How to Watch a Movie by David Thomson
$30.00 AUD
Category: Film
From one of the most admired critics of our time, brilliant insights into the act of watching movies and an enlightening discussion about how to derive more from any film experience. Since first publishing his landmark Biographical Dictionary of Film in 1975 (now in its sixth edition), David Thomson has ...Show more
The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture by Glen Weldon
$45.00 AUD
Category: Film
A witty, intelligent cultural history from book critic Glen Weldon explains Batman's rises and falls throughout the ages and what his story tells us about ourselves. Since his creation, Batman has been many things: a two-fisted detective; a planet-hopping gadabout; a campy Pop-art sensation; a pointy-ea ...Show more
Strike the Baby and Kill the Blonde: An Insider's Guide to Film Slang by Dave Knox
$28.00 AUD
Category: Film
Everything You Need to Know to Become a Film-Industry Insider Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a gaffer and a grip? Or what makes the best boy so great? In "Strike the Baby and Kill the Blonde," * Dave Knox, a top camera operator and longtime veteran of the film industry, gives you ...Show more
West of Eden: An American Place by Jean Stein
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Category: Film
"NEW YORK TIMES "BESTSELLER An epic, mesmerizing oral history of Hollywood and Los Angeles from the author of the contemporary classic"Edie" Jean Stein transformed the art of oral history in her groundbreaking book "Edie: American Girl, " an indelible portrait of Andy Warhol superstar Edie Sedgwick, whi ...Show more
Skywalking: The Life and Films of George Lucas by Dale Pollock
$28.99 AUD
Category: Film
Filled with revelations about the origins and making of American Graffiti, Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Return of the Jedi, this only full-length biography of filmmaker and cinematic visionary George Lucas has been updated with a substantial new chapter that discusses ...Show more
Woody Allen by Jason Solomons
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Category: Film
"In 2015, the world will be celebrating 50 years of Woody Allen's feature films. Since he first vented his neuroses in 1965, Woody Allen has enjoyed a career unlike any other writer or director in Hollywood. The impact of his comedy and his psychoanalysis of the modern world have been hugely influential ...Show more
West of Eden by Jean Stein
$49.99 AUD
Category: Film
West of Eden is the definitive story of Hollywood, told, in their own words, by the people on the inside: Lauren Bacall, Arthur Miller, Dennis Hopper, Frank Gehry, Ring Lardner, Joan Didion, Stephen Sondheim âe" all interviewed by Jean Stein, who grew up in the Forties in a fairytale mansion in the Holl ...Show more
Latin American Cinema by Stephen Hart
$44.99 AUD
Category: Film
This book provides a succinct and comprehensive history of Latin American cinema from its origins in 1896 to the award-winning cinema of the present day. It analyses landmark films - including El Megano (1955), Black God, White Devil (1964), The Official Version (1984), Central Station (1998), Amores Pe ...Show more
The Art of Star Wars - The Force Awakens (HB) by Phil Szostak
$50.00 AUD
Category: Film
Step inside the Lucasfilm art departments for the creation of fantastical worlds, unforgettable characters, and unimaginable creatures. The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens will take you there, from the earliest gathering of artists and production designers at Lucasfilm headquarters in San Francisco ...Show more
Fellini - The Sixties by Manoah Bowman
$79.99 AUD
Category: Film
"Fellini: The Sixties" is an awe-inspiring, photo-filled homage to the signature work of Italy's most celebrated filmmaker, Federico Fellini.Style, beauty, passion, vision. All of these words describe the films of one of the most important filmmakers the world has ever known--Federico Fellini. Fifty yea ...Show more
The Little Prince: The Art of the Movie by Ramin Zahed
$45.00 AUD
Category: Film
Packed with never-before-seen designs and plenty of behind-the-scenes secrets, The Art of the Little Prince captures the breathtaking magic of the movie. With hundreds of stunning images, this book gives fans an all-access pass to The Little Prince - see how the visuals develop from page to screen, enjo ...Show more
Alfred Hitchcock: The Man Who Knew Too Much by Michael Wood
$40.00 AUD
Category: Film | Series: Icons
Widely regarded as the greatest filmmaker of the twentieth century, Alfred Hitchcock had a gift for creating suspense and a shrewd knowledge of human psychology. His film career, spanning more than half a century, is studded with classics from "The 39 Steps to Psycho, North by Northwest" to "Vertigo" (w ...Show more