Guides & Reviews

An engrossing A-Z of over 60 gory years of slasher and splatter movies, from Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later to Lucio Fulci's Zombie Flesh Eaters. Here you will find the low-down on over 250 movies with entries from 23 different countries. The index, which...

In the long-awaited American Gothic Jonathan Rigby tells the story of the Hollywood horror film from its 19th-century beginnings through to the arrival of Vincent Price as a genre star in films like House of Wax and The Fly. This 60-year period...

Produced in the aftermath of the Second World War, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's A Matter of Life and Death (1946) stars David Niven as an RAF pilot poised between life and death, his love for the American radio operator June (Kim Hunter)...

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...

The official companion to The French Dispatch and the latest volume in the bestselling Wes Anderson Collection series The French Dispatch-the tenth feature film from writer-director Wes Anderson-weaves together stories of an eccentric band of...

The films, the stars, the filmmakers-all get their due in Hollywood Black, a sweeping overview of black people in film from the silent era through Black Panther, with striking photos and an engrossing history by award-winning author Donald Bogle.The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903254974Author Andy NymanFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint FAB PressPublisher FAB Press

Written by acclaimed critics of the New York Times, the film reviews featured in this indispensable volume cover black-and-white classics, Technicolor musicals, wide-screen extravaganzas, genre favorites, art films, and foreign masterpieces with honest...

While digging an extension to the London Underground Railway, workmen discover an object which might be an ancient Martian spaceship - and Professor Quatermass of the British Rocket Group investigates a mystery which prompts frightening revelations about...

The story of an immortal Scottish warrior battling evil down through the centuries, Highlander fused a high-concept idea with the kinetic energy of a pop promo pioneer and Queen's explosive soundtrack to become a cult classic. When two American...

In this one-of-a-kind Hollywood history, the creator of Instagram's celebrated @ThisWasHollywood reveals the forgotten past of the film world in a dazzling visual package modeled on the classic fan magazines of yesteryear.From former screen legends who...

A Sight & Sound Book of the Year "Eye-opening and addictively readable." Total Film Who and what decides if a film gets funded? How do those who control the purse strings also determine a film's content and even its message? Writing as the...

Answering the eternal question... WHAT TO WATCH NEXT? Looking for a box set to get your adrenaline racing or to escape to a different era? In need of a good laugh to lift your spirits? Hunting for a TV show that the whole family can watch together?If...

More than 700 films from the classic period of film noir (1940 to 1959) are presented in this exhaustive reference book--such films as The Accused, Among the Living, The Asphalt Jungle, Baby Face Nelson, Bait, The Beat Generation, Crossfire, Dark...

This filmography (including television and music video appearances) chronicles the career of Caroline Munro, a woman of humble beginnings whose chance entry in a ""Face of the Year"" photo competition propelled her to international...

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...

When it appeared in France in 1955, A Panorama of American Film Noir was the first book ever on the genre: this clairvoyant study of Hollywood film noir is at last available in English translation. A Panorama of American Film Noir addresses the...

An unpretentious guide for all those who want to learn to analyse, understand and evaluate films.Film Studies: An Introduction provides an overview of the key areas in film studies, including aesthetics, narrative, genre, documentary films and the...

A fun, opinionated, illustrated look at Westerns-with great photographs from great moviesThis unique compendium of short essays about, and evocative photos from, the 100 greatest Western movies of all time is the authoritative new resource on the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780664262839Author John C McDowellFormat PaperbackPage Count 254Imprint Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S.Publisher Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S...

From atomic bombs to zealous zombies, this cinephile s guidebook reviews 1000 of the wickedest, weirdest and most terrifying films from every age of horror. With reviews on many overlooked, underappreciated gems such as Alice Sweet Alice (1976), Zombie...

As one of the most globally recognisable instances of 20th century Eurohorror, Dario Argento's Suspiria (1976) is poetic, chaotic, and intriguing. The cult reputation of Argento's baroque nightmare is reflected in the critical praise it continues to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743294164Author Annie ProulxFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 226mm *...

Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life is one of the best-loved films of Classical Hollywood cinema, a story of despair and redemption in the aftermath of war that is one of the central movies of the 1940s, and a key text in America's understanding of...

The first James Bond film, Dr. No, was a gamble. In 1962, the 'Swinging Sixties' were about to begin and the aspirational lifestyle depicted by the Bond films were very much part of the art, music and fashion revolution that defined that decade. But...

Beginning with early trailblazers like Different from the Others, Kyle Turner has selected 100 of cinema's greatest queer films to guide you through the eras. From Hitchcock's Rope and cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show through the New Queer...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345432056Author Peter BogdanovichFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint FawcettPublisher Random House USA Inc

Endlessly fascinating, dark and bright, The Red Shoes (1948) employs every branch of the cinematic arts to sweep the audience off its feet, invigorated by the transcendence of art itself, only to leave them with troubling questions. Representing the...

For nearly half a century, Roger Ebert's wide knowledge, keen judgment, prodigious energy, and sharp sense of humor made him America's most renowned and beloved film critic. From Ebert's Pulitzer Prize to his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, from his...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781368061919Author Steven VagniniFormat HardbackPage Count 1024Imprint Disney EditionsPublisher Disney Book Publishing Inc.

David Thomson's 'Have You Seen?' - A Personal Introduction to 1,000 Films is a quirky, idiosyncratic and hugely entertaining look at a century of cinema. This is veteran film writer David Thomson's personal, irreverent, hilarious and utterly original...

This fully updated edition includes the 25th Bond film, No Time To Die, and also features a chapter covering Never Say Never Again, which starred Sean Connery as Bond but was not an official Eon film. The Bond films have entertained annoyed, excited,...

Immerse yourself in the thrilling world of Star Wars: The High Republic with this incredibly illustrated guide to the golden age of the Jedi! Set centuries before the Skywalker Saga, this book is the ultimate in-universe guide to the Jedi Knights of...

You know film noir when you see it: the shadowed setting the cynical detective the femme fatale and the twist of fate. Into the Dark captures this alluring genre with a cavalcade of compelling photographs and a guide to 82 of its best films. Into the...

Vertigo (1958) is widely regarded as not only one of Hitchcock's best films, but one of the greatest films of world cinema. Made at the time when the old studio system was breaking up, it functions both as an embodiment of the supremely seductive visual...

With over 1.75 million copies sold worldwide, this book is a must-have for all movie lovers, from casual movie-goers to film connoisseurs. This brand-new edition of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die covers more than a century of movie history...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781737603412Author Daryn KirschtFormat HardbackPage Count 412Imprint Daryn KirschtPublisher Daryn KirschtWeight(grams) 930gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm *...

A stunning package for classic film buffs and drinks enthusiasts alike, all the "forbidden" fun of Pre-Code Hollywood and the Prohibition and speakeasy era meet in this stylish cocktail book.What might Jean Harlow have sipped in Dinner at Eight? What did...

Take a front-row seat and witness the filmmaking magic that brought J.K. Rowling's script for the Academy Award (R)-nominated Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them to the screen. Explore the realm of fantastical creatures that roam the...

There is no denying that Meir Zarchi's I Spit on Your Grave (1978) deserves its title as one of the most controversial films ever made. While many condemn it as misogynistic, others praise it for raising uncomfortable issues about sexual violence. While...