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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom Academy Award winner and bestselling author Diane Keaton comes a candid, hilarious, and deeply affecting look at beauty, aging, and the importance of staying true to yourself—no matter what anyone else thinks.Diane Keaton has spent a lifetime coloring outside the line...

An illustrative oral history of Curb Your Enthusiasm, the legendary HBO series that reshaped comedy. Published around its 25th anniversary, it includes unprecedented access and never-before-seen images and anecdotes from its 24 years on air.The fully authorised book celebrating the Emmy award-winnin...

The long-awaited memoir by Cameron Crowe―one of America’s most iconic journalists and filmmakers―revealing his formative years in rock and roll and bringing to life stories that shaped a generation, in the bestselling tradition of Patti Smith’s Just Kids. If you’ve seen Almost Famous, you ...

'Have I succeeded, in my own life? I don't know. I don't think so. I'm in my eighties now and I just don't know. But then, maybe "success" is the wrong way of framing it. You just try, and when you fail, you keep trying.'Over the course of eight years, Martin Scorsese and Jesuit theologian Antonio S...

An in-depth, richly illustrated exploration of the work and life of cinema and TV’s greatest cult creator.Without David Lynch, our world would have been a much more ordinary place. As a filmmaker, screenwriter, designer, musician, visual artist and living avatar of all things uncanny, his influenc...

An in-depth collection of the rich influences and sources of inspiration behind one of animated cinema’s all-time greats, and Japanese cinema’s most popular cultural export.Japanese filmmaker, director and anime artist Hayao Miyazaki has been described as the ‘godfather of animation’, with a...

"A lush letter to '60s-era Hollywood." — Forbes"Revealing. brimming with costumes, props and set photos, new interviews with Tarantino and the cast. all woven together with 170,000 words of accompanying text by Jay Glennie, who has gained an international reputation as the Cecil B. DeMille of 'mak...

Through a curated selection of quotations, images and interviews, Filmmakers on Film reveals what matters most to the masters. Discover how the giants of filmmaking – from Sofia Coppola to Agnès Varda – developed their distinctive visual styles, the core ideas that underpin their practice and, most importantly, what their films mean to you.

Taking you on from the earliest feature films to today, introduces 50 iconic movies and explains the pivotal role that colour played in their success.The use of colour is an essential part of film. It has the power to evoke powerful emotions, provide subtle psychological symbolism and act as a narra...

Melodrama, biography, cold war thriller, drug memoir, essay in fragments, mystery - cult critic Ian Penman's long awaited first original book.Melodrama, biography, cold war thriller, drug memoir, essay in fragments, mystery - cult critic Ian Penman's long awaited first original book, a kaleidoscopic...

Explore the creation of Denis Villeneuve’s film adaptations of Dune through this evocative fusion of actor Josh Brolin’s sublime writing and cinematographer Greig Fraser’s intimate set photography.During the shooting of Dune: Part One and Dune: Part Two, Greig Fraser went beyond standard unit ...

The enigmatic and elusive filmmaker Stanley has not been treated to a full-length biography in over twenty years.Stanley An Odyssey fills that gap. It is based on access to the latest research, especially into his archive at the University of the Arts, London, and other papers as well as new intervi...

Working chronologically through her nineteen films, made between 1966 and 1985, this collection of reflections by Marguerite Duras (1914–1996) includes non-standard press releases, notes to her actors, letters to funders, short essays on themes as provocatively capacious as ‘mothers’ and ‘wi...

Actor Sam Neill's unmissable memoir is revealing, heart-warming and often hilarious, as he recounts the unpredictable turns of fortune that have defined his life and career. Paperback edition contains new stories and an epilogue.In this unexpected memoir, written in a creative burst of just a few mo...

A richly illustrated journey through the extraordinary cinematic worlds of beloved filmmakerA New York Magazine 2021 holiday gift guide pickFor over four decades, has been enchanting audiences of all ages. His animated films, often featuring children navigating unfamiliar and challenging worlds, off...

uses clothing to tell exciting new stories about directors, their lives, their movies, and the times in which they were made.Along with pieces by some of the best style writers, features hundreds of incredible photos of what directors wear to work, including Sofia Coppola in her signature button-up shirts, Hayao Miyazaki in his aprons, and Spike Lee in his sports caps and varsity jackets.

On a journey through the south-east of Hungary some years back, Esther Kinsky finds herself in a small town in the Alföld, the Great Hungarian Plain. Resignation and a glorification of the past are the most dominant threads in the inhabitants’ conversations. Like many other things, the cinema, â€...

Meet us On the Dance Floor, a visual and literary compendium of nightclub revelries and sweat-soaked gymnasiums on-screen and off. Featuring deep dives into cinema’s most iconic dance moments and contributions from dance world legends, On the Dance Floor spins out from high school proms and house ...

Celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Sopranos with this definitive and intimate portrait of one of the most groundbreaking television shows ever made.The Sopranos is widely regarded as one of the greatest television shows of all time. Now, in honor of its 25th anniversary, this expansive volume exp...

In each of his films, Wes Anderson builds entire worlds that fans tend to feel somehow really should exist. Discover the rich veins of inspiration that he weaves into this unique magic.Anderson’s colorful and richly structured style is universally admired – but how has he managed to create such ...

An illustrated monograph on the work of legendary writer/director David Cronenberg, master of body horror and cinematic provocateur behind films such as The Fly, Scanners, Naked Lunch, Eastern Promises, and Crimes of the FutureDavid Cronenberg’s films have long enjoyed a cult following, pushing th...

Celebrate 30 years of DreamWorks Animation’s visually rich worlds with this luxurious edition of the studio’s artistic achievements in both film and televisionBrimming with rare concept art, preproduction designs, and character sketches, this comprehensive collection offers behind-the-scenes acc...

In 1966 Stanley Kubrick told a friend that he wanted to make “the world’s scariest movie." A decade later Stephen King’s The Shining landed on the director’s desk, and a visual masterpiece was born. This definitive compendium of the film features hundreds of photographs, rare production ephemera, and extensive interviews with the cast and crew.Hardcover, two vols. in slipcase.

Organized chronologically and covering every short film, television episode, and classic film that the "Master of Suspense" directed over the course of his illustrious, 60-year career, Alfred Hitchcock All the Films draws upon years of research to tell the behind the scenes stories of how each proje...