(Paperback, New edition)

Ronnie Barker's autobiography, the Oxford bank clerk who graduated from local amateur dramatics, through the rigours of weekly rep, to working for Peter Hall. He explains how his working relationship with Ronnie Corbett produced one of showbusiness's most successful partnerships for 17 years.

(Paperback, Revised, Updated ed.)

(Paperback)

(Paperback, Revised edition)

A guide to students and independent film-makers. It describes and explains the whole process from creating an original or adapted script, through producing and directing, to finance and distribution. It also includes tips on all the tricks of the trade from film-makers.

(Paperback, Main)

An amusing and at times disturbing look at infatuation and the nature of obsession.

(Paperback, Main)

This annual review of cinema includes information about the industry as well as speculation on its future and possible developments.

(Hardback)

This tribute to a true animated classic has been revised and updated since its original 1998 publication.

(Paperback, New edition)

A brilliant and feared critic, Kenneth Tynan was a nabob of the National Theatre alongside Laurence Olivier, and he was also the daring impresario who created "Oh Calcutta". This work features his diaries that remind older readers of a man whose reputation as the greatest critic of the twentieth century is still unchallenged.

(Hardback)

Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of images spanning the creation of the film, The Making of Star Wars is a piece of cinema history.

(Paperback)

(Paperback, Main)

(Paperback)

The first ever collection of interviews with gay and lesbian filmmakers discussing their medium in the post-Brokeback Mountain film landscape.

(Hardback, Main)

A fascinating re-examination of a famously volatile and much misunderstood Hollywood maestro.

(Paperback)

(Hardback)

An accessible illustrated guide to the 1999 sci-fi classic, exploring the unique elements that have helped The Matrix become the beloved genre film it is today.

(Hardback)

A true outback adventure with vivid characters, both equine and human, and lots of humour. A personal story of Lizzie's determination to achieve something that many people would have thought was simply mad, or worse, very dangerous.

(Paperback)

Billy Wilder (USA, 1906-2002) is an undisputed master of American comedy, taking situation comedy to the edge of the absurd in Some Like it Hot (1959). But he also made pessimistic melodramas such as Sunset Boulevard (1950), in which Gloria Swanson gives a moving performance as a fallen star, and a few fine examples of film noir, such as Double Ind

(Paperback, Media tie-in)

World War Z is a film starring Brad Pitt. This illustrated companion to the movie features a wealth of production art, design sketches and storyboards, alongside the full shooting script.

(Hardback)

A beautifully illustrated history of Walt Disney animation.

(Paperback)

Contains information on characters, planets, technical terms, historical events, spaceships, alien species, nicknames, and droid types taken from the original "Star Wars" trilogy, novelizations, and sketchbooks.

(Paperback, 2nd edition)

First edition co-authored with Jack Ellis.

(Paperback)

The art of wig making and wig dressing has been practised for centuries, and continues to be an exciting and essential part of costume production for theatre and film.

(Paperback, Main)

Offers a memoir of a suburban boy, who's creative life spent turning dreams into celluloid, and money into light.

(Paperback)

From SD-6 to the CIA, from kick-ass costumes and multi-coloured wigs to dysfunctional family relationships and undercover office romance, the hit spy drama "Alias" has won the hearts of savvy viewers everywhere. This book takes a look at the show that's redefining the spy genre.