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by Peter Wild
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014
“Most directors have one film for which they are known or possibly two,” said Francis Ford Coppola. “Akira Kurosawa has eight or nine.” Through masterpieces such as Kagemusha, Seven Samurai, and High and Low, Akira Kurosawa (1910–98) influenced directors from George Lucas and Steven Spielberg...
Fritz Lang
The Nature of the Beast
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
The name of Fritz Lang—the visionary director of Metropolis, M, Fury, The Big Heat, and thirty other unforgettable films—is hallowed the world over. But what lurks behind his greatest legends and his genius as a filmmaker? Patrick McGilligan, placed among “the front rank of film biographers”...
by David Sterritt
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2017
From Dial M for Murder and Vertigo to North by Northwest, Psycho and The Birds, Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980) made some of the most memorable thrillers in the history of cinema. Acclaimed for both his daring artistic innovations and his irrepressible showmanship, Hitchcock blended suspense,...
Seduction
Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2018
In this riveting popular history, the creator of You Must Remember This probes the inner workings of Hollywood’s glamorous golden age through the stories of some of the dozens of actresses pursued by Howard Hughes, to reveal how the millionaire mogul’s obsessions with sex, power and publicity...
Whenever You’re Ready
Nora Polley on Life as a Stratford Festival Stage Manager
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2018
Backstage with one of Canada’s greatest stage managers
Whenever You’re Ready is an intimate account of the career of Nora Polley, who — in her 52 years at the Stratford Festival — has learned from, worked with, and cared for some of the greatest directors, actors, stage managers, and...
by Mitchell Zuckoff
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2009
Robert Altman—visionary director, hard-partying hedonist, eccentric family man, Hollywood legend—comes roaring to life in this rollicking oral biography. After an all-American boyhood in Kansas City, a stint flying bombers in World War II, and jobs ranging from dog tattoo entrepreneur to television...
Tim Burton
The iconic filmmaker and his work
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2016
Tim Burton is one of the most popular and remarkable filmmakers of the last 30 years, being responsible for such films as Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride and Alice in Wonderland. He is famed for the visually arresting style of his films that combine with highly original...
The Men Who Would Be King
An Almost Epic Tale of Moguls, Movies, and a Company Called DreamWorks
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2010
“The definitive history of the studio” created by the larger-than-life team of Spielberg, Geffen, and Katzenberg (Los Angeles Times).
For sixty years, since the birth of United Artists, the studio landscape was unchanged. Then came Hollywood’s Circus Maximus—created by director Steven...
by William Shakespeare
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2011
“These words are razors to my wounded heart.”
—Titus Andronicus
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“We have seen better days.”
—Timon of Athens
Eminent Shakespearean scholars Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen provide fresh new editions of the two great tragedies: Titus Adronicus, a graphic story of revenge, and...
Phakama
Making Participatory Performance
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2018
An international arts organisation and network engaging with music, dance, theatre and visual art, Phakama creates adventurous, site-responsive performances with large groups of people from diverse backgrounds. With contributions from participants, artists, academics and cultural commentators from...
Werner Herzog – A Guide for the Perplexed
Conversations with Paul Cronin
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2014
This edition of Herzog on Herzog presents a completely new set of interviews in which Werner Herzog discusses his career from its very beginnings to his most recent productions.
Herzog was once hailed by Francois Truffaut as the most important director alive. Famous for his frequent
collaborations...
by Patrick Keating, Lisa Dombrowski, Bradley Schauer
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2014
How does a film come to look the way it does? And what influence does the look of a film have on our reaction to it? The role of cinematography, as both a science and an art, is often forgotten in the chatter about acting, directing, and budgets. The successful cinematographer must have a keen creative...
by Geoffrey Macnab, Sharon Swart
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2013
Responsible for hiring all members of cast and crew from the director onwards, the producer's role is central to the making of any film and responsibilities can include everything from script development to securing financing to masterminding a film's marketing campaign. While few film producers are...
Art of the Cut
Conversations with Film and TV Editors
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2017
Art of the Cut provides an unprecedented look at the art and technique of contemporary film and television editing. It is a fascinating "virtual roundtable discussion" with more than 50 of the top editors from around the globe. Included in the discussion are the winners of more than a dozen...