(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.

(, Main)

This volume includes the screenplays of the films "Memento" and "Following", along with interviews with the director Christopher Nolan, which discuss the inspiration and conception of the films.

(, Main)

Britain's foremost director of stage, screen and cinema speaks for the first time about his unique working methods.

(Hardback)

An oral history, with the full participation of cast and crew, of one of the most popular sitcoms in television history.

(Paperback, Main)

From Scorsese and Lynch to Wenders and Godard: interviews with twenty of the world's greatest directors on how they make films - and why.

Each great film-maker has a secret method to his moviemaking - and each is different.

(Paperback)

(Hardback)

A pop-science look at fear, how and why horror films get under our skin, and why we keep coming back for more. Do you like scary movies Have you ever wondered why

(Paperback)

From 1881 to 1932, vaudeville was at the heart of show business in the States. This book chronicles vaudeville's far-reaching impact and explores the many ways in which vaudeville's story is the story of show business in America, documenting the history and cultural legacy of this indigenous theatrical form.

(Paperback, FF Classics)

Hitchcock's best-loved romantic thriller is one of the most influential works ever made in the genre - an enticing cocktail of suspense, comedy, eroticism and danger.

Roger Thornhill is a suave but stiff-necked Madison Avenue executive, who finds himself mistaken for a US intelligence agent, and dragged into life-threatening escapades.

(Paperback, Main)

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

(Paperback, Main)

An insight into the saga behind Coppola's Vietnam epic.

(, Main)

Wim Wenders' body of work is among the most formidable in modern cinema: Paris Texas, Wings of Desire, The Buena Vista Social Club, The Million Dollar Hotel.

(Paperback, New edition)

An encyclopedia listing every actor and actress ever to have won or been nominated for an Academy Award over the last 70 years, and including the 1998 results. Pen portraits incorporate, where possible, quotes from the stars, showbiz anecdotes, and snippets of memorable movie dialogue.

(Hardback)

Serge Diaghilev brought artists, composers and choreographers together to collaborate on new ballets: the result was an integration of art, dance and music, unique in its time and still influential. This volume is a look at the "Ballets Russes" and their costumes, created by Diaghilev's friends.

(, Main)

Dennis Potter's most popular television drama, Pennies from Heaven, 'a play with music, in six parts', was first shown in 1978 on BBC1.

(Paperback)

The complete shooting scripts for series one of the hit BBC television show Poldark.

As well as providing an insight into the way "Porridge" was conceived and made, Richard Webber's official companion to this television comedy classic includes full actor profiles and interviews and a complete episode guide.

(Paperback, New edition)

A dominant figure in Britain's theatre world, Peter Hall has been director of three major companies - the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre and his own company. This book follows his career from his earliest days, revealing the complex man behind the media image.

(Paperback, Main)

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

(Hardback, Main)

A fun and illuminating look at cinema's mistreatment of history, based on the Guardian newspaper column 'Reel History' by acclaimed historian Alex von Tunzelmann.

(Hardback)

A career-spanning retrospective of one of the most successful British filmmakers in Hollywoods history.

(Paperback, Main)

A screenplay of the film "Shakespeare in Love", produced in 1999.

(Paperback, Main)

Hal Larson doggedly tries to score with every gorgeous woman he sees, though he's no oil painting himself. But after undergoing impromptu hypnosis by a self-help guru, Hal is only able to see the inner beauty of women. and Hal, envisioning her sweet nature as physical loveliness, is smitten. But what will happen when the spell is broken

(Paperback)

A cinema autobiography by the director of "The Invasion of the Bodysnatchers" and "Dirty Harry". The book incorporates a series of reminiscences whose cast of characters includes Clint Eastwood, John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Bogart and Bacall, and others from Hollywood's golden age.