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Icons
of Film : The 20th Century
Peter W. Engelmeier (editor)
Icons of Film is the latest visual delight from Prestel's
acclaimed "Icons of the 20th Century" series. As in
other works of the series, the book presents the subject in
beautifully designed double layout pages. 85 outstanding box
office hits have landed themselves a part in this production.
From Nosferatu to Some Like it Hot, from Easy Rider to the
Matrix, these are the films which have defined this century's
cinema.
Vanity Fair's Hollywood
Christopher Hitchens, Graydon
Carter (Foreword)
David Friend (editor), Dominick Dunne
Vanity Fair's Hollywood is like the
ultimate movie party. Most of the historic stuff is great and
the most austere cineaste should own this book. On practically
every page, Vanity Fair's Hollywood dazzles.
Roger Ebert's Book of Film
Roger Ebert
This is the best film book of the
mid-'90s and probably the best anthology of writing about the
movies ever published. Choosing from the work of novelists and
essayists as well as directors, actors, screenwriters and
technicians, Ebert places the best that has ever been said or
thought about the movies on parade.
The Beatles Anthology
The Beatles et al
The book is fascinating on several levels... there are
hundreds of casual photos you've never seen...it puts you
inside with the boys in the bubble as they blazed through the
world like a comet...(it) captures much of the spontaneity
that made the Beatles immortal.
On Cukor
Gavin Lambert, Robert Trachtenberg (editor)
Originally published in 1972 but out of print for over 15
years, this book is the completely revised, expanded, and
updated version of the definitive work on George Cukor - in
his own words. In this collection of illustrated interviews,
the legendary film director talks candidly about the classic
films he made during the fifty-year career, which are arguably
some of the greatest films of all time.
5001 Nights at the Movies:
Expanded for the 90s With 800 New Reviews
Pauline Kael
Smart, funny, and unforgettable, Pauline Kael
is the most interesting and influential film critic in
America. Her wit, insight, and thorough knowledge of the film
business makes her by far the most rewarding regular observer
of the movie scene.
Easy
Riders, Raging Bulls : How the Sex-Drugs-And-Rock-'N'-Roll
Generation Saved Hollywood
Peter Biskind
Not only is Peter Biskind's Easy Riders, Raging Bulls
the best book in recent memory on turn-of-the-'70s film, it is
beyond question the best book we'll ever get on the subject.
Why? Because once the big names who spilled the beans to
Biskind find out that other people spilled an equally piquant
quantity of beans, nobody will dare speak to another writer
with such candor, humor, and venom again.
Final Cut : Art, Money, and Ego in the Making of Heaven's
Gate, the Film That Sank United Artists
Steven Bach
Pauline Kael, The New Yorker
The best account of American moviemaking in the age of
conglomerate control of the studios.
Kirkus Reviews
A landmark book on movies . . . must reading!
The
Grove Book of Hollywood
Christopher Silvester
The Grove Book of Hollywood is a richly
entertaining book that brings Hollywood to life. Covering the
entire history of Hollywood, its scope is nothing short of
astonishing. Organized in a chronological, decade-by-decade
fashion Grove Book of Hollywood is destined to become a
classic of its genre. A must for anyone interested in
Hollywood and the film industry. "Undoubtedly the best
book I've ever read about Hollywood...Silvester has created a
rich tapestry to immortalize the mad, bad, wild and
extravagant ways of the Babylon of the film industry." --
Vincent Banville, Irish Times.
The
Art of the Matrix
Spencer Lamm (Editor), Andy Wachowski, Steve
Skroce, Geof Darrow, PhilOosterhouse
The Art of The Matrix goes beyond the
film. But you cannot be told what this book is...you have to
see it for yourself! The most unusual one-of-a-kind giftbook
of the season, and the first and only book licensed by the
creators of this awesome film--this is the complete
pre-production archive of artwork and conceptual drawings,
along with the script and commentary in the artists' own
voices, in a beautifully printed, large format book,
four-color throughout--long awaited by Matrix fans worldwide.
This item will be published on December 11,
2000. You may order it now and it will be shippedt to you when
it arrives.
Cinema Nation : The Best Writing on Film from The Nation
1913-2000
Carl Bromley (Editor), Stuart
Klawans (Intro), Peter Biskin
From the Marx Brothers to Mickey Mouse,
from Charlie Chaplin to Austin Powers, The Nation magazine's
coverage of cinema has reflected the critical, dissenting
spirit that has animated the 135-year old radical weekly but
also the wonder that this new mass medium unleashed. The
Nation has been a magnet for the best, most provocative and
contrary writing about cinema.
Mick Brown On Performance
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Bloomsbury Movie Guide # 6
Mick Brown
"Bloomsbury's new Movie Guide series looks like
being easily the best idea to have assaulted the cinema
bookshelves... committed, intelligent...provocative, and,
above all, personal..." --Uncut
Performance - BFI
Film Classics
Colin McCabe
Jimmy Dean on Jimmy Dean
When James Dean's life was cut
tragically short by a high-speed car crash, a legend was born.
Three decades later Dean is still idolised by a generation
that hardly knows him and he has become a potent symbol of
rebellious youth - an eternal teenager.
Now, for the first time, Jimmy Dean in his own words speaks
out, and, with the comments of friends, family and
contemporaries, a talented, complex and tragic figure is
revealed.
Illustrated with a wealth of rare Dean memorabilia.
Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2000 (Roger Eberts Movie
Yearbook, 2000)
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert collects the past few years
of his reviews along with interviews, essays, and "Ask
the Movie Answer Man" into one sturdy volume. The
reviews, of course, are the main feature of the book, and they
bear the hallmark of a man who no longer worries about
censoring himself.
Halliwell's
Film & Video Guide 2000 (Halliwell's Film and Video Guide,
2000)
Leslie Halliwell, John Walker (Editor)
This monster is quite simply the king of video guides.
Leonard
Maltin's 2001 Movie & Video Guide (Plume)
Leonard Maltin, Cathleen Anderson
(Editor)
If you buy only one film book in your
life, this should be it. Maltin is the filmgoer's guide--the
most compact, intelligent, and informative reference
available.
Videohound's
Golden Movie Retriever 2001 (Videohound's Golden Movie
Retriever, 2001)
Jim Craddock (Editor)
Absolutely the most comprehensive reference you will find
for the movie business. There is cross-referencing by actor,
actress, director, composer, writer...You can pretty much
guarantee that ANY movie you've ever seen, ever watched a few
minutes of, or had ever even heard spoken of, will be in this
book! (Amazon reader review)
Tla
Film and Video Guide 2000-2001 : The Discerning Film Lover's
Guide, 2000-2001 (Tla Film and Video Guide, 2000-2001)
David Bleiler (Editor) Tla Video
The TLA Film and Video Guide (2000-2001) boasts that
it's designed for the "discerning film lover." The
crew of commentators have created an attractive volume whose
capsule reviews are generally more thorough than most books of
this genre.
AFI's
100 Years, 100 Movies: American Film Institute (Complete
Edition)
(1998)
In 1998, the American Film Institute undertook to determine,
by vote of 1,500 of America's movie professionals, filmmakers,
historians, critics, agents, actors, executives, and the like,
bona fide film people all, the 100 Greatest American Films of
All Time.
snuck a DVD favorite on the list
A CUT ABOVE: 50 Film Directors Talk About Their Craft
Michael Singer, Leonard Maltin (Foreword)
Singer takes the reader on an inside
look at the craft, the art, the passion, and vision of 50
great film directors. Candid, unrestrained conversations weave
a personal, never-before-seen intimacy to each interview.
Backstory :
Interviews With Screenwriters of Hollywood's Golden Age
Pat McGilligan, Patrick
McGilligan
Until Backstory burst on the scene in 1986, not much had been
written about the early days of Hollywood screenwriting. This
anthology of interviews is invaluable for its insights into a
budding craft and into artists whose work has been obscured by
critics and audiences who preferred to propel actors,
directors, and producers into stardom.
Backstory
2 :
Interviews With Screenwriters of the 1940s and 1950s(soft
cover)
Pat McGilligan
Backstory
3 :
Interviews With Screenwriters of the 1960s(hard
cover)
Pat McGilligan, Patrick McGilligan
Backstory
3 (soft
cover)
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