Guides & Reviews

'It's not a high concept movie, there's actually no story there really. It's what happens in between the story that's important' - Bill Forsyth The story of an American businessman sent to buy the Scottish village of Ferness with the aim of turning it...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998059204Author Aaron WallaceFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Scribistics Corp.Publisher Scribistics Corp.Weight(grams) 313gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

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...

Flash Gordon, Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars and Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe, the most expensive and popular movie serials ever made, have been favorites of movie and comic fans for decades. The first serial was even designated a cultural treasure...

Released a matter of days after the end of the Second World War and a dozen years ahead of the first full-blooded Hammer Horror, the Ealing Studios horror anthology film Dead of Night featured contributions from some of the finest directors, writers and...

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)...

Based on the Turner Classic Movies series, TCM Underground is the movie-lover's guide to 50 of the most campy, kitschy, shocking, and weirdly wonderful cult films you need to see.In the pages of this book, you'll explore this unique order of...

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice: The Art at the Film, takes fans deep into this world, accompanied by insight and interviews with cast and crew, including an afterward by director Zack Snyder. Packed with stunning concept art, Zack Snyder's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400096862Author Ty BurrFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Anchor BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 393gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 155mm *...

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...

David Cronenberg's films stand collectively as one of the great achievements in cinema. Fearless, imaginative and provocative, as well as intelligent and refreshingly disturbing, his work expresses a unique personal vision. More than simply 'the baron...

An extra-terrestrial alien, capable of replicating any living form it touches, infiltrates an isolated research base in the Antarctic, and sows suspicion and terror among the men trapped there. Which of them is still human, and which a perfect alien...

I Know Where I'm Going! (1945) is widely regarded as one of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's most remarkable achievements and a cinematic tour de force. A simple moral tale set in the wild Scottish Highlands, it follows the journey of a headstrong...

Some films should never have been made. They are too unsettling, too dangerous, too challenging, too outrageous and even too badly made to be let loose on unsuspecting audiences.Yet these films, from the shocking Cannibal Holocaust to the apocalyptic...

The Little Book of Marilyn is a tribute to the style, glamour, intelligence, and chutzpah of Hollywood's most iconic star.While the 1950s was in many ways an era of repression for women, Marilyn Monroe broke barriers; rebelled against convention; and...

Brief Encounter (1945), adapted from Noel Coward's play Still Life, is a classic of British cinema - a tale of impossible love between a married woman and a man she meets while waiting for a train. Though it's a film made by men, it is the woman's voice...

VIDEOTAPES FROM HELLBook InformationISBN 9781493077953Author Stephen JonesFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint ApplausePublisher Globe Pequot PressWeight(grams) 1071gDimensions(mm) 260mm * 218mm * 22mm

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...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781734781649Author John LemayFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint Bicep BooksPublisher Bicep BooksWeight(grams) 345gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 15mm

Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, with this indispensable companion to the epic conclusion to the original Star Wars trilogy. An informative look at how Star Wars: Return of the Jedi came together, from...

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

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845839321Author Dr Michael RichardsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Telos Publishing LtdPublisher Telos Publishing LtdWeight(grams)...

The official behind-the-scenes companion to Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, featuring cast and crew interviews, photos, and insights about making the filmFor fans of Dungeons & Dragons and the upcoming fantasy adventure film Dungeons & Dragons:...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781901091731Author J P SperatiFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Irregular Special PressPublisher Baker Street StudiosWeight(grams) 327gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780440504917Author Syd FieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 366Imprint Delta (imprint of Dell Publishing)Publisher Dell BooksWeight(grams) 301g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781569768389Author Robert K. ElderFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Zephyr PressPublisher Zephyr Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345501295Author J.W. RinzlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 1928gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683902799Author Bob McLainFormat PaperbackPage Count 342Imprint Pulp Hero PressPublisher Pulp Hero PressWeight(grams) 594gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm *...

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...

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,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629335803Author Austin TrunickFormat PaperbackPage Count 558Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 735gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

While it once seemed that everything worth knowing had been written about Laurel and Hardy's ill-received final film, the remarkable story behind the planning, development and marketing of ""Atoll K"" has remained strangely unexplored. Consequently,...

The name Alfred Hitchcock is synonymous with suspense-that is to say, masterful, spine-tingling, thrilling, shocking, excruciating, eye-boggling suspense. With triumphs such as Rebecca, Vertigo, Rear Window, and Psycho, Hitchcock (1899-1980) fashioned a...

A loving ode to films with post-apocalyptic themes, this updated edition now features more than 1,200 movie reviews, plus more than 600 images and dozens of interviews with filmmakers and actors. From asteroids to zombies, the film and television...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780767916356Author Richard AllemanFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)Publisher...

The Wizard of Oz 'was my very first literary influence,' writes Salman Rushdie in his account of the great MGM children's classic. At the age of ten he had written a story, 'Over the Rainbow', about a colourful fantasy world. But for Rushdie The Wizard...