Individual film directors, film-makers books

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Offers a look at screen legends ranging from D W Griffith and Charlie Chaplin to Martin Scorcese and the Coen Brothers....  Read More >>

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Rising from a small-time vaudeville career in the States, Loie Fuller attained international celebrity as a dancer,...  Read More >>

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'Action!' draws on the very best published and unpublished interviews of the 'Bright Lights Film Journal', and contains...  Read More >>

In 1991, John Singleton rocketed from obscurity to the top ranks of Hollywood with the release of his debut film,...  Read More >>

a total of 20 of Hitchcock's films are discussed in depth - many others are considered in passing section introductions...  Read More >>

John Singleton (b. 1968) rocketed from obscurity to the top ranks of Hollywood directors in 1991, when he released...  Read More >>

An integrated analysis of Egoyan's contemplative cinema  Read More >>

Paul Bern had earned a reputation for being a loyal and supportive friend and for becoming one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer...  Read More >>

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Jack Hill stands as one of the great B-movie directors and influenced an aspiring filmmaker named Quentin Tarantino....  Read More >>

In the summer of 1947, Crossfire, a controversial thriller exposing American anti-Semitism, was a critical and box-office...  Read More >>

Albert Maysles has created some of the most influential documentaries of the post-war period. Such films as Salesman...  Read More >>

'Kinetic art is the first new category of art since prehistory', ex-pat New Zealand artist Len Lye boldly claimed...  Read More >>

The first book to examine the work of this radical, influential filmmaker. Dušan Makavejev is a filmmaker, teacher,...  Read More >>

Existing critical traditions fail to fully account for the impact of Austrian director, and 2009 Cannes Palm d'Or...  Read More >>

The films of Jonathan Demme (b. 1944) reflect his ebullient personality and are often infused with his love for...  Read More >>

Focuses on Jonathan Demme's artistry, on his filmmaking philosophy, and especially on his progressive social and...  Read More >>

Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name curated by Laura Delli Colli. Ferzan Ozpetek films...  Read More >>

For decades scholarship on Federico Fellini has focused on the figure of the director himself, while formal analysis...  Read More >>

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This first detailed account of Jane Campion's career as a filmmaker introduces students to the key debates surrounding...  Read More >>