Category: Film & TV
A visual adventure of Wes Anderson proportions, authorized by the legendary filmmaker himself: stunning photographs of real-life places that seem plucked from the just-so world of his films, presented with fascinating human stories behind each façade. Accidentally Wes Anderson began as a ...Show more
Category: Film & TV
A message from the Captain: 'On behalf of myself and the entire Ayoade team, welcome to Ayoade on Top. At last, the definitive book about perhaps the best cabin-crew dramedy ever filmed: View from the Top, starring Gwyneth Paltrow.' Buckle up for the flight of your life. 'The most profoundly silly book ...Show more
Category: Film & TV
A fully revised, updated and expanded edition of the seminal text on film A new edition of the most accessible and compelling history of the cinema yet published, which is now updated with extra chapters. The Story of Film explores cinema from around the world and shows how cinematic ideas and ...Show more
Category: Film & TV
Feeding Hannibal: A Connoisseur's Cookbook is a collection of easy-to-follow recipes inspired by the show and created by its food stylist, Janice Poon. Each recipe is accompanied by fascinating insider's anecdotes, delightful artwork and revealing behind-the-scenes photos of stars and crew on the set of ...Show more
Category: Film & TV
In little more than a century of cinema - Birth of a Nation was one hundred years old in 2015 - our sense of what a film director is, or should be, has shifted in fascinating ways. A director was once a functionary; then an important but not decisive part of an industrial process; then accepted as the p ...Show more
Category: Film & TV
The hilarious new popular science book from the bestselling authors of the Sunday Times Book of the Year Science(ish).
Category: Film & TV
W.K. Stratton's definitive history of the making of The Wild Bunch, named one of the greatest Westerns of all time by the American Film Institute. Sam Peckinpah's film The Wild Bunch is the story of a gang of outlaws who are one big steal from retirement. When their attempted train robbery goes awry, th ...Show more
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From The New Yorker's fiercely original, Pulitzer Prize-winning culture critic, a provocative collection of new and previously published essays arguing that we are what we watch."Emily Nussbaum is the perfect critic--smart, engaging, funny, generous, and insightful."--David Grann, author of Killers of t ...Show more
Category: Film & TV | Series: BFI Film Classics Ser.
Stanley Kubrick's 2001- A Space Odyssey (1968) is widely regarded as one of the best films ever made. It has been celebrated for its beauty and mystery, its realistic depiction of space travel and dazzling display of visual effects, the breathtaking scope of its story, which reaches across millions of y ...Show more
Category: Film & TV
A healing path using the power of dreams, theater, poetry, and shamanism - Shows how psychological realizations can cause true transformation when manifested by concrete poetic acts - Includes many examples of the surreal but successful actions Jodorowsky has prescribed to those seekin ...Show more
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The story of filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki's life and work, including his significant impact on Japan and the world A thirtieth century toxic jungle, a bathhouse for tired gods, a red haired fish girl, and a furry woodland spirit--what do these have in common? They all spring from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki ...Show more
Category: Film & TV | Series: The\Short Story Of Ser.
The Short Story of Film is a new and innovative introduction to the art of film-making. Simply constructed, the book explores 50 key movies, from superhero blockbusters to indie darlings. The design of the book allows the reader to navigate their way around key genres, movements, and techniques with eas ...Show more
