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  • The Golden Age of Hollywood Winter 2022

    Series series The Golden Age of Hollywood Magazine
    Welcome to The Golden Age of Hollywood, a celebration of motion pictures, and the people involved in those pictures, from the 1920s through to the 1960s.It’s our intention to publish this eMagazine quarterly: winter, spring, summer, autumn, etcetera. Our Winter 2022 superstar is Gene Tierney. In our article on Gene you can read about her movies, her personal life, and her struggles with her mental ... Read more

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  • YouTube Domination Startup in 10 minutes

    Finally! A perfect guide for aspiring video makers to dominate YouTube!Do you want to promote your business on YouTube? Do you want to make money by creating viral videos? If yes, then this book is for you!YouTube seems to have taken over the social media at the present, and true enough, even if it is as simple as uploading videos, YouTube is one great money-making and marketing machine.From this ... Read more

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  • The James Bond Bedside Companion

    New revised digital edition of the classic 007 reference book from the 1980s, complete with a new Foreword by the author.THE JAMES BOND BEDSIDE COMPANION is an encyclopedic celebration of 007, who is still the world’s most popular secret agent.The only book to cover all aspects of the James Bond phenomenon in a single volume, it includes: a) An intimate portrait of Ian Fleming as remembered by his ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Film Studies, second edition

    An Introduction

    by Ed Sikov ...
    Series series Film and Culture Series
    Film Studies is a concise and indispensable introduction to the formal study of cinema. Ed Sikov offers a step-by-step curriculum for the appreciation of all types of narrative cinema, detailing the essential elements of film form and systematically training the spectator to be an active reader and critic. He treats a number of fundamental factors in filmmaking, including editing, composition, ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Portrait Photography: Learn to Shoot Portraits That Make You Look Like a Model in a Few Easy Steps!

    Discover The Methods To Taking Absolutely Stunning PortraitsPortraits are probably one of the most sought after and most treasured photos we can have made of ourselves. If you look on the Internet you will see thousands upon thousands of people taking selfie and other photos of themselves with their cell phones, tablets and cameras. They will take these photos and post them on Twitter, Facebook, ... Read more

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  • Roger Ebert's Four-Star Reviews 1967–2007

    by Roger Ebert ...
    Pick your next movie to watch with this collection of four decades of 4-star reviews from the Pulitzer Prize–winning film critic.Spanning the length of Roger Ebert’s career as the leading American movie critic, this book contains all of his four-star reviews written during that time from About Last Night . . . to You Can Count on Me. A great guide for movie watching. ... Read more

    $18.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Short History of Film, Third Edition

    With more than 250 images, new information on international cinema—especially Polish, Chinese, Russian, Canadian, and Iranian filmmakers—an expanded section on African-American filmmakers, updated discussions of new works by major American directors, and a new section on the rise of comic book movies and computer generated special effects, this is the most up to date resource for film history ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • The Great Movies IV

    by Roger Ebert ...
    Essays from the influential and beloved film critic: “No one has done as much as Ebert to connect the creators of movies with their consumers.”—Richard Corliss, TimeOver more than four decades, Roger Ebert built a reputation writing reviews for the Chicago Sun-Times and, later, arguing onscreen with rival Chicago Tribune critic Gene Siskel, and later Richard Roeper, about the movies they loved and ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Your Movie Sucks

    by Roger Ebert ...
    A collection of some of the Pulitzer Prize–winning film critic’s most scathing reviews, from Alex & Emma to the remake of Yours, Mine, and Ours.From Roger’s review of Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (0 stars): “The movie created a spot of controversy in February 2005. According to a story by Larry Carroll of MTV News, Rob Schneider took offense when Patrick Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times listed ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Star Wars Multiverse

    Series series Quick Takes: Movies and Popular Culture
    Star Wars may have started out as a film about a Manichean battle between good and evil, but as countless filmmakers, novelists, animators, fan artists and even cosplayers have taken the opportunity to play in the fictional world George Lucas created, it has expanded into something far greater, resulting in a richly layered and diverse Star Wars multiverse.Drawing from a full range of Star Wars ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Screaming for Pleasure

    How Horror Makes You Happy and Healthy

    by S.A. Bradley ...
    Horror has the gripping ability to captivate…and enthrall. It hooks you with unnerving stories of dread and evil, pushes your limits and pokes every phobia. Audiences love to be scared but behind every muffled scream is something deeper and even more fascinating.In Screaming for Pleasure, S.A. Bradley takes you on a wild journey exploring horror, where you’ll discover what is so tantalizing about ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • A Horrible Experience of Unbearable Length

    More Movies That Suck

    by Roger Ebert ...
    More of the Pulitzer Prize–winning film critic’s most scathing reviews.A Horrible Experience of Unbearable Length collects more than 200 of his reviews from 2006 to 2012 in which he gave movies two stars or fewer. Known for his fair-minded and well-written film reviews, Roger is at his razor-sharp humorous best when skewering bad movies. Consider this opener for the one-star Your Highness:“Your ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • I Hated, Hated, Hated This Movie

    by Roger Ebert ...
    The Pulitzer Prize–winning film critics offers up more reviews of horrible films.Roger Ebert awards at least two out of four stars to most of the more than 150 movies he reviews each year. But when the noted film critic does pan a movie, the result is a humorous, scathing critique far more entertaining than the movie itself.I Hated, Hated, Hated This Movie is a collection of more than 200 of Ebert ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Making of the Potterverse

    A Month-by-Month Look at Harry's First 10 Years

    by Scott Thomas ...
    Experience the magic again with this chronicle of the young wizard who took the world by storm!From the moment that J. K. Rowling conceived the idea of Harry Potter during a train ride, until the 1997 UK publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, The Making of the Potterverse tells the history of one of today’s most beloved sagas—in print, on screen, and in real life as waves of ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • L.A. Private Eyes

    Series series Quick Takes: Movies and Popular Culture
    L.A. Private Eyes examines the tradition of the private eye as it evolves in films, books, and television shows set in Los Angeles from the 1930’s through the present day. It takes a closer look at narratives—both on screen and on the printed page—in which detectives travel the streets of Los Angeles, uncovering corruption, moral ambiguity, and greed with the conviction of urban cowboys, while ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • How To Build An Awesome Movie Collection

    by B.B. Frank ...
    Movie collecting is getting bigger and bigger with every day that passes, but not everyone knows how to get the most out of building a movie collection. But never fear, as author and movie collector B.B. Frank is here is to give a helping hand in his new book 'HOW TO BUILD AN AWESOME MOVIE COLLECTION'. ... Read more

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  • Production Sound Mixing

    The Art and Craft of Sound Recording for the Moving Image

    Series series The CineTech Guides to the Film Crafts
    The latest hot camera is pretty irrelevant if one can't understand what's happening on screen. The key to any narrative is in the dialogue and voice over, but if this is unintelligible or difficult to hear, viewers will soon lose interest. With real world applications and a narrative to keep the reader's interest, Production Sound Mixing is the indispensable guide for film and video audio ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • Movies That Mattered

    More Reviews from a Transformative Decade

    by Dave Kehr ...
    This new collection of essays and reviews from “one of the most gifted film critics in America” offers rare insight into the cinema of the 1970s and 80s (Roger Ebert).Following the first collection of Dave Kehr’s criticism, When Movies Mattered, this volume features fifty more reviews and essays drawn from the archives of both the Chicago Reader and Chicago magazine from 1974 to 1986. This ... Read more

    $15.99 USD $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Ten Best Bond Movies...Ever!

    #10 Thunderball

    by Mark Williams ...
    Series Book 10 - The Ten Best Bond Movies...Ever!
    The Ten Best Bond Movies...Ever?It doesn’t get much more subjective than this. Or much more fun!Come and join international bestselling author Mark Williams on a personal James Bond odyssey as he explores the phenomenon that is James Bond, starting with the Bond film that made # 10 on the list:Thunderball.*“Would blackmailing a woman for sex pass muster in the Daniel Craig era?”“Saltzman and ... Read more

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  • Why We Love Star Wars

    The Great Moments That Built a Galaxy Far, Far Away

    by Ken Napzok ...
    Celebrate the greatest saga ever told with this “intergalactically awesome book” (Tiffany “Smithlord” Smith).The first shots of the ragtag Rebels running from the monstrous Galactic Empire. Young Anakin winning the podrace. The first time we saw the crackle of Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber. All of us who are deeply influenced by the epic saga of Star Wars have our favorite moments, and each time the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Film Buff's Bucket List

    The 50 Movies of the 2000s to See Before You Die

    From the star YouTube reviewer, “a fantastic selection of movies, both big and small, that all film lovers can enjoy . . . a wonderful reference guide” (Alicia Malone, author Backwards and in Heels).Comic book heroes, ice princesses, apocalyptic lovestruck teens, whatever masterpiece Pixar is rolling out—not to mention countless indies and foreign films—there’s been no shortage of things to watch ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Hollywood Science

    Movies, Science, and the End of the World

    Whether depicting humans battling aliens or a brave geologist saving lives as a volcano erupts, science-fiction films are an exciting visual and sensuous introduction to the workings of science and technology. These films explore a range of complex topics in vivid and accessible ways, from space travel and laser technology to genetic engineering, global warming, and the consequences of nuclear ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Hocus Pocus in Focus

    The Thinking Fan's Guide to Disney's Halloween Classic

    by Aaron Wallace ...
    The Hocus Pocus "BoooOOOoooK" Fans Have Been Waiting For...In the first and only book ever written about the beloved 1993 Halloween movie, Aaron Wallace takes readers deep into the world of Hocus Pocusto learn everything they never knew. He provides a lighthearted but scholarly look at the film in its all spooky-kooky glory.You'll learn:* Mind-blowing theories about the plot, the characters, and ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Ebert's Bigger Little Movie Glossary

    A Greatly Expanded and Much Improved Compendium of Movie Clichés, Stereotypes, Obligatory Scenes, Hackneyed Formulas, ... Conventions, and Outdated Archetypes

    by Roger Ebert ...
    An expanded glossary of movie clichés from the Pulitzer Prize–winning film critic.The popular film critic offers a compilation of witty and wise observations about the film lexicon, including “Fruit Cart,” a chase scene through an ethnic or foreign locale, or “The Non-Answering Pet,” referring to a dead pet in a horror movie. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus