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
FASSBINDER THOUSANDS OF MIRRORS
Written by Penman, Ian
A kaleidoscopic study of Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Melodrama, biography, cold war thriller, drug memoir, essay in fragments, and mystery, Thousands of Mirrors is cult critic Ian Penman's long-awaited first full-length book: a kaleidoscopic study of Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
TALE OF CINEMA - HONG SANGSOO
Written by Dennis Lim
"In the fourth title of our Decadent Editions series, Dennis Lim explores the oeuvre of South Korean auteur Hong Sangsoo via his 2005 film."--Publisher websire.
OSCAR WARS: A HISTORY OF HOLLYWOOD IN GOLD, SWEAT, AND TEARS
Written by Schulman, Michael
The author of the New York Times bestseller Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep returns with a lively history of the Academy Awards, focusing on the brutal battles, the starry rivalries, and the colorful behind-the-scenes drama.
KILLIN' GENERALS: THE MAKING OF THE DIRTY DOZEN, THE MOST ICONIC WW II MOVIE OF ALL TIME
Written by Epstein, Dwayne
An explosive inside look at The Dirty Dozen, the star-studded war film that broke the rules, shocked the critics, thrilled audiences, and became an all-time classic . . . The year was 1967. A cinematic blockbuster exploded across American popular culture. The Dirty Dozen didn't just reinvent the "men on a mission" war story, it blew the genre to pieces.
CINEMA HOUSE AND THE WORLD: THE CAHIERS DU CINEMA YEARS, 1962-1981
Written by Daney, Serge
The writings of one of the greatest film critics of his generation on the auteur approach of the French New Wave to a more structural examination of film. One of the greatest film critics of his generation, Serge Daney wrote for Cahiers du Cinéma before becoming a journalist for the daily newspaper Libération.
FEMINIST WORLDMAKING AND THE MOVING IMAGE
Intersectional, intergenerational, and international perspectives on nonfiction filmmaking by women, generously illustrated, with film stills and other images. This book offers intersectional, intergenerational, and international perspectives on nonfiction film- and videomaking by and about women, examining practices that range from activist documentaries to avant-garde experiments.
ACTING NATURALLY: THE MAGIC IN GREAT PERFORMANCES
Written by Thomson, David
From the celebrated film critic and author of The New Biographical Dictionary of Film, a fascinating look at some of the cinema's finest actors and how they approach their craft "Open to any page and you'll become enthralled by the...tales of forgotten film lore, childhood memories, sexy gossip."--Philip Kaufman, director Meryl Streep, Marlon Brando, Anthony Hopkins, C
CARY GRANT'S SUIT: NINE MOVIES THAT MADE ME THE WRECK I AM TODAY
Written by McEwen, Todd
A cinematic memoir and critical exploration of nine classics of old Hollywood by a contemporary comic novelist. "North by Northwest isn't about what happens to Cary Grant, it's about what happens to his suit. The suit has the adventures, a gorgeous New York suit threading its way through America. The suit, Cary inside it, strides with confidence into the Plaza Hotel.
TIM BURTON'S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS: THE VISUAL COMPANION
Written by Bossert, David
Just in time for the whimsical holiday classic film's 30th anniversary comes a deep-dive reflection about the making of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas!
QUEER FILM GUIDE: 100 GREAT MOVIES THAT TELL LGBTQIA+ STORIES
Written by Turner, Kyle
Enjoy your night in with these movies that tell queer stories. Have you noticed something about every "100 Greatest Movies Ever Made" list? The people in those movies . . . they're almost all straight, white men. With so much incredible cinema to choose from, those lists only begin to peer into the cinematic and wider world.
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