Individual film directors, film-makers books

Completed with the enthusiastic support and participation of the late Laureate, Jean Antoine-Dunne’s lively and...  Read More >>

Film as Film: The Collected Writings of Gregory J. Markopoulos contains some ninety out-of-print or previously unavailable...  Read More >>

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Director, actress, scriptwriter and producer Iciar Bollain is one of the liveliest of contemporary young Spanish...  Read More >>

Reconsidering tropes such as the male juvenile delinquent figure, the makeover and the teen vampire, the book uses...  Read More >>

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This book traces the entire career of the British director Terence Fisher, best known for his Gothic horror films...  Read More >>

The essential biography of the influential and beloved filmmaker George Lucas. On May 25, 1977, a problem-plagued,...  Read More >>

Studies the unique achievements of Chabrol's last fourteen years of filmmaking, during which he made nine remarkable...  Read More >>

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In the first book devoted to Charles Burnett, a crucial figure in the history of American cinema often regarded...  Read More >>

When placed in the context of the long and complex dialogue Renoir had with his audience over the course of the...  Read More >>

This book traces the development of Richard Linklater’s Boyhood from its audacious concept through its tenacious...  Read More >>

In the first book devoted to Charles Burnett, a crucial figure in the history of American cinema often regarded...  Read More >>

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When placed in the context of the long and complex dialogue Renoir had with his audience over the course of the...  Read More >>

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Sizing Shakespeare to the compressed view of the camera lens is no small feat. This undertaking is covered in these...  Read More >>

George Lucas' life, his art, and the making of his cinematic empire.  Read More >>

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The 1976 premiere of Face to Face came at the height of director-screenwriter Ingmar Bergman's career, yet today...  Read More >>

Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Reservoir Dogs by diving into...  Read More >>

Werner Herzog doesn't write traditionalscreenplays; he writes fever dreams brimming with madness, greed, humor,...  Read More >>

Through case studies of popular films, including Prometheus, The Dark Knight Rises, Dawn of the Dead and The Human...  Read More >>

This is the first book to investigate the coming-of-age genre as a significant phenomenon in New Zealand's national...  Read More >>