Individual film directors, film-makers books

The transnational history and cultural politics of the Shaw Brothers' movie empire  Read More >>

Riefenstahl Screened offers an opportunity to rethink the place of Leni Riefenstahl and her work in contemporary...  Read More >>

Offers an opportunity to rethink the place of Leni Riefenstahl and her work in contemporary culture and in academic...  Read More >>

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Revealing biography of one of the twentieth century's most controversial figures; and the first significant biography...  Read More >>

Out of Asia: The Films of Akira Kurosawa, Satyajit Ray, Abbas Kiarostami, and Zhang Yimou is a collection of interviews...  Read More >>

Micheaux's saga is unique among Hollywood backstories. The son of freed slaves, he grew up in the homesteading communities...  Read More >>

The most renowned of Irish film directors, Neil Jordan's diverse work has spanned gothic horror. This book discusses...  Read More >>

A guide to the life and work of one of the greatest film-makers of the twentieth century - Kenji Mizoguchi. It discusses...  Read More >>

A guide to the life and work of one of the greatest film-makers of the twentieth century - Kenji Mizoguchi. It discusses...  Read More >>

Since 1974, German filmmaker Ulrike Ottinger has created a substantial body of films that explore a world of difference...  Read More >>

Features the Sam Peckinpah discussing his best-known films, including The Wild Bunch, the unsettling and controversial...  Read More >>

Brings together the fields of film studies, feminist and queer theory, Hispanic studies, psychoanalysis and art...  Read More >>

In the conversations collected in this volume, Sam Peckinpah's candour - about himself, filmmaking, studios, male/female...  Read More >>

A searing study of an important American writer-director  Read More >>

A searing study of an important American writer-director  Read More >>

Analyzes and traces the origins of the pivotal films and directors in an undeclared war on the mundane.  Read More >>

Discusses how Hitchcock used music to influence the atmosphere, characterization, and even storylines of his films....  Read More >>

Federico Fellini is one of the most beloved and revered filmmakers of the twentieth century, having entertained...  Read More >>

Edgar G. Ulmer: Detour on Poverty Row examines the full scope of the career of this often overlooked film auteur,...  Read More >>

A study of aikido instructor turned movie star/director/writer/blues guitarist/energy drink inventor, the ass-kicking...  Read More >>

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