Individual film directors, film-makers books

A postmodern analysis of the Coen brothers' approach to filmmaking.  Read More >>

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"Mike Leigh has been hailed as a director who celebrates the lives of 'ordinary' people in his work. Comparing and...  Read More >>

Since his death in 1996, Krzysztof Kieslowski has remained the best-known contemporary Polish filmmaker, and one...  Read More >>

"Mike Leigh has been hailed as a director who celebrates the lives of 'ordinary' people in his work. Comparing and...  Read More >>

"For the last 50 years, Jean-Luc Godard's work in cinema and video has innovated, provoked and inspired. Reviewing...  Read More >>

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Although far less famous than Vincent, Theo van Gogh played an essential role in the art and life of his brother...  Read More >>

Edmund Goulding's 'Dark Victory' is the first biography ever written on one of the great talents of early 20th century...  Read More >>

Murray Pomerance presents a series of meditations on six films directed by the legendary Alfred Hitchcock. The book...  Read More >>

With L'Avventura he piqued the world's curiosity. With La Notte he mystified audiences and broke hearts. With Red...  Read More >>

"Producer Hal Wallis's films include """"Casablanca"""", """"Jezebel"""", """"Now Voyager"""", """"The Life of Emile...  Read More >>

This study explores African American identity through film, drawing from Spike Lee's cinematic production of X (1992)...  Read More >>

From the Driller Killer - a victim of the original video nasty' panic - to Bad Lieutenant, Ferrara's films have...  Read More >>

THE UNSEEN FORCE: THE FILMS OF SAM RAIMI  Read More >>

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This study of Martin Sorsese's films is intended as a close look at the cinematic text of the films themselves....  Read More >>

WITH A FOREWORD BY WALTER MURCH Gene Phillips blends biography, studio history, and film criticism to complete the...  Read More >>

MIT Philosophy Professor Irving Singer examines the work of Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles, and Jean Renoir as it...  Read More >>

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Murray Pomerance presents a series of meditations on six films directed by the legendary Alfred Hitchcock. The book...  Read More >>

'The story of a teenager crossing Hitler's Europe with only her own courage and luck to sustain her. ... Stunning.'...  Read More >>

Filmmaker David Lynch's work is viewed here as patriotic and Puritanical. Also included is a history of moralistic...  Read More >>

This study examines the life and work of acclaimed film director Martin Scorsese, showing that his films reflect...  Read More >>