An illustrated, accessible introduction to filmmaking from a Hollywood screenwriter, producer, script consultant, and film school professor
Bringing a film to life requires skills in storytelling..
In this photo-filled compendium of fun facts and fascinating trivia, every aspect of the world's most famous secret agent is explored and celebrated. From Bond's cars and gadgets to his women and vil..
A Handheld History is a unique celebration of portable platforms and their iconic games.
Forty years ago, businessmen fiddling with calculators inspired Gunpei Yokoi to create the Game & Watch. Eve..
Channel your inner Zendaya and learn more about her journey to superstardom with this inspiring guide packed with empowering wisdom, facts and quotes from the global style icon
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*EXCLUSIVE FOREWORD BY WES ANDERSON*
Accidentally Wes Anderson is back with 200 brand new, mind-bendingly beautiful destinations for your bucket list, and the fascinating stories behind eac..
Action Cinema Since 2000 addresses an increasingly lively and evolving field of scholarship, probing the definition and testing the potential of action cinema to reframe the mode for the 21st century...
Triple-Oscar-winning, world-renowned animator - and author of the seminal book The Animator's Survival Kit - Richard Williams' legendary career in the world of animation is brought to the page here fo..
Japanese animation is at the nexus of an international multimedia industry worth over $23.6 billion a year, linked to everything from manga to computer games, Pokemon and plushies. In this comprehensi..
The Art of Star Wars: The High Republic takes fans behind the scenes of Phase I of Lucasfilm Publishing's massive crossover story. Collecting the very best concept art of the new characters, worlds, s..
The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian takes fans behind the scenes of the first ever live-action Star Wars television series. Filled with concept art, sketches, and interviews with key cast, crew, and..
The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian (Season Two) takes fans behind the scenes of the second season of the Emmy Award-winning Disney+ live-action Star Wars television series. Filled with concept art,..
Take an enthralling and richly illustrated trip through the official real-world story of the Barbie doll-from groundbreaking toy to beacon of female empowerment.
Created in partnership with Mattel t..
The definitive book on the TV show Ted Lasso, written by the NYT journalist who knows the cast and creators best and shares, in a pitch-perfect way, what made the show such a cultural touchstone, awar..
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER
In this spectacular, newsmaking expose that has the entertainment industry abuzz and on its heels, Vanity Fair's Maureen Ryan blows the ..
When 22-year-old photographer Richard Blanshard arrived at the Cannes Film Festival in 1975, he had no idea that he would become an official photographer for the UK and US film industry for the next t..
Cinema: The Whole Story takes a close look at the key time periods, genres and key works in world cinema. It places the burgeoning world of cinema in the context of social and cultural developments th..
A deep dive into the creative world and personal archive of the master of horror Clive Barker, from Hellraiser and Candyman to today"I've seen the future of horror . . . and his name is Clive Barker."..
'Very smart and entertaining . . . dishy-yet-earnest . . . Gefter shows why Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? hit the '60s like a torpedo.' - NPR, Fresh Air
'Raucous, unpredictable, wild, and affec..
'Well-researched ... I was fascinated' Roger Lewis, Daily Mail
From its debut in 1962, Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? was a wild success and a cultural lightning rod. The play tra..
Any list of Japan's greatest screenplay writers would feature Shinobu Hashimoto near or at the top. This memoir, focusing on his collaborations with Akira Kurosawa, a gifted scenarist in his own right..
'A loot drop of brilliance' Naomi Alderman, author of The Power
Whether you're an avid gamer, a Twitch subscriber, or just an incidental Subway Surfer, video games have changed the way you intera..
For the first time, discover all of DC's iconic movies in the one place
For the first time ever, immerse yourself in the action-packed thrills of DC at the movies in one spectacular book.
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The latest Doctor Who Annual, packed with everything you need to know about the incredible new series.
From Wrath Warriors to Unit HQ, from bi-regeneration to the Meep, a whole new world of Who h..
The Fifteenth Doctor's guide to UNIT's history of every invasion on Earth, from over 60 years of Doctor Who
For over half a century the world has been kept safe from alien invasion by the tireles..
Published to coincide with three feature-length anniversary specials, the ultimate official celebration of 60 years of Doctor Who, featuring heroes, monsters, spaceships, planets and more... all as yo..
DUB, The Sound of Surprise is a detailed chronicle and fascinating guide to the captivating history of Jamaican dub music, the first of its kind. This archetype of the remix style grew out of reggae i..
Dune, Frank Herbert's epic science-fiction masterpiece, set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal
interstellar society, tells the story of Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of ..
Explore the creation of Denis Villeneuve's Dune through this evocative fusion of star Josh Brolin's sublime writing and cinematographer Greig Fraser's candid set photography.
During the shooting ..
The definitive history of Hollywood's most legendary costume designer, featuring an insightful biography and previously unseen sketches, ephemera, and photos behind the scenes of hundreds of iconic fi..
An exceptional memoir by the world-famous, pioneering filmmaker who directed the multi-award-winning Grizzly Man
Werner Herzog is the undisputed master of extreme cinema- building an opera house ..
An exceptional memoir by the world-famous, pioneering filmmaker who directed the mutli-award-winning Grizzly Man
Werner Herzog is the undisputed master of extreme cinema- building an opera house ..
Zombies want brains. Vampires want blood. Cannibals want human flesh. All monsters need feeding.
Horror has been embraced by mainstream pop culture more than ever before, with horror characters a..
You may be able to list every one of Spielberg and Hitchcock's movies, but what about those lesser-known directors? You might be a Meryl Street or Katherine Hepburn obsessive, but do you know what rol..
Explore the magical, mysterious world of Korean cinema, in this new book from the authors of Ghibliotheque.
From smash hits such as Parasite to cult favourites Oldboy, Okja, The Handmaiden and Tr..
Step beyond the magical movies and explore the wider world of Studio Ghibli.
Hailed as perhaps the greatest animation studio in the world, Studio Ghibli's influence extends far further than..
God and the Angel is the first illustrated book on the 1948 Old Vic Tour of Australia and New Zealand, led by Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh.
Written from an Australian perspective and uti..
'A commanding portrait.' Total Film
'Indispensable . . . rich, engaging, thorough.' Sight & Sound
'Bergman's films stand alone as beacons in film history.' Wim Wenders
A chronicle of th..
The screen goddess is a formidable figure, renowned for her power, complexity and so often beauty. From Joan Crawford and Bette Davis to Laverne Cox and Michelle Yeoh, these women disrupted and redefi..
South Korea has transformed from a country devastated by war in the late 1950s to a leading cultural powerhouse of the 21st century. Through the voices of fans, journalists, practitioners and academic..
Icons of Cinema: Baz Luhrmann explores the fascinating and flamboyant career of one of the world's best-loved movie directors.
Famous for his lavish style and dramatic portrayal of tragedy and l..
'Many of you know that I am a martial artist by choice, an actor by profession, and, by daily actualizing my potentiality through soulful discoveries and daily exercising, I hope to become also an art..
Jane Campion on Jane Campion offers a unique perspective on the creative process of one of cinema's greatest contemporary film directors. Through a series of interviews from the early days of Campion'..
This anthology of first-person stories by the American independent filmmaker Kevin Smith features fun and unseen visuals like on-set stills, candid personal photos, memorabilia, and international fan ..
The New York Times bestseller and the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime winner Killers of the Flower Moon is now adapted for young adults.
**KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON IS SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PIC..
'Nobody could make a film like Stanley Kubrick.' Steven Spielberg
Kubrick's interest in observing human folly produced some of the most important works of art of the twentieth century, including ..
The enigmatic and elusive filmmaker Stanley Kubrick has not been treated to a full-length biography in over twenty years. Stanley Kubrick: An Odyssey fills that gap. It is based on access to the lates..
Enjoy a fascinating tribute to the queen of comedy with the photos and memorabilia in Lucille Ball Treasures. Lucille Ball came into most peoples lives with the beloved classic I Love Lucy, one of the..
A must for any Marilyn collector, Marilyn Monroe: A Photographic Life is packed with rare stories, photographs, and reproduced pieces of memorabilia. This is a true picture of the icon's life.
Ev..
Impeccably designed, and copiously illustrated with more than two hundred stills and behind-the-scenes images, this is the definitive celebration of one of cinema's most enduring talents.
Since..