History & Criticism

the Thought-provoking, Aesthetically Pleasing Animated Films Of Hayao Miyazaki Attract Audiences Well Beyond The Director's Native Japan. Princess Mononoke...

Explores The History Of American Film Noir, Focusing On Its Dreamlike, Erotic, Ambivalent, And Cruel Atmosphere, And Setting It In The Social Context Of Mid...

From Josh Brolin, a unique and decidedly un-celebrity memoir, by turns affecting, funny, uncanny, and unforgettable.Weaving a latticework of different stran...

For The Fiftieth Anniversary Of The Film, W.k. Stratton's Definitive History Of The Making Of The Wild Bunch, Named One Of The Greatest Westerns Of All Time...

Two children in a small town in Alabama learn something about moral principles from their father when he is appointed to defend a Negro on a rape chargeCate...

Twelve essays written between 1928 and 1945 that demonstrate key points in the development of Eisenstein’s film theory and in particular his analysis of ...

Introduction: The Department Of Amusement -- Nashville Contra Jaws, 1975 -- Born Again In The U.s.a., 1976-80 -- Bad Trips, 1981-82 -- I Ain't Afraid Of No ...

Schickel, RichardCategories: Humor & EntertainmentPerforming Arts

Documents The Actor's Career Through Behind-the-scenes Looks At All Of His Movies And Anecdotes About The Actors, Actresses, And Directors With Whom He Has ...

What would happen to international politics if the dead rose from the grave and started to eat the living? Daniel Drezner's groundbreaking book answers the...

Timed For The Film's 30th Anniversary, The Oral History Of Disney's Hocus Pocus By Entertainment Journalist Shannon Carlin. In July 1993, Disney's Hocus Poc...

Bogart paints an indelible portrait of a complex man, from the privilege and abuse he experienced in childhood to his triumphant 1935 acting breakthrough i...

Moviegoers know her as the housekeeper in White Christmas, the nurse in Now, Voyager, and the crotchety choir director in Sister Act. This book, filled wit...

you Can Quote Lines From sixteen Candles (“last Night At The Dancemy Little Brother Paid A Buck To See Your Underwear”), Your Ipod Playlist Includes More ...

Based On Unprecedented Access To The Genre's Major Players, New York Times Film Critic Zinoman Delivers The First Definitive Account Of Horror's Golden Age-...

Many stars of the silver screen in twentieth-century Hollywood became national icons, larger-than-life figures held up as paragons of American virtues. Howe...

This is the definitive movie trivia book, from the authority on classic film. Rediscover your favorite films and put your movie knowledge to the test with m...

Since The Karate Kid first crane-kicked its way into the pop culture stratosphere in June 1984, there hasn't been a week Ralph Macchio hasn't heard friendly...

Now the FX limited series Fosse/Verdon starring Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams with Lin-Manuel Miranda executive producing. “Wasson is a smart and s...

Oscar-winner Peter Lamont has a global reputation as one of the film industry's leading designers. For a large part of his career he worked on 18 of the Jam...

Hilarious and heartfelt observations on aging from one of America's favorite comedians as he turns 65, and a look back at a remarkable career in this New Y...

"You have the luck of Croesus on stilts (as my Auntie Vi would have said) if you’ve had the sort of career, ups and downs, warts and all that I have in t...

Bad news . . . . . . for anyone who thought Carrie Fisher had finally stopped talking about herself: Sorry, but after all of her seemingly endless blather...

Hollywood Babylon was originally published in Paris, and quickly became an underground legend. Not a word has been changed. Not a story omitted. Here is th...

In This Riveting Popular History, The Creator Of You Must Remember This Probes The Inner Workings Of Hollywood’s Glamorous Golden Age Through The Stories ...

The Definitive Story Of Hollywood's Most Famous Couple He Was A Tough-guy Welshman Softened By The Affections Of A Breathtakingly Beautiful Woman;...

Pierre–Auguste Renoir (1841–1919) stands out among the great artists for his willingness to paint pictures that are straightforwardly pretty and charmi...

Looking At Movies Is The Most Effective, Engaging, And Widely Adopted Introduction To Film Analysis Available. From Its Very First Chapter, Looking At Movie...

Charting The Making Of Peter Jackson's Film, This Is A Behind-the-scenes Guide Featuring Colour Photographs Of The Cast, Locations, Sets, Monsters And Costu...

Wildflower Is A Portrait Of Drew's Life In Stories As She Looks Back On The Adventures, Challenges, And Incredible Experiences Of Her Earlier Years. It Incl...

Complete with Academy Award results, this full-length book includes excerpts from James Cameron's journals on how the landmark film was made, plus notes by...

On their 30th anniversary, the surviving Pythons—John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin—reminisce about their collaboration,...

Excerpt of the Book written by Jonathan BresmanCategories: Humor & Entertainment MoviesHistory & Criticism

Revised And Updated To Incorporate Suggestions From Film Instructors And Critics Nationwide, The Fourth Edition Of This Classic Text Is A Thorough Introduct...

If You’ve Ever Wondered How A Movie Gets Made, You’re Not Alone. Author And Illustrator Jeff Kinney Didn’t Know Either, But When His Bestsell...

The Official Oral History Book Of The Office, Featuring Exclusive Interviews With Every Major Player And Never-before-seen Photos, Pulling Back The Curtain ...

Product Description From New York Times bestselling author Scott Eyman, this is the story one of the most influential studios in film history, from its...

Norman Jewison Directed Some Of The Most Iconic And Beloved Films Of An Era, From In The Heat Of The Night And The Thomas Crown Affair To Jesus Christ Super...

The Story Of Charlie Chaplin's Years Of Self-imposed Exile From The United States, When He Had Become A Pariah During The 1950s Red Scare. While Living Abro...

New Vocabularies in Film Semiotics provides a comprehensive lexicon of semiotic concepts, defining over 500 critical terms. The authors address key aspects ...

Empire of Dreams is the first definitive look at all of the science fiction, fantasy, and horror films directed by Steven Spielberg, one of the most popul...

This compilation showcases the most famous murders, suicides, unexplained deaths, scandalous romances, illegitimate children, cover-ups, and more. Starting ...

The definitive biography of the creator of 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining, and A Clockwork Orange, presenting the most in-depth portrait yet of the grou...

More than any other male movie star, the refined Clifton Webb (1889-1966) caused the movie-going public to change its image of a leading man. In a day when...

An eminent film historian illuminates the stars of silent film. Salon - Steve Vineberg The heyday of silent movies began in 1915, when D.W. Griffith rele...

Product Description Academy Award–winning director Michael Curtiz (1886–1962)―whose best-known films includeCasablanca (1942), Yankee Doodle Dand...

From acclaimed author Scott Eyman comes the fascinating story of how the transition from silent films to ‘talkies’ transformed Hollywood.It was the end ...

first Time In Paperback: The Landmark Biography Of One Of Hollywood's Last Bigger-than-life Stars library Journal buford, A National Public Radio Comment...