FILM/CINEMA

A poignant, intimate, funny, inspiring memoir - both a coming-of-age story and a meditation on creativity, devotion, and craft - from Bryan Cranston, beloved and acclaimed star of one of...

The symposium Expanded Animation was initiated in 2013 and offered a first approach to the expanded field of computer animation. In the meantime, it has become an established part of...

Read the novelisation of the hit Netflix series, everyone is talking about.Based on the first season of Emily in Paris this novelisation follows American Emily Cooper as she relocates to...

In his memoirs, Charlton Heston reflects on his life, his career as an actor, the political and personal principles which have influenced him, and on his family life. It is...

'Let's get one thing straight right up front: If you're going to call me a bitch, I'm going to take it as a compliment.'Christine Quinn, the breakout star of Netflix's...

Jean Renoir (1894-1979) was, like his father Auguste, a virtuoso in his field. From early films such as "La Fille de l'Eau" and "La Chienne" through later masterpieces like "Rules...

"A brutally honest memoir that socks you in the gut with its candor" (Elton John and David Furnish) about lust, abuse, addiction, stardom, and redemption from Arrow and Teen Wolf...

From influential and iconic star Constance Wu, a powerful and poignant memoir-in-essays full of funny and intimate observations that will resonate with readers everywhere.Growing up in the friendly suburbs of...

This fresh approach to scriptwriting, innovative in style and approach, incorporates both creativity and critical appraisal as essential methods in writing for the screen. Contemporary case studies, in-depth analyses and...

From the creators of the podcast and bestselling book Ghibliotheque, this is a young film fan's comprehensive guide to one of the most exciting and influential film studios in cinema...

Leading scholars address the myriad ways in which America's attitudes about race informed the production of Hollywood films from the 1920s through the 1960s. From the predominantly white star system...

Welcome to the ultimate Real Housewives reunion!Not All Diamonds and Rose is the definitive oral history of the hit television franchise, from its unlikely start in the gated communities of...

'A dense, challenging and important book.' Philip French Observer'At the very least, this blockbuster is probably the best single volume history of Hollywood we're likely to get for a very...

In BAMBI VS. GODZILLA, David Mamet, the award-winning playwright and screenwriter, gives us an exhilaratingly subversive inside look at Hollywood from the perspective of a film-maker who has always played...

'Illuminating . . . there is never a dull moment' - The Times'Marvellous . . . full of riches' - New StatesmanDavid Milch is the critically acclaimed writer of the...

David Mitchell, who you may know for his inappropriate anger on every TV panel show except Never Mind the Buzzcocks, his look of permanent discomfort on C4 sex comedy Peep...

This is possibly the most entertaining, surprising and enjoyable film book ever written. Thomson set himself the near-foolhardy task of writing one page each on 1000 of the films that...

In this triumphant work David Thomson, one of film's greatest living experts and author of The New Biographical Dictionary of Film, tells the enthralling story of the movies and how...

'I adored this book. It's so Geena and so inspiring and such a wonderful read' Emma Thompson A Times Film and Theatre Book of the Year 2022 From two-time Academy...

Dawn French is one of the greatest comedy actresses of our time, with a career that has spanned nearly three decades, encompassing a vast and brilliant array of characters. Loved...

Pre-order THE TWAT FILES and be one of the first to discover the truth behind the many, many times Dawn French has been a complete twat over the last sixty...

'A blast' - Ian Rankin'A joyous celebration of 80s action cinema' - Robbie CollinThe behind-the-scenes story of the action heroes who ruled 1980s and 90s Hollywood and the beloved films...

The Blues Brothers hit theatres on June 20, 1980. Their scripted mission was to save a local Chicago orphanage; but Aykroyd, who conceived and wrote much of the film, had...

CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM: THE BOOK is the much-anticipated and official companion volume to the hit TV show, rapidly gaining currency as one of the classics of modern comedy. The brainchild...

In this memoir of loss, acclaimed writer and comedian Rob Delaney grapples with the fragile miracle of life, the mysteries of death, and the question of purpose for those left...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Daily Mail Book of the Year. A Mail on SundayBook of the Year. Famed American actress Demi Moore at last tells her own story...

One day in 1945, fashion photographer Andre de Dienes met an aspiring model named Norma Jeane Dougherty. It was a momentous moment, both for his personal life and his photographic...

Take a deep dive into a turbulent era of the Star Wars galaxy and chart the rise of the Rebellion from the prequel trilogy through Star Wars: Obi-Wan, Star Wars:...

Put yourself in the movie! Step inside dozens of real-life locations with this gloriously geeky, map-filled compendium.Locations are everything. They transport us to far-flung worlds and dystopian futures, and provide...

Based on Michael Crichton's bestselling novel of the same name, Steven Spielberg's film "Jurassic Park" concerns a scientist who discovers a way to clone dinosaurs from sequences of DNA extracted...

James Dean starred in three great movies before his fatal motor accident: "East of Eden", "Rebel Without a Cause" and "Giant". More than any other male star, he combined the...

"It's kind of fun to do the impossible."-Walt DisneyOne of the most creative minds of the 20th century, Walt Disney created a unique and unrivaled imaginative universe. Like scarcely any...

MAD MEN: THE ILLUSTRATED WORLD is an engaging celebration of the life and times of the 'mad men' of Madison Avenue in the early 1960s. This book is by turns...

From Aliens to Amadeus, get your fill of '80s nostalgia with this movie bible of all things bold, bizarre, and boisterous. We've diligently compiled a list of the most influential...

IT WASN'T YOUR TYPICAL MURDER! Fifty, middle-class, divorced and respectable Anna lived with her teenage daughter in a small New York apartment. And one night, after a singles party, in...

A revealing look backstage at the hit TV show Downton Abbey. In-depth interviews give an exclusive insight into the actors' experiences on set as well as the celebrated creative team...

Since his release of The Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries in 1957, Ingmar Bergman has been one of the leading figures in international cinema. In a career that spanned 60...

Joe Exotic, star of the Netflix original documentary that "consumed the pop-cultural imagination" (The Atlantic) and transfixed a nation in the midst of a global crisis, opens up about his...

The remarkable, must-read story of Charlie Chaplin's years of exile from the United States during the postwar Red Scare, and how it ruined his film career, from bestselling biographer Scott...

With his sculpted physique and brooding good looks, Sylvester Stallone remains the quintessential movie star. His love life has drawn as much attention as his $2 billion-grossing films. After a...

This is the first volume of a new series ("All about...Cinema!) dedicated to the most American of Italian directors, a master who will celebrate a double anniversary in 2019: 90...

The hotly anticipated book from 'one of the all-time pop-culture greats' (New York magazine) that chronicles her shocking life and unyielding determination to not only survive but achieve her dreams....