(Paperback, Main)

Ratcatcher was the brilliant feature-film debut of the young Scotswoman Lynne Ramsay, one of the finest new talents in world cinema. It is the summer of 1973, and 12-year-old James Gillespie lives with his family on a Glasgow estate, which looks increasingly wretched as a dustmen's strike wears on.

(Paperback)

"If I want to send a message, I'll call Western Union." This famous line has been attributed to numerous movie moguls through the years, but at the time it was spoken, Hollywood was in the midst of a golden age of dialogue. This title brings together more than 200 speeches form some of the best - and a few of the worst - films.

(Paperback)

Follows six top-level film directors, from the origins of their careers through the making and release of their signature films. This book uses the development, writing, shooting, editing, and release of each director's major film, and also explores the lives and struggles each of them faced.

(Paperback, Main - print on demand)

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)

(Paperback)

Included in the first batch of KINO files for students and general readers, this is a companion bandbook to Repentance.

(Paperback, FF Classics)

One of a hand-picked selection of some of the most popular and cult-worthy titles on Faber and Faber's extensive list of film scripts.

(Hardback)

For rock music and film buffs alike, this is the ultimate guide exploring the electrifying, entertaining, and often daring marriage of rock & roll and cinema.

(Paperback)

Spanning the length of Eberts illustrious career as Americas leading movie critic, this book contains every one of his four-star reviews written from 1967 to 2007.

(Paperback, Main)

Funny, touching and real, this second collection of Alan Bennett's classic work for television from the late 1970s and early 1980s is full of fine observations of life as it is lived.

(Paperback)

Enter the mind of Jodo and follow his initiatory saga from Zen disciple to revolutionary filmmaker to spiritual teacher.

(Paperback)

Released in 1968, the Maysles' Salesman is widely acknowledged as a landmark in documentary film. In his compelling and detailed study, J.M. Tyree discusses the film's various technical and artistic innovations, tracing their theoretical roots and enduring influence.

(Hardback)

"Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Scarface starring Al Pacino--Brian DePalma's 1983 gangster film that shook the world, shocked the critics, and shot bullet holes through the American dream--this explosive Hollywood tell-all charts not only the phenomenon of this controversial classic but also the equally controversial legacy of the original 1932 Scarface that inspired it"--

(Paperback, Main)

'When you film a documentary, life comes barrelling at you like a wild bear, so the filmic equivalent of the fight-or-flight mechanism takes over.' Mark Cousins

(Paperback, Main)

'The most revelatory and entertaining Hollywood book since Easy Riders, Raging Bulls.' Daily Telegraph

(Hardback, 2nd edition)

Industry veteran Andy Hill provides a close-up look at the musical conventions and tricks-of-the-trade of music for film and video games, providing deeply insightful perspectives.

(Paperback, Main)

Following the release of "Gangs of New York", this is an updated edition of the study of America's foremost film director. It offers Martin Scorsese in his own words and is an insight into a body of work that is perhaps the most personal achievement in modern American cinema.

(Paperback, Main)

A stunning exploration of the world-changing power of screen-storytelling.

(Paperback)

SCREEN WORLD 1996 VOL 47

(Paperback)

The vampire and the zombie, the two most popular incarnations of the undead, are brought together for a forensic critical investigation in Screening the Undead. Both have a long history in popular fiction, film, television, comics and games.

(Paperback)

From Internet shorts to adapting, optioning, and collaborating on feature length films, presents an innovative new approach for anyone trying to enter the world of film or television.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

Suitable for students of film and Austen devotees, this title showcases the author's diaries that capture the experience of making the film.