Featuring conversations with Kevin Smith's friend and producer Scott Mosier, this title helps to discover - how to pick four random examples of the riches therein - the genesis of Stalin's Monkey Soldier army, the tale of Kevin versus Steak Tartare, how to make bukkake eggs, and how Kevin was once willing to let Alanis Morissette get mugged.

The Oral Biography. The first full-scale oral biography of one of Hollywoods greats Robert Altman.

First or second generation Jewish immigrants who had often worked their way up from poor backgrounds, the Hollywood Moguls were remarkable entrepreneurs, the likes of whom will probably never be seen again. Sam Goldwyn, Jack and Harry Warner, Louis B Mayer, Harry Cohn, and Zukor and Lasky ruled the movie empires in the golden age of Hollywood. These Tinseltown gods liked to be seen at race ...

Published to accompany the exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art from the 17th of November 2009 to the 26th April 2010. Illustrated with Burton's work as a filmmaker and artist.

Women on the Edge re-envisions women's cinema as contemporary political practices by exploring the works of twelve filmmakers. Moving on from the 1970s feminist adage that the personal is political, Sharon Lin Tay argues that contemporary women's cinema must exceed the personal to be politically relevant and ethically cogent.

John Cassavetes - celebrated as the father of American independent filmmaking - managed to frustrate biographers with wildly conflicting 'facts' about himself, making it impossible to form an accurate picture of the man and the artist. This book collects the filmmaker's statements and writings to present Cassavetes' life and work in his own words.

John Cassavetes - celebrated as the father of American independent filmmaking - managed to frustrate biographers with wildly conflicting 'facts' about himself, making it impossible to form an accurate picture of the man and the artist. This book collects the filmmaker's statements and writings to present Cassavetes' life and work in his own words.

The Unique Films of Guillermo del Toro. Extensively researched and presented, 'The Golden Labyrinth' covers all of del Toro's films, including their inspirations, genesis and production. It explores their diverse inspirations; the work of the alchemists that inspired Cronos; the terrible events and consequences of war - shown in Pan's Labyrinth and the Devil's Backbone; the Celtic mythology and ..

Includes discussions of established women filmmakers whose careers have produced major bodies of work, as well as filmmakers and media artists.

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.

The Gospel According to the Coen Brothers. This book connects with that tough-to-reach eighteen- to thirty-four-year-old audience. Based on the extremely popular and wildly outrageous Coen Brothers' movies, 'The Dude Abides' explores the underlying meaning so often depicted in these organically followed and massively popular films.

Hailed as one of horror cinema's most significant pioneers, Argento continues to create inimitable and feverishly violent films with a level of artistry rarely seen in horror films. His high profile and mastery of the genre is confirmed with his role as producer on celebrated classics such as George A Romero's Dawn of the Dead and Lamberto Bava's Demons, and his work has influenced the likes of ..

Known for always pushing the envelope when it comes to showing sex and violence on screen, Paul Verhoeven has directed controversial films in several genres, including the erotic thriller (Basic Instinct), melodrama (Showgirls) and science fiction (RoboCop, Total Recall, Starship Troopers, Hollow Man).

Roman Polanski's ability to wring laughter from degrading heartbreaks will carry the same wealth of healthy shocks. He creates a macabre beauty to be wooed by and wondered at. But behind the laughter and the beauty is the ghostly truth that Polanski was orphaned by the Nazis and wandered Poland alone from ages 9 to 13.

From Other Works Into Films. The first ever book offering an in-depth analysis and discussion of the craft of writing for the cinema by an Oscar winning screenwriter plus a unique page-by-page direct comparison of original works transformed into award winning screenplays.

In the mid-1960s, an unknown Italian film director, Sergio Leone, made A Fistful of Dollars , the first in a trilogy of films that came to define the spaghetti western. This book presents a study of Leone and the Italian Western.

This biography explores the little-known private life of one of Hollwood's cult directors, Sergio Leone. It demonstrates how Leone made movies, but how - coming from a film background - films also made him. With testimony from his friends and colleagues, it is rich in anecdotes.

A moviebook featuring Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon , from the director of Sense and Sensibility . This is an epic love story and action drama filmed entirely on location in China, starring Chow Yun Fat and Michelle Yeoh. The book includes interviews, historical background and the screenplay.

Werner Herzog autobiographical film Portrait Werner Herzog involved moving a 320-ton steamship over a hill without the use of special effects. Herzog believes that no one has ever performed a similar feat in history, and likely never will again, calling himself 'Conquistador of the Useless'.