongIn...

Film audiences experienced a bold, breathtaking vision of the future in 1982's ground-breaking Blade Runner. With the critically acclaimed Blade Runner 2049, director Denis Villeneuve returned to that world, as a young blade runner's discovery of a...

Robert Eggers' The Witch (2015) is one of the most critically acclaimed horror films of recent years, praised as a genre film of unusual depth which eschews jump scares in favour of a gradually and steadily building tension. Set in newly colonized...

The author uses her wide experience as an acting and voice coach an major movies to offer insights into the film acting process. She provides tasks, techniques and tips that are designed specifically for film: there's advice to make the first-time film...

"Audrey in Rome" offers a revealing portrait of the star's life in the Eternal City as she truly lived it for more than two decades. This collection is a rare treat for Audrey fans, for thumbing through its pages is like having Hepburn's family scrapbook...

Some writers build worlds. Others birth entire universes. In the decades since its publication, Frank Herbert's Dune has become arguably the best-selling and certainly the best-known science fiction novel ever written. So how did an ex-Navy newspaperman...

Take a deep dive into a turbulent era of the Star Wars galaxy and chart the rise of the Rebellion from the prequel trilogy through Star Wars: Obi-Wan, Star Wars: Andor, and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story to the original trilogy.For many years, the state of...

Released in 1990, The Silence of the Lambs is one of the defining films of late twentieth century American cinema. Adapted from the Thomas Harris novel and directed by the late Jonathan Demme, its central characters are now iconic. Jodie Foster is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629338064Author Sean EganFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 576g

Having taken on the role of Roger Moore's executive assistant in 2002, Gareth Owen became the right-hand man to an icon, as well as his co-author, onstage co-star and confidant. Gareth was faithfully at Roger's side for fifteen years until his passing in...

The twelfth book in the Screenplay Collection, for Academy Award-winnerEverything Everywhere All at Once, includes an introduction by Lilly Wachowski, an essay by multiversal philosopher Mary-Jane Rubenstein, a couples therapy session with Dr. Orna...

Regarded as the undisputed Bible of the movie industry, Ephraim Katz's "The Film Encyclopedia" is the most comprehensive one-volume encyclopedia on film available. This all new seventh edition includes up-to-date additions, and features more...

For the first time, Lucasfilm has opened its Archives to present the complete storyboards for the original Star Wars trilogy-the world-changing A New Hope and its operatic sequels, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi-as well as...

'Destined to be a classic' Sunday Independent'Gabriel Byrne tells his story brilliantly' - Edna O'Brien'Dazzles with unflinching honesty' Washington Post'An absolutely marvellous book' - Colm ToibinBorn to working-class parents and the eldest of six...

This remarkable journey through the Hammer vault includes props, annotated script pages, unused poster artwork, production designs, rare promotional material and private correspondence. Hundreds of rare and previously unseen stills help to create a rich...

The behind-the-scenes story of the making of The Godfather, fifty years after the classic film's original release.The story of how The Godfather was made is as dramatic, operatic, and entertaining as the film itself. Over the years, many versions of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935965985Author James J O'MearaFormat PaperbackPage Count 258Imprint Counter-Currents PublishingPublisher Counter-Currents PublishingWeight(grams)...

For three decades, award-winning independent filmmaker Todd Haynes, who emerged in the early 1990s as a foundational figure in New Queer Cinema, has gained critical recognition for his outsider perspective. Today, Haynes is widely known for bringing...

'A commanding portrait.' Total Film'Indispensable . . . rich, engaging, thorough.' Sight & Sound'Bergman's films stand alone as beacons in film history.' Wim WendersA chronicle of the life and career of one of film's defining figures, God and the Devil...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781735461625Author Mark EdlitzFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Mark EdlitzPublisher Mark EdlitzWeight(grams) 216g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250279224Author Carrie CourogenFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 603gDimensions(mm) 241mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781887664554Author Jim HarperFormat PaperbackPage Count 254Imprint Midnight Marquee Press,U.S.Publisher Midnight Marquee Press,U.S.Weight(grams)...

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Branded as rebels and traitors, the members of the Alliance worked in the shadows, gathering information and support from across the galaxy to bring an end to the Empire's tyranny. Concealed within a secure case, their most vital and sensitive...

Colour in Mickey Mouse and friends in this all-new official Disney colouring book! Colour your way through a stunning collection of images of Mickey, Minnie, Donald Duck and more. Discover art from classic and new shorts, favourite books, comics, graphic...

This book looks at the most important part of the filmmaking process from the point of view of those who grind away at a keyboard or notepad trying to bring new ideas and perspectives to an increasingly diversified world. Using The Guerilla Film Makers...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615932870Author Steve KaplinFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Michael Wiese ProductionsPublisher Michael Wiese Productions

The long-awaited, enormously entertaining memoir by one of the great artists of our time.In this candid and often hilarious memoir, the celebrated director, comedian, writer, and actor offers a comprehensive, personal look at his tumultuous life...

"So smart and entertaining it should come with its own popcorn"-PeopleCoinciding with the sixtieth anniversary of the film version of Truman Capote's Breakast at Tiffany's, the acclaimed, New York Times bestseller that is the definitive account of Audrey...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250178190Author Bruce CampbellFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint St. Martin's GriffinPublisher St. Martin's GriffinWeight(grams) 599gDimensions(mm)...

The five films the Beatles worked on during their time together (A Hard Day's Night, Help!, Magical Mystery Tour, Yellow Submarine, Let It Be) all represent key phases in the group's career-some successful, some not. Subsequent reissues of the films have...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781592404285Author Pamela KeoghFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Gotham BooksPublisher Gotham BooksWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 135mm * 22mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629338880Author Austin TrunickFormat PaperbackPage Count 1018Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 1329gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400052226Author Marc EliotFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint Crown Publishing Group (NY)Publisher Crown Publishing Group (NY)Weight(grams)...

They haven't spoken for 12 years. Can they fall in love in 12 days? 'I've been bowled over by this perfect little rom com . . . FULL of good lines and great moments' JANE CASEY ...

'Wonderful - such a terrific read. Brilliantly captures the passion, commitment, searing self-knowledge and dizzy happiness that comes with loving music. An enchanting book' STEPHEN FRY***Following a formative encounter with the British pop movie Slade...

The ""Gothic"" style was a key trend in Italian cinema of the 1950s and 1960s, because of its peculiar, often strikingly original approach to the horror genre. These films portrayed Gothic staples in a stylish and idiosyncratic way, and took a daring...

"You Talkin' to Me?" is a fun, fascinating, and exhaustively reported look at all the iconic Hollywood movie quotes we know and love, from Casablanca to Dirty Harry and The Godfather to Mean Girls. Drawing on interviews, archival sleuthing, and...