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Salvador Dali is one of the most widely recognised and controversial artists of the twentieth century. He was also an avant-garde filmmaker, collaborating with Luis Bunuel, Walt Disney and Alfred Hitchcock. This book gives Dali's fascination with film, the attention it merits, surveying Dali's activities with cinema.

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The stylistic and bloody excesses of the films of Dario Argento are instantly recognisable. Vivid, baroque and nightmarish, his films lock violent deaths in a twisted embrace with an almost sexual beauty. Narrative and logic are often lost in a constant bombardment of atmosphere, technical mastery and provocative imagery. It's a body of...

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David Lynch is America's premiere purveyor of the surreal, an artist whose work in cinema and television has exposed the world to his highly personalised view of society. This book examines the themes, motifs and stories behind his works, from the cult surrealism of his debut feature "Eraserhead" to his other mystery, "Inland Empire".

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Kate Sheridan is at Blenheim Palace to research King Henry's mistress Rosamund, said to have been poisoned there by Eleanor of Aquitaine. But the visit takes a disturbing turn when the hosts unwittingly begin to relive the legend.....

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Lord Charles Sheridan and his American wife, Kate, have heard some truly awful things about Britain's most notorious prison. But Dartmoor and its mist-shrouded environs hold special appeal for both Sheridans. Kate hopes to find inspiration for her new Gothic novel, while Charles plans to implement a fingerprinting program at the prison...

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In Death at Bishop's Keep, Kathryn Ardleigh captured the interest of amateur detective Sir Charles Sheridan as they solved their first case together. Now the death of a local constable and the disappearance of a child have Kate and Charles once again on the trail of deadly greed and criminal mischief. They team up with the shy,...

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Charles and Kate are summoned to Scotland on a mysterious errand for the Crown. Upon their arrival, they discover they will be staying at Glamis Castle, the most historic castle in Scotland, a place haunted by shadows and dark secrets. They learn that Prince Eddy, who had been heir to the throne until his supposed death in 1892, is...

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The second edition of Andy Glynne's bestselling guide to making documentaries. He subjects the whole documentary process to scrutiny from developing the concept to marketing and distribution, with interviews and advice from industry insiders and award-winning filmmakers and a fully updated resource guide.

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Studies the psychological motivation of gamblers, those who beat the system and those beaten by it, portraying the personalities and legends of the gambling world of the time. This book presents an insider's analysis of the thrills, action, and emotional involvement that makes up the world of gambling.

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Euro Noir by Britain's leading crime fiction expert Barry Forshaw (author of Nordic Noir) examines the astonishing success of European fiction and drama. This is often edgier, grittier and more compelling than some of its British or American equivalents, and provides a highly readable guide for those...

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The directors of the French New Wave were the original film geeks - a collection of celluloid-crazed cinphiles with a background in film criticism and a love for American auteurs. Having spent countless hours slumped in Parisian cinmathques, they armed themselves with handheld cameras, rejected conventions, and...

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Heart of Darkness has been considered for most of this century as a literary classic, and also as a powerful indictment of the evils of imperialism. Conrad's narrator encounters at the end of the story a man named Kurtz, dying, insane, and guilty of unspeakable atrocities.

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Dreaming of escape from his remote village in the Himalayan foothills, Rabindra entreats the gods to send him an English bride. When a saucy English dance troupe arrives on the run from a Bombay crime boss, Rabindra believes that his prayers have been answered. Except that they have no interest in marrying anyone. As the village begins...

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Offers a guide to various films, directors and movements. This book discusses films like "Dracula", "Frankenstein", "Scream", "Halloween", "The Sixth Sense", and "Ringu and Evil Dead". This book comes with a DVD that includes documentaries on "Cabin Fever and the Ginger Snaps" trilogy.

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In its simplest form a sports agent is an individual or a company who represents a sportsperson. Add the fantastic amount of money in professional sport and a measure of human greed and sports representation becomes anything but. Mel guides the layperson and newcomer alike through the tortuous world of marketing, representation and sports law.

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How do we know if we can beat the bookmaker That's easy: just look at our bank balance. But how do we know if we've not just been lucky More specifically, how do we know that someone who says he can do it, and who is selling his 'expertise', can keep doing it again and again, through talent, skill and hard work...

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Helps you understand what it really takes to develop a secret society. This book covers topics ranging from choosing regalia to setting up a lodge, electing a grand master and basic initiation ceremonies. It also guides you on how to take historical events, great works of art and famous names to mould them into your desires for global domination.

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Aims to define the term independent cinema. This title shows the birth of a commercial environment in which the independent cinema can emerge. It features profiles of specific filmmakers which suggest how diverse personalities use independent cinema for individual ends.

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There's a sinister man about London town with something of the night about him. Mr Hyde is mad, bad and has a penchant for bumping off MPs and other kindly innocents. Will his friend Dr Jekyll be able to stop him Or is there something more to their relationship than meets the eye... Only the intrepid Utterson can get to the bottom of...

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Merlin Coverley examines the major themes in the development of the London novel from its origins in the Victorian metropolis and onward to the present day and the revival of London writing. On the way he explores the occult tradition and London noir, the disaster novel and the rise of psychogeography.

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Part memoir, travelogue, history and part detective story, Luca Antara is a rich tapestry of history and the present. It parallels the life of the author, an migr to Sydney, and the life of an historical figure, Antnio da Nova, the servant of a Portuguese explorer who in the 1600s sends him to find out more...

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Sad, lonely Sharon Plunkett is a plus-size girl. She's tried every diet but like stains of grease on a pure silk blouse, her rolls of fat refuse to budge. But all that changes when Sharon visits Dr. Marvel's Miracle weight clinic, and steps into a strange new world where billboards and magazines spill over with pictures of gorgeous size 20 celebs!

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You've got TV, internet, phone, radio, movies, music, magazines and newspapers - and that's just the tip of the iceberg. Unless we live on a desert island, there is no escape from media communications of one sort or another. So how do we begin to understand today's all-embracing media culture...

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A one-stop guide to the major movements that have shaped our sense of what cinema is and can be. It covers the founding concepts in Film Studies such as authorship and genre, technological impacts, the rise of digital cinema, social influences and notions of the avant-garde, and cinema as a major art form that reflects and shapes the world.