An introduction to the analysis of cinema. This work provides an introduction to the fundamentals of serious film study, followed by the chapters on Film Genres. It is supported by a text-specific Tutorial CD-ROM with video clips.

A guide to must-see movies. It discusses about their conception and development, and even about the famous pieces of memorabilia associated with them.

Based on hundreds of interviews with directors such as Coppola, Scorsese, Hopper and Spielberg, as well as producers, stars, studio executives, writers, spouses, ex-spouses, and girlfriends, this is the story of the crazy world that the directors ruled.

Reissue of the legendary underground classic of Hollywood's darkest and best kept secrets!

Richard Gilman referred to How to Read a Film as simply the best single work of its kind. And Janet Maslin in The New York Times Book Review marveled at James Monaco's ability to collect an enormous amount of useful information and assemble it in an exhilaratingly simple and systematic way. Indeed, since its original publication in 1977, this hugely popular book has become the definitive ...

Focuses on the trends in film technology and viewership, treating film studies as an extension of cultural studies. This work takes into account the attendant theoretical considerations.

A film reference which includes entries on - directors, producers, stars, screenwriters, and cinematographers; styles, genres, and schools of filmmaking; motion picture studios and film centers; film-related organizations and events; industry jargon and technical terms; and, inventions, inventors, and equipment.

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* The completely updated fourth edition of an indispensable reference book for filmgoers, with thirty brand new entries.

A guide to thinking and writing about films. This text introduces students to film terms and the major film theories. It progresses from taking notes and writing first drafts to creating essays and comprehensive research projects. It demonstrates how an analysis of a film becomes subtle and rigorous as part of a compositional process.

Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, twelve-year-old Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks with an eccentric girl and her grandfather, Hugo's undercover life and his most precious secret, are put in jeopardy.

An explosive expose of the men who changed independent cinema for ever in the 1990s

Winner of the Academy Award for Best Screenplay and the Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival, Pulp Fiction exploded onto the screen in 1994 and transformed the direction of contemporary cinema. This triplet of interwoven crime stories displays Tarantino's visceral approach to character and plot.

From the writer of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid , All the President's Men and Marathon Man , Oscar-winning screen writer William Goldman presents his memories and views of movie-making, and of acting greats such as Redford, Olivier, Newman and Hoffman.

The fascinating story of the making of the most influential SF film ever made, republished to coincide with the film's cinematic re-release. It contains exclusive production photos; an exclusive interview with Ridley Scott, cast interviews - including an entirely new interview with Harrison Ford - one of the very last interviews make with Philip K. Dick, and a complete annotated bibliography.

Based on impeccable research, private papers and interviews with Hitchcock's cinematic collaborators, this award-winning biography reveals a distant and demanding taskmaster, capable of astonishing acts of cruelty, and yet who left an indelible mark on world cinema.

The fourth edition of this text contains substantial revisions, with additional chapters and illustrations. It provides updated filmogrophies of nearly all living directors mentioned in the book, and there are sections on films and cinematic traditions that have received scholarly attention.

From America's most trusted and best-known film critic, one hundred brilliant essays on the films that define for him cinematic greatness.

David Lynch's distinguished career includes such films as The Elephant Man , Blue Velvet , Wild at Heart ; Last Highway ; and the seminal television series Twin Peaks . Here, Lynch speaks openly about the full breadth of his creative work.