DO NOT DETONATE Without Presidential Approval - A Portfolio on the Subjects of Mid-Century Cinema, the Broadway Stage and the American West by Wes Anderson (Editor); Jake Perlin (Editor)
$23.00 AUD
Category: Film
Inspirations for Wes Anderson's Asteroid City a collection of new and classic writing on mid-century cinema and the American West ** Includes an exclusive interview with Wes Anderson in which the director details how the pieces collected here influenced the characters, stories, and settings in the film ...Show more
The Path to Paradise: A Francis Ford Coppola Story by Sam Wasson
$45.00 AUD
Category: Film
A visionary who was ahead of his time, the book presents Francis Ford Coppola's great adventure in film-making.Say 'Coppola' and The Godfather immediately comes to mind. But Coppola isn't Corleone -- he's more than that.He's a visionary who predicted that digital cameras - no larger than one's hand - wo ...Show more
The Fatal Alliance: A Century of War on Film by David Thomson
$70.00 AUD
Category: Film
From one of the greatest living writers on film, a magisterial look at a century of battle depicted on screen, and a meditation on the twisted relationship between war and the movies. "Thomson's own genius is his ability to remain one of the leading authorities on cinematic history, without shying away ...Show more
Jane Campion on Jane Campion by Michel Ciment
$60.00 AUD
Category: Film
Jane Campion on Jane Campion offers a unique perspective on the creative process of one of cinema's greatest contemporary film directors. Through a series of interviews from the early days of Campion's career to her most recent projects, conducted by Michel Ciment, each chapter contains the study of a f ...Show more
Fassbinder - Thousands of Mirrors by Ian Penman
$28.00 AUD
Category: Film
Melodrama, biography, cold war thriller, drug memoir, essay in fragments, mystery - Fassbinder Thousands of Mirrors is cult critic Ian Penman's long awaited first original book, a kaleidoscopic study of the late West German film maker Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945-1982). Written quickly under a self-i ...Show more
Christopher Nolan: The Iconic Filmmaker and his work by Ian Nathan
$60.00 AUD
Category: Film | Series: Iconic Filmmakers Ser.
An engaging and in-depth examination of the work of Christopher Nolan, one of the most revered directors working in modern cinema. Best known for his cerebral, often nonlinear, storytelling, over the course of 15 years of filmmaking, Nolan has gone from low-budget independent films to working on some of ...Show more
God and the Devil - The Life and Work of Ingmar Bergman by Peter Cowie
$65.00 AUD
Category: Film
Peter Cowie's book chronicles the life and the 60-year film and stage career of Bergman as he wrestles the themes of love, sex and betrayal with the figure of Death hovering overhead. Blending biographical information with critical comment, Cowie presents a man whose life and work were intimately fused ...Show more
The World and Its Double - The Life and Work of Otto Preminger by Chris Fujiwara
$50.00 AUD
Category: Film
Otto Preminger was one of Hollywood's first truly independent producer/directors. He sought to address the major social, political and historical questions of his time in films designed to appeal to a wide public. Blazing a trail in the examination of controversial issues such as drug addiction (The M ...Show more
The Disney Book New Edition: A Celebration of the World of Disney: Centenary Edition by DK; Jim Fanning; Tracey Miller-Zarneke
$65.00 AUD
Category: Film
The bestselling Disney gift book, updated with ten more years of moviemaking, history, and entertainment Celebrate more than 100 years of magical Disney storytelling. The ideal gift for Disney, animation, and movie fans! From Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to Wish, Mary Poppins to The Little Mermaid, D ...Show more
Cinema Speculation by Quentin Tarantino
$35.00 AUD
Category: Film
In addition to being among the most celebrated of contemporary filmmakers, Quentin Tarantino is possibly the most joyously infectious movie lover alive. For years he has touted in interviews his eventual turn to writing books about films. Now, with CINEMA SPECULATION, the time has come, and the results ...Show more
Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli - The Epic Story of the Making of the Godfather by Mark Seal
$50.00 AUD
Category: Film
The behind-the-scenes story of the making of The Godfather, fifty years after the classic film's original release.The story of how The Godfather was made is as dramatic, operatic, and entertaining as the film itself. Over the years, many versions of various aspects of the movie's fiery creation have bee ...Show more
With Nails : The Film Diaries of Richard E Grant by Richard E. Grant
$20.00 AUD
Category: Film | Series: Picador Classic
In the summer of 1986, when Richard E Grant was cast as the lead in Withnail and I, his whole world shifted and he was set firmly on the path to international stardom. With Nails is his outrageous, irreverent and brutally funny account of that time and the years afterwards, of his self-doubt and anxiet ...Show more