Directors

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Identity & Memory: The Films of Chantal Akerman
Gwendolyn Audrey Foster
Considered to be one of the most influential auteurs in French cinema today, Chantal Akerman has had a profound impact on both feminist filmmaking discourse and avant-garde cinema. This collection of essays assesses Ackerman's wide-ranging oeuvre, the issues of identity and memory, and considers her development as an artist and as a social force. Softcover, 201 pp. $32.95.

Conversations with Woody Allen
Eric Lax
In discussions that begin in 1971 and continue into 2009, Woody Allen discusses every facet of moviemaking from the seeds of his ideas and the writing of his screenplays to casting and acting, shooting and directing, editing and scoring. This book is essential reading for everyone interested in the art of moviemaking and for everyone who has enjoyed the films of Woody Allen. Softcover, 393 pp. $29.95.

Woody Allen on Woody Allen
Revised Edition
Stig Bjorkman
One of the most accomplished of all American film directors, Woody Allen has progressed from the slapstick of Take the Money and Run and Bananas, through the sophisticated Freudian one-liners and existential pratfalls of Annie Hall and Manhattan, to the complex moral studies of Crimes and Misdemeanours and Husbands and Wives. In this candid, thoughful, and humorous career-length interview, Woody Allen traces the path of his career, his motivations and inspirations, and of course his legendary anxieties. Softcover, 405 pp. $35.00.

Woody Allen and Philosophy
&Aeon J. Skoble
What is the meaning of life? Are there such things as good and evil? Does God exist? These and other eternal questions are discussed herein, vis a vis the wit and wisdom of Woody Allen. This book brings together fifteen eminent scholars to discuss the vital philosophical lessons suggested in the films of Woody Allen. Softcover, 269 pp. $24.95.

Woody Allen: A Life in Film
Richard Schickel
In an unprecedented documentary event, the intensely private Woody Allen opened himself up to Richard Schickel for a feature-length interview; however, the presentation contained only a fraction of the four-hour dialogue. Now, for the first time ever, this book presents the interview in its entirety. Woody Allen: A Life in Film is absolutely essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the life and times of one of the most important filmmakers of our era. Softcover, 211 pp. $19.95.

The Films of Woody Allen
Second Edition
Sam B. Girgus
The first full-length work to examine the director as a serious filmmaker and artist. The author argues that Allen has consistently been on the cutting edge of contemporary critical and cultural consciousness, challenging our notions of authorship, narrative, perspective, character, theme, ideology, gender and sexuality. Softcover, 200 pp. $29.95.

All About Almodovar: A Passion For Cinema
Brad Epps & Despina Kakoudaki
One of world cinema's most exciting filmmakers, Pedro Almodovar has been delighting, provoking, arousing, shocking, and -- above all -- entertaining cinephiles around the world since the early 1980s. This collection of essays offers new perspectives on the filmmaker's artistic vision and cinematic preoccupations, influences, and techniques. Softcover, $29.95.

Talk to Her
Edited by A.W. Eaton
Talk to Her is a collection of clear, concise and highly readable essays devoted to the exploration of Pedro Almodovar's provocative film of the same name. It is essential reading for students interested in film, philosophy, and gender studies. Softcover, 108 pp. $34.50.

Almodovar on Almodovar
Revised Edition
Frederic Strauss
This is the definitive guide to the man and his movies. Speaking freely, frankly, and with infectious humour, Almodovar offers innumerable views and insights into his life, his creative process, his films, and his oft-torrid relationships with actors. For fans and admirers alike, Almodovar on Almodovar offers a textbook lesson on the importance of being Pedro. Softcover, 256 pp. $32.00.

Pedro Almodovar: Interviews
Paula Willoquet-Maricondi
In full command of both Hollywood stylistics and camp aesthetics, Spain's Pedro Almodovar has become a master of the audacious and the unorthodox, of the permissive and the polemical. This collection of interviews documents the cinematic career of this internationally celebrated Spanish art-film director. Softcover, 175 pp. $28.95.

Robert Altman: The Oral Biography
Mitchell Zuckoff
Robert Altman -- visionary director, hard-partying hedonist, eccentric family man, Hollywood legend -- comes to life in this rollicking cinematic biography. In a style that can best be described as Altmanesque, this book weaves together film reviews and news reportage with Altman's final interviews and the voices of an incredible cast of contributors. A worthy testament to this extraordinary cinematic maverick. Hardcover, 560 pp. $42.00.

Altman on Altman
David Thompson
In conversation with David Thompson, Robert Altman -- director of M*A*S*H*, Nashville, McCabe and Mrs. Miller, and The Player -- is frank, funny, and endlessly fascinating as he recalls his many bold experiments, adventures and mishaps, spanning six decades behind the camera. This is the definitive study of one of America's greatest filmmakers. Softcover, 306 pp. $35.00.

Robert Altman's Subliminal Reality
Robert T. Self
This book sheds light on Altman's work and provides the most comprehensive analysis of his films to date. With close readings of classics like MASH, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, and Nashville, as well as the more recent films The Player, Short Cuts, and Cookie's Fortune, Self asserts the value of Altman's work to film theory, the entertainment industry, and to American culture. Softcover, $32.95.

Never Apologise: The Collected Writings
Lindsay Anderson
Acerbic, generous, provocative and witty. Never Apologise collects the best of Lindsay Anderson's writing for the first time. Constantly stimulating and entertaining, it is illustrated by photographs (many of them rare) from Anderson's own personal collection and is augmented by his own commentary, creating a unique memoir of British theatre and international cinema from the viewpoint of one of their most individual artists. Hardcover, 612 pp. $44.95.

Kenneth Anger
Alice L. Hutchison
This book sets Anger's work within the social and artistic context of the twentieth century: from the bohemian world of Cocteau in Paris in the 1940s and 50s to psychedelic London in the late 60s to Anger's hometown of Hollywood, made infamous in his Hollywood Babylon books. Alongside Hutchison's text, this publication consolidates English and French texts as well as interviews by Anger, alongside commentaries on his work by Stan Brakhage, Anais Nin, Samson De Brier, Jonas Mekas and Carolee Schneemann, and a copious collection of stills and frame enlargements. Softcover, 255 pp. $53.95.

Moonchild: The Films of Kenneth Anger
Edited by Jack Hunter
Moonchild is the definitive study of one of cinema's most charismatic yet elusive innovators. It contains a detailed filmography, including analysis of such classic underground films as Fireworks, Scorpio Rising, Invocation Of My Demon Brother, and Lucifer Rising. Volume One of the Persistence of Vision series. Large-format softcover, $29.95.

Michelangelo Antonioni: Interviews
Bert Cardullo
This book collects a broad range of interviews with this iconoclastic filmmaker, including one, never before in print, with the editor of this volume. In conversations ranging from 1960 to 1983, Antonioni discusses his neuroses, his cinematic concerns, his roots in Italian neo-realism, and the reasons he ultimately broke free of the style's constraints. He insists that the struggle to understand the inner lives of characters is the crucial issue that cinema must tackle. Softcover, 178 pp. $27.95.

The Architecture of Vision: Writings and Interviews on Cinema
Michelangelo Antonioni
Through autobiographical sketches, theoretical essays, interviews, and conversations with such luminaries as Jean-Luc Goddard and Alberto MMoravia, this compelling volume explores Michelangelo Antonioni's unique brand of narrative-defying cinema as well as the motivations and anxieties of the man behind the camera. Softcover, 402 pp. $24.95.

Michelangelo Antonioni: The Complete Films
Seymour Chatman & Paul Duncan
Illustrated cover-to-cover, with frame enlargements, publicity photographs, and a host of behind-the-scenes pictures, this sumptuous book offers a solid introduction to the cinema of Michelangelo Antonioni. Softcover, 191 pp. $25.95.

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Denys Arcand: A Life in Film
Real La Rochelle
Oscar-winner Denys Archand's films such as The Barbarian Invasions and The Decline of the American Empire have garnered both praise and criticism over the years. In this critically acclaimed biography, which appeared first in French, Real La Rochelle traces the portrait of an artist-intellectual, revealing the passion of a creator for his craft, as well as the setbacks Arcand has encountered. In the background in the history of Quebec, the birthplace of Arcand's filmic oeuvre, and of course Montreal -- the city where all his films have been shot. Softcover, 378 pp. $24.95.

Dario Argento
James Gracey
Long regarded as one of horror cinema's greatest innovators, Dario Argento continues to create inimitable and feverishly violent films with a level of artistry rarely seen in the horror genre, influencing the likes of Quentin Tarantino, John Carpenter, and Brian De Palma. This book examines his entire output, up until Giallo from 2009. Softcover, 223 pp. $19.95.

Profondo Argento: The Man, The Myths & The Magic
Alan Jones
Argento fans rejoice! This is the definitive survey of the Italian horror maestro's entire cinematic oeuvre. Courtesy of Alan Jones, an internationally renowned film journalist, this tirelessly researched book is a chronological discussion of all of Argento's films, complete with interviews with several of his key collaborators, and a plethora of stunning photographs and illustrations. Hardcover, 355 pp. $67.99.

Richard Attenborough: Entirely Up to You, Darling
Richard Attenborough & Diana Hawkins
This readable and entertaining memoir details not only the nail-biting moments, such as the desperate struggle to finance Gandhi, or the occasion when Attenborough was attacked by thugs while visiting South Africa to research Cry Freedom. The memoir also encompasses moving recollections about Attenborough's family. Softcover, 318 pp. $21.95.

Unfiltered: The Complete Ralph Bakshi
Jon Gibson & Chris McDonnell
Unfiltered: The Complete Ralph Bakshi is the first and only book chronicling the career of this animation pioneer, highlighting his early years as well as each of his groundbreaking films, TV shows, and other projects. It contains brand-new art created especially for this book, as well as hundreds of pieces of pre-production art, animation cels, and never-before-seen rough sketches, line drawings, and doodles, all culled from Bakshi's personal archives containing more than fifty years of his life's work. Hardcover, 264 pp. $50.00.

Marco Bellocchio: The Cinematic I in the Political Sphere
Clodagh J. Brook
Although heralded in Italy, the films of Marco Bellocchio are relatively unknown to North American audiences. In this, the first English-language study of Bellocchio, Clodagh J. Brook examines the filmmaker's entire oeuvre, situating his films in a historical, social, political, and theoretical context. Well researched and vigorously written, this book is a timely contribution to international film studies. Softcover, 226 pp. $29.95.

Shyam Benegal
Sangeeta Datta
Shyman Benegal is the best known and most prolific contemporary filmmaker from India's "New Cinema" tradition. His films have explored the contradictions and tensions of a society in very rapid transition with an uniquely powerful focus on female protagonists. In this first major overview of the director's work the author explains how it presents both a stark contrast to Bollywood and yet also contains many creative continuities both with commercial cinema and his distinguished predecessor Satyajit Ray. Softcover, 246 pp. $27.95.

Ingmar Bergman: The Life and Films of the Last Great European Director
Geoffrey Macnab
Tracing the life and career of arguably the last and greatest of the old-style European auteurs, Geoffrey MacNab's illuminating book is essential reading for anyone hungry to know more about this ever mysterious, ever influential artist. Hardcover, 240 pp. $35.50.

Ingmar Bergman Revisited: Performance, Cinema, and the Arts
Maaret Kostinen
Rather than resorting to simple auteurist readings of his films, this collection of essays emphasizes how Ingmar Bergman's eclectic range of artistic influences should be considered vis-a-vis his cinematic output. Several essays result from research in Bergman's own personal archive, and amongst the subjects discussed are Bergman's stage adaptations of Shakespeare, his fascination with still photography and issues of identity, and the influence of philosophy and psychology on his work. Softcover, 242 pp. $35.00.

Ingmar Bergman, Cinematic Philosopher: Reflections on his Creativity
Irving Singer
Through analysis of both narrative and filmic elements, Irving Singer probes Bergman's mythmaking and his reliance upon the magic inherent in his cinematic techniques. Singer demonstrates that while Bergman's output was not philosophy on celluloid, it attains an expressive and purely aesthetic truthfulness that can be considered philosophical in a broader sense. In the process, Singer traces the evolution of Bergman's ideas about life and death. Softcover, 240 pp. $15.95.

The Ingmar Bergman Archives
Paul Duncan
The complete works of Ingmar Bergman: an homage to one of the most esteemed film and theater artists of all time, began in cooperation with Bergman himself and made with full access to his archives. Such is the depth of Bergman’s writings that most of the story is told in his own words. This book also features a new introduction by Bergman’s close friend, actor and collaborator Erland Josephson, as well as a DVD full of rare and previously unseen material, and an original film strip from Fanny and Alexander. Hardcover, 592 pp. $239.95.

Images: My Life in Film
Ingmar Bergman
An acknowledged giant of film, Bergman was one of the great creative artists of the twentieth century. In Images, he focuses on his career as a director, screen writer, and producer that spanned forty years. He comments, brilliantly and always cogently, on his failures as well as his successes; on the themes that bind his work together; on his concerns, anxieties, and moments of happiness; on the relationship between life and art. Softcover, 442 pp. $29.99.

Ingmar Bergman: Interviews
Raphael Shargel
In Ingmar Bergman: Interviews, the director discusses various stages of his career and the many facets of his work. The man and his films are revealed to be funny, full of life, and surprising as well as thoughtful, complex, and profound. The volume begins with a 1957 interview, conducted just as he completed his early masterpiece The Seventh Seal, and ends in 2002, as he was preparing to direct Saraband, his last film. Softcover, 205 pp. $25.95.

Ingmar Bergman, Cinematic Philosopher
Irving Singer
Known for their repeating motifs and signature tropes, the films of Ingmar Bergman also contain extensive variation and development. In these reflections on Bergman's artistry and thought, Irving Singer discerns distinctive themes in Bergman's filmmaking, from first intimations in the early work to consummate resolutions in the later movies. Singer demonstrates that while Bergman's output was not philosophy on celluloid, it attains an expressive and purely aesthetic truthfulness that can be considered philosophical in a broader sense. Hardcover, 240 pp. $29.95.

The Films of Ingmar Bergman
Jesse Kalin
Jesse Kalin discusses how Ingmar Bergman's cinema expresses the human condition in terms of six existential themes: judgement, abandonment, suffering, shame, a visionary picture, and above all, turning towards or away from others. This volume provides a concise overview of the career of one of the modern masters of world cinema. Softcover, 249 pp. $39.00.

The Cinema of Kathryn Bigelow
Deborah Jermyn and Sean Redmond
Kathryn Bigelow, director of Near Dark, Point Break and Strange Days, is one of Hollywood's most signifcant female filmmakers, yet she remains relatively unexamined in academia. This collection of essays explores Bigelow's role within New Hollywood as a filmmaker that blurs genre conventions, reinscribes gender identities and produces a breathless cinema of attractions. Softcover, 232 pp. $33.95.

Adventures of a Suburban Boy
John Boorman
One of cinema's authentic visionaries, John Boorman has produced a body of work both highly ambitious and remarkably diverse. In this enthralling memoir he recounts the joys and agonies of making such extraordinary pictures as Deliverance, Zardoz, Exorcist II: The Heretic, Excalibur, The Emerald Forest, Hope and Glory, and others. Adventures of a Suburban Boy is a splendid supplement to the films of this maverick director. Softcover, 314 pp. $21.00.

Danny Boyle: In His Own Words
Amy Raphael
Within these pages, visionary filmmaker Danny Boyle proves himself to be not only inspirational and passionate, but also frank and funny. He talks about dressing up as David Bowie and his love of The Clash, reflects on nearly becoming a priest, and how making films is his life. Softcover, 355 pp. $29.00.

Stan Brakhage: Filmmaker
David E. James
Stan Brakhage (1933-2003) was one of the great visionaries of experimental cinema. This anthology, featuring the writings of poets, critics, scholars, and fellow filmmakers, sheds light on the singular oeuvre of this avant-garde filmmaker. Softcover, 240 pp. $34.95.

Robert Bresson: A Passion for Film
Tony Pipolo
This is the first comprehensive study to give equal attention to Robert Bresson's films, their literary sources, and the psycho-biographical aspects of the work. Concentrating on the films' cinematographic, imagistic, narrative, and thematic structures, Tony Pipolo provides a nuanced analysis of each film -- including nearly 100 illustrations -- elucidating Bresson's unique style as it evolved throughout the course of his career. Softcover, 407 pp. $32.95.


Robert Bresson
A Spiritual Style in Film
Joseph Cunneen
This book assesses the films of Robert Bresson in the context of detailed plot summaries, vivid descriptions of characters and settings, and perceptive, jargon-free insights into the director's execution, intention, and technique. An intelligent yet accessible introduction to the "spiritual style" of Robert Bresson. Hardcover 199 pp. $26.95.

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It's Good To Be The King: The Seriously Funny Life of Mel Brooks
James Robert Parish
It's Good to Be the King traces the life and career of little Melvin Kaminsky. It examines the roots of Brooks's need to entertain and how he developed his unique blend of slapstick, satire, and just plain silliness into a winning and flexible comedy style that would stand the test of time. Hardcover, 325 pp. $30.99.

The Films of Tod Browning
Bernd Herzogenrath
Known as the 'Edgar Allan Poe of cinema', Tod Browning's films confront society's fear of the outsider, and his films such as Freaks, Dracula and The Unholy Three present a burlesque and deeply disturbing view of the world. The Films of Tod Browning looks at the work of this cinematic pioneer, exploring his life as well as his films in great detail. As such, it is a tribute to one of the dark masters of filmmaking. Softcover, 238 pp. $59.95.

Luis Bunuel: The Complete Films
Bill Krohn & Paul Duncan
Luis Bunuel's cinema is a filmography of obsessions. As a surrealist he would use a shorthand of images -- insects, donkeys, feet, underage girls, religous icons, blind men, dwarves, meat, and blood, to name a few -- to communicate his unconscious desires. This spellbinding aspect of his work is lucidly examined in this beautifully illustrated book. Softcover, 192 pp. $23.95.

Luis Bunuel: New Readings
Peter Williams Evans & Isabel Santaolalla
Twenty years after his death, the time is ripe for a re-evaluation of Bunuel's legacy. Through theoretically informed discussions of individual films and dominant tendencies, as well as through more biographically oriented perspectives, this book locates and re-appraises Bunuel's films with particular emphasis on the national cinemas and varied cultures with which he was identified. Softcover, 212 pp. $37.95.

My Last Sigh
Luis Bunuel
Luis Bunuel lived many lives -- surrealist, Spanish Civil War propagandist, hedonist, friend of artists and poets, and filmmaker. With surprising candor and wit, he offers his sometimes scathing opinions on the literati and avant-garde members of his sweeping social circle. These colourful stories of his nomadic life reveal a man of stunning imagination and influence. Softcover, 256 pp. $25.95.

Tim Burton
Ron Magliozzi & Jenny He
Throughout his career, Tim Burton has reinvented Hollywood genre filmmaking, melding the fantastic, the horrific, and the comic. This is the first book to consider not only his career as a filmmaker, but his career as an artist as well. Reproducing an unprecedented collection of drawings, paintings, photographs, and maquettes, this book presents previously unseen works from Burton's personal archive and sheds new light on his singular aesthetic. Softcover, 64 pp. $24.00.


Tim Burton
Jim Smith et al
From his surprising career start as an animator at Disney, Tim Burton has been involved in a diverse range of film projects, from the visually striking Batman and Edward Scissorhands to the smaller-scale, more personal Ed Wood. Featuring interviews with key figures, contemporary ccriticism, and a look at Burton's forgotten piece, Luaua, this book offers an excellent reference for Burton's fans and anyone interested in the creation of unorthodox mainstream cinema. Softcover, $20.95.

The Pocket Essential Tim Burton
Colin Odell & Michelle LeBlanc
Tim Burton is a contradiction--a film-maker who has a unique style and yet remains grounded in the Hollywood studio system. How can someone who has such a distinctive personal vision survive in an aggressive and increasingly bland marketplace? Tim Burton may well be a cinematic artist, but his films are also financially successful. The Pocket Essential Tim Burton looks at the man and his films, from his early shorts right through to his latest blockbusters. It covers the films, their making and their merit. This is the essential companion to Hollywood's premiere magician. Softcover, 158 pp. $9.95.

Burton on Burton
Revised Edition
Mark Salisbury
Tim Burton is one of the great modern-day visionaries of the cinema. He is a director who has fabricated his own deliciously nightmarish universe in movies as extraordinary as Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, and Batman. This updated and fully illustrated new edition of the definitive Burton interview book casts light on Burton's Burbank childhood, his early work at Disney, the recurrent themes and stunning designs of his movies, and the creative obsessions that fuel them. Softcover, 289 pp. $34.50.

The Films of Tim Burton
Alison McMahan
Tim Burton is a very special filmmaker. Though he works inside the Hollywood system, his films often fall outside the contemporary Hollywood paradigm. In this revealing book, film scholar Alison McMahan takes an in-depth look at Tim Burton's entire body of work, from early pieces like the animated short Vincent through Beetlejuice, Batman, Edward Scissorhands, and Ed Wood, right up to his most recent movies, including Big Fish and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Softcover, 262 pp. $25.95.

Tim Burton Interviews
Kristian Fraga
Mixing Gothic horror, black comedy, and oddball whismy together, Tim Burton's movies veer from childlike enchantment to morbid melancholy, often within the same frame. These interviews show his progression from an inarticulate young director to a contemplative and dry-witted artist over the course his (so far) twenty-year career. This collection of conversations reveals a man who has managed to thrive inside Hollywood while maintaining the distinctive quirks of an independent filmmaker. Softcover, 192 pp. $28.95.

Tim Burton: A Child's Garden of Nightmares
Edited by Paul A. Woods
Burton's love of American pop-gothic imagery has led to an enormously successful career. Through a selection of articles and interviews, written throughout Burton's career, the book charts his path from malcontent animator at Walt Disney Productions to director of fantasy feature films about strange outsiders. Softcover, $27.95.

The Futurist: The Life and Films of James Cameron
Rebecca Keegan
From The Terminator through such films as Aliens, Titanic, and the groundbreaking Avatar, James Cameron has thrilled audiences by telling riveting stories while expanding the limits of cinematic technology. With the cooperartion of the director and his circle of fellow filmmakers and favourite actors, this book tells the fascinating story of the life and work of the man who pointed the way to the future of movies as a fully immersive mass-entertainment phenomenon. Hardcover, 273 pp. $29.95.

James Cameron
Alexandra Keller
Alexandra Keller provides the first critical study of James Cameron as "auteur," considering how his very presence in the cinematic landscape has changed the meaning of that term. Considering in particular his treatment of genre and gender, and his preoccupation with capital and vision itself, both in his films and in his filmmaking practice, Keller offers an overview of Cameron's work and its significance within cinematic history. Softcover, 193 pp. $29.95.

Donald Cammell: A Life on the Wild Side
Rebecca Umland & Sam Umland
When Donald Cammell, the Scottish painter and filmmaker, committed suicide in 1996, he left behind a handful of unusual, innovative, frequently disturbing films. This provocative and comprehensive biography separates fact from fiction, apprehending the realities behind the myths. In an effort to account for his wasted genius, the authors scrutinize revealing patterns in Cammell's life that help to unlock the enigma of his death. Illustrated with many examples of Cammell's work as an artist, plus rare and previously unpublished photographs, and 32 stunning pages of full colour reproductions and film stills, this book sheds startling new light on one of Great Britain's most fascinating filmmakers. Softcover, 304 pp. $38.95.

Jane Campion: Routledge Film Guidebooks
Deb Verhoeven
In the first detailed account of Jane Campion's career as a filmmaker, Deb Verhoeven examines specifically how contemporary film directors "fashion" themselves as auteurs -- through their personal interactions with the media, in their choice of projects, in their emphasis on particular filmmaking techniques and finally in the promotion of their films. Featuring a career overview, a filmography, scene-by-scene analysis and an extended interview with Campion. Softcover, 273 pp. $38.95.

Frank Capra: Interviews
Leland Poague
Few Hollywood directors had a higher profile in the 1930s and 1940s than Frank Capra. He served as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and of the Screen Directors Guild. He won three Academy Awards as best director and was widely acclaimed as the man most responsible for making Columbia Pictures a success. Softcover, 207 pp. $28.95.

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The Cinema of John Carpenter: The Technique of Terror
Ian Conrich & David Woods
John Carpenter is a seminal figure in the history of horror and science fiction filmmaking, and his work in these genres has been highly influencial to their subsequent evolution. This book comprises essays that address the whole of his work as well as those that focus on a smaller number of key films. Included are chapters about Assault on Precinct 13, Halloween, Escape From New York, Christine, Escape From L.A., The Fog, The Thing and Prince of Darkness. The book concludes with an interview with John Carpenter. Softcover, 220 pp. $29.95.

John Carpenter: The Prince of Darkness
An Exclusive Interview with the Director of Halloween and The Thing
Gilles Boulenger
A uniquely talented filmmaker -- he writes, directs, produces, edits, and occasionally acts -- John Carpenter has made a seismic impact on genre filmmaking. In this book length interview, he thoroughly disscusses each of his films, his background, his inspirations, and his mercurial relationship with Hollywood. Softcover, 296 pp. $31.95.

Accidental Genius: How John Cassavetes Invented the American Independent Film
Marshall Fine
The rise of the independent film movement is one of the biggest stories in Hollywood in the past thirty years. And one man can be credited with inspiring and starting that movement: John Cassavetes. For the first time, Cassavetes' life and work are examined in a mainstream biography that reveals just how daring and forward-thinking the filmmaker was. Film critic Marshall Fine had unprecedented cooperation from Cassavetes' family and other members of the Cassavetes inner circle, as well as from actors, producers, and industry insiders who knew Cassavetes. Together, they tell his daring, tumultuous and compelling story. Softcover, 482 pp. $24.95.

Where Does it Happen? John Cassavetes and Cinema at the Breaking Point
George Kouvaros
"A good movie," John Cassavetes remarked, "will ask you questions you already know the answers to." Taking up the radical question that Cassavetes's films consistently pose -- specifically, where is the line between actor and character, fiction and reality, film and life? -- George Kouvaros reveals the unique, and uniquely illuminating, position that Cassavetes's work occupies at the intersection of filmmaking and film theory. Softcover, 239 pp. $28.95.

Chaplin: The Tramp's Odyssey
Simon Louvish
An Everyman who expressed the defiant spirit of freedom, Charlie Chaplin was first lauded and later reviled in the America that made him Hollywood's richest man. He was a figure of multiple paradoxes, and many studies have sought to unveil the man behind the mask. Simon Louvish's new book -- following his five major biographies of comedy's classic stars -- sheds new light on the life and career of the cinema's favourite Tramp. Hardcover, 412 pp. $39.00.

Joel and Ethan Coen
The Pocket Essential
Ellen Cheshire & John Ashbrook
The eccentric vision exhibited in the Coen brothers' filmography is a direct outgrowth of their unique working relationship: Joel directs, Ethan produces, and they both write. In this "pocket essential" guide, readers will find detailed and engaging chapters on each of the Coens' idiosyncratic films. Softcover, 160 pp. $9.95.

Joel and Ethan Coen
R. Barton Palmer
Mixing high and low cultural sources and blurring genres like noir and comedy, the Coens deploy pastiche and anti-realist elements in their highly cinematic films. In Joel and Ethan Coen, R. Barton Palmer argues that the Coen oeuvre forms a central element in what might be called postmodernist filmmaking, and arguing through a "generic" framework, he analyzes their substantial and highly eclectic body of work. Softcover, 207 pp. $27.95.

Coen Brothers
Eddie Robson
Eccentric characters, colliding genres, and flamboyant technique abound in the cinema of filmmaking siblings Joel and Ethan Coen. Starting with their stunning debut effort Blood Simple, this insightful guide is a chronological exploration of their unique filmography, right up to the film noir pastiche The Man Who Wasn't There. A must for Coen fans. Softcover, 298 pp. $11.95.

Life Without Death: The Cinema of Frank Cole
Mike Hoolboom & Tom McSorley
Legendary Canadian filmmaker Frank Cole made two feature length films and a pair of award-winning shorts before his mysterious and untimely murder in Mali. This book is a ravishing odyssey of inner and outer visions and a heaven-sent treasure trove of never-before-seen material from the filmmaker himself, including postcards, photographs, and excerpts from a journal made during his legendary crossings of the Sahara. Also included is the award-winning documentary The Man Who Crossed the Sahara. Softcover, 210 pp. $25.00.

Francis Ford Coppola: Interviews
Gene D. Phillips & Rodney Hill
Of all the American filmmakers who emerged from the 1970s, Francis Ford Coppola may be the most passionately revered by both critics and mainstream audiences. Through this series of illuminating interviews, the director of Apocalypse Now, The Conversation, and The Godfather films is revealed to be both an intensely personal auteur and a studio-savvy Hollywood player. Softcover, 190 pp. $28.95.

Godfather: The Intimate Francis Ford Coppola
Gene D. Phillips
The films of Francis Ford Coppola are emblematic of an auteur-centric cinema, a style of filmmaking where every aspect of the production bears the signature of a singular voice. In this stunning blend of biography, studio history, and film criticism, Gene D. Phillips paints the definitive portrait of the director of Apocalypse Now, The Conversation, and all three Godfather films. Hardcover, 380 pp. $57.95.

Coppola
James Clarke
From his expansive Godfather trilogy and Apocalypse Now to the art-house teen dream of Rumble Fish and the Gothic grandeur of Bram Stoker's Dracula, Francis Coppola's films have become pop culture cornerstones. This book takes each of his directorial projects in chronological order and discusses them in accessible sections, making it the indispensible guide to the films of this iconoclast director. Softcover, 294 pp. $38.95.

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Roger Corman
Beverly Gray
He mentored Coppola, Scorsese and Sayles. He made such cult classics as Little Shop of Horrors, Piranha, and Slumber Party Massacre. The unauthorized biography of one of the true independents of Hollywood cinema. Illustrated. $22.50.

David Cronenberg
Interviews with Serge Grunberg
Serg Grunberg
In this book-length interview, David Cronenberg talks candidly about aesthetics, censorship, sexuality, political correctness, and the ephemeral sense of reality in an age saturated with mass media. Each of his landmark films is discussed in detail, accompanied by vivid stills, rare handbills and posters, and storyboards that show his creative process at work. Softcover, 192 pp. $32.50.

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Last modified March 13, 2011.
Please note that all prices are in Canadian dollars. All prices are subject to change without notice.