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  • Movies and TV: The New York Public Library Book of Answers

    If you're a movie or television fan - how many of these questions can you answer?What was the last picture show in The Last Picture Show?Where was the stagecoach headed in Stagecoach?What was the name of the dinosaur bone in Bringing Up Baby?What did Gomer Pyle do before he entered the Marines?Who played Gentle Ben?Like The Book of Answers, this book answers hundreds of questions i... ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Empty Moments

    Cinema, Modernity, and Drift

    by Leo Charney ...
    In Empty Moments, Leo Charney describes the defining quality of modernity as “drift”—the experience of being unable to locate a stable sense of the present. Through an exploration of artistic, philosophical, and scientific interrogations of the experience of time, Charney presents cinema as the emblem of modern culture’s preoccupation with the reproduction of the present.Empty Moments creates a ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Stephen King Films FAQ

    All That's Left to Know About the King of Horror on Film

    Over the past four decades, the Stephen King movie has become a genre unto itself. The prolific writer's works have spawned well over 100 adaptations for both the big and small screen, ranging from modern classics of horror (Carrie, The Shining) to Oscar-nominated fare (The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile) to unapologetic, B-movie schlock (the King-directed Maximum Overdrive). The filmmakers ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • The Independent Filmmaker's Guide

    Make Your Feature Film for $2,000

    Award-winning independent filmmaker Glenn Berggoetz shares all he knows about making a marketable feature film for $2 000. While most books on independent filmmaking talk about how to make a film with a budget of anywhere from $50 000 to half a million dollars or more, the reality of the indie film world is that most filmmakers rarely have more than a few thousand dollars at their disposal for ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Star Wars FAQ

    Everything Left to Know About the Trilogy That Changed the Movies

    by Mark Clark ...
    From the books and movies that inspired George Lucas to imagine the Star Wars universe, to early screenplay drafts that were never filmed, to short biographies of many people who made key contributions to the movies' success, Star Wars FAQ explores every aspect of the original Star Wars trilogy (Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi). Along the way, it unearths underreported ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Armageddon Films FAQ

    All That's Left to Know About Zombies, Contagions, Aliens and the End of the World as We Know It!

    by Dale Sherman ...
    Mankind has been predicting its own demise through various methods, from fables and religious scriptures to hard-core scientific studies since the dawn of time. And if there is one thing Hollywood knows how to exploit, it is the fears of Things to Come. Movies about the end of the world have been around since the early days of cinema, and Armageddon Film FAQ is a look into the various methods we ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Elvis Films FAQ

    All That's Left to Know About the King of Rock 'n' Roll in Hollywood

    by Paul Simpson ...
    If Elvis Presley had not wanted to be a movie star, he would never have single-handedly revolutionized popular culture. Yet this aspect of his phenomenal career has been much maligned and misunderstood – partly because the King himself once referred to his 33 movies as a rut he had got stuck in just off Hollywood Boulevard. Elvis Films FAQ explores his best and worst moments as an actor, analyzes ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • The Complete Idiot's Guide to Screenwriting

    by Skip Press ...
    This guide is for anyone who has ever thought of screenwriting. Written by someone who has "been there, done that," and lived to tell the tale, it reveals the most popular genres, explains how stories need to be structured for feature films and TV movies, offers the freshest look at workshops and online classes, and disusses how to set up a step–by–step path to success. ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film

    Edited by Wyndham Wise ...
    Series series Heritage
    Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film is the most exhaustive and up-to-date reference book on Canadian film and filmmakers, combining 700 reviews and biographical listings with a detailed chronology of major events in Canadian film and television history. Compiled by Wyndham Wise, the editor and publisher of Take One, Canada's most respected film magazine, with a foreword by Canadian ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Horror, The Film Reader

    Edited by Mark Jancovich ...
    Series series In Focus: Routledge Film Readers
    Horror, The Film Reader brings together key articles to provide a comprehensive resource for students of horror cinema. Mark Jancovich's introduction traces the development of horror film from The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari to The Blair Witch Project, and outlines the main critical debates. Combining classic and recent articles, each section explores a central issue of horror film, and features an ... Read more

    $56.99 USD

  • Inside Oscar 2

    by Damien Bona ...
    FINALLY, A SEQUEL AS GOOD AS THE ORIGINAL!Enlivened by humorous incidents, brewing controversies, and deeply moving personal dramas, Inside Oscar 1995-2000 offers the complete lowdown on six more years of Academy Awards glory . . . from Braveheart in 1995 through Gladiator in 2000, with the Titanic phenomenon and the Saving Private Ryan/Shakespeare in Love feud in between. There is also complete ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • The Filmmaker's Guide to Production Design

    Learn to turn a simple screenplay into a visual masterpiece! Top production designers share their real-life experiences to explain the aesthetic, narrative, and technical aspects of the craft. Step by step, aspiring filmmakers will discover sound instruction on the tools of the trade, and established filmmakers will enjoy a new outlook on production design. They will learn, for example, the craft ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Diccionario de guionistas americanos

    Todo el mundo parece coincidir en que el oficio de guionista debe ser un poco triste; vayan por delante dos ejemplos: Preston Sturges, tras sus triunfos en Broadway, recaló en Hollywood y acabó tan harto de escribir para otros que aceptó el pago simbólico de un dólar para poder debutar como director. Frank Tashlin decidió convertirse en director porque comprobar lo que otros hacían con sus guiones ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Technical Film and TV for Nontechnical People

    by Drew Campbell ...
    Technical Film and TV for Nontechnical People introduces film students, actors, producers and other nontechnical film people to the technical aspects that everyone working on a film set should know. Author Drew Campbell is a lighting and sound designer for Universal Studios who started out in theater and who was struck by the complex technical procedures and idiosyncratic expressions that he ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Book on Acting

    Improvisation Technique for the Professional Actor in Film, Theater, and Television

    by Stephen Book ...
    The ability to improvise a skilled performance while speaking scripted and memorized lines is of paramount importance to actors working in today’s film and television productions, which often allow very little if any rehearsal time. Through his innovative Improvisation Technique, Stephen Book shows the actor how to create a spontaneous performance by applying improvisation to traditional script ... Read more

    $24.95 USD

  • Todos los Estrenos de 2002

    by VV.AA. ...
    Esta obra contiene todos los estrenos en el cine español durante el años 2002. ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Encyclopedia of Hollywood Film Actors

    From the Silent Era to 1965

    by Barry Monush ...
    For decades, Screen World has been the film professional's, as well as the film buff's, favorite and indispensable annual screen resource, full of all the necessary statistics and facts. Now Screen World editor Barry Monush has compiled another comprehensive work for every film lover's library.In the first of two volumes, this book chronicles the careers of every significant film actor, from the ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • I Know What You Quoted Last Summer

    Quotes and Trivia from the Most Memorable Contemporary Movies

    by Jai Nanda ...
    Think you know your movie quotes and trivia? Think again.Covering the last twenty-five years of moviemaking, I Know What You Quoted Last Summer is packed with your favorite one-liners and trivia about the films, their stars, and their directors.Do you know...What instrument Michelle played in American Pie?What the name of the town was in The Truman Show?What the first rule of Fight Club is?What ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The 100 Best Movies You've Never Seen

    Richard Crouse film critic and host of television’s award-winning Reel to Real takes you on a journey through 70 years of cinema history choosing his favorite overlooked films. From the sublime – Monsoon Wedding – to the ridiculous – Eegah! The Name Written in Blood – The 100 Best Movies You’ve Never Seen covers a wide spectrum of films from the 1930s through to present day. Complementing the ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Tele-ology

    Studies in Television

    by John Hartley ...
    Teleology brings together John Hartley's work on television. The book draws on current critical theory in cultural studies to develop a wide-ranging and thought-provoking view of television broadcasting in Britain, Australia and the USA.Neighbours, Hancock's Half Hour, Dallas, Monty Python, Miami Vice, Beverly Hillbillies and Bonanza are among the examples of TV art that are discussed in Hartley's ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • The Ultimate Guide to Adult Videos

    How to Watch Adult Videos and Make Your Sex Life Sizzle

    by Violet Blue ...
    Join the increasing number of women, men, and couples who enjoy adult videos. Whether you're newly curious about the world of adult films or a seasoned porn enthusiast, reviewer and best-selling author Violet Blue tells you everything you need to know to spice up your sex life: * Keys to finding porn that turns you on * Helpful hints for first-time viewing * How to introduce your partner to porn * ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film

    Edited by Oliver Leaman ...
    The Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film is a unique, one volume work which illuminates a fascinating variety of cinema which is little known outside its own area. The Encyclopedia is divided into nine chapters, each written by a leading scholar in the field. Each chapter covers the history and major issues of film within that area, as well as providing bibliographies of ... Read more

    $68.99 USD