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  • The Brontë Sisters: The Complete Novels

    Contains Active Table of Contents (HTML) This book contains the complete novels of the Brontë Sisters: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë Shirley by Charlotte Brontë Villette by Charlotte Brontë The Professor by Charlotte Brontë ... Read more

    $1.99 USD $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Peter Bogdanovich's Movie of the Week

    52 Classic Films for One Full Year

    A FRONT-ROW SEAT TO A YEAR'S WORTH OF MUST-SEE FILMSDirector, producer, screenwriter, author, actor, and film critic, Peter Bogdanovich knows movies. Now, in this unique new book, he shares his passion with a connoisseur's insight and delight by inviting the reader to join him for a year at the movies--fifty-two weeks, fifty-two films, fifty-two reasons to watch. Which films does Peter Bogdanovich ... Read more

    $7.99 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 Conventions, and Outdated Archetypes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

  • 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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  • Popular Egyptian Cinema

    Gender, Class, and Nation

    by Viola Shafik ...
    In this groundbreaking work, film scholar Viola Shafik examines popular and commercial movies from Egypt's film industry, including a number of the biggest box-office hits widely distributed in Egypt and the Arab world. Turning a critical eye on a major player in Egyptian cultural life, Shafik examines these films against the backdrop of the country's overall socio-political development, from the ... Read more

    $17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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

  • Innocent

    Sans concession, plus intime, Depardieu revient et balance tout.Je revendique complètement ma connerie et mes dérapages. Parce qu'il y a là quelque chose de vrai. Et si on ne dérape jamais, c'est souvent qu'on est un peu con.Je ne maîtrise rien, je ne fais que suivre, et parfois supporter mon amour de la vie et des autres. Un amour qui, comme disait François Truffaut, est à la fois une joie et une ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • 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

  • Film Directing: Shot by Shot - 25th Anniversary Edition

    Visualizing from Concept to Screen

    by Steve D. Katz ...
    Shot by Shot is the world’s go-to directing book, now newly updated for a special 25th Anniversary edition! The first edition sold over 250,000 copies, making it one of the bestselling books on film di-recting of all time. Aspiring directors, cinematographers, editors, and producers, many of whom are now working professionals, learned the craft of visual storytelling from Shot by Shot, the most ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • The Sound of Pictures

    Listening to the Movies, from Hitchcock to High Fidelity

    by Andrew Ford ...
    The Sound of Pictures is an illuminating journey through the soundtracks of more than 400 films. How do filmmakers play with sound? And how does that affect the way we watch their movies? Whether pop or classical, sweeping or sparse, music plays a crucial role in our cinematic experience. Other sounds can be even more evocative: the sounds of nature, of cities and of voices.In The Sound of ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Getting it Done: The Ultimate Production Assistnat Guide

    The Ultimate Production Assistant Guide

    Only a fool would enter a film set without having first read this production manual. There is no faster way up the ladder than being prepared and no faster way out the door than by screwing up. This manual was created by a working PA as a tutorial for those starting out, or a reference guide for seasoned filmmakers. ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Santa vs. Satan

    The Official Compendium of Imaginary Fights

    by Jake Kalish ...
    “Who would win between . . .” has through the ages been one of man’s most fundamental questions. Sadly, adult responsibilities like “earning a living” and “having a girlfriend” have conspired to make it impossible for men to devote to this issue the scholarship it so deeply deserves. But now one hero has tapped into our need to know who’s the best, the strongest, the caveman with the biggest club ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • The Complete Idiot's Guide to Independent Filmmaking

    by Josef Steiff ...
    You ought to be making pictures.Designed for people who want to tell a story their way, The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Independent Filmmaking explains everything a budding auteur needs to know—from literary development and financial and organizational pre-production to principal photography production, post-production assembly, exhibition and distribution, and more.• The advent of desktop editing ... Read more

    $11.99 USD $8.99 USD

  • The Dramatic Writer's Companion

    Tools to Develop Characters, Cause Scenes, and Build Stories

    by Will Dunne ...
    Series series Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
    Spark your creativity, hone your writing, and improve your scripts with the self-contained character, scene, and story exercises found in this classic guide.Having spent decades working with dramatists to refine and expand their existing plays and screenplays, Dunne effortlessly blends condensed dramatic theory with specific action steps—over sixty workshop-tested exercises that can be adapted to ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cheap Movie Tricks

    How To Shoot A Short Film For Under $2,000 (Filmmaker gift)

    by Rickey Bird ...
    • Co-author Rickey Bird’s Youtube Channels have gotten over 2 million views and counting • A West Coast tour of screenings and signings from LA to SF to Portland and Seattle • Events and talks at ComicCon in San Diego in July ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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

  • The Fog of War

    Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara

    Robert S. McNamara is one of modern America's most controversial figures. His opinions, policies, and actions have led to a firestorm of debate, ignited most recently by Errol Morris's Academy Award-winning film, The Fog of War. In the companion book, editors James G. Blight and janet M. Lang use lessons from McNamara's life to examine issues of war and peace in the 20th century. McNamara's career ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • Cut by Cut

    Editing Your Film or Video

    by Gael Chandler ...
    This second edition of Cut by Cut: Editing Your Film or Video covers the current landscape of postproduction process, taking the reader step by step through the editor’s journey from receiving dailies to delivering on film, tape, file, or disk for YouTube, cinema, Blu-ray, or TV. The book guides the filmmaker through the operation of digital editing systems, sound and music editing and the mix, ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • 1939

    The Making of Six Great Films from Hollywood’s Greatest Year

    by Charles Adams ...
    Film critics and historians are virtually unanimous in considering 1939 the greatest year in the history of motion pictures. This one year produced many of the greatest films of all time, including “Gone with the Wind,” “The Wizard of Oz,” and “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” and marketed the height of the careers of such legendary stars as Clark Gable, Jimmy Stewart, John Wayne, and Judy Garland ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Hollywood Harmony

    Musical Wonder and the Sound of Cinema

    by Frank Lehman ...
    Series series Oxford Music/Media Series
    Film music often tells us how to feel, but it also guides us how to hear. Filmgoing is an intensely musical experience, one in which the soundtrack structures our interpretations and steers our emotions. Hollywood Harmony explores the inner workings of film music, bringing together tools from music theory, musicology, and music psychology in this first ever book-length analytical study of this ... Read more

    $30.99 USD $22.99 USD

  • The Dr. Phibes Companion: The Morbidly Romantic History of the Classic Vincent Price Horror Film Series

    In The Abominable Dr.Phibes (1971) and its sequel, Dr.Phibes Rises Again (1972), horror great Vincent Price starred asvaudevillian organist and super-genius Dr. Anton Phibes, architect ofincredibly ingenious murders. Set in 1920s London and Egypt, their outstanding ArtDeco production design, absurd humor, and soaring romance made them hits,beloved by generations of horror fans.TheAbominable Dr. ... Read more

    $9.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Filmmaking for Change: Make Films That Transform the World

    Make Films That Transform the World

    Storytelling through entertainment can inform, enlighten, and inspire audiences to get involved in the issues our world now faces. With "Filmmaking for Change," creative artists will learn the keys to successfully producing and distributing the most powerful form of mass communication. ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Women vs Hollywood

    The Fall and Rise of Women in Film

    by Helen O'Hara ...
    'A fascinating polemic' Sunday Times'A powerful, sobering and vital work' The Mail on Sunday'A page-turning read, peppered with humour' Sight & Sound'A must read' Edgar WrightA call to arms from Empire magazine's 'geek queen', Helen O'Hara, that explores women's roles - both in front of and behind the camera - since t... ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • Star Wars: Book of Lists

    by Cole Horton ...
    A galaxy of trivia for fans!More than a simple accounting of fan-favorite characters or biggest opening weekends, this book is a compendium of the most compelling facts about the saga and fandom summarized in one hundred lists. Test your knowledge and learn new things about the characters, creatures, ships, planets, and more:Which character has been to the most planets?What are the deadliest ... Read more

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