General Film
PAOLO SORRENTINO'S CINEMA AND TELEVISION
With a list of critically acclaimed and award-winning films, the Naples-born director and screenwriter Paolo Sorrentino has established himself as an auteur of world renown--arguably the most successful and significant contemporary Italian filmmaker. To date, he has written and directed nine films and won an Academy Award, a BAFTA, and a Golden Globe, among others.
WERNER HERZOG: ECSTATIC TRUTH AND OTHER USELESS CONQUESTS
Written by Hegnsvad, Kristoffer
Werner Herzog came to fame in the 1970s as the European new wave explored new cinematic ideas. With films like Signs of Life (1968); Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972); The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974); and Fitzcarraldo (1982), Herzog became the subject of public debate, particularly due to his larger than life characters, often played by the wild Klaus Kinski.
TOTAL FILMMAKER
Written by Lewis, Jerry
"The first edition of The Total FilmMaker was published in 1971 based on lectures at University of Southern California Film School. As a guest lecturer at USC in 1966, Lewis' students included the legendary young filmmakers, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. Now, 50 years later, the Jerry Lewis estate and MWP are teaming up to release this classic book to the world.
UNTOLD HORROR
Written by Yuzna, Brian
Insightful interviews of horror legends George Romero, John Landis, Joe Dante, Brian Yuzna, and more, by former editor-in-chief of Rue Morgue, Dave Alexander, about the scariest horror movies never made! Take a behind-the-scenes look into development hell to find the most frightening horror movies that never were, from unmade Re-Animator sequels to alternate takes on legendary fr
DISNEY PRINCESS: A CELEBRATION OF ART AND CREATIVITY
Written by Solomon, Charles
The Disney Princess is a one-of-a-kind celebration of the timeless Disney characters who have enchanted audiences for generations. This landmark book serves as the definitive visual history of the Disney princess from 1937 to today.
COMPETING WITH IDIOTS: HERMAN AND JOE MANKIEWICZ, A DUAL PORTRAIT
Written by Davis, Nick
A fascinating, complex dual biography of Hollywood's most dazzling--and famous--brothers, and a dark, riveting portrait of competition, love, and enmity that ultimately undid them both--one most famous for having written Citizen Kane (with Orson Welles, most recently portrayed in David Fincher's newly released Netflix film, Mank); the other, All About Eve; one, who only wro
CHARLIE CHAPLIN ARCHIVES
Within a year of arriving in Hollywood in 1914, British-born Charlie Chaplin had become the slapstick king of America. By the end of his second year on the silver screen, Chaplin's fame had spread worldwide. He was the first international film star and rapidly one of the richest men in the world, with a million dollar contract, his own studio and his stock company of close collaborators.
FILM NOIR PORTRAITS
The very best portrait photography of the film-noir era, with previously unpublished images from beloved gems such as The Night of the Hunter and Sweet Smell of Success
BILLY WILDER ON ASSIGNMENT: DISPATCHES FROM WEIMAR BERLIN AND INTERWAR VIENNA
Written by Wilder, Billy
Acclaimed film director Billy Wilder's early writings--brilliantly translated into English for the first time Before Billy Wilder became the screenwriter and director of iconic films like Sunset Boulevard and Some Like It Hot, he worked as a freelance reporter, first in Vienna and then in Weimar Berlin.
M
Written by Kaes, Anton
Fritz Lang's 'M' (1931) is an undisputed classic of world cinema. Lang considered it his most lasting work. Peter Lorre's extraordinary performance as the childlike misfit Hans Beckert was one of the most striking of film debuts, and it made him an international star. Lang's vision of a city gripped with fear, haunted by surveillance and total mobillization, is still remarkably powerful today.
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