HAYAO MIYAZAKI
A richly illustrated journey through the extraordinary cinematic worlds of beloved filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki A New York Magazine 2021 holiday gift...
General Film
REBEL WITHOUT A CREW
Written by Rodriguez, Robert
No one has landed on the cinematic map with more explosive force than Robert Rodriguez, director of "El Mariachi." Just how did this amateur filmmaker from Texas - with only one camera, no crew, and a budget largely raised by subjecting himself to medical experimentation - manage to complete a feature film for $7,000 and get himself wined and dined by Hollywood's biggest movie moguls?
WOODY ALLEN AND PHILOSOPHY
Written by Skoble, Aeon J
Fifteen philosophers representuing different schools of thought answer the question what is Woody Allen trying to say in his films? And why should anyone care?
FULL SERVICE: MY ADVENTURES IN HOLLYWOOD AND THE SECRET SEX LIVES OF THE STARS
Written by Bowers, Scotty
Now the subject of the hit documentary Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood, praised by Vanity Fair as "full of revelations" and Entertainment Weekly as "deliciously salacious," Full Service is the remarkable true story of Scotty Bowers, the "gentleman hustler," during the heyday of classic Hollywood.
FIVE CAME BACK: A STORY OF HOLLYWOOD AND THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by Harris, Mark
"One of the great works of film history of the decade." --Slate Now a Netflix original documentary series, also written by Mark Harris: the extraordinary wartime experience of five of Hollywood's most important directors, all of whom put their stamp on World War II and were changed by it forever
NICHOLAS RAY: THE GLORIOUS FAILURE OF AN AMERICAN DIRECTOR
Written by McGilligan, Patrick
Award-winningfilm historian Patrick McGilligan follows hisacclaimed biographies of Alfred Hitchcock and Oscar Micheauxwith a revelatory look at the life of Nicholas Ray, the troubled director of Ina Lonely Place, We Can't GoHome Again, and Rebel Without a Cause.
JAMES BOND ENCYCLOPEDIA
Written by Stutz, Collin
The newly updated James Bond Encyclopedia explores every aspect of the 007 story, including Skyfall, the most successful Bond film ever made.
DARK SIDE OF THE SCREEN: FILM NOIR
Written by Hirsch, Foster
Foster Hirsch's Dark Side of the Screen is by far the most thorough and entertaining study of the themes, visual motifs, character types, actors, directors, and films in this genre ever published.
STANLEY KUBRICK: A LIFE
Written by LoBrutto, Vincent
Stanley Kubrick, director of the acclaimed films Path of Glory, Spartacus, Lolita, Dr. Strangelove, 2001: Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, and Full Metal Jacket, is arguably one of the greatest American filmmakers. Yet, despite being hailed as a giant by Orson Welles, little is known about the reclusive director.
THIS IS ORSON WELLES
Written by Rosenbaum, Jonathan
Orson Welles (1915-1985) was the last true Renaissance man of the twentieth century. From such great radio works as "War of the Worlds" to his cinematic masterpieces "Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons, Othello, Macbeth, Touch of Evil," and "Chimes at Midnight," Welles was a master storyteller.
AMERICAN CINEMA
Written by Sarris, Andrew
The American Cinema is the Citizen Kane of film criticism, a brilliant book that elevated American directors from craftsmen to artists, launched the careers of numerous film critics, and shaped the aesthetics of a whole generation of viewers by providing new ways of looking at movies.--Emanuel Levy, author of George Cukor, Master of Elegance The auteur theory, of wh
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