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
JOHN GILBERT: THE LAST OF THE SILENT FILM STARS
Written by Golden, Eve
Charming and classically handsome, John Gilbert (1897-1936) was among the world's most recognizable actors during the silent era. He was a wild, swashbuckling figure on screen and off, and accounts of his life have focused on his high-profile romances with Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich, his legendary conflicts with Louis B.
IDA LUPINO: A BIOGRAPHY
Written by Donati, William
"Ida Lupino (1918-1995) was more than a gorgeous image of film noir in the forties and fifties who starred in classics such as They Drive By Night, High Sierra, and Road House.
JEAN GABIN: THE ACTOR WHO WAS FRANCE
Written by Harriss, Joseph
Jean Gabin was more than just a star of iconic movies still screened in film festivals around the world. To many, he was France itself. During his 45-year career, he acted in 95 films, including Le Quai des Brumes, La Grande Illusion, Touchez Pas au Grisbi and French Cancan.
FRENCH NEW WAVE: CRITICAL LANDMARKS
The French New Wave is an essential anthology of writings by and about the critics and filmmakers of this revolutionary cinematic movement, which has had a radical impact on film practice and the way we think and write about film.
GODFATHER, PART II
Written by Lewis, Jon
Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather, Part II (1974) is a magisterial cinematic work, a gorgeous, stylized, auteur epic, and one of the few sequels judged by many to be greater than its predecessor. This despite the fact that it consists largely of meetings between aspiring 'Godfather' Michael Corleone and fellow gangsters, politicians and family members.
TOKYO STORY
Written by Phillips, Alastair
This BFI Film Classics study of Tokyo Monogatari/Tokyo Story (1953) reveals the making, meaning and legacy behind Ozu Yasujiro's masterpiece. Ozu's moving family drama is universally acknowledged as one of the most significant Japanese films ever made.
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
Written by Chapman, Llewella
Often hailed as the 'best' James Bond film, From Russia With Love (1963) is celebrated for its direction by Terence Young, memorable performances from Sean Connery in his second outing as 007, Pedro Armendáriz as Kerim, Lotte Lenya as the lesbian villain Colonel Rosa Klebb, and Robert Shaw as Red Grant, the sexually ambiguous SPECTRE assassin.
SUNSET BOULEVARD
Written by Cohan, Steven
Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard was a critical and commercial success on its release in 1950 and remains a classic of film noir and one of the best-known Hollywood films about Hollywood.
IMMORTAL FILMS: CASABLANCA AND THE AFTERLIFE OF A HOLLYWOOD CLASSIC
Written by Klinger, Barbara
Casablanca is one of the most celebrated Hollywood films of all time, its iconic romance enshrined in collective memory across generations.
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