Film

Nicolas Roeg is one of the most distinctive and influential film-makers of his generation. The generation of film-makers who define contemporary movie-making - Danny Boyle, Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland), Christopher Nolan (The Dark...

A book that sees Hollywood as an idea, a trick, a religion even that swept the world, a book that knows what the bosses did, and why and how, but which also feels the impact on the mass audiences in the dark auditoriums. There isn't a book that explains ...

Religion and cinema share a capacity for world making, ritualizing, mythologizing, and creating sacred time and space. Through cinematography, mise-en-scene, editing, and other production activities, film takes the world "out there" and refashions it...

For popular-culture vultures, there really is no better guide to Britain's best TV and film locations than On Location. With their historical charm, scenic beauty and diverse cities, the United Kingdom and Ireland have proved to be popular backdrops...

In its heyday from the late 1950s until the early 1980s Italian horror cinema was characterised by an excess of gore, violence and often incoherent plot-lines. Films about zombies, cannibals and psychopathic killers ensured there was no shortage of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781682450741Author Francis Ford CoppolaFormat HardbackPage Count 784Imprint Regan ArtsPublisher Regan ArtsWeight(grams) 1905gDimensions(mm) 277mm * 216mm *...

Take a tour through the colourful worlds of Marvel's Spider-Verse in this comprehensive guidebook detailing the lives of its many web-slingers. Follow Gwen Stacy-better known as Ghost-Spider-as she jumps between dimensions visiting the countless friendly...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903254462Author Stephen ThrowerFormat HardbackPage Count 528Imprint FAB PressPublisher FAB PressWeight(grams) 3194g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629334523Author Steve MassaFormat PaperbackPage Count 692Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 1179g

John Alvin's movie poster art is among the most iconic of the last 40 years, from Disney films such as Beauty and the Beast and Pinocchio, to Empire of the Sun, The Goonies, Blazing Saddles, Jurassic Park, and Star Wars Celebration posters. This book not...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400053148Author Stephanie HarrisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 640Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 714gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780452271876Author Robert RodriguezFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint E P Dutton & Co IncPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 278gDimensions(mm)...

Cinema of Swords is a combination history, handbook, and love letter to nearly four hundred movies and television shows featuring swashbucklers: knights, pirates, samurai, Vikings, gladiators, outlaw heroes like Zorro and Robin Hood, and anyone else who...

Since the release in 1929 of a popular book series with bright yellow covers, the Italian word giallo (yellow) has come to define a whole spectrum of mystery and detective fiction and films. Although most English speakers associate the term giallo with...

Christopher Nolan is the writer and director of Hollywood blockbusters like The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises, and also of arthouse films like Memento and Inception. Underlying his staggering commercial success however, is a darker sensibility...

A remarkable guide to Glenn Hetrick's prosthetics department, which is behind the magic of all 5 seasons of Star Trek: Discovery. Star Trek: Discovery introduces Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green), captain of the U.S.S. Discovery, who leads the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615933419Author Margaret KerrisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Michael Wiese ProductionsPublisher Michael Wiese Productions

In what the New York Times's A.O. Scott called a "suave, scholarly tour de force," J. Hoberman delivers a brilliant and witty look at the decade when politics and pop culture became one.This was the era of the Missile Gap and the Space Race, the Black...

If blockbusters make money no matter how bad they are, then why not make a good one for a change?How can 3-D be the future of cinema when it's been giving audiences a headache for over a hundred years? Why pay to watch films in cinemas that don't have a...

During the 1960s, many models, Playboy centerfolds, beauty queens, and Las Vegas showgirls went on to become "decorative actresses" appearing scantily clad on film and television. This well illustrated homage to 75 of these glamour girls reveals their...

Northern California Book Awards ShortlistThe comprehensive critical biography of silent-screen star Marion Davies, who fittingly referred to herself as "the captain of my soul." From Marion Davies's humble days in Brooklyn to her rise to fame alongside...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385492508Author Phillip LopateFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Anchor BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 411gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Nancy Meyers is acknowledged as the most commercially successful woman filmmaker of all time, described by Daphne Merkin in The New York Times on the release of It's Complicated as "a singular figure in Hollywood - [she] may, in fact, be the most...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789081329453Author Simon FirthFormat HardbackPage Count 116Imprint DMD DigitalPublisher DMD DigitalWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 11mm

The true story of John Merrick has captured the imagination of generations of audiences, critics, actors, and filmmakers.In 1988 I received a screenplay about a hideously disfigured man-John Merrick, the Elephant Man-who refused to fall victim to despair...

A fun but informative look at Hollywood's more-than-a century long love affair with historical figures, events, and places. This book delves into what really happened in history, as opposed to the Hollywood interpretation of events, and reveals why the...

In this vivid and accessible new account of the dawn of film in Britain, internationally respected film historian and curator Bryony Dixon introduces us to Britain's first cinematic pioneers - an eclectic mix of chemists, engineers, photography...

This study provides a detailed account of the 1960s film, "L'avventura", arguing that in order to appreciate its greatness it is necessary to understand not only that the film is a classic but also that it represents a revolution in cinema.As a whole...

Being a successful editor is about more than just knowing how to operate a certain piece of software, or when to make a certain transition. On the contrary, there are many unwritten laws and a sense of propriety that are never discussed or taught in film...

From acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro comes The Shape of Water, an otherworldly love story set in 1963 against the backdrop of Cold War-era America. Starring Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Sally Hawkins, and Doug Jones, The...

Global awareness of autism has skyrocketed since the 1980s, and popular culture has caught on, with film and television producers developing ever more material featuring autistic characters. Autism in Film and Television brings together more than a dozen...

In this now-classic study, Linda Williams moves beyond the impasse of the anti-porn/anti-censorship debate to analyze what hard-core film pornography is and does--as a genre with a history, as a specific cinematic form, and as part of contemporary...

Zoom into action with this exciting collection of stickers.Take a whirlwind ride through all three Disney Pixar Cars movies. Enjoy more than 1000 stickers, fun facts about all the lovable characters, and relive the exciting story of the Disney Pixar...

"What a splendid subject to sink one's teeth into," raved the Washington Post . Here was a six-foot-two Irishman with a red beard,a Victorian family man, a spirited debater, and the author of novels and short stories largely forgotten today. All, of...

Gloria Swanson: Ready for Her Close-Up shows how a talented, self-confident actress negotiated a creative path through seven decades of celebrity. It also illuminates a little-known chapter in American media history: how the powerful women of early...

At 22, Kate Mulgrew gave birth to a daughter. Having already signed the adoption papers, she was allowed only a fleeting glimpse of her child. Three days later, she returned to work as the star of a popular soap opera. Twenty years later, she went in...

Jack Clayton's gothic masterpiece The Innocents, though not a commercial success on its release in 1961, has been hailed as one of the greatest psychological thrillers of all time. Dividing reviewers with its ambiguous depiction of ghosts, the film...

Stanley Cavell looks closely at America's most popular art and our perceptions of it. His explorations of Hollywood's stars, directors, and most famous films-as well as his fresh look at Godard, Bergman, and other great European directors-will be of...

Before Herzog and Kinski, before Simon and Garfunkel, there was Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder. Despite their shared nickname, writer-producer Charles Brackett and writer-director Billy Wilder were not, in fact, the "happiest couple in Hollywood."...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781953905031Author David BondFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint Hellbound Books PublishingPublisher Hellbound Books PublishingWeight(grams)...