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A to G by Director's last name

Identity & Memory: The Films of Chantal AkermanIdentity & Memory: The Films of Chantal Akerman
Gwendolyn Audrey Foster
Considered to be one of the most influential auteurs in French cinema today, Chantal Akerman has had a profound impact on both feminist filmmaking discourse and avant-garde cinema. This collection of essays assesses Ackerman's wide-ranging oeuvre, the issues of identity and memory, and considers her development as an artist and as a social force. Softcover, 201 pp. $32.95.


Conversations with Woody Allen: His Films, the Movies and Moviemaking 
Eric Lax
 In discussions with the author of the best-selling biography Woody Allen, that began in 1971 and end in 2007, Allen discusses every facet of moviemaking through the prism of his own films as well as in the context of the larger world of filmmaking. Everything from casting through acting, shooting, directing, editing and scoring is discussed in revealing detail. Hardcover. $38.00. Coming in October. 


Woody Allen on Woody AllenWoody Allen on Woody Allen
Revised Edition
Stig Bjorkman
One of the most accomplished of all American film directors, Woody Allen has progressed from the slapstick of Take the Money and Run and Bananas, through the sophisticated Freudian one-liners and existential pratfalls of Annie Hall and Manhattan, to the complex moral studies of Crimes and Misdemeanours and Husbands and Wives. In this candid, thoughful, and humorous career-length interview, Woody Allen traces the path of his career, his motivations and inspirations, and of course his legendary anxieties. Softcover, 405 pp. $35.00.

Woody Allen and PhilosophyWoody Allen and Philosophy
&Aeon J. Skoble
What is the meaning of life? Are there such things as good and evil? Does God exist? These and other eternal questions are discussed herein, vis a vis the wit and wisdom of Woody Allen. This book brings together fifteen eminent scholars to discuss the vital philosophical lessons suggested in the films of Woody Allen. Softcover, 269 pp. $24.95.

Woody Allen: A Life in FilmWoody Allen: A Life in Film
Richard Schickel
In an unprecedented documentary event, the intensely private Woody Allen opened himself up to Richard Schickel for a feature-length interview; however, the presentation contained only a fraction of the four-hour dialogue. Now, for the first time ever, this book presents the interview in its entirety. Woody Allen: A Life in Film is absolutely essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the life and times of one of the most important filmmakers of our era. Softcover, 211 pp. $19.95.

The Films of Woody AllenThe Films of Woody Allen
Second Edition
Sam B. Girgus
The first full-length work to examine the director as a serious filmmaker and artist. The author argues that Allen has consistently been on the cutting edge of contemporary critical and cultural consciousness, challenging our notions of authorship, narrative, perspective, character, theme, ideology, gender and sexuality. Softcover, 200 pp. $32.95.


Almodovar on AlmodovarAlmodovar on Almodovar
Revised Edition
Frederic Strauss
This is the definitive guide to the man and his movies. Speaking freely, frankly, and with infectious humour, Almodovar offers innumerable views and insights into his life, his creative process, his films, and his oft-torrid relationships with actors. For fans and admirers alike, Almodovar on Almodovar offers a textbook lesson on the importance of being Pedro. Softcover, 256 pp. $32.00.

Pedro Almodovar: InterviewsPedro Almodovar: Interviews
Paula Willoquet-Maricondi
In full command of both Hollywood stylistics and camp aesthetics, Spain's Pedro Almodovar has become a master of the audacious and the unorthodox, of the permissive and the polemical. This collection of interviews documents the cinematic career of this internationally celebrated Spanish art-film director. Softcover, 175 pp. $26.95.


Altman on AltmanAltman on Altman
David Thompson
In conversation with David Thompson, Robert Altman -- director of M*A*S*H*, Nashville, McCabe and Mrs. Miller, and The Player -- is frank, funny, and endlessly fascinating as he recalls his many bold experiments, adventures and mishaps, spanning six decades behind the camera. This is the definitive study of one of America's greatest filmmakers. Softcover, 306 pp. $35.00.

Robert Altman's Subliminal RealityRobert Altman's Subliminal Reality
Robert T. Self
This book sheds light on Altman's work and provides the most comprehensive analysis of his films to date. With close readings of classics like MASH, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, and Nashville, as well as the more recent films The Player, Short Cuts, and Cookie's Fortune, Self asserts the value of Altman's work to film theory, the entertainment industry, and to American culture. Softcover, $32.95.


Never Apologise: The Collected WritingsNever Apologise: The Collected Writings
Lindsay Anderson
Acerbic, generous, provocative and witty. Never Apologise collects the best of Lindsay Anderson's writing for the first time. Constantly stimulating and entertaining, it is illustrated by photographs (many of them rare) from Anderson's own personal collection and is augmented by his own commentary, creating a unique memoir of British theatre and international cinema from the viewpoint of one of their most individual artists. Hardcover, 612 pp. $44.95.

Kenneth AngerKenneth Anger
Alice L. Hutchison
This book sets Anger's work within the social and artistic context of the twentieth century: from the bohemian world of Cocteau in Paris in the 1940s and 50s to psychedelic London in the late 60s to Anger's hometown of Hollywood, made infamous in his Hollywood Babylon books. Alongside Hutchison's text, this publication consolidates English and French texts as well as interviews by Anger, alongside commentaries on his work by Stan Brakhage, Anais Nin, Samson De Brier, Jonas Mekas and Carolee Schneemann, and a copious collection of stills and frame enlargements. Softcover, 255 pp. $53.95.

Moonchild: The Films of Kenneth AngerMoonchild: The Films of Kenneth Anger
Edited by Jack Hunter
Moonchild is the definitive study of one of cinema's most charismatic yet elusive innovators. It contains a detailed filmography, including analysis of such classic underground films as Fireworks, Scorpio Rising, Invocation Of My Demon Brother, and Lucifer Rising. Volume One of the Persistence of Vision series. Large-format softcover, $29.95.

Michelangelo Antonioni: The Complete FilmsMichelangelo Antonioni: The Complete Films
Seymour Chatman & Paul Duncan
Illustrated cover-to-cover, with frame enlargements, publicity photographs, and a host of behind-the-scenes pictures, this sumptuous book offers a solid introduction to the cinema of Michelangelo Antonioni. Softcover, 191 pp. $29.95.

Denys Arcand: A Life in Film Denys Arcand: A Life in Film
Real La Rochelle
Oscar-winner Denys Archand's films such as The Barbarian Invasions and The Decline of the American Empire have garnered both praise and criticism over the years. In this critically acclaimed biography, which appeared first in French, Real La Rochelle traces the portrait of an artist-intellectual, revealing the passion of a creator for his craft, as well as the setbacks Arcand has encountered. In the background in the history of Quebec, the birthplace of Arcand's filmic oeuvre, and of course Montreal -- the city where all his films have been shot. Softcover, 378 pp. $24.95.

Profondo ArgentoProfondo Argento: The Man, The Myths & The Magic
Alan Jones
Argento fans rejoice! This is the definitive survey of the Italian horror maestro's entire cinematic oeuvre. Courtesy of Alan Jones, an internationally renowned film journalist, this tirelessly researched book is a chronological discussion of all of Argento's films, complete with interviews with several of his key collaborators, and a plethora of stunning photographs and illustrations. Hardcover, 355 pp. $67.99.


The Screaming BodyThe Screaming Body
Stephen Barber
Antonin Artaud (1896-1948) remains one of the most inspirational, provocative and challenging figures in world-wide contemporary culture. His trajectory extends from the Surrealist movement, to the Theatre of Cruelty, to the lunatic asylums of France, and finally back to Paris and the most astonishing period of his work. This unique book explores the violent extremes of Artaud's vision -- work that is traversed by forces of ecstasy and annihilation, and sutured together by a raw imagery of the screaming human body. Softcover, 111 pp. $23.95.


The Haunted World of Mario BavaThe Haunted World of Mario Bava
Troy Howarth
The Italian master of artful terror, Mario Bava was a true master filmmaker who dazzled audiences with his shocking films and cinematic virtuosity. Although best remembered for his horror films, Bava was a protean director who also made spaghetti westerns, viking epics as well as several other non-horror films. This decadently illustrated book pays full tribute to the entire scope of his career, with reviews, interviews, and a complete filmography. Hardcover, 352 pp. $77.99.

Shyam Benegal	Shyam Benegal
Sangeeta Datta
Shyman Benegal is the best known and most prolific contemporary filmmaker from India's "New Cinema" tradition. His films have explored the contradictions and tensions of a society in very rapid transition with an uniquely powerful focus on female protagonists. In this first major overview of the director's work the author explains how it presents both a stark contrast to Bollywood and yet also contains many creative continuities both with commercial cinema and his distinguished predecessor Satyajit Ray. Softcover, 246 pp. $27.95.

The Films of Ingmar BergmanThe Films of Ingmar Bergman
Jesse Kalin
Jesse Kalin discusses how Ingmar Bergman's cinema expresses the human condition in terms of six existential themes: judgement, abandonment, suffering, shame, a visionary picture, and above all, turning towards or away from others. This volume provides a concise overview of the career of one of the modern masters of world cinema. Softcover, 249 pp. $39.00.

The Cinema of Kathryn BigelowThe Cinema of Kathryn Bigelow
Deborah Jermyn and Sean Redmond
Kathryn Bigelow, director of Near Dark, Point Break and Strange Days, is one of Hollywood's most signifcant female filmmakers, yet she remains relatively unexamined in academia. This collection of essays explores Bigelow's role within New Hollywood as a filmmaker that blurs genre conventions, reinscribes gender identities and produces a breathless cinema of attractions. Softcover, 232 pp. $33.95.


Adventures of a Suburban Boy Adventures of a Suburban Boy
John Boorman
One of cinema's authentic visionaries, John Boorman has produced a body of work both highly ambitious and remarkably diverse. In this enthralling memoir he recounts the joys and agonies of making such extraordinary pictures as Deliverance, Zardoz, Exorcist II: The Heretic, Excalibur, The Emerald Forest, Hope and Glory, and others. Adventures of a Suburban Boy is a splendid supplement to the films of this maverick director. Softcover, 314 pp. $21.00.


Stan Brakhage: FilmmakerStan Brakhage: Filmmaker
David E. James
Stan Brakhage (1933-2003) was one of the great visionaries of experimental cinema. This anthology, featuring the writings of poets, critics, scholars, and fellow filmmakers, sheds light on the singular oeuvre of this avant-garde filmmaker. Softcover, 240 pp. $34.95.

Robert Bresson
A Spiritual Style in FilmRobert Bresson
A Spiritual Style in Film
Joseph Cunneen
This book assesses the films of Robert Bresson in the context of detailed plot summaries, vivid descriptions of characters and settings, and perceptive, jargon-free insights into the director's execution, intention, and technique. An intelligent yet accessible introduction to the "spiritual style" of Robert Bresson. Hardcover 199 pp. $39.95.

Robert BressonRobert Bresson
James Quandt, ed.
The first collection of essays in English on Bresson in thirty years. Designed to accompany a major retrospective organized by Cinematheque Ontario and curated by Quandt. The essays, by turns amusing, moving, and instructive reveal why Bresson is considered a filmmaker's filmmaker. Illustrated. $39.95.

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The Films of Tod BrowningThe Films of Tod Browning
Bernd Herzogenrath
Known as the 'Edgar Allan Poe of cinema', Tod Browning's films confront society's fear of the outsider, and his films such as Freaks, Dracula and The Unholy Three present a burlesque and deeply disturbing view of the world. The Films of Tod Browning looks at the work of this cinematic pioneer, exploring his life as well as his films in great detail. As such, it is a tribute to one of the dark masters of filmmaking. Softcover, 238 pp. $59.95.


Luis Bunuel: The Complete Films Luis Bunuel: The Complete Films

Bill Krohn & Paul Duncan
Luis Bunuel's cinema is a filmography of obsessions. As a surrealist he would use a shorthand of images -- insects, donkeys, feet, underage girls, religous icons, blind men, dwarves, meat, and blood, to name a few -- to communicate his unconscious desires. This spellbinding aspect of his work is lucidly examined in this beautifully illustrated book. Softcover, 192 pp. $27.99.

Luis Bunuel: New ReadingsLuis Bunuel: New Readings
Peter Williams Evans & Isabel Santaolalla
Twenty years after his death, the time is ripe for a re-evaluation of Bunuel's legacy. Through theoretically informed discussions of individual films and dominant tendencies, as well as through more biographically oriented perspectives, this book locates and re-appraises Bunuel's films with particular emphasis on the national cinemas and varied cultures with which he was identified. Softcover, 212 pp. $37.95.

My Last SighMy Last Sigh
Luis Bunuel
Luis Bunuel lived many lives -- surrealist, Spanish Civil War propagandist, hedonist, friend of artists and poets, and filmmaker. With surprising candor and wit, he offers his sometimes scathing opinions on the literati and avant-garde members of his sweeping social circle. These colourful stories of his nomadic life reveal a man of stunning imagination and influence. Softcover, 256 pp. $25.95.

Bunuel and MexicoBunuel and Mexico: The Crisis of National Cinema
Ernesto R. Acevedo-Munoz
Luis Bunuel spent his most productive years as a director in Mexico, but film histories and criticism invariably pay little attention to his work during this period. Finally a book has come along that examines this crucial period in the life of one of the 20th century's most important filmmakers. Bunuel and Mexico is a much needed contribution to film scholarship. Hardcover, 202 pp. $89.99.



The Pocket Essential Tim BurtonThe Pocket Essential Tim Burton
Colin Odell & Michelle LeBlanc
Tim Burton is a contradiction--a film-maker who has a unique style and yet remains grounded in the Hollywood studio system. How can someone who has such a distinctive personal vision survive in an aggressive and increasingly bland marketplace? Tim Burton may well be a cinematic artist, but his films are also financially successful. The Pocket Essential Tim Burton looks at the man and his films, from his early shorts right through to his latest blockbusters. It covers the films, their making and their merit. This is the essential companion to Hollywood's premiere magician. Softcover, 158 pp. $9.99.


Burton on Burton Burton on Burton
Revised Edition
Mark Salisbury
Tim Burton is one of the great modern-day visionaries of the cinema. He is a director who has fabricated his own deliciously nightmarish universe in movies as extraordinary as Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, and Batman. This updated and fully illustrated new edition of the definitive Burton interview book casts light on Burton's Burbank childhood, his early work at Disney, the recurrent themes and stunning designs of his movies, and the creative obsessions that fuel them. Softcover, 289 pp. $34.50.


The Films of Tim BurtonThe Films of Tim Burton
Alison McMahan
Tim Burton is a very special filmmaker. Though he works inside the Hollywood system, his films often fall outside the contemporary Hollywood paradigm. In this revealing book, film scholar Alison McMahan takes an in-depth look at Tim Burton's entire body of work, from early pieces like the animated short Vincent through Beetlejuice, Batman, Edward Scissorhands, and Ed Wood, right up to his most recent movies, including Big Fish and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Softcover, 262 pp. $25.95.


Tim Burton InterviewsTim Burton Interviews
Kristian Fraga
Mixing Gothic horror, black comedy, and oddball whismy together, Tim Burton's movies veer from childlike enchantment to morbid melancholy, often within the same frame. These interviews show his progression from an inarticulate young director to a contemplative and dry-witted artist over the course his (so far) twenty-year career. This collection of conversations reveals a man who has managed to thrive inside Hollywood while maintaining the distinctive quirks of an independent filmmaker. Softcover, 192 pp. $28.95.

Tim Burton: A Child's Garden of NightmaresTim Burton: A Child's Garden of Nightmares
Edited by Paul A. Woods
Burton's love of American pop-gothic imagery has led to an enormously successful career. Through a selection of articles and interviews, written throughout Burton's career, the book charts his path from malcontent animator at Walt Disney Productions to director of fantasy feature films about strange outsiders. Softcover, $27.95.


Routledge Film Guidebooks: James CameronRoutledge Film Guidebooks: James Cameron
Alexandra Keller
Alexandra Keller provides the first critical study of James Cameron as "auteur," considering how his very presence in the cinematic landscape has changed the meaning of that term. Considering in particular his treatment of genre and gender, and his preoccupation with capital and vision itself, both in his films and in his filmmaking practice, Keller offers an overview of Cameron's work and its significance within cinematic history. Softcover, 193 pp. $29.95.


Donald Cammell: A Life on the Wild SideDonald Cammell: A Life on the Wild Side
Rebecca Umland & Sam Umland
When Donald Cammell, the Scottish painter and filmmaker, committed suicide in 1996, he left behind a handful of unusual, innovative, frequently disturbing films. This provocative and comprehensive biography separates fact from fiction, apprehending the realities behind the myths. In an effort to account for his wasted genius, the authors scrutinize revealing patterns in Cammell's life that help to unlock the enigma of his death. Illustrated with many examples of Cammell's work as an artist, plus rare and previously unpublished photographs, and 32 stunning pages of full colour reproductions and film stills, this book sheds startling new light on one of Great Britain's most fascinating filmmakers. Softcover, 304 pp. $38.95.

Regarding Frank CapraRegarding Frank Capra
Eric Smoodin
In this innovative historical examination of the American movie audience, Eric Smoodin focuses on reactions to the films of Frank Capra. Based on his analysis of the reception of a broad range of Capra's films Smoodin considers the preferences and attitudes towards Hollywood of the people who watched movies during the "Golden Age" of studio production, from the 1930 to 1960. Illuminating the role of the famous director and his films in American culture, Regarding Frank Capra signals new directions for significant research on film reception and promotion. Softcover, 301 pp. $32.95.


Frank Capra: InterviewsFrank Capra: Interviews
Leland Poague
Few Hollywood directors had a higher profile in the 1930s and 1940s than Frank Capra. He served as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and of the Screen Directors Guild. He won three Academy Awards as best director and was widely acclaimed as the man most responsible for making Columbia Pictures a success. Softcover, 207 pp. $28.95.


Conversations with Jack CardiffConversations with Jack Cardiff
Art, Light and Direction in Cinema

Justin Bower
Renowned cinematographer, Jack Cardiff, has photographed some of the most visually stunning films of all time; this book is an insight into his art and craft. Entertainingly and accessible presented in question and answer format, it allows Cardiff to express candidly the details of his remarkable career in film. Film enthusiasts, particularly those who enjoy or study the art of photography, will enjoy this book immensely. Softcover, 272 pp. $35.95.

The Cinema of John CarpenterThe Cinema of John Carpenter: The Technique of Terror
Ian Conrich & David Woods
John Carpenter is a seminal figure in the history of horror and science fiction filmmaking, and his work in these genres has been highly influencial to their subsequent evolution. This book comprises essays that address the whole of his work as well as those that focus on a smaller number of key films. Included are chapters about Assault on Precinct 13, Halloween, Escape From New York, Christine, Escape From L.A., The Fog, The Thing and Prince of Darkness. The book concludes with an interview with John Carpenter. Softcover, 220 pp. $31.95.

John CarpenterJohn Carpenter: The Prince of Darkness
An Exclusive Interview with the Director of Halloween and The Thing

Gilles Boulenger
A uniquely talented filmmaker -- he writes, directs, produces, edits, and occasionally acts -- John Carpenter has made a seismic impact on genre filmmaking. In this book length interview, he thoroughly disscusses each of his films, his background, his inspirations, and his mercurial relationship with Hollywood. Softcover, 296 pp. $31.95.


Accidental Genius: How John Cassavetes Invented the American Independent Film Accidental Genius: How John Cassavetes Invented the American Independent Film
Marshall Fine
The rise of the independent film movement is one of the biggest stories in Hollywood in the past thirty years. And one man can be credited with inspiring and starting that movement: John Cassavetes. For the first time, Cassavetes' life and work are examined in a mainstream biography that reveals just how daring and forward-thinking the filmmaker was. Film critic Marshall Fine had unprecedented cooperation from Cassavetes' family and other members of the Cassavetes inner circle, as well as from actors, producers, and industry insiders who knew Cassavetes. Together, they tell his daring, tumultuous and compelling story. Softcover, 482 pp. $24.95.

Where Does it Happen?Where Does it Happen? John Cassavetes and Cinema at the Breaking Point
George Kouvaros
"A good movie," John Cassavetes remarked, "will ask you questions you already know the answers to." Taking up the radical question that Cassavetes's films consistently pose -- specifically, where is the line between actor and character, fiction and reality, film and life? -- George Kouvaros reveals the unique, and uniquely illuminating, position that Cassavetes's work occupies at the intersection of filmmaking and film theory. Softcover, 239 pp. $28.95.


Accidental Genius: How John Cassavetes Invented the American Independent Film Accidental Genius: How John Cassavetes Invented the American Independent Film
Marshall Fine
For the first time, Cassavetes' life and work are examined in a mainstream biography that reveals just how daring and forward-thinking the filmmaker was. Film critic Marshall Fine had unprecedented cooperation from Gena Rowlands and other members of the Cassavetes inner circle, as well as from actors, producers, and industry insiders who knew and worked with Cassavetes -- some speaking publicly for the first time. Together, they tell his daring, tumultuous, and compelling story. Hardcover, 482 pp. $37.95.


Chaplin: The Dictator and the TrampChaplin: The Dictator and the Tramp

Various authors
This anthology of essays collects writings by some of the world's leading authorities on Chaplin and early film comedy. The primary focus of this volume is Chaplin's 1940 film satire on Nazi Germany, The Great Dictator, which has recently attracted intense interest during its wide international theatrical and DVD re-release. Sotfcover, 150 pp. $26.95.

 

Joel and Ethan CoenThe Pocket Essential Joel and Ethan Coen
The Pocket Essential

Ellen Cheshire & John Ashbrook
The eccentric vision exhibited in the Coen brothers' filmography is a direct outgrowth of their unique working relationship: Joel directs, Ethan produces, and they both write. In this "pocket essential" guide, readers will find detailed and engaging chapters on each of the Coens' idiosyncratic films. Softcover, 160 pp. $9.95.


The Coen BrothersThe Coen Brothers
Ronald Bergan
Flamboyant visual style, richly conceived characters, crisp dialogue, and brilliant casting -- Joel and Ethan Coen have pulled off the ultimate balancing act. Despite having their movies financed by major studios, they have somehow managed to remain true independents, rejecting commercial cliches, and never giving up on their own fiercely idiosyncratic vision. This detailed duo-biography is a fascinating account of their remarkably eccentric and accomplished career. Softcover, 263 pp. $19.95.

Joel and Ethan CoenJoel and Ethan Coen
R. Barton Palmer
Mixing high and low cultural sources and blurring genres like noir and comedy, the Coens deploy pastiche and anti-realist elements in their highly cinematic films. In Joel and Ethan Coen, R. Barton Palmer argues that the Coen oeuvre forms a central element in what might be called postmodernist filmmaking, and arguing through a "generic" framework, he analyzes their substantial and highly eclectic body of work. Softcover, 207 pp. $27.95.

Coen BrothersCoen Brothers
Eddie Robson
Eccentric characters, colliding genres, and flamboyant technique abound in the cinema of filmmaking siblings Joel and Ethan Coen. Starting with their stunning debut effort Blood Simple, this insightful guide is a chronological exploration of their unique filmography, right up to the film noir pastiche The Man Who Wasn't There. A must for Coen fans. Softcover, 298 pp. $38.95.

Joel & Ethan Coen: Blood Siblings
Joel & Ethan Coen: Blood Siblings

Paul A. Woods
The Coen brothers have made their mark on modern cinema with a series of distinctive, absurdist films, showcasing their unique reworking of Hollywood genres. Fans of their work will revel in this outstanding collection of the most important interviews, articles and reviews about the brothers and their films. Softcover, 208 pp. $29.95.


Francis Ford Coppola: Interviews Francis Ford Coppola: Interviews
Gene D. Phillips & Rodney Hill
Of all the American filmmakers who emerged from the 1970s, Francis Ford Coppola may be the most passionately revered by both critics and mainstream audiences. Through this series of illuminating interviews, the director of Apocalypse Now, The Conversation, and The Godfather films is revealed to be both an intensely personal auteur and a studio-savvy Hollywood player. Softcover, 190 pp. $28.95.

Godfather: The Intimate Francis Ford CoppolaGodfather: The Intimate Francis Ford Coppola
Gene D. Phillips
The films of Francis Ford Coppola are emblematic of an auteur-centric cinema, a style of filmmaking where every aspect of the production bears the signature of a singular voice. In this stunning blend of biography, studio history, and film criticism, Gene D. Phillips paints the definitive portrait of the director of Apocalypse Now, The Conversation, and all three Godfather films. Hardcover, 380 pp. $57.95.

CoppolaCoppola
James Clarke
From his expansive Godfather trilogy and Apocalypse Now to the art-house teen dream of Rumble Fish and the Gothic grandeur of Bram Stoker's Dracula, Francis Coppola's films have become pop culture cornerstones. This book takes each of his directorial projects in chronological order and discusses them in accessible sections, making it the indispensible guide to the films of this iconoclast director. Softcover, 294 pp. $38.95.

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Roger CormanRoger Corman
Beverly Gray
He mentored Coppola, Scorsese and Sayles. He made such cult classics as Little Shop of Horrors, Piranha, and Slumber Party Massacre. The unauthorized biography of one of the true independents of Hollywood cinema. Illustrated. $36.99.


 

Screams & NightmaresScreams & Nightmares: The Films of Wes Craven
Brian J. Robb
Screams & Nightmares
covers the career of acclaimed horror meister Wes Craven, from his low-budget beginnings to his most recent box office hits, including the banned thriller The Last House on the Left, The People Under the Stairs, and The Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream series. "Dripping with fascinating details, this is a treat. " The Washington Post. $26.99.

David Cronenberg Interviews with Serge GrunbergDavid Cronenberg
Interviews with Serge Grunberg

Serg Grunberg
In this book-length interview, David Cronenberg talks candidly about aesthetics, censorship, sexuality, political correctness, and the ephemeral sense of reality in an age saturated with mass media. Each of his landmark films is discussed in detail, accompanied by vivid stills, rare handbills and posters, and storyboards that show his creative process at work. Softcover, 192 pp. $32.50.

Cronenberg on CronenbergCronenberg on Cronenberg
David Cronenberg
Charts Cronenberg's development as filmmaker and demonstrates his ability not only to touch painful nerves but to invest the genre with seriousness, philosophical dimension and a rare emotional intensity. Illustrated. $28.99.

On CukorOn Cukor
Gavin Lambert
"It is above all about a professional. To hear Cukor speak of his craft is refreshing and even challenging... Lambert has portrayed the man in his setting, captured the tonalities of his voice, has not limited himself to questions, establishing the kind of dramatic tension which Cukor himself appreciated and handled... There will be other studies of George Cukor, but Lambert's will not be supplanted." Los Angeles Times. Hardcover, $72.95.


Distant Voices, Still LivesDistant Voices, Still Lives
Paul Farley
Set in 'a world before Elvis, in a Liverpool before the Beatles', Terence Davies's film Distant Voices, Still Lives is an elegiac and intensely autobiographical meditation on a post-War working-class childhood. Paul Farley's study of the film is both a personal response, as a Liverpudlian and as a poet, and an exploration of Davies's unique visual style, blending the spaces - the 'short halls, stairways, coal cellars and meter cupboards of northern England' - and souls - the BBC shipping forecast, a pub sing-a-long, the strains of Vaughan Williams and Britten - of memory. Softcover, 95 pp. $19.95.

Brian De PalmaBrian De Palma
Interviews
Lawrence F. Knapp
Since the late 1960's Brian De Palma has established himself as one of the most protean, original, and controversial directors in contemporary cinema. In these interviews he emerges as a fascinating figure of excess and ambivalence, not afraid to share his opinions about censorship, violence, feminism, American culture, and the fate of cinema in the twenty-first century. Softcover, 197 pp. $29.95.


Claire DenisClaire Denis
Judith Mayne
Widely regarded as one of the most innovative and passionate filmmakers working in France today, Claire Denis has continued to make beautiful and challenging films since the 1988 release of her first feature, Chocolat. Judith Mayne's comprehensive study of these films traces Denis's career and discusses her major feature films in rich detail. Softcover, 167 pp. $23.00.


Walt Disney: Conversations Walt Disney: Conversations
Kathy Merlock Jackson
Walt Disney: Conversations collects interviews and profiles of the man who created Mickey Mouse, developed a multinational creative corporation, and produced such full-length animated classics as Snow White, Cinderella, Fantasia, Bambi, Lady and the Tramp, Dumbo, Sleeping Beauty, Peter Pan, and Pinocchio. Bringing together over twenty pieces from the late 1920s to the late 1960s, this book reveals a complex visionary whose impact on animation, live-action film, television, and theme parks has never been equaled. Softcover, 143 pp. $28.95.

Nelson Pereira dos SantosNelson Pereira dos Santos
Darlene J. Sadlier
This is the first book in English to provide a full critical discussion of the films of Latin America's most important living director. A leader of the Cinema Novo movement, dos Santos is responsible for some of Brazil's most socially important and artistically engaging movies. His films are discussed in terms their stylistic evolution, as well as in regards to the director's political interests. Softcover, 180 pp. $27.95.


Image Territory: Essays on Atom EgoyanImage Territory: Essays on Atom Egoyan
Monique Tschoffen & Jennifer Burwell Both academic and accessible, this collection of new interviews and essays is indispensable for the scholar, student, and fan of Atom Egoyan. In addition to illuminating the central arguments, tensions, and paradoxes of his work, Image Territory also situates Egoyan's work within larger intellectual and artistic currents to show how he takes up and answers critical debates in politics, philosophy, and aesthetics. Softcover, 417 pp. $29.95.

Atom EgoyanAtom Egoyan
Jonathan Romney
Complex, alluringly postmodern, rich and rigorous, the films of Canadian-Armenian director Atom Egoyan are among the most dazzling in world cinema. Blending detachment and compassion, they explore a host of themes. In this lucid monograph, Jonathan Romney illuminates the work of one of contemporary cinema's most provocative auteurs. Softcover, 229 pp. $26.95.


The Cinema of EisensteinThe Cinema of Eisenstein
David Bordwell
This is David Bordwell's essential analysis of the films of Sergei Eisenstein. Discussing each of the director's films in detail, Bordwell points out the traces of various artistic currents of the times, from Marxist modernism to Socialist Realism to Symbolist poetics, as well as the changing influence of Soviet politics; he also guides us through Eisenstein's theoretical writings. Comprehensive, authoritative, and illustrated with more than three hundred stills, The Cinema of Eisenstein deserves to be on the shelf of every serious student of film. Softcover, 316 pp. $34.95.


Harun Farocki: Working on the Sight-Lines Harun Farocki: Working on the Sight-Lines
Thomas Elsaesser
Haroun Farocki's vast oeuvre of over seventy titles includes feature films, internationally acclaimed essay films, critical media pieces, experimental work, children's features for television, film-historical film-essays, 'learning-films', and installation pieces. In this monograph, the first critical publication on Farocki in English, leading scholars from the US, France, and Germany assess his work from a wide range of critical perspectives, bringing to bear a variety of theoretical and political concerns as well as offering a wealth of biographical material. Softcover, 379 pp. $55.95.


Fassbinder: The Life and Work of a Provocative GeniusFassbinder: The Life and Work of a Provocative Genius
Christian Brand Thomsen
In his forty-four films (made in only fourteen years) Rainer Werner Fassbinder attacked both German bourgeois society and the larger limitations of humanity, with stories of the desperate yearning for love and freedom in a non-permissive world. In Fassbinder, Christian Thomsen, a close friend of the director, brilliantly reflects the sexual, political, and overwhelmingly human contradictions inherent in the life of Fassbinder, this intensely creative man, and in the remarkable films he directed. Softcover, 358 pp. $37.95.

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Frederico Fellini as Auteur: Seven Aspects of His FilmsFrederico Fellini as Auteur: Seven Aspects of His Films
John C. Stubbs
Frederico Fellini as Auteur offers a comprehensive auteurist study of the renowned Italian director. Film scholar John C. Stubbs dispenses with a traditional film-career review of the man and instead organizes his discussion of Fellini's films into seven categories. The volume focuses retrospectively on the key elements of the filmmaker's styl, the influence of Jung and dreams, the autobiograpical depiction of childhood and adolesence, the portrait of the artist, the filmmaker's working relationship with his wife, comic strategies, and his adaptation of the works of others. Softcover, 300 pp. $57.95.


Federico Fellini: His Life and WorkFederico Fellini: His Life and Work

Tullio Keizich
In 1963, with the release of the revolutionary 8 1/2, Federico Fellini put his deepest desires and anxieties before the lens, permanently impacting the art of cinema in the process. Now, more than forty years later, film critic and Fellini confidant Tullio Kezich has written the work against which all other biographies of the influential filmmaker are sure to be measured. In this moving and intimately revealing account of a lifetime spent in pictures, Kezich utilizes his friendship with Fellini to step outside the frame of myth and anecdote that surrounds him -- much of which, as Kezich reveals, is of the director's own making. Hardcover, 444 pp. $47.25.

I'm A Born LiarI'm A Born Liar: A Fellini Lexicon
Damian Pettigrew
Based on a series of candid interviews with Fellini conducted in 1992, the year before his death, I'm A Born Liar offers an alluring look into the wildly inventive and stunningly original world of one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. Illustrated cover-to-cover with a plethora of brilliant photographs from the films and from behind-the-scenes. Hardcover, 176 pp. $55.00.


Federico Fellini: The Complete FilmsFederico Fellini: The Complete Films
Chris Wiegand
This beautiful book from Taschen is a visual tribute to the cinema of Federico Fellini. Colour and black & white photos throughout. Softcover, 192 pp. $29.99.



The Films of Federico FelliniThe Films of Federico Fellini
Peter Bondanella
Through an examination of 5 of Fellini's masterpieces -- La Strada, La Dolce Vita, 8 1/2, Amarcord, and Intervista -- The Films of Federico Fellini offers a strong critical perspective on the famed Italian director's career. Rejecting an overtly ideological approach to Fellini's cinema, Peter Bondanella emphasizes the director's interest in fantasy, the irrational, and individualism. Softcover, 205 pp. $34.95.

Fellini Lexicon
Fellini Lexicon
Sam Rohdie
Fellini Lexicon
explores the forms and substances, significances and insignificances, objects and shadows in Fellini's work. The entries are reversible, overlapping, often unlikely, combining careful analysis of the films with a celebration of their richness. An original, delightful approach to Fellini's work and to the practice of film criticism. Softcover, 159 pp. $32.95.

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In The DarkIn The Dark
Mike Figgis
Mulit-media artist, Mike Figgis, has created an extensive list of projects, including 7 feature films. In this book, he shows the potential for revolution through stunning multi-textured images taken from his experimental digital work. Alongside extracts from his notebooks, scripts and other documents relating to his development of these new techniques are comments on the possibilites that they open up for the future. Softcover, 208 pp. $65.00.

Dark Eye: The Films of David FincherDark Eye: The Films of David Fincher
James Swallow
One of the most controversial and dynamic filmmakers of recent years, David Fincher has earned critical respect and cult stardom for his challenging, hard-edged and uncompromising movies. This intelligent survey, examines each of the director's feature films in detail, with individual chapters covering Alien 3, Seven, The Game, Fight Club, and Panic Room. Softcover, 208 pp. $39.95.


John Ford: The Complete Films
John Ford and the American West
Peter Cowie
This beautifully designed hardcover volume provides a lucid overview of John Ford's filmography, with special emphasis on the genre that he helped create: the western. Respected film historian Peter Cowie shows how Ford filtered the history of the American West and influences from the visual arts through his own sensibility to create his remarkable body of work. Hardcover, 224 pp. $67.50.

Searching for John FordSearching for John Ford
Joseph McBride
Joseph McBride's Searching For John Ford surpasses all previous biographies of the filmmaker in its depth, originality, and insight. Blending lively and penetrating analyses of his films with an impeccably documented narrative of the historical and psychological contexts in which those films were created, McBride has at long last given John Ford the biography his stature demands. Softcover, 838 pp. $33.95.


Print the LegendPrint the Legend
Scott Eyman
"When the legend becomes fact, print the legend. "The line from Who Shot Liberty Valance could serve as the epigram for the life of legendary filmmaker John Ford. A definitive view of the life and work of one of America's true cinematic giants. Illustrated. Hardcover, $59.00; Paperback, $37.95.


William FriedkinWilliam Friedkin
Films of Aberration, Obsession and Reality
Thomas D. Clagett
The films of William Friedkin have won Acadamy Awards, been found deeply offensive, set box-office records, been subject to intense censorship, and (by some accounts) inflicted psychological harm. In this expanded and updated second edition, Thomas D. Clagett writes the definitive critical account of the intense, controversial, and always challenging films of "Wild Bill" Friedkin. Softcover, 457 pp. $31.95.


A Third FaceA Third Face
My Tale of Writing, Fighting and Filmmaking

Samuel Fuller
Hitchhiker, news reporter, infrantryman, and film director are just some of the titles that Samuel Fuller has held during his wildly eventful life and career. In this posthumously published autobiography, Fuller narrates with typical gusto about everything from his humble childhood in New York, to his controversial film career in Hollywood. Provacative, insightful, and entertaining. A must for anyone interested in movies. Hardcover, 592 pp., $53.00

Like Mangoes In JulyLike Mangoes In July:
The Work of Richard Fung

edited by Helen Lee & Kerri Sakamoto
Over the past few years, Richard Fung's work has put him at the forefront of innovative new Canadian filmmakers. This enticing and stimulating book provides an essential overview of Fung's pioneering work in contemporary film and video. Softcover, $19.95.



Jean-Luc GodardJean-Luc Godard
Douglas Morrey
This volume offers a new interpretation of one of the most innovative directors in the history of cinema. It is the first book to cover the whole of Godard's career, from the early successes of the French New Wave, through the political works of the late 1960s and 1970s and the difficult films of the 1980s, to the recent triumphs of Histoire(s) du cinema and Eloge de l'amour. The book will be useful to all students of Godard's films, and of interest to scholars of modern and contemporary French cinema, culture and thought. Softcover, 271 pp. $32.95.

Terry Gilliam: InterviewsTerry Gilliam: Interviews
David Sterritt & Lucille Rhodes
This collection of interviews with the filmmaker, animator, artist, and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe covers the phases of his career from his early work as a cartoonist and animator through to his recent and most difficult film projects. Softcover, 227 pp. $28.95.


Jean-Luc GodardJean-Luc Godard
Douglas Morrey
This volume offers a new interpretation of one of the most innovative directors in the history of cinema. It is the first book to cover the whole of Godard's career, from the early successes of the French New Wave, through the political works of the late 1960s and 1970s and the difficult films of the 1980s, to the recent triumphs of Histoire(s) du cinema and Eloge de l'amour. The book will be useful to all students of Godard's films, and of interest to scholars of modern and contemporary French cinema, culture and thought. Softcover, 271 pp. $32.95.


Godard: A Portrait of the Artist at SeventyGodard: A Portrait of the Artist at Seventy

Colin MacCabe
Prolific, daring, and highly influencial, Jean-Luc Godard is one of the giants of European cinema. In this first-ever biography of the director, Colin MacCabe has written a thrilling account of Godard's life and filmography, his role in the transformation of French cinema, and the effect of the Nouvelle Vague on the cinema of today. Hardcover, 432 pp. $40.50.


Best in ShowBest in Show: The Films of Christopher Guest and Company
John Kenneth Muir
Christopher Guest is the master of the "mockumentary," a genre which he has popularized -- long before the advent of "reality tv" -- in films such as Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, and A Mighty Wind. This book, the first to focus on the talented filmmaker, summarizes his films, discusses his unique filmmaking style, and pays tribute to his talented repertory company. Softcover, 244 pp. $27.95.

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