Books on Film
Leonard Maltin’s 2012 Movie Guide
Leonard Maltin is one of the most respected film critics in the United States. He has worked for Entertainment Tonight for the last 19 years. He was Playboy’s resident film critic for six years, as well as hosting his own film review show on the ReelzChannel, Maltin On Movies. Mr. Maltin was not only the [...]
It’s A Long Way From China to Hollywood
Grace Yang’s memoir shares her life journey as a Chinese immigrant staking her claim on American soil and forging ahead to capture the American dream of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Along with thoughtful poems written by her beloved father, Grace presents intimate portraits of her childhood in Communist China parallel to those [...]
The Snowman
Of the four Harry Hole books by Nesbo available in the States, The Snowman is the best by far. Fans of this series might wonder how this could be possible after losing so many wonderful characters in previous novels, but Jo Nesbo does a superb job of creating wholly new characters for us to enjoy [...]
Dark Stars Rising: Conversation from the Outer Realms
I first met Shade Rupe while I was covering the New York City Horror Film Fest back in 2004. I had always fancied myself fairly well versed in film trivia — especially horror film trivia. However, the day I met Shade, I realized I was just a mere humbled horror fan wannabe. I was hunkering [...]
Film, Lacan, and the Subject of Religion
Despite the relatively short life film theory has enjoyed thus far, the propensity in film theorists to disavow the most important developments that contributed to the growth of the discipline’s popularity and prestige is staggering. Immediately after Sergei Eisenstein developed his montage theory, André Bazin showed up with a counter theory allegedly rendering Eisenstein’s theory [...]
Vic Armstrong Autobiography
The action feats on the silver screen by such famed heroes as James Bond, Indiana Jones, and Superman would never have happened were it not for the skills and expertise of stunt performer Vic Armstrong (and others). Armstrong, a respected veteran in deeds of cinematic derring-do chronicles his career (along with co-writer Robert Sellers) My [...]
Arnold: Schwarzenegger and the Movies
The exponential growth in contemporary film studies of the interest in and the prestige of the action genre is a welcome development to its loyal fans. Gone are the days when being ignorant of “mindless” action movies was proof you were a serious film fan, unquestionably to the betterment of the field. Studying the sociopolitical [...]
The Film That Changed My Life: 30 Directors on Their Epiphanies in the Dark
In The Film That Changed My Life, columnist Robert K. Elder interviews 30 directors about the films that had the greatest impact on them, not only as future filmmakers, but as individuals. The first thing you’ll notice about this text upon scanning the contents is the incredible array of personalities accounted for in Elder’s interviews, [...]
The Godfather: BFI Film Classics
Jon Lewis’s analysis of Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather (1972) is a slim book packed with engaging readings and historical contextualizations of the film. The book is easily a single-sitting read, despite a troublesome first thirty pages or so. The opening third of the book, accounting for the majority of the substantive analysis of the [...]
The Godfather Family Album
The Godfather Family Album is an enormous tome featuring over 400 color and black & white photographs taken by Steve Schapiro behind the scenes of The Godfather Trilogy, as well as selected articles about the series, retrospectives and interviews with the cast and crew. It is an absolute must-own for anyone with a deep love [...]
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