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Hammer! Making Movies out of Sex and Life
Barbara Hammer
This is the first book by the prolific and influential filmmaker Barbara Hammer. With text, photos, and film stills spanning the wild, non-monogamy days of the 70s, the development of a queer aesthetic in the 80s, the fight for visibility during the 90s culture wars, and her search for meaning as she contemplated morality in the past ten years -- Hammer! is a memoir as innovative and disarming as Barbara Hammer's work has always been. Softcover, 280 pp. $24.50.

True Fiction Pictures & Possible Films: Hal Hartley
Hal Hartley & Knenneth Kaleta
Hal Hartley's comedies of unlikely love, trust, and social questioning have been provocative must-sees for the past two decades with critics and audiences alike. In this book of interviews with Kenneth Kaleta, Hartley reflects on the evolution of his filmmaking, elaborating on the forces he believes helped shape it and the ways in which his aspirations develop as time goes on, revealing a good deal of what it is like to be an independent creative artist in a commercially driven culture. Softcover, 169 pp. $22.95.

Hal Hartley: The Pocket Essential
Jason Wood
Amongst the most distinctive voices in American independent cinema, Hal Hartley has amassed an eclectic and acclaimed body of work distinguished by its willingness to experiment and its playful disregard for convention. This installment in the Pocket Essentials series, is the perfect introduction to Hal Hartley's films. Softcover, 96 pp. $7.95.

The Cinema of Gosho Heinosuke: Laughter through Tears
Arthur Nolletti Jr.
Through close readings of the most significant films of Gosho Heinosuke and descriptions of their historical, social, and industrial contexts, Arthur Nolletti illuminates the work of this important director. The careful attention Gosho gave to even the smallest gestures and nuances of character and emotion is matched by the breadth of Nolletti's research and the depth of his understanding. His analysis illustrates the important influence of Gosho's unique style and sensibility on cinematic form in Japan and beyond. Softcover, 331 pp. $39.95.


Alfred Hitchcock: The Master of Suspense - A Pop-up Book
Kres Moerbeek
This spectacular pop-up pays tribute to the great filmmaker and features seven of his most influential films: Saboteur, Vertigo, Psycho, The Birds, Marnie, Torn Curtain, and Frenzy. With stunning three-dimensional paper engineering by Kees Moerbeek highlighting pivotal moments and Hitchcock's cameo in each film, this remarkable book will be treasured by fans and film lovers alike for years to come. Hardcover, 14 pp. $36.00.

Hitchcock at Work
Bill Krohn
This is a comprehensive, behind-the-scenes study of the work of the 'Master of Suspense', Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980). It examines the whole of the director's career, from the early films made in Britain in the 1920s and 1930s, to his move to Hollywood where he became co-producer as well as director of his films. Softcover, 287 pp. $49.95.

It's Only a Movie: Alfred Hitchcock - Personal Biography
Charlotte Chandler
In his films, Alfred Hitchcock found the perfect expression of his fantasies, and he shared those fantasies with the world in such classics as The 39 Steps, Rebecca, Notorious, Strangers on a Train, Rear Window, North by Northwest, Vertigo, Psycho, and The Birds. In this engaging biography, Charlotte Chandler draws from her extensive conversations with Hitchcock, frequently revealing unknown facts and unexpected insights into the man, the director, and his films. Hardcover, 349 pp. $37.50.

Hitchcock's Motifs
Michael Walker
Among the abundant Alfred Hitchcock literature, Hitchcock's Motifs has found a fresh angle. Starting from recurring objects, settings, character-types and events, Michael Walker tracks some forty motifs, themes and clusters across the whole of Hitchcock's work, including not only all his 52 feature films, but also representative episodes from his TV series. Connections and deeper inflections that Hitchcock fans may have long sensed or suspected can now be seen for what they are: an intricately spun web of cross-references which gives this unique artist's work the depth, consistency and resonance that justifies Hitchcock's place atop the pantheon of great film directors. Softcover, 490 pp. $52.95.

The Women Who Knew Too Much
Second Edition
Tania Modleski
A close consideration of Hitchcock's attitude towards his female characters in seven of his films, the first edition of The Women Who Knew Too Much has become a classic work in feminist film theory and criticism. For this new edition, Tania Modleski has written a new chapter in which she discusses the last fifteen years of Hitchcock criticism, and the continued struggle for recognition of a feminist perspective on the filmmaker's work. Softcover, 185 pp. $30.95.

Hitchcock and 20th Century Cinema
John Orr
This new book takes a look at the work, influences, legacy, and style of one of cinema's most famous directors. Alfred Hitchcock worked in Britain and America, in silent and sound films, and through and beyond the studio system, all the time appealing to mass audiences while employing his own distinctive style. This book examines how he produced films that challenged key notions of acting, sexuality, mise-en-scene, and narrative convention. Softcover, 207 pp. $35.00.

Alfred Hitchcock: Interviews
Sidney Gottlieb
Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) was one of the most interviewed directors in the history of film. Among the hundreds of interviews that he gave, those in this collection catch him at key moments of transition in his long career -- as he moved from silent to sound pictures, from England to America, from thrillers to complex romances, and from director to producer-director. Softcover, 218 pp. $25.50.

Hitchcock Style
Jean-Pierre Dufreigne
The motel in Psycho, the bachelor pad in Rear Window, and the blonde elegance of Tippi Hedren and Grace Kelly: "Hitchcock style" is immediately identifiable and universally recognized. Jean-Pierre Dufreigne has traversed the world of Hitchcock to recapture and examine the director's unique atmospheric sensibility. Fans of Hitchcock's visually sensual films will greatly appreciate this stylistic analysis. Softcover, 167 pp. $60.00.

Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light
Patrick McGilligan
You're probably thinking that the last thing the canon of film scholarship needs is another biography of Alfred Hitchcock, and under normal circumstances you would be right. However, this new book is not simply a collection of exhaustively reseached detail, but a work of rare psychological insight. Patrick McGilligan has managed to infiltrate Hitchcock's mind, and as a result has persuasively argued what it must have been like to be a pudgy Englishman in a foreign land, and the quintessential star director of Hollywood. A must-read! Softcover, 850 pp. $27.95.

An Eye For Hitchcock
Murray Pomerance
Film scholar Murray Pomerance presents a series of fascinating meditations on North by Northwest, Vertigo, Marnie, Torn Curtain, Spellbound and I Confess. Pomerance takes us deep into the structure of Hitchcock's vision and his screen architecture, revealing key elements that have never been written about before. He also clearly reveals the link between Hitchcock's work and a wide range of thinkers and artists in other fields, thereby offering viewers of Hitchcock's films the rare opportunity to see them in an entirely new light. Softcover, 306 pp. $34.50.

Hitchcock: Past and Future
Richard Allen & Sam Ishii-Gonzales
This new collection of writings on Alfred Hitchcock celebrates the remarkable depth and scope of his artistic achievement in film. Hitchcock: Past and Future draws on the best of current Hitchcock scholarship, featuring both the work of new and established scholars. It displays the full diversity of critical methods that have characterized the study of this director's films in recent years. Softcover, 284 pp. $34.95.

The Encyclopedia Of Alfred Hitchcock: Great Filmmakers Series
Thomas Leitch
An invaluable guide to every facet of the renowned director's extraordinary rise through the ranks to his current and lasting reputation as master of suspense. Each of Hitchcock's more than 50 films is covered in detail, as are the numerous television programs he directed. Other entries include notable collaborators, such as actors, producers, screenwriters, and composers. Softcover, $29.95.

Hitchcock's Films Revisited
Revised Edition
Robin Wood
Robin Wood's first book, Hitchcock's Films, has become one of the cornerstone texts on film and Hitchcock criticism. The 1989 publication of Wood's Hitchcock's Films Revisited was also critically acclaimed, and earned a permanent place in classrooms and film libraries everywhere. This revised text includes all 18 original essays and a new chapter on Marnie titled "You Freud. Me Hitchcock: Does Mark Cure Mamie? ". Softcover, $35.95.

Hitchcock's Notebooks: An Authorized and Illustrated Look Inside
the Creative Mind of Alfred Hitchcock
Dan Auiler
With unprecedented access to the director's notes, files and archives and the complete cooperation of the Hitchcock estate, Auiler takes you from the very beginnings of story creation to the masterís final touches during post-production. Over one hundred photographs and illustrations, storyboards & set designs! Hardcover, $44.00; Paperback, $24.50.

Conquest of the Useless
Werner Herzog
One of the most revered filmmakers of our time, Werner Herzog wrote this diary during the fever dream production of Fitzcarraldo. Hailed by critics around the globe, the film went on to win Herzog the 1982 Outstanding Director Prize at Cannes. Conquest of the Useless is an extraordinary glimpse into the mind of a genius during the making of one of his greatest achievements. Hardcover, 306 pp. $32.99.

Alfred Hitchcock: Filming Our Fears
Gene Adair
Gene Adair's fascinating biography of Hitchcock reveals the technical innovations and thematic concerns that make his films as thrilling today as they were when they first shocked and delighted the movie-going public. Hardcover, $42.00.

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John Huston: Interviews
Robert Emmet Long
This collection of interviews brings the filmmaker John Huston vividly to life in his own words. In these conversations the director of such classics as The Maltese Falcon, Key Largo, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The African Queen, The Night of the Iguana, Prizzi's Honor and The Dead talks about his approach to directing, the influence of painting upon his camera work, his germane relationships with stellar actors, his start in Hollywood as a screenwriter, and the influence of James Joyce and Ernest Hemingway on his films. Softcover, 186 pp. $26.95.

Kon Ichikawa
Edited by James Quandt
Kon Ichikawa is a collection of more than 2 dozen articles on the work of this master of Japanese cinema. Illustrated with stills from many of his movies, and packed with information, this anthology is the ultimate guide to the work of one of the most important creators of Japanese film. "This anthology will make readers want to rush out & see the films." Arthur Nolletti, Jr. $29.95.

James Ivory in Conversation
Robert Emmet Long
Here is an exclusive series of interviews with a director known for the international scope of his filmmaking on several continents. In this highly engaging book, Three-time Academy award nominee for best director -- responsible for such film classics as A Room with a View and Howards End -- Ivory speaks with remarkable candor and wit about his over forty years as an independent filmmaker. Hardcover, 339 pp. $34.95.

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The Lord of the Films
J.W. Braun
This is a unique guide to the stunning series of films directed by Peter Jackson, adapted from the popular series of novels by J.R.R. Tolkien. Each of the films is examined on four fronts: plot and storyline, behind-the-scenes information, mistakes that slipped through, and audiences' reactions. Softcover, 220 pp. $21.95.

Peter Jackson: From Gore to Mordor
Paul A. Woods
Peter Jackson: From Gore to Morder contains a definitive range of articles, interviews and essays, charting every step of Jackson's startling and innovative filmmaking journey. From humble beginnings shooting Super 8 shorts in the family home to the forthcoming remake of King Kong, the career of Peter Jackson is a truly remarkable story odyssey. An array of vivid photographs complete this splendid volume. Softcover, 192 pp. $27.95.

Peter Jackson: From Prince of Splatter to Lord of the Rings
Ian Pryor
This fascinating look at the now-celebrated director tells of the inspiration that led to the making of the three world-famous Lord of the Rings films and the six other films that preceded them. In this unauthorized biography, Ian Pryor traces the journey of a young movie fanatic, from Sunday afternoons spent fooling around with a camera, through low-budget cult movies, to control of the most ambitious film project ever. Hardcover, 380 pp. $36.95.

Derek Jarman's Angelic Conversations
Tim Ellis
Best known as an iconoclastic, wildly inventive filmmaker, Derek Jarman was also an accomplished author, painter, and landscape artist. Author Jim Ellis looks at how Jarman's politics and aesthetics intertwined to comprehend his most radical aspects. Jarman is revealed as an artist who keenly understood the role of history and mythology in creating a personal and national identity: as an activist, he sought to challenge old histories while producing new ones to carve out a space for alternative communities in Britain late in the twentieth century. Softcover, 303 pp. $26.95.

The Queer Cinema of Derek Jarman
Niall Richardson
This is the first book to view Derek Jarman's uniquely personal - and pleasurable - cinema through the analytical prism of 'queer.' Niall Richardson takes up queer theory and its debates, as well as the tension between theory and activism, to apply these issues to Jarman's cinema in critical readings of his films, with special attention given to Caravaggio, Edward II and Blue. Softcover, 246 pp. $29.95.

Derek Jarman and Lyric Film: The Mirror and the Sea
Steven Dillon
This pathfinding book places Derek Jarman in the tradition of lyric film and offers incisive readings of all eleven of his feature-length films, from Sebastiane to Blue. Steve Dillon looks at Jarman and other directors working in a similar vein to establish how lyric films are composed through the use of visual imagery and actual poetry. This book is a wonderful elucidation of Jarman's brilliant and beautiful films. Softcover, 271 pp. $34.95.

Derek Jarman
Rowland Wymer
This book gives detailed and original critical readings of all eleven of Derek Jarman's feature-length films, arguing that he occupies a major and influencial place in European and world cinema rather than merely being a cult figure within a particular subculture. This book will appeal to readers with an interest in modern British or European cinema, and anyone who is interested in film as an art form rather than as a commercial product. Softcover, 210 pp. $32.95.

Jim Jarmusch
Juan A. Suarez
At a time when gimmicky, action-driven blockbusters ruled Hollywood, Jim Jarmusch spearheaded a boom in independent cinema by making low-budget films focused on intimacy, character, and new takes on classical narratives. His minimal form, peculiar pacing, wry humour, and blank affect have since been adopted by directors including Sofia Coppola, Hal Hartley, Richard Linklater, and Tsai Ming-liang. Softcover, 196 pp. $25.50.

This Terrible Business Has Been Good to Me
Norman Jewison
This honest and exciting autobiography captures Norman Jewison's remarkable journey as a filmmaker. Cutting his teeth in television, Jewison firmly established himself as a superlative director of actors. From there, his talent would eventually carry him to the top of the Hollywood heap, where he would go on to helm such beloved films as Fiddler on the Roof, In the Heat of the Night, And Justice for All and Moonstruck. Not simply a versatile filmmaker, Jewison is also a fervent supporter of fledgling talent, establishing the Canadian Film Centre in 1987. In his own words, here is the candid story of Norman Jewison's life in film. Softcover, 304 pp. $24.95.

Kazan on Directing
Elia Kazan
Responsible for revolutionizing theatre and film with dynamic action, poetic staging, and rigorous naturalism, Elia Kazan was the mid-twentieth century's most celebrated director. This remarkable book, drawn from his notebooks, letters, interviews, and autobiography, reveals Kazan's method: how he uncovered for himself the "spine" or core of each script and each character; how he analyzed each piece in terms of his own experience; how he determined the specifics of his production, from casting and costuming to set design and cinematography. Softcover, 341 pp. $22.00.

Elia Kazan: A Biography
Richard Schickel
Few figures in film and theatre history tower like Elia Kazan. His productions of A Streetcar Named Desire and Death of a Salesman reshaped the values of the stage. His films -- most notably On the Waterfront -- brought a new realism and a new intensity of performance to the movies. Ebullient and secretive, bold and self-doubting, beloved yet reviled for "naming names" before the House Un-American Activities Committee, Kazan was an individual as complex and fascinating as any he directed. In this electrifying biography, Richard Schickel illuminates much more than a single astonishing life and life's work: He pays discerning tribute to the power of theatre and film, and casts a new light on six crucial decades of American history. Softcover, 510 pp. $21.50.


Kim Ki-Duk
Various authors
In Kim Ki-duk's films, people don't talk, they hit. Relationships are always frontal, direct, decoded, never mediated through language which would neutralize its violence. Through a filmography as injected with blood as on the edge, Kim Ki-duk shows the still-oozing wounds of a Korean society maltreated by its history with an art of precision and a staging of suffering which is all Far-Eastern refinement. Softcover, 128 pp. $48.00.

The Films of Krzysztof Kieslowski
Joseph G. Kickasola
In this penetrating examination, Joseph G. Kickasola descibes how the films of Krzysztof Kieslowski stand apart in the canon of "art" cinema. In particular he focuses on the director's mastery of abstract imagery, his innovative use of sound, and his deliberate circumvention of standard cinematic codes. Ultimately this book synthesizes how each of these stylistic liberties contribute to Kieslowski's meditations on fate, God, suffering, and love. Softcover, 332 pp. $24.95.

The Cinema of Krzysztof Kieslowski: Variations on Destiny and Chance
Marek Haltof
Since his death in 1996, Krzysztof Kieslowski has remained the best-known contemporary Polish film-maker, and one of the most popular and respected European directors. In this study, Marek Haltof provides a comprehensive study of Kieslowski's cinema, from his early documentaries and student films to television projects and award-winning features. Softcover, 191 pp. $26.00.

Double Lives, Second Chances: The Cinema of Krzysztof Kieslowski
Annett Insdorf
Written by one of the world's leading Kieslowski scholars, this is the first monograph written in English to focus on the work of the late Polish filmmaker. This elucidating account is a worthy companion to Kieslowski's profoundly moving body of work. Illustrated in Black & White. Softcover, 237 pp. $20.95.

Allan King: Filmmaker
Seth Feldman
The work of renowned Canadian filmmaker Allan King is spotlighted in this concise anthology. Although known primarily as a documentarian, all of King's wide-ranging interests are explored in this comprehensive collection of essays. Softcover, 115 pp., $12.95.

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Depth of Field: Stanley Kubrick, Film, and the Uses of History
Geoffrey Cocks
In Depth of Field, leading screenwriters and scholars analyze Stanley Kubrick's films from a variety of perspectives. This is the first truly multidisciplinary study of one of the most innovative and controversial filmmakers of the twentieth century. Softcover, 330 pp. $31.95.

The Stanley Kubrick Archives
Alison Castle
Even long after his death, the mystique surrounding Stanley Kubrick and his singular cinematic oeuvre remains as strong as ever. In this monumental publishing event the director's entire filmography is assessed in unprecedented detail. Featuring interviews, essays, photographs, script pages, storyboards, and and unbelievable wealth of archival material, this mighty tome is a worthy testament to the visionary filmmaker's legendary career. Hardcover, 544 pp. $85.00.

Kubrick: The Definitive Edition
Michel Ciment
Few directors have been as innovative, daring, prone to genre crossing, technically proficient, or, ultimately, as influencial as Stanley Kubrick. With only 13 films made in 45 years, his filmography stands apart in the canon of world cinema. This revised and expanded edition, hailed by critics and filmmakers alike, provides the definitive examination of the films of Stanley Kubrick. Softcover, 329 pp. $50.00.


The Encyclopedia of Stanley Kubrick
Gene D. Phillips and Rodney Hill
This is the first book to provide a comprehensive survey of the director's life and career, with detailed entries on each of his films, key figures in his life and work, technical innovations, source material, studios, film theory, themes, and locations. Part of the Great Filmmakers series. Softcover, $29.95.

Akira Kurosawa: Master of Cinema
Peter Cowie
Akira Kurosawa: Master of Cinema is a testament, in stunning images and illuminating text, to the lasting contribution Kurosawa made to world cinema. In it Peter Cowie explores Kurosawa's mastery of the Samurai genre, his literary underpinnings, and his exploration of our relationship to the modern world. Accompanying the the commentary are anecdotes drawn from a wide array of Kurosawa scholars and colleagues. Hardcover, 301 pp. $92.00.

Akira Kurosawa Interviews
Edited by Bert Cardullo
Akira Kurosawa moved with ease and mastery from subjects mysterious and internal to scenes spectacular and panoramic. Kurosawa was a man of all genres and all periods, bridging the traditional and modern, the old and the new, the East and the West. He had a flair for fusing Western literature with elements from his native Kabuki theatre. Ranging from 1952 to the mid-1990s, this collection includes an interview by Lillian Ross, a conversation with Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and previously unpublished interview with the book's editor. Softcover, 187 pp. $25.50.

Waiting On the Weather: Making Movies with Akira Kurosawa
Teruyo Nogami
Teruyo Nogami was Akira Kurosawa's script supervisor throughout his career, working at his side for almost fifty years as he revolutionized the very grammmar of cinema. This is an intimate and detailed portrait of one of the greatest filmmakers who ever lived, shedding light on the process of his many iconic films. Essential reading for all Kurosawa enthusiasts. Hardcover, 296 pp. $30.00.


Emir Kusturica
Dina Iordanova
This study in the BFI World Directors series is a balanced examination of Kusturica's personality, films, artistry, and ideology. Tribute is payed to his attractive and impressive aesthetics, whilst examining the complex ideological and political issues that arise from his films' production and reception histories. Softcover, 198 pp. $29.95.

Notes From the Underground
The Cinema of Emir Kusturica
Goran Gocic
The first book to be published on Sarajevan filmmaker Emir Kusturica in English. Exploring one of the most successful and celebrated European directors working today. Softcover, 196 pp. $29.99.

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Fritz Lang: Interviews
Barry Keith Grant
The films of Fritz Lang spanned six decades, from the silent era through the golden age of German Expressionism of the 1920s and the classic studio system in Hollywood to the rise of the international co-production. Notoriously difficult, he granted relatively few interviews apart from short publicity exchanges in the promotion of his films. This remarkable collection covers his conversations about his life and his works during a momentous period of film history. Softcover, 195 pp. $26.95.

Mainly On Directing Gypsy, West Side Story, and Other Musicals
by Arthur Laurents
Playwright, screenwriter, director, Arthur Laurents has been at the birth and rebirth of the American musical theatre's greatest creations for the past five decades. At the age of ninety one, he has just directed the wildly acclaimed new production of West Side Story on Broadway.
This book revels in the author's love for and understanding of, musical theatre, the people who make it and the audiences who attend.
He writes from experience, in rich detail about his work and the work of other great directors. There isn't a page in this book that doesn't entertain or give the reader a fascinating insight into the art of directing.
This is a book inspired by love, which we can be thankful for. Hardcover $28.95.

David Lean : Interviews
Steven Organ
This collection of interviews offers the reader the most thorough and complete compendium of illuminating conversations with the director, several of which are exclusive to this edition. Lean speaks openly about his process and his passion for film, revealing a complicated and talented artist who at times shows great bravado, while at other times exposes deep insecurities. The volume chronicles the career of one of cinema's most popular and groundbreaking filmmakers. softcover, 149 pp. $27.95.

The Cinema of Ang Lee: The other side of the screen
Whitney Crothers Dilley
Born in Taiwan, Ang Lee is one of cinema's most versatile and daring directors. His ability to cut across cultural, national and sexual boundaries has given him recognition in all corners of the world, the ability to work with complete artistic freedom whether inside or outside of Hollywood, and an Academy Award for Brokeback Mountain. Using suggestive themes of gender and identity, this timely new study uncovers the enormous appeal of this acclaimed director. Softcover, 203 pp. $30.95.

Spike Lee: That's My Story and I'm Sticking to it
Kaleem Aftab
Spike Lee tells the controversial story of a true American original through a lively chorus of voices that are not always in perfect agreement. Kaleem Aftab's authorised biography chronicles Lee's bohemian Brooklyn upbringing, his film school education, his business interests, hobbies and remarkable movie career, all in definitive detail. What's more, the book also explores the many social issues and controversies that Lee's work has addressed and indeed generated; as well as the inspirational effect Lee has had upon his own and subsequent generation of black filmmakers, through his boldly-named production company, 40 Acres and a Mule. Softcover, 324 pp. $19.95.

Spike Lee: Interviews
Cynthia Fuchs
This volume collects the best interviews and profiles America's most prominent African American filmmaker. Articulate and deeply passionate, Lee reveals a degree of subtlety and wit that is often lost in sound bites and headlines about him. His range of interests is as diverse as the subjects of, and approaches to, his films. Softcover, 228 pp. $29.75.


Spike Lee: The Pocket Essentials
Darren Arnold
Every since he burst onto the scene with She's Gotta Have It (1986), Spike Lee has established a reputation as one of the most controversial and socially-aware filmmakers chronicling contemporary American life. This concise yet informative pocket book contains an analysis of every Spike Lee feature film, plus a look at some of his early student works. Softcover, 96 pp. $11.95.

The Cinema of Mike Leigh: A Sense of The Real
Garry Watson
A keen, if sometimes caustic, observer of British manners and mores, Mike Leigh has been hailed as a director who celebrates the lives of 'ordinary' people in his work. Through camparing and contrasting all of his films with each other and then through careful textual detail and wider social and literary comparison, The Cinema of Mike Leigh argues ultimately for the artistic and cultural significance of Leigh's work as one of Britain's most respected film-makers and screenwriters. Coil-bound, 207 pp. $29.99.

Once Upon a Time in Italy: The Westerns of Segio Leone
Christopher Frayling
Violent, cynical, and visually stunning, Sergio Leone's 'spaghetti westerns' defined the genre and, to this day, continue to entertain audience and influence filmmakers. World renowned Leone expert, Christopher Frayling, takes readers through an in-depth anaylsis of the the director's legendary westerns in this beautifully designed volume. In addition to Frayling's commentary and the wealth of visual material, Once Upon a Time in Italy features interviews with Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Ennio Morricone, Carlo Simi, Lee Van Cleef, Bernardo Bertolucci, Claudia Cardinale, and Leone himself. Hardcover, 240 pp. $58.00.

Which Side Are You On? Ken Loach and his Films
Anthony Hayward
Ken Loach is known for his versatility and sensitivity as a filmmaker. His poignant characters, and representations of ordinary people have established him as a voice of the anti-hero. Which Side Are You On? examines the politics and attitudes of this remarkable man, and the body of work he produced. Softcover, 308 pp. $21.95.

Cinema Of Ken Loach: Art in the Service of the People
Jacob Leigh
This book examines the linking of art and politics that distinguishes the work of this leading British film director. Softcover, $22.95.

Herr Lubitsch Goes to Hollywood: German and American Film after World War I
Kristin Thompson
Ernst Lubitsch, the German film director who left Berlin for Hollywood in 1923, is best remembered for the famous "Lubitsch touch" in such masterpieces as Trouble in Paradise and Ninotchka. Kristin Thompson's study focuses on Lubitsch's silent films from the years between 1918 and 1927, tracing the impact this director had on consolidating classical Hollywood filmmaking. Softcover, 154 pp. $49.95.

The Cinema of George Lucas
Marcus Hearn
A gifted storyteller in the epic tradition, a masterful director and editor, and an innovative leader in the field of visual effects and production techniques, George Lucas has made an enormous contribution to the art and culture of our time. Drawing on exclusive new interviews, oral histories, and unprecedented access to the Lucasfilm archives, this luminous volume presents new insights into the work of this visionary and influencial filmmaker, whose groundbreaking technical achievements and creation of enduring modern mythologies have forever changed both film and science fiction. Illustrated throughout -- with several never-before-seen photographs -- this is the definitive word on the career of George Lucas. Hardcover, 264 pp. $72.50.

Baz Luhrmann
Pam Cook
This is the first major book-length study of the work of Australian filmmaker Baz Luhrmann. Author Pam Cook, who was given unprecedented access to the Luhmann private archives, explores the genesis of the Red Curtain aesthetic (typified by Strictly Ballroom, William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge!), from Luhrmann's early experience in theatre and opera to his collaborative working methods and unique production set-up. Softcover, 208 pp. $31.00.

Sidney Lumet: Interviews
Joanna E. Rapf
This book features over twenty interviews with the director, including two pieces that have never appeared in English and an interview conducted by the editor specifically for this volume. Throughout, Lumet speaks candidly about the different kinds of stories he has told, such as the social drama The Pawnbroker, the crime films Prince of the City and Serpico, the intimate family piece Garbo Talks, the play adaptation Long Day's Journey into Night, and the television series 100 Centre Street. Softcover, 200 pp. $28.95.

Making Movies
Sidney Lumet
This is Sidney Lumet's professional memoir and definitive guide to the art, craft, and business of the making motion pictures. Drawing on forty years of experience on movies that range from Long Day's Journey Into Night to Network and The Verdict, Lumet explains how painstaking labour and inspired split-second decisions can result in two hours of screen magic. Softcover, 220 pp. $17.95.

The Film Paintings of David Lynch
Allister MacTaggart
Aimed at both Lynch fans and film studies specialists, this book addresses Lynch's films from the perspective of the relationship between commercial film, avant-garde art, and cultural theory. Individual Lynch works are discussed in relation to other films and directors, illustrating that the solitary, or seemingly isolated, experience of film is itself socially, culturally, and politically important. Softcover, 203 pp. $29.99.

Catching the Big Fish
David Lynch
In this national bestseller, the acclaimed filmmaker David Lynch provides a rare window into his methods as an artist, his way of capturing and working with ideas, and the immense creative benefits he has experienced from the practice of meditation. Catching the Big Fish comes as a revelation to those who have longed to better understand Lynch's personal vision. And it is equally compelling to any who wonder how they can nurture their own creativity. Softcover, 180 pp. $15.50. Also available in audio DVD, $25.00.

David Lynch
Michelle LeBlanc & Colin Odell
Internationally renowned, David Lynch is America's premiere purveyor of the surreal, an artist whose work in the cinema and television has exposed the world to his highlyl personalised view of society. This book examines his entire works, from the cult surrealism of his debut feature Eraserhead to his latest mystery, Inland Empire, considering the themes, motifs and stories behind his incredible films. Includes an exclusive, extended interview with Barry Gifford, author of Wild at Heart, writer of Hotel Room and co-writer of Lost Highway. Softcover, 191 pp. $24.95.

David Lynch
2nd Edition
Michael Chion
Michel Chion's study of the film and television work of David Lynch has become, since its first English publication in 1995, the definitive book on one of America's finest contemporary directors. In this new edition, Chion brings the book up to date to take into account Lynch's work in the last ten years, including the major features Lost Highway, The Straight Story and Mulholland Drive. Newly re-designed and re-illustrated, David Lynch is an even more indispensable companion. Softcover, 246 pp. $26.95.

The Cinema of David Lynch: American Dreams, Nightmare Visions
Erica Sheen & Annette Davison
The cinematic language of David Lynch is entirely singular: his films are original, provocative, and disturbing. This collection of essays offers a full account of the cultural and technological contexts within which his work has developed across the 1980s and 1990s, and of his intense engagement with the creative and working practices of the industry. Softcover, 207 pp. $28.95.

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Last modified February 28, 2011.
Please note that all prices are in Canadian dollars. All prices are subject to change without notice.