After Fellini: national
cinema in the postmodern age Marcus, Millicent 2002.
An in-depth critical
analysis of Italian cinema over the past three decades. B&W Illu, Bib,
Videography, Index, 377p. $41.95pb.
Contemporary
Cinema of Latin America 10 Key Films Shaw, Deborah 2003. Focuses on a selection of films that
international audiences have access to and addresses specific national issues.
Includes essays on Strawberry and Chocolate, Amores Perros, Central Station and more. B&W Illu, Filmography, Bib, Index,
206p, $59.95pb
Fighting Films A History of
the Waterside Workers Federation Film Unit Milner, Lisa 2003. Sydney wharfies turned Australian filmmaking on
its head in 1953. They brought together artists and workmates to make films by
workers and about workers. This is their story. A fascinating insight into the
intersecting worlds of trade unionism and film culture. B&W Illu, 165p,
$29.95pb
Kung Fu Cult
Masters From Bruce Lee to Crouching Tiger Hunt, Leon 2003. This wide-ranging study looks at the mythic
allure of the Shaolin Temple, the ‘clones’ of Bruce Lee, gender-bending
swordswomen and the knockabout comedy of Sammo Hung, bringing new insights to a
hugely popular and yet critically neglected genre. B&W Illu, Bib,
Filmography, Index, 229p, $43.00pb
AUSTRALIAN
CINEMA
Australian Film 1900-1977 Pike, Andrew & Cooper, Ross / Foreword by Geoffrey Rush Revised 2nd ed 1998. A
comprehensive guide to the feature films of the first eight decades of
film-making in Australia — from some of the earliest films made anywhere in the
world to the renaissance of Australian cinema in the 1970s. Ranging from Soldiers
of the Cross (1900) to
films such as Don’s Party,
the authors detail each production team and cast, write a synopsis of the plot
and describe the shooting and marketing. There are 488 films and more than 400
illustrations. A welcome republication. Biblio, index, 362p, $54.95pb NOW
AT THE SPECIAL PRICE OF $29.95pb
Australian Film 1978-1994 Murray, Scott ed 1995 Gives a full page entry for each
feature film & includes cast & crew. index illus 448p $59.95pb
The Oxford Companion to
Australian Film Bertrand,
Ina; McFarlane, Brian; Mayer, Geoff (eds.) 1999. Comprehensive, authoritative and entertaining,
the Companion conveys
the vitality and unique features of the Australian film industry.
Illustrations. Appendices. Index. 583p. $89.95hb
Contemporary Australian
Cinema an introduction Rayner, Jonathan 2000
Provides an introduction to the products & context of the new Australian
film industry which arose toward the end of the 1960's. Manchester Uni Press
$52.70pb
Myth & Meaning
Australian film directors in their own words. Malone, Peter ed 2001 A collection
of conversations. index illus 198p $29.95pb
Second Take Australian
Film-makers Talk
Caputo, Raffaele & Burton, Geoff(eds.) 1999. Until now, there have been no forums for
informed alternative voices todiscuss the increase in the popularity of the
Australian film and the development of anAustralian aesthetic. Second Take
gives the filmmakers a voice and allows them to engagewith issues and concerns
usually raised by journalists and critics. Some of thecontributors include
Gillian Armstrong, Bruce Beresford, Jane Campion and Martin Scorsese.Index.
342p. $27.40pb
Our Selection On : Writings on
Cinemas Histories Doyle,
Jeff, van der Heide, Bill & Cowan, Susan (ed) 1998. Selected papers from the 7th
Australian History and Film Conference, National Film & Sound Archive /
ANU, Canberra 30 November — 2 December 1995. 397p, $22.00pb
Piano Lessons Approaches To
The Piano Coombs
& Gemmell 1999. A
provocative collection of essays examining The Piano from a range of different perspectives. An
assembly of international academics, drawn from film and cultural studies
disciplines, offer a unique study of this major Australian film. Colour illu,
174p, $32.95pb
The Black Book Directory 2000 Rachel & Hope Perkins. The Australian Indigenous arts and media
directory. Includes listings of current actors/actresses, crews, musicians and
more. $33.00pb
Legends on the Screen
The narrative film in Australia 1919-1929 John Tulloch 1981 $21.95pb
Boom Boom A Century of
Australian Comedy Rob
Johnson 7 David Smiedt 1999 Covers vaudeville, radio & TV. index
$32.95pb
OTHER
NATIONAL CINEMAS
Adventures of a
Suburban Boy Boorman,
John 2003. Documents
Boorman’s joys and agonies in the making of such extraordinary pictures as Deliverance, Zardoz and Exorcist II: The Heretic. Among the many friends and collaborators
of whom Boorman offers vivid portraits are Lee Marvin, Sean Connery, Richard
Burton Helen Mirren and Burt Reynolds. B&W Illu, Index, 314p, $49.95hb
All You Want Is Money, All You
Need Is Love : Sex & Romance In Modern India Dwyer, Rachel 2000. Examines the lifestyle and aspirations of
India’s urban bourgeoisie as manifested in fiction and in film. A major theme
is the redefinition of love and romance among the Indian middle classes. The
book draws on a wide range of sources ranging from Sanskrit texts through
medieval Hindu devotional practices, contemporary folk culture, Hindi movies,
popular fiction & film magazines. App, biblio, index, b&w illu, 248p,
$43.95pb
American Films of the 70’s
Conflicting Visions
Lev, Peter 2000. Peter Lev
persuasively argues that the films of the 1970s constitute a conversation about
what American society is, and should be. Examining forty films thematically,
Lev explores the conflicting visions presented within ten different film
genres.Bib, index, 238p, $40.23 pb
Asian Pop Cinema: Bombay to
Tokyo Server, Lee 1999. This companion to Asian cinema includes
stunning colour film stills and interviews with some of today’s most
significant directors. Articles feature behind-the-scenes insights, film
reviews and discussions of specific genres, such as Taiwan’s New Wave and
Japanese anime. Covers
Korea, Japan, China, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Taiwan, Southeast Asia &
India. Col. ill, biblio, index, 132p, $32..95p.
Ball of Fire The
Tumultuous Life and Comic Art of Lucille Ball Kanfer, Stefan 2003. To viewers all over the world, Ball remains the
ultimate screwball housewife, getting in and out of outlandish scrapes with
hilarious finesse. Kanfer’s biography looks behind the image, tracing Ball’s
comedic genius, chronicling the runaway success of I Love Lucy, the fiery marriage and Ball’s struggle to
manage a business empire and her own rebellious children. B&W Illu, Bib,
Index, 358p, $45.00hb
Best of British: Cinema and
Society from 1930 to the Present Aldgate, Anthony& Richards, Jeffrey. 1999. In this revised and expanded edition
of the widely-usedtextbook for film history and twentieth-century history,
Aldgate and Richards bring up todate their demonstration of how a close study
of films and their historical and culturalsettings can promote fresh
understanding of both cinema and historical events. Thisedition introduces
three new chapters and focuses on films such as The Blue Lamp, TheLoneliness
of the Long Distance Runner, Scandal, The Long Good Friday and many more.Also new to this edition is
a useful Resources section for teachers, students, scholarsand enthusiasts.
Index. Filmography. 262p. $50.55pb
Chaplin Genius
of the Cinema
Vance, Jeffrey 2003. This
beautiful volume is the essential record of the extraordinary life and career
of the incomparable comedian, groundbreaking filmmaker, and multifaceted public
figure who left an indelible imprint on cinema and culture. B&W Illu, Bib,
Index, 399p, $90.00hb
City On Fire / Hong Kong
Cinema Stokes, LO.
& Hoover, M. 1999.
Captured are the industry trends and problems. Stokes & Hoover treat film
as an art form, providing interesting snippets of plots, describing film
characters and explaining production techniques and directorial motives. From
Woo’s martial arts with weapons, to Ringo Lam’s docudramas, Ann Hui’s new wave
and Triad Boyz-type gangster films of the mid 90’s. The result is a critically
interpreted, thoroughly researched and documented look at Hong Kong cinema.
Index, b&w illus., 372pg, $43.95pb
Contemporary Spanish Cinema Jordan & Morgan-Tamosunas 1998. This is one of the few books in
English on Spanish cinema. It offers a unique, contemporary focus on a wide
range of work, including that of such established directors as Carlos Saura,
Victor Erice, Pedro Almodovar, Pilar Miro, Jose Bigas Luna and Josefina Molina
as well as exciting new talents such as Julio Medem, Juanma Bajo Ulloa, Alex de
la Iglesia, Icar Bollain, Isabel Coixet and Balletbo-Coll. Index, b&w illu,
216p, $32.95pb
Creatures of
Darkness Raymond Chandler, Detective Fiction and Film Noir Phillips, Gene D. 2000.This volume explores the wedding of
Chandler’s fiction with film, from his novels and short stories to his career
as a Hollywood screenwriter. Through interviews with Billy Wilder, Alfred
Hitchcock, Howard Hawks and Edward Dmytryk, Phillips provides insight into
Chandler’s sometimes-difficult personality. B&W Illu, Bib, Filmography,
Index, 311p, $35.35pb
Dark Lover The
Life and Death of Rudolf Valentino Leider, Emily W. 2003. The first fully documented biography of the
notorious silent screen legend. B&W Illu, Bib, Index, 514p, $49.95hb
Deterritorializing The New
German Cinema
Davidson, John E.1999.
Between 1961 and 1989, the years of the building and dismantling of the Berlin
Wall,the New German Cinema came into being, the product of the diverse efforts
of West Germanpoliticians, filmmakers and foreign film enthusiasts. After a
re-evaluation of thepolitical and aesthetic atmosphere of the 1950s and 1960s,
Davidson looks at the ways inwhich conceptions of "the German" are
deployed in important works through thetwo generations that followed. Index
201p $53.35pb
Disaster and Memory Celebrity,
Culture and the Crisis of Hollywood Cinema Dixon,Wheeler Winston 1999. Has contemporary cinema simply become a replay
of itself? Dixondraws on the effects of new technologies, the role of the
"star" system, thenature of public surveillance, and the development
of media conglomerates to explain whyHollywood has become so repetitive. In
this provocative critical assessment, Dixonillustrates how the classical
Hollywood cinema model has become the locus of disaster andmemory. Bib. Index.
182p. $40.65tp
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How
The Sex-Drugs-And-Rock’n’Roll GenerationSaved Hollywood Biskind, Peter 1999. It was an age when talented young
filmmakerssuch as Scorsese, Coppola, and Spielberg, along with a new breed of
actors, including DeNiro, Pacino and Nicholson became powerful figures in
Hollywood. Based on hundreds ofinterviews with the directors themselves,
producers, stars, spouses and much more, thisbook is the full, candid story of
Hollywood’s last golden age. Index 507p $24.95pb
Encyclopedia Of Chinese Film Yingjin
Zhang & Zhiwei Xiao
1998. This reference work
is designed to provide, first of all, a comprehensive coverage of Chinese film
in its historical, cultural, geopolitical, generic, thematic and textual aspects,
and, secondly, a critical guide to assist the reader to navigate through these
multiple aspects and to locate the exact information needed. In addition to the
main body of entries on film people, film synopses, genres and subjects
presented in alphabetical order, this encyclopedia contains the following
special features : six historical essays on Chinese, Hong Kong and Taiwan
cinemas, the Classified contents list includes subject listings of topics, genres,
themes, a chronological list of film entries and important items are
cross-referenced throughout the work to direct the reader to related subjects.
Gloss, biblio, index of titles, index of names, b&w illu, 475p, $264.00hb
Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema Rajadhyaksha, Ashish & Willemen,
Paul. 1999. This
comprehensive reference book brings together a formidable amount of information
within an intelligent theoretical and critical framework. It chronicles the
history of Indian film and provides a detailed list of entries. Index. 658p.
$72.00pb
Eros In Hell : Sex, Blood And
Madness In Japanese Cinema Jack Hunter 1998. The main aim of this book is to investigate a body of
cinema rarely, even in underground circles, viewed uncut in the West. Profusely
illustrated with rare and unusual photographs, this volume contains interviews
with Japanese film-makers and compromises a unique guide to the most prolific,
fascinating and controversial underground / alternative cinema in the world.
Index, b&w illu, $54.95pb
Film In South East Asia : Views
From The Region - Essays On Film In Ten South East Asia — Pacific Countries Hanan, David ed 2001. These individual essays on the
history of film cover the Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand,
Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand. The essays provide
some sharp sketches of recent developments in film in the Pacific region. Most
of the essays have been written by people closely associated with the film
world in their own country. Bilingual edition in English & Vietnamese. 508p,
$40.00pb due Sep 2001
French Cinema Since 1950 Personal
Histories Wilson,
Emma. 1999. This fresh
introduction to French Cinema describes the French passion for histories in
images that gave birth to the Nouvelle Vague and which is still felt today. This book brings
together modern scholarship of the most widely viewed and studied works of the
period, together with critical previews of some of the most recent French films
up to 1998, as well as documentaries and short films. Glossary. Index. 160p.
$41.80pb
Godard : a
portrait of the artist at 70 McCabe,
Colin, 2003. Illustrated
throughout with more than 100 photographs, this authoritative biography is both
a recognition of Godard’s genius and a perceptive investigation of French cinema,
the events of May ’68 and Modernism’s long finish. B&W Illu, Filmog, Bib,
Index, 432 p , $59.95hb.
Heroines Without Heroes :
Reconstructing Female And National Identities In European Cinema 1945-51 Sieglohr, Ulrike 2000. In the aftermath of the Second World
War, European countries began a period of reconstruction that had long lasting
social and cultural consequences. Gender issues played a central role in the
redefinition of national identity, a process which affected film among other
media. This book explores and compares the different ways in which cinema
represented women during this key period. Ref, index, 212p, $43.95pb
Hide in Plain Sight The
Hollywood Blacklistees in Film and Television 1950 – 2002 Buhle, Paul and Wagner, Dave 2003. The last book in a trilogy that
explores the era of the Hollywood blacklist, this is a thoughtful look at the
aftermath of the horror that was the McCarthy era from two expert historians of
the blacklist period. Index, 328p, $57.00hb
Hollywood & Europe :
Economics, Culture, National Identity 1945-95 Nowell-Smith & Ricci 1998. Ever since the end of the First
World War anguished voices have been raised in Europe about the need to counter
Hollywood’s domination of the movie marketplace. The concern has been for the
balance of payments, for the protection of the idigenous industry, and for the
preservation of national identity threatened by the invasion of alien cultural
forms. How justified are these concerns? Is Hollywood cinema really a threat to
European culture? Presented in this volume are the responses of an
international group of scholars to these questions. Index, 164p, $54.95pb
Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia :
Horror, Fantasy, Science Fiction Weisser, T & Y.M / With an Introduction by Oliver
Stone 1998. The first volume in what is to be a series
of film reference books, this publication features lively reviews and credits
for hundreds of movies that would otherwise remain completely undiscovered.
Appen, b&w illu, 325p, $41.25pb
Japanese Cinema Essential
Handbook Weisser &
Mihara Weisser 1998.
Featuring Japanese cult cinema since 1955, alphabeticaly listed by title, this
book is the definitive guide to contemporary Japanese films. "Incredibly
informative, lively reviews and credits for hundreds of movies that would
otherwise remain completely undiscovered, an invaluable contribution to this
explosive cinema" Oliver Stone - Appen, 397p, b&w and col illu, $39.55pb
Lord of Misrule
The Autobiography of Christopher Lee Lee, Christopher 2003. With a Cast List taking in everyone from Orson
Welles to Muhammad Ali, locations across Europe and Africa and packed with
mesmerizing anecdotes, this volume is the perfect vehicle for the astonishing
experiences of the world acclaimed actor. Index, 354p, $49.95hb
Marilyn Naudet, Jean-Jacques 2002. A beautiful photographic tribute to
the legend. Col Illu, 79p, $39.95hb
Michael Reeves Halligan, Benjamin 2003. This critical biography claims
Reeves as the great, lost auteur of British cinema and traces his conception of
film back to his childhood and formative experiences. B&W Illu,
Filmography, Bib, Index, 248p, $41.95pb
Niv The
Authorized Biography of David Niven Lord, Graham 2003. A fresh, revealing, funny and deeply poignant
portrait of a brave and brilliant man, Niv is a fitting tribute to one of Hollywood’s greatest
heroes. Col Illu, Bib, Index, 356p, $49.95hb
Nordic National Cinemas Soila, Soderbergh & Iversen 1998. Explores the film histories and
cultures of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and traces the
twentieth-century development of each country's domestic film production and
cinema audience. Also examined is the place in history of such renowned figures
as the film-makers Mauritz Stiller, Victor Sjostrom and Ingemar Bergman and of
nationally important filmmakers such as August Blom, Gustaf Molander and Nils
Malmros. Discussed is also the work of contemporary film-makers such as Gabriel
Axel, director of Babbette’s Feast and Lars von Triers, director of Breaking The
Waves. Name index, film
index, index, b&w illu, 261p, $49.50pb
Screening Culture, Viewing
Politics An Ethnography of Television, Womanhood, and Nation in Postcolonial
India Mankekar, Purnima. 1999. In this study, Mankekar presents a
cutting edge ethnography of television viewing in India. She demonstrates how
television in India has profoundly shaped women’s place in the family,
community and nation, and how it has played a crucial role in the realignment
of class, caste, consumption, religion and politics. Bib. Index. 429p. $49.50pb
Sharp Cut Harold
Pinter’s Screenplays and the Artistic Process Gale, Steven H. 2003. An analysis of Pinter’s creative process from
initial conception to finished film, this book brings unparalleled insight to
Pinter’s works. Gale takes the reader through careful point-by-point
comparisons of each stage in the screenplay’s creation, the source material,
the adaptations themselves and the films made from scripts. A must read for
Pinter devotees! Bib, Index, 520p, $96.50hb
Silent Players
A Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and
Actresses Slide,
Anthony 2002. Filled with
little known facts and personal remembrances of the stars of the silent screen,
Silent Players profiles
the lives and careers of the hundred best, brightest, or most unusual silent
film actors and actresses. Slide demonstrates that the unlikely plot twists in
many silent films are nothing compared to the strange and often sad lives lead
by many of the men and women whose images flickered on screen. B&W Illu,
Bib, Index, 439p, $65.95hb
Stranger Than Paradise :
Maverick Filmmakers In Recent American Cinema Andrew, Geoff 1998. A ground-breaking study of some of the most
talented, audacious and influential filmmakers to have worked in the American
cinema through the 80s & 90s. Some, such as Jarmusch, Hartley and Haynes
have remained wholly independent of Hollywood : others like Lynch, Sayles, Wang
and Soderbergh have alternated or combined personal projects with work for the
studios ; still others, like Lee or the Coen Brothers, have used the Hollywood
system to bring their own special vision of the world to the public. Index,
b&w illu, 374p, $60.45hb
Stroheim Lennig, Arthur 2000. Erich von Stroheim’s life was often
shrouded in mystery. Lennig has painstakingly researched his portrait of
Stroheim’s genius on both sides of the camera and his failed quest to triumph
over the Hollywood system. B&W Illu, Bib, Index, 514p, $43.10pb
The Anime Companion What’s
Japanese in Japanese Animation? Poitras, Gilles1999. Anime is from Japan and is filled with all sorts
of cultural details that areperplexing . . . unless you’re Japanese or have got
The Anime Companion.
With more than 500 glossary style entries, this book is a comprehensive guide
toanime’s distinctive content, images and details. Included are illustrations,
filmcitations and numerous references to the related are of manga ( Japanese
comics). Gloss.Bib. Index. 163p $36.25pb
The Authorized
Biography of Alec Guinness
Read, Piers Paul 2003. In this biography, Read divulges the
screen legend as a man of great compassion, generosity, wit and charm –
intellectually curious, a talented writer, a great gossip, bon viveur and
munificent host. B&W Illu, Bib, Index, 632p, $49.95hb
The BFI Companion to German
Cinema Elsaesser, Thomas
& Wedel, Michael (eds) 1999.
A concise and useful listing of actors, directors, producers, cinematographers,
critics, film movements and festivals covering the entire spectrum of German
Cinema. Bibl, index, b&w illu, 259p, $49.95pb
The Cinema of
George A. Romero Knight of the Living Dead Williams, Tony 2003. Placing Romero’s oeuvre in the context of
literary naturalism, the book explores the relevance of the director’s films
within American cultural traditions and explains the potency of such work
beyond ‘splatter movie’ models. The author explores the roots of naturalism in
the work of Emile Zola and traces this through to the EC Comics of the 1950s.
In so doing, the book illuminates the importance of Romero’s work. Filmography,
Bib, Index, 214p, $55.00pb
The Finest Years : British
Cinema Of The 1940’s Drazin,
Charles 1998. This book
sets out to answer a simple question. What were the people responsible for this
renaissance like? It is neither a history nor a critical appraisal, although it
contains elements of both. It is foremost a portrait of, and a tribute to, some
extraordinary individuals. From films like Brief Encounter, The Red Shoes & Third Man to greats like David Lean, Carol Reed and
Michael Powell. Filmog, biblio, index, b&w illu, 281p, $71.50hb
The Genius Of The System :
Hollywood Film-making In The Studio Era Schatz, Thomas 1998. During the Hollywood studios eighty-year
history, film historian, Thomas Schatz provides an indispensable account of
Hollywood’s traditional blend of business and art. The book lays to rest the
persistent myth that studio executives and producers stifle artistic talent,
and reveals instead the genius of a system of collaboration and conflict.
Working from industry documents, Schatz traces the development of house styles,
the rise and fall of careers and the making and unmaking of movies, from Frankenstein to Casablanca to Hitchcock’s Notorious — and how it all collapsed in the face of
television. Index, 514p, $38.50pb
The Immortal
Count The Life and Films of Bela Lugosi Lennig, Arthur 2003. Offering new insights into the films and
personality of an actor who could not overcome Hollywood typecasting, this
volume is the definitive account of Lugosi’s tragic life and times. B&W
Illu, Index, 548p, $65.90hb
The Penguin Book Of Hollywood Silvester, Christopher (ed) 1999. A richly entertaining compendium
which captures the elusive and enduring magic of Tinseltown. Dynamic movie
moguls, ambitious starlets, embittered screen-writers and bemused outsiders
reveal Hollywood in all its moods and voices. Index, 696pg, $32..95pb
You Ain’t Heard Nothin’ Yet the
American Talking Film History & Memory Sarris, Andrew 1998. Now out in paperback. Sarris presents a
sweeping, insightful, and personal history of American motion pictures, from
the birth of the ‘talkies’ to the decline of the studio system. Index, 573p
$38.50pb.
Feminism and Documentary Walkman, Diane and Walker, Janet(eds.) 1999. Documentary and feminist film
studies have long been separate. The essaysin this volume, written by prominent
scholars and filmmakers, demonstrate the challengesthat feminism perspectives
pose for documentary theory, history, and practice. They alsoshow how fuller
attention to documentary enriches and complicates feminist theory,especially
regarding the relationship between gender and sexuality, race and
ethnicity,class and nation. Filmography. Videography. Bibliography. Index.
365p. $38.35pb
For Documentary Twelve
Essays Vaughan, Dai. 1999. These essays offer fresh and
challenging insights into documentary. Vaughan’s eloquent reflections and
analyses are essential reading for everyone who cares about how society
represents itself to itself. Index. 215p. $41.75pb
Transcultural Cinema MacDougall,
David 1998. MacDougall is a pivotal figure in the
development of ethnographic cinema and visual anthropology. As a filmmaker, he
has worked in Africa, Australia, India and Europe. The essays collected here
address among other topics, the difference between films and written texts and
between the position of the filmmaker and that of the anthropological writer.
These works provide an overview of the history of visual anthropology, as well
as commentaries on specific subjects, such as point-of-view and subjectivity,
reflexivity, the use of subtitles, and the complex position of the cinema
subject. Biblio, filmog, index, 318p, $40.65pb
Alexander Kluge: The Last
Modernist Lutze,
Peter C.1998. This book
provides in-depth analyses of Kluge’s films and television work butalso devotes
attention to his political work. In raising issues that have become
keyquestions in contemporary debates about modernism and postmodernism, Kluge’s
filmsand pronouncements demonstrate his modernist sensibility and an
appropriation of modernistformal strategies for the purpose of the social
critique. Index, Bib 297p $55.55pb
Alfred Hitchcock Centenary
Essays Allen, R. &
Gonzales, SI. (eds) 1999.
This book displays the range and breadth of Hitchcock scholarship and assesses
the significance of his singular body of work. It engages with Hitchcock’s
characteristic formal and asthetic preoccupations, his relationship with
modernism and politics and his engagement with romance and sexuality. Index,
362p $49.45pb
Anthony Hopkins The Authorized
Biography Falk, Quentin
2000. This is a revealing
account of the near collapse of Hopkin’s career and the enviable success he has
achieved. Index, b&w illu, 302p, $22.00 pb.
Bernardo Bertolucci Interviews Gerard, FS., Kline, TJ. & Sklarew,
B.(eds) 2000. Collected in
this book are forty years of the thoughts of one of the most influential
filmmakers of our time. Half of the 23 interviews appear in English for the
first time. Index, 276p $39.55pb
Bogart Sperber & Lax 1998. Filmog, index, b&w illu, 676p,
$21.95pb
Brando a Life in Our Times Schickel, Richard 1999. This beautiful, revised, fully illustrated
biography sets the man and his films in context. A rich, witty and affectionate
portrayal of one of the few true icons of our age. Index, 192p $49.50hb
Cambridge Film Classics : The
Films Of Michelangelo Antonioni Brunette, Peter 1998. Provides an overview of the Italian director’s life
and work and examines six of his most important and intellectually challenging
films. Rather than emphasizing the angst and alienation of Antonioni’s
characters, Brunette places the films in context of the director’s ongoing
social and political analysis of the Italy of the great postwar economic boom.
Biblio, b&w illu, 186p, $35.15pb
Choose Life / Ewan McGregor And
The British Film Revival
Brooks, Xan 2000. This
study of the life and times of Ewan McGregor explores the progression of the
British film industry through his screen roles. Filmog, col illu, 207p,
$27.45pb
Claude Chabrol Austin, Guy. 1999. This volume is a new edition in the series French
Film Directors and offers
a clear and comprehensive analysis of the films of Claude Chabrol. Through
detailed analyses of the major films, this book traces the development of his
film style from the experimental period of the Nouvelle Vague to the mature thrillers of the 1970’s and
the critically acclaimed work of the 1990’s. Filmography. Bib. Index. 197p.
$32.90pb
Clint Eastwood Interviews Kapsis, Robert E & Coblentz, Kathie
(eds.) 1999. The
interviews collected here range over the nearly three decades of Eastwood’s
directorial career. Nearly half are from British and European sources. The
latter, appearing in English for the first time, show how Europeans were
praising him as a director while many American critics had not yet acknowledged
him as an actor of merit. Index. 247p. $43.50pb
Clint The Life and Legend McGilligigan, Patrick 1999. The real ClintEastwood has never
been so honestly revealed as in this gripping and scrupulouslyresearched
biography. McGilligan goes behind the scenes of all Eastwood’s films,describes
his strengths and weaknesses and examines his many roving relationships.
Theresult is a candid portrayal that rewrites Clint Eastwood’s place in film
history.Filmography, Index. 612p. $36.255pb
Close Up : George Lucas Salewicz,
Chris 1998. A fascinating behind the scenes account of
how Lucas really makes movies. Biblio, b&w and col illu, 139p, $16.45pb
Close Up : Steven Spielberg /
The Making Of His Movies Perry,
George 1998. Perry gets
behind the stories of the making of Spielberg’s movies and included are Variety magazine’s unabridged reviews for all
Spielberg’s movies, including full list of credits for each. Col & b&w
illu, 144p, $227.45hb
Close Up: Martin Scorsese The
Making of His Movies Dougan,
Andy 1997. Afterthirty
years of filmmaking, Scorsese is one of the few directors working in Hollywood
whocan still surprise and shock. He continues to take risks and produce great
movies. AndyDougan has produced this fascinating behind-the-scenes account of
how Martin Scorsesereally makes his films. Includes Variety Reviews. 143p.
$16.45pb
Close Up: Oliver Stone The
Making of His Movies
Salewicz, Chris. 1999.
Claimed to be one of the most talented and unpredictable writer/ directors to
have emerged in the last twenty years, Oliver Stone is best remembered for
films such as Platoon
and Natural Born Killers.
Salewicz spent two months with Oliver Stone during the making of U-Turn and presents a glimpse into the making of
his movies. Bib. 144p. $18.65pb
Close Up: Ridley Scott The
Making of His Movies
Sammon, Paul M. 1999. In
this, the latest in the Close Up series, Paul Sammon gets behind the stories of the
making of his movies. In addition, and for the first time, Variety has allowed
the complete reviews for Scott’s movies, including a full list of credits for
each movie, to be reproduced together creating a unique reference source. 152p.
$18.65hb
Dark Knights & Holy Fools The
Art & Films of Terry Gilliam McCabe, Bob. 1999. Acclaimed director Terry Gilliam opened up his
own personal archive for this book, allowing many sketches, storyboards and
photos to be used for the very first time. This book traces thirty years of the
work and art of the controversial director from his pre-Python days through to the astounding adaptation
of Hunter S Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. The result is a stunning visual overview
of the director’s work. 192p. $54.95hb
Dennis Potter : A Life On
Screen John R. Cook 1998.This book represents the first full-length
examination of the work of the late celebrated television playwright, Dennis
Potter. Drawing upon a wealth of original research, including a rare interview
with the writer himself, Cook reveals for the first time the often astonishing
array of themes which link together all of Potter’s writing : from his early
television plays in the 1960s right through to his final works in 1994. Index,
389p, $52.75pb
Dennis Potter : The Authorized
Biography Carpenter,
Humphrey 1998. A vivid
portrait of the dramas and fights behind Potter’s screen triumphs. Index,
b&w illu, 672p, $49.50hb
Diane Kurys Tarr, Carrie 1999. Dianne Kurys has established herself
as adistinctive presence in contemporary French film-making. Tarr traces
Kurys’trajectory from actress to author-director-producer in a career that
already spans twodecades, and situates her work within debates on women’s
film-making and femaleauthorship. Filmography. Bib. Index. 162p. $32.95pb
Dirk Bogarde Rank Outsider Morley, Sheridan 1999. This engaging biography, sumptuously
illustrated with 150 striking photographs, looks at the early stage years, the
mid-life career, and the acclaim that came to Bogarde later in life as a
novelist and autobiographer. Index, 192p $32.95pb
Dreaming Aloud : The Life &
Films Of James Cameron Heard,
Christopher 1998. Cameron is
a one-of-a-kind filmmaker and this book is one-of-a-kind . The only biography
of the man who holds Hollywood hostage to his dreams and creates movies that
enthral audiences around the world. Filmog, index, b&w illu, 260p, $32.95pb
Dreams Within A Dream The
Films of Peter Weir Bliss,
Michael. 2000. This
beautifully presented and long overdue volume, considers the films of Peter
Weir’s beginning with Picnic at Hanging Rock. Bliss examines Weir’s Australian heritage which gave
the director some of his most basic themes and highlights the director’s often
ethereal style and the significance of the realm of the dream and the
unconscious.. Dreams Within a Dream makes Weir come alive in the emotional and intellectual
ways that his films do. Bib. Index. 242p. $85.00hb
Ewan McGregor Pendreigh,
Brian 1998. Drawing on personal interviews with
McGregor and peers, this biography tracks his roguish path from playground to
screen. Col illus., filmog, sel. biblio, index, 230p, $43.95hb
Francis Ford Coppola A
Filmmaker’s Life Schumacher, Michael 1999. Schumacher gained unprecedented
access to Coppola’s friends, critics, peers, casts and crews to produce this
first-class biog. Index, 536p $54.95hb
French Film Directors :
Francois Truffaut Holmes
& Ingram 1998. The
wide-ranging and thought provoking analyses of the films and of Truffaut’s
approach to film-making are presented in a clear, direct style, producing an
essential study for the specialist, with guaranteed appeal to cinema
enthusiasts world-wide. Filmog, index, 225p, $32.95pb
George Lucas Interviews Kline, Sally (ed.) 1999. Lucas revolutionised the movie
industry by creating the most successful film series of all time. A director,
producer and writer, he is truly the power behind "the Force" of his
blockbuster Star Wars
movies. In interviews from Rolling Stone, Playboy, American Film and other
publications, Lucas speaks of the films that made him an icon both among movie
makers and in the public eye. Index. 237p. $36.25pb
Gilliam On Gilliam Christie, Ian (ed.) 1999. From Monty Python and theHoly
Grail to Twelve Monkeys and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,director Terry Gilliam has pursed a
totally personal and uncompromising vision. In thisseries of interviews he is
famously candid about his own work. Gilliam reflects on how hisMidwestern
childhood and early career as a cartoonist and animator prepared him to
makepowerful, idiosyncratic films that are unlike anything else in modern
cinema. Filmography.Index. 294p. $27.32pb
Goldwyn a Biography Berg, Scott 1989. Samuel Goldwyn was the premier
dream-maker of his era. Pulitzer Prize winning biographer, Berg, tells the life story of this
remarkable man. Index, 579p $21.95pb
Hitchcock at Work Krohn, Bill 2000. A comprehensive study of the work of the ‘Master
of Suspense’. It examines the whole of the director’s career, from the early
films made in Britain to his move to Hollywood. Filmog, index, b&w and col
illu, 285p, $98.95hb
Hitchcock Poster Art Nourmand, Tony & Wolff, Mark H
(eds.) 1999. This book
features posters and lobby cards for Hitchcock films from all over the world.
At least one item is featured for each of the 39 movies he directed from 1933
onwards. Each entry throws fascinating light on changing fashions and differing
national styles in advertising and graphic design. Index. 127p. $43.95pb
I Love Lucy : The Complete
Picture History Of The Most Popular TV Show Ever McClay, Michael 1998. The ultimate tribute to the most popular series
in television history. This is the only book of its kind featuring a complete
history of every episode and the only book to draw from dozens of exclusive
interviews with Lucy
stars and creators. Index, b&w illu, 297p, $32.95pb
Ingmar Bergman Magician
& Prophet Gervais,
Marc 1999. Offers a fresh
insight into Bergman’s work. Index, b&w illus., 257p, $36.25pb
Jack Nicholson The Life and
Times of An Actor On The Edge Thompson, Peter1997.
Jack Nicholson has ridden the Hollywood roller coaster for more than
fortytempestuous years. In this explosive biography, writer and investigative
journalist PeterThompson catches Nicholson in his unguarded, off-screen moments
to examine thecontradictions of his personality. Index. 295p. $43.95hb
James Whale : A New World Of
Gods & Monsters Curtis,
James 1998. Whale directed
some of the most stylish and unusual movies of the 1930s, but he was most
successful in a genre he virtually invented. For it was Whale who in 1931, took
a middle-aged actor named Boris Karloff and cast him as the tragic creature of
the original Frankenstein.
A fascinating account of Whales life. Index, b&w illu, 455p, $38.50pb
Jane Campion Interviews Wright Wexman, Virginia. 1999. In this collection ofinterviews
Campion speaks of her films, of her early life in Wellington, and of hertraining
as a filmmaker in the 1980’s at the Australian School of Film andTelevision.
She speaks of those who have influenced her style and her experiences inmaking
movies. Index. 216p. $40.65pb
Jean-Luc Godard : Interviews Sterritt,
David (ed) 1998. This book presents a varied selection of
his conversations with critics, scholars and journalists, spanning the 1960s to
the 1990s and illuminating key facets of life, work and ideas. Index, b&w
illu, $36.25pb
John Sayles Interviews Carson, Diane (ed.) 1999. John Sayles has written screenplays,
teleplays, short stories and novels. He has acted in films and on stage and
even directed music videos for Bruce Springsteen. These interviews span Sayles’
career as a writer, director and sometimes actor. In each conversation he cuts
to the core of the film business and to the meat of what he attempts as an
artist. Index. 256p. $43.50pb
Kazan On Kazan Young, Jeff 1999. Filmog/credits, index, b&w illu,
368p, $25.25pb
Lee : A Romance Marvin,
Pamela 1998. The biography of Lee Marvin. Index, 473p,
$25.25pb
Loach On Loach Fuller,
Graham 1999. Another welcome volume in the series of
interviews with well known film directors. Filmog, biblio, index, b&w illu,
147p, $27.45pb
Lost In The Funhouse _ The Life
And Mind Of Andy Kaufman Zehme,
Bill 1999. B&W illus.,
366p, $32.95pb
Love, Lucy Ball, Lucille 1998 The autobiography of the undisputed queen of
television comedy. 286p, b&w illu $18.65pb
Marilyn Monroe Leaming, Barbara 1998. This biography is the first fully
researched, objective account of the life and death of Marilyn Monroe. Index,
b&w illu, 464p, $43.95hb
Mary Pickford Remembered Rare
Pictures of a Hollywood Legend Brownlow, Kevin 1999.Selected
from the collection of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science’sMargaret
Herrick Library especially for this book, are the rare film stills,
productionshots, and personal photographs. She has been credited as the
inventor of screen acting,and the naturalistic style and extraordinary
pantomimic skill for which she was celebratedis captured in these striking
photographs. Index. 255p $76.95hb
Michael Caine Freedland, Michael 1999. Filmog, index, b&w illu, 246p,
$49.50hb
Michael Palin Margolis, Jonathan 1998. 233p, $16.45pb
Monkey Business The Lives
and Legends of the Marx Brothers Louvish, Simon 1999. This is the first comprehensive and fully
researched biography of all five Marx Brothers. It features the first authentic
account of their origins, of the roots of their comedy, and their twenty-four
years on the stage prior to the shooting of their first move, The Coconuts, in
1929. A definitive manifesto for a Marxian millennium! Bib. Index. 471p.
$32.95pb
Montgomery Clift : The
Revealing Biography Of A Hollywood Enigma Leonard, Maurice 1998. Filmog, index, 312p, b&w illu, $21.95pb
Notorious : The Life Of Ingrid
Bergman Spoto, Donald
1998. Notes, Biblio, index, b&w illu, 474p, $21.95pb
Pappy : The Life Of John Ford Ford,
Dan 1998. John’s grandson, draws on the director’s personal
archives and on intimate reminiscences from his family and friends. This
revealing biography brings Ford to life while painting a vivid panoramic
picture of Hollywood as well as of America’s landscape that he so dramatically
evoked in his films. Index, b&w illu, 324p, $36.25pb
Peckinpah: A Portrait in
Montage Simmons,
Garner 1998. Simmons spent
10years researching this definitive biography of one of the most colourful,
innovative andcontroversial film directors of the 60s and 70s. The book is
centered on the director inhis workplace and examines the actual process of
filmmaking under the pressure of acreative genius unleashed. Index 266p
$39.55pb
Peckinpah: The Western Films A
Reconsideration Seydor,
Paul. 1999. This book was
first published when the director’s reputation was at a low ebb and helped a
generation of readers and filmgoers to a full and enduring appreciation of
Peckinpah’s landmark films. This expanded, revised edition includes a new
section on the personal significance of The Wild Bunch to Peckinpah, a great wealth of
biographical detail that has surfaced since the director’s death and a new
chapter on Noon Wine.
Bib. Index. 410p. $42.35pb
Personal Visions :
Conversations With Independent Film-makers Falsetto, Mario 2000. What is the relationship between the
independent film-maker and the mighty muscle of the Hollywood studios ? This
volume seeks to answer these and many other questions about the independent
film industry through a series of original interviews with some of the most creative
film artists of this generation. Each interview presents background information
on the director, they delve deeply into the entire creative output of each
director and end with speculations about the current state of film-making and
the future of independent film. Featured are — Neil Jordan, Atom Egoyan, John
McNaughton and many more. Index, 392p, $60.50pb
Quentin Tarantino Interviews Peary, Gerald (ed.) 1998. This collection of uninhibited,
far-reaching interviews reveals that the source of Tarantino’s movies and
obsession with pop-culture is the director’s own brash, vivid conversation.
Index. 215p. $43.50pb
Robert Altman Interviews Sterritt, David 2000. These interviews probe the many corners of
Altman’s work, including his epic battles with Hollywood studios and producers.
Index, 225p $38.50pb
Sam Peckinpah’s Feature Films Dukore, Bernard F. 1999. In this insightful study, Dukore
examines Peckinpah’s fourteen feature films as a coherent body of work. At the
heart of Dukore’s study is an extensive and detailed examination of Peckinpah’s
distinctive editing techniques; he provides shot-by-shot analyses that
illuminate Peckinpah’s mastery of pacing and mood. An invaluable source for
film students, scholars and enthusiasts! Filmography. Index. 244p $57.42pb
Sam Peckinpah’s The Wild Bunch Prince, Stephen ed. 1999. The WildBunch was one of the most influential films in
the history of American Cinema. Theintensity of its violence was unprecedented,
while the director’s use of multiplecameras, montage editing, and slow motion
quickly became the normative style for renderingscreen violence. This book
contains fresh essays by several leading scholars ofPeckinpah’s work. Examining
the film’s history, vision and relationship to thewestern genre, among other
topics, it provides a definitive reinterpretation of anenduring film classic.
Index. Bib. Filmography. 228p. $29.65pb
Savage Cinema: Sam Peckinpah
and the Rise of Ultraviolent Movies Prince,Stephen. 1998. More than any other filmmaker, Peckinpah opened
the door for graphicviolence in movies. In this book, Prince explains the rise
of explicit violence in theAmerican cinema, its social effects, and the
relation of contemporary ultraviolence to theradical, humanistic filmmaking
that Peckinpah practiced. Index. Bib. 282p. $41.25pb
Sergio Leone Something to do
With Death Frayling,
Christopher 2000. Leone is
a singular figure among Italian filmmakers of the post-war years. Frayling
shows the reader how and why Leone made movies, but also reveals how much
movies made Leone. An unprecedented wealth of extensive research, analysis and
stories. Index, 570p $43.75pb
Stanley Kubrick LoBrutto, Vincent 1998. This comprehensive biography of
Kubrick, contains interviews with those who knew him during his formative
years, as well as accounts by his cinema colleagues — revealing a hitherto
unknown personal side to this enigmatic genius. Biblio, index, b&w illu,
579p, $38.50pb
Stanley Kubrick, Director A
Visual Analysis
Walker, Alexander. 1999.
Few books have been able to explore or sufficiently explain the genius of
Kubrick and his work. This edition, which includes every Kubrick film from A
Clockwork Orange to Full
Metal Jacket and Eyes
Wide Shut, received
approval from the director who allowed the use of illustrations taken directly from
the films’ frames. Stanley Kubrick, Director is a brilliant dissection of how Kubrick conceived,
shot and created his films. This beautiful and dynamic book promotes a complete
and incisive understanding of how Kubric saw a film. Filmography. 376p. $65.90hb
Steven Spielberg : A Biography McBride, Joseph 1998. Filmog, index, b&w illu, 528p,
$25.25pb
The Adventures Of Roberto
Rossellini : His Life & Films Gallagher, Tag 1998. A masterful biography that has been fifteen years in the
making. It is the result of assiduous research, lengthy interviews with almost
everyone who knew him and investigations into the making and reception of his
films. Notes, biblo, index, b&w illu, 802p, $54.95pb
The Complete Films of Ingrid
Bergman Quirk, Lawrence
J. 1991 This book isIngrid
Bergman’s complete filmography. From the introduction on the star’s lifeand
career, this chronicle takes the reader through Bergman’s Swedish film years
toher stage and television appearances. Each entry provides a full cast and
credit list,synopsis of the film and critical reviews. 242p. $32.95pb
The Complete Films of James
Cagney Dickens, Homer C. 1993. This publicationchronicles the
films of screen legend James Cagney. Each entry provides a full cast
list,synopsis of the film and its critical reception. With a comprehensive
introduction andsuperb photographs throughout, this book is essential reading
for all Cagney lovers. 253p.$32.95pb
The Complete Kubrick Hughes, David 2000. Provides a unique insight into the
work of one of the most accomplished directors in motion picture history. Bibl,
index, b&w illu, 302p, $40.00pb
The Entertainers : Portraits Of
Stardom In The 20th Century White, Timothy 1998. Candid, insightful and penetrating, White’s
timeless profiles of more than two dozen of the 20th century’s film
and media stars are compiled for the first time ever. First published in major
publications such as The New York Times, Rolling Stone and Harper’s Bazaar, these acclaimed interviews appear here in
expanded form with a new foreword. The results are incisive portraits of
legendary figures such as Johny Carson, James Cagney, Julie Andrews, Susan
Sarandon & John Travolta to name just a few. Index, b&w illu, 437p,
$52.755hb
The Films of Gillian Armstrong Collins, Felicity. 1999. Through perceptive,rigorous and
exciting analyses, Collins brings alive the films of one of Australia’sgreat
directors. From My Brilliant Career to Oscar and Lucinda, we candiscover the fragile and yet tenacious
‘transformative’ power ofArmstrong’s distinctive vision. This is essential
reading for all serious lovers andstudents of film. Filmography. Bib 98p.
$21.95pb
The Films of Jean-Luc Goddard Seeing
the Invisible
Sterritt, David. 1999.
>From the revolutionary New Wave through a period of drastic political experimentation
to a current introspective period, Goddard’s work defies easy categorisation.
In this study Sterritt offers an introductory overview of Goddard’s work as a
film-maker, critic and video artist. He then traces the director’s visionary
work through six of his key films including Breathless and Weekend. Also included is a concise analysis of his work in
video, television and mixed media formats. Bib. Index. 297p. $38.45pb
The Films of John Cassavetes The Adventure of Insecurity Carney, Ray1999. "While most American feature filmmaking is
genre based, Cassavetes’ filmsare different in that they took their origin from
his own experiences". Carney’sbooklet is a collection of essays on the
main works of director John Cassavetes. Eachentry has a personal focus and the
final chapter features an interview with the directorhimself. 64p $13.20pb
The Films Of Oshima Nagisa :
Images Of A Japanese Iconoclast Turim, Maureen
1998. An essential introduction to the work of a major postwar director of Japanese
cinema and a theoretical exploration of strategies of filmic style. Best known
for his controversial films In The Realm Of The Senses and The Empire Of Passion, Oshima confronts issues of sexuality,
power, domination and identity. Turim employs psychoanalytic and postmodern
theory to explore the films’ complex representation of women in Japanese
society as well as the films’ political engagement. Oshima’s experimentations
with Brechtian and avant-garde theatricality are also included in this book. Filmog,
index, b&w illu, 314p, $42.85pb
The Films of Peter Weir
Rayner, Jonathan
1998. Traces the stylistic
and thematic continuities in Weir’s short films and feature productions since
1970. This study accords equal significance to Weir’s lesser-known early
Australian films (such as Michael & Homesdale), and acknowledges the director’s collaborators and
specific circumstances of production. The author pays particular attention to
the disparate influences of European art film and Hollywood narrative style upon
Weir’s work, and suggests an interpretive method reinforced by the director’s
comments in interview. Biblio, index, 228p, $43.95p.
The Passion Of David Lynch :
Wild At Heart In Hollywood
Nochimson, Martha 1998.
Nochimson begins with a look at Lynch’s visual influences — Jackson Pollock,
Francis Bacon & Edward Hopper — and links to Alfred Hitchcock and Orson
Welles, then moves into the heart of her study, in depth analyses of Lynch’s
films and television productions. These interpretations explode previous
misconceptions of Lynch as a deviant filmmaker and misogynist. Instead, she
shows how he subverts traditional Hollywood gender roles to offer an optimistic
view that love and human connection are really possible. Biblio, index, b&w
illu, 272p, $41.75pb
The Sieve Of The Time — The
Memoirs Of Leni Reifenstahl.
Index, b&w illu, 669p, $43.95pb
The St. James Women Filmmakers
Encyclopedia : Women On The Other Side Of The Camera Uterburger, Amy (ed) 2000. Open the pages of this encyclopedia
and you’ll discover the history of more than 200 women filmmakers from around
the world. Read little-known stories of women from the beginning of motion
pictures to present day. You’ll also enjoy hard-to-find information on current
women filmmakers and their films, influences and vision. Index, b&w illu,
568p, $62.65pb
The Unruly Life Of Woody Allen Meade, Marion 2000. Index, b&w illus., 384p,
$49.50hb
The Woody Allen Companion Spignesi, Stephen 1998. Both entertaining and meticulously
researched, this book illuminates the unique sensibility which makes Woody
Allen’s work so appealing to so many people. Appen, biblio, b&w illu, 427p,
$49.50pb
Titanic & The Making Of
James Cameron Parisi,
Paul 1998. Index, b&w
illu, $38.50hb
True - The Autobiography Of
Martin Kemp 2000. Index,
b&w & col illu, 276p, $49.50hb
Visconti : Explorations Of
Beauty & Decay Bacon, Henry 1998. In this study, the first in the English language
to consider Visconti’s entire oeuvre, Bacon examines the films of one of
Italy’s leading filmmakers against the cultural, historical and biographical
contexts in which they were made. The author focuses on three fundamental
themes : Visconti’s varying styles and strategies of audiovisual narration,
which create enthralling images, his ability to take literary works and other
cultural influences into his possession and recreate them as highly
individualized cinema and the interplay between the filmmaker’s feeling for art
and beauty and his critical detachment and awareness of death and decay.
Filmog, index, 285p, $38.45pb
White Cargo Kendal, Felicity 1999. A deeply , sometimes painfully honest memoir by one of
Britain’s most outstanding actresses of her generation. Index, b&w illu,
331p, $38.50hb
Winona Ryder : The Biography Nigel
Goodall 1998. Filmog, index, illu, 240p, $32.95pb
Writers On Directors Gray, Susan. 1999. An unusual and beautiful collection of
world-famous writers’ reflections on world-famous directors; including Ariel
Dorfman on Roman Polanski, Scott Frank on Kenneth Branagh and many more. As
Leonard Maltin says of this stunningly illustrated volume, ". . . it feels
like a series of spirited conversations - with pictures to match their
enthusiasm". Index. 184p. $49.50hb
The Guerilla
Film Makers Handbook Jones,
Chris and Jolliffe, Genevieve
2000. A guide to low-budget movie-making in the UK and around the world. A
rich, vibrant mixture of no nonsense technical guidance, inspirational case
studies, hot tips, contracts, forms, documents and even free film making
software. B&W Illu, CD, 639p, $59.95pb
The Lord of the
Rings: Gollum How We Made Movie Magic Serkis, Andy 2003. Examines the transition to the big screen of one
of literature’s most unforgettable creatures. As the filming takes him from
London to Wellington and from the Misty Mountains to Mount Doom, Andy Serkis
explains the methods and the madness behind the most amazing five years in an
actor’s life. Col Illu, 119p, $19.95pb
The Making of
Master and Commander The Far Side of the World McGregor, Tom 2003. Reveals the vision that shaped the
epic film and contains fascinating background information and exclusive
interviews with cast and crew. Col Illu, Glossary, 168p, $29.95pb
43 Ways to Finance Your Feature
Film: A Comprehensive Analysis of Film Finance Cones, John W 2ed 1998. An updated edition of the classic guide to
independent film financing. The focus on feature films has practical
applications for documentary films, short films, video, multimedia
presentations and theatrical endeavours. Includes detailed consideration of
investor vehicles, foreign tax incentives and shelters, and broader issues of
legality. Index, $33.55pb
A Cut Above 50 Film
Directors Talk About Their Craft Singer,
Michael 1998. This book
takes the reader on an inside look at the craft, the art, the passion and
vision of directing as seen through the eyes of 50 great directors. Hailed by
scholars and filmmakers alike, it provides new insights into many classic films
and reveals to the film buff/student the sheer magnitude of these maverick
fimmakers’ impact on the motion picture industry. Index, 340p $40.65pb
Audio Post-Production in Video
& Film 2nd ed. Amyes, Tim 1998.
This book provides a thorough overview of audio post-production theory and
technique. It is a good introduction for beginners and has enough technical
depth to suit practising professionals, whether in small production houses or
larger facilities. Equipment and processes are illustrated with explanatory
diagrams throughout, and supported by a straightforward narrative divided into
manageable and logical sections. Index, 243p $71.50pb
Behind the Scenes of the BBC’s
Vanity Fair The Making of theOutrageous New TV Drama 1998. This superbly illustrated book is
essential readingfor anyone who loved the recent BBC adaptation of Thackeray’s
Vanity Fair. Itincludes interviews with the stars, behind the scenes reports, a
detailed guide tocharacters and plot and a full historical background to the
novel and the strange, sadstory of the man who wrote it. 96p $21.95pb
Clearance & Copyright :
Everything The Independent Filmmaker Needs To Know Donaldson, Michael 1998. This well-written, legalese-free guide provides
filmmakers with essential advice on almost every conceivable rights issue they
might encounter — from the initial acquisition of material through the
situations encountered in preproduction, production, postproduction and the
final release. A must read for all filmmakers — especially producers, directors
and screenwriters — whether they make features, shorts, documentaries or music
videos. Gloss, 275p, $57.20pb
Digital Video for the Desktop Pender, Ken 1999. This is a practical intro. To creating and
editing high quality video on the desktop. Using examples from a variety of
video applications, the reader is guided through a series of workshops
demonstrating the techniques involved, from producing short films, to
multimedia and internet presentations, animated graphics and sp. Effects. Free
CD-ROM with sample software. Index, 212p $85.75pb
Directing 101 Pintoff, Ernest. This book provides a solid introduction for
anyone considering directing as a field of study or career. It takes a broad
look at the process of directing and encourages students and professionals
alike to look outside of the movie industry for inspiration. Index, 216p
$28.55pb
Film Editing Room Handbook: How
to Manage the Near Chaos of the Cutting Room 3rd Ed. Hollyn, Norman 1999. This book is written primarily for
those who have an active interest in how a professional cutting room operates.
As you read about how to make a cutting room work, you will also get a tour of
the filmmaking process itself as seen through the editor’s eyes. Chapters
include: Getting Hired; Equipment; Editorial Prep; Opticals & Sp. Effects;
Digital Editing and more. 560p $51.65pb
Film Finance & Distribution
: A Dictionary Of Terms Cones,
John. B 1998. Broader in
the scope of its coverage than the title might imply, this book provides
commentary on approaches to film finance and distribution, definitions of
production and post-production technical terms, definitions of unique film
industry practices and procedures in a variety of areas, and an extensive
cross-reference of terms that make it as much fun to browse as it is
informative as a reference tool. 566p, $52.75pb
Film Scheduling 2nd
ed. Singleton, Ralph 1991. Details step-by-step how to create a
production board, shot-by-shot, day-by-day, set-by-set to turn a shooting
schedule into a workable production schedule. The only practical, professional
guide showing how to: Breakdown and colour-code a script, prepare a production
strip board and create a tight , workable shooting schedule + more. Index, 244p
$47.25pb
Film Scheduling Film Budgeting
Workbook Singleton,
Ralph S. 1989. An
easy-to-read, easy-to-use workbook companion to Film Scheduling to be used as a do-it-yourself course on
professional motion picture production. Features actual size professional
feature production forms such as cast list, actors day out of days, production
report, call sheet, Breakdown sheet etc. 298p $43.95pb
Getting Into Films &
Television (5th ed.) Angell,
Robert 1999. Film
andtelevision offer a tremendous variety of careers for those lucky or
determined enough tobreak into these media. This book provides a lively and
expert introduction to the careersavailable — it will enable you to assess the
opportunities and find the best way in.Gloss. Index, 174p $31.85pb
How Hits Happen Forecasting
Predictability in a Chaotic Marketplace Farrell,Winslow 1998. In this powerful book, leading marketing
consultant Winslow Farrelloffers a breakthrough approach to uncovering the
hidden patterns behind business successesand ‘hits’. It covers the film
industry including blockbusters such as TheFull Monty and Titanic. Bib. Index. 236p. Pb $32..95pb
Movie Marketing : Opening The
Picture And Giving It Legs
Lukk, Tiiu 1998. This
book demystifies complex marketing issues, profiling marketing strategies for
films of widely varying budgets, genres, and intended audiences through the
words of the marketers and distributors responsible for developing and
implementing these strategies. 274p, $41.75pb
Screen Acting Lovell, Alan & Kramer, Peter (ed) 2000. Discusses the development of film
acting, from the stylisation of the silent era, through the naturalism of Lee
Strasberg’s ‘Method’, to Mike Leigh’s use of improvisation. Exploring the relationship
between script and performance, and drawing out the individual elements of
performance, this volume reveals the centrality of the actor’s performance to a
film’s impact and offers new directions for the study of performance on film.
Biblio, index, 184p, $41.40pb
Screencraft Production
Design & Art Direction Ettedgui, Peter 1999.
This book explores production through the eyes of some of its leading
practitioners. The designers featured in this title encompass three generations
of film-making and represent a diversity of film cultures. In their own words,
they articulate their approach to the craft and describe their asthetic
sensibilities, which are also extensively illustrated by sketches, models,
technical plans, storyboards and stills from some of the key films to which
they have contributed. 208p $105.00pb
Setting Up Your Shots Great
Camera Moves Every Filmmaker Should Know Vineyard, Jeremy 2000. The one-stop encyclopedia of visual storytelling
for directors, storyboard artists, film students, home video enthusiasts or
anyone who simply wants to learn more about how movies are made. Using examples
from both classic and new, big-budget, independent and foreign made, this book
identifies, explains and then shows you how to create for yourself the basic
camera setups and stylistic methods. Index, 132p $38.45pb
So What’s This All About Then ?
: A Non-User’s Guide To Digital Effects In Filmmaking McClean, T. Shilo 1998. A concise overview of the digital effects industry
and the production process involved. McClean has done a good job of
demystifying an everchanging and highly technical field. This book should prove
to be a useful resource for students and professionals alike, and of particular
importance to any filmmakers who wish to utilize digital effects and are
unfamiliar with the process. Index, 103p, $21.95pb
Special Effects In Television Wilkie, Bernard 1998. This unique book, now into its third
edition, is the most comprehensive work on practical television special effects
ever compiled. From the simplest item — the clothes peg switch used to
safeguard actors taking part in live battle scenes — to a description of the
electronic inlay equipment installed in modern studios. This volume covers
every aspect and craft involved in this area of television production. Glos,
biblio, index, b&w illu, 272p, $121.00pb
Sundancing Hanging Out &
Listening in at America’s Most Important Film Festival Anderson, John 2000. Every winter the hopes and dreams of
young movie makers are put on display at the Sundance Film Festival. The tiny
Park City is so overrun by agents, publicists, studio executives, and other
Hollywood types that in 1998 they blew out the town’s cell-phone relay system.
Read this fascinating, hilarious, candid chronicle of the 1999 Sundance Film Festival.
Index, 268p $32.35pb
Surviving Production the Art
of Production Management for Film & Television Patz, Deborah 1997. An Insider’s description for setting
up and managing a film production company, including the prep., the shoot, and the
wrap. Chapters include: Hiring & managing of staff; Rights &
clearances; Production forms; Accounting systems; Wrapping a production + more.
263p $47.25pb
The Lavender Bus : How A Hit
Movie Was Made & Sold
Clark, Al 1999. Clarke
describes in hilarious detail how the outrageous The Adventures of
Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert became an international success. In this revised edition, The Lavender
Bus chronicles the follies of the film business as it outlines the preparation,
production and marketing of the film. Appen, b&w illu, 178p, $21.95pb
The Ultimate Film Festival
Survival Guide — The Essential Companion For Filmmakers and Festival-Goers Gore, Chris (ed) 2000. Learn the secrets of Sundance,
Telluride, Slamdance and
over five hundred film festivals worldwide. This comprehensive and eye-opening
guide is jam packed with information for filmmakers and film lovers alike.
Revealed is also how to get a film accepted and what to do after acceptance,
from putting togther a press kit to putting on a great party to actually
closing a deal. Appe, index, 311p, $35.15pb
Witness : The Making Of
Schindler’s List Palowski,
Franciszek 1998. It is at
times a chronicle, a diary, and an appreciation of the massive undertaking of
the film’s creation. It is one of the most moving accounts of the making of any
movie as the real life characters portrayed visit the set and tell their
stories which were often intergrated into the shooting script there and then,
recreated and filmed in front of their eyes. Palowski describes the gruelling
physical and emotional resources of the cast, crew and survivors. Index,
b&w illu, 198p, $27.45hb
99 Film Scenes For Actors Nicholas, Angela (ed.) 1999. $14.25pb
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Shakespeare,
William. Adaptedand
Directed by Michael Hoffman.
1999. $43.95pb
American Beauty Shooting Script Ball, Alan 1999. $36.25pb
Andrei Tarkovsky Collected
Screenplays Powell,
William & Synessios, Natasha (trans.)1999. $27.32pb
Annie Hall Allen, Woody & Brickman, Marshall. $14.25pb
Art of Sleepy Hollow Walker, Andrew Kevin 2000. $32.95pb
Being John Malkovich Kaufman, Charles $19.65pb
Bonnie & Clyde Newman & Benton 1998. B&w illu, 223p, $25.25pb
Boogie Nights Anderson, Paul Thomas. $14.25 pb
Central Station Carneiro, Berntein & Salles 1999. $27.45pb
Chinatown & The Last Detail Towne, Robert 1998. 275p, $27.45pb
Chinatown Towne, Robert. $14.25 pb
Cider House Rules Irving, John 1999. $21.95pb
Clerks Smith, Kevin $14.25 pb
Diner Levinson, Barry. $14.25 pb
Fargo Coen Ethan & Coen Joel. $14.25 pb
Goodfellas Scorsese, Martin & Pileggi,
Nicholas. $14.25pb
Happiness Solondz, Todd. (Winner of the
International Critics Prize 1998 CannesFilm Festival) 1998 $21..95pb
Henry Fool Hartley, Hal 1998. $25.25pb
Jerry Maguire & A Jerry
Maguire Journal Crowe, Cameron 1998. B&w illu, 200p, $25.25pb
Life is Beautiful Benigni, Roberto & Cerami, Vincenzo. 1998 $19.75pb
Lock Stock & Two Smoking
Barrels Ritchie, Guy. 1998 $19.75pb
Looking For Alibrandi Marchetta, Melina. $19.95 pb
Lulu on the Bridge Auster, Paul. Published 1998 $25.25pb
Magnolia _ The Shooting Script Anderson, Paul Thomas 2000. $38.50pb
Man On The Moon Alexander & Karaszewski 2000. $21..95pb
My Beautiful Launderette Kureishi, Hanif. $14.25 pb
My Own Private Idaho Van Sant, Gus. $14.25 pb
Naked Leigh, Mike. $14.25 pb
North by Northwest Lehman, Ernest. $14.25 pb
Notting Hill Curtis, Richard. (Afterward by Hugh
Grant). 1999. $21..95pb
On the Waterfront Schulberg, Budd. $14.25 pb
Peeping Tom Marks, Leo 1998. B&w illu, 183p, $25.25pb
Reservoir Dogs Tarantino, Quentin . $14.25 pb
Return of the Jedi Kasdan, Lawrence & Lucas, George.. $14.25 pb
Ride With the Devil Schamus, James 1999. $19.75pb
Roadracers & The Making Of
A Degenerate Hot Rod Flick
Rodriquez, Robert 1998.
B&w illu, 182p, $25.25pb
Rushmore Anderson, W. & Wilson, O. 1999. $25.25pb
Seven Walker, Andrew Kevin. $14.25 pb
Sex, Lies & Videotape Soderbergh, Steven. $14.25 pb
Shakespeare in Love Norman, Marc & Stoppard, Tom. 1999 $21.95pb
Shallow Grave Hodge, John. $14.25 pb
Slingblade Thornton, Billy Bob 1998. B&w illu,
$19.75pb
Snow Falling on Cedars Bass, R. & Hicks, S. 2000. $21..95pb
South Park The Scripts: Book
One Parker, Trey
& Stone, Matt 1999.
$27.50pb
Star Wars George Lucas 2000 $14.25pb
Star Wars: Episode 1 The
Phantom Menace The Illustrated Screenplay Lucas, George1999. $21.95pb
Suburbia Bogosian, Eric 1998. B&w illu, 106p, $21.95pb
Sweet Smell Of Success Odets & Lehman 1998. 178p, $25.25pb
Swingers Favreau, Jon. $14.25 pb
Taxi Driver Schrader, Paul. $14.25pb
The Apartment Wilder & Diamond 1998. B&w illu, 166p, $25.25pb
The Beach Hodge, John 2000. $18.65pb
The Empire Strikes Back Brackett, Leigh & Kasdan, Lawrence. $14.25 pb
The Exorcist Blatty, William Peter. $14.25pb
The Truman Show Niccol, Andrew 1998. Colour illu, 115p,
$32.90pb
Trainspotting Hodge, John 2000. $14.25 pb
Velvet Goldmine Haynes, T. b&w and Col illu, 141p,
$27.45pb
Your Friends & NeighborsLa,Bute, Neil 1999. 97p, $25.25pb
Animation 101 Pintoff, Ernest. Looking to start a career in this highly
artistic and rewarding field? This book provides an introduction to this
growing worldwide industry, with enlightening insights from animation’s
legendary artists: Stan Lee; Bill Hanna and Noel Blanc. Index, 163p $28.55pb
Art In Motion : Animation
Aesthetics Maureen Furniss 1998. The first comprehensive examination of the aesthetics of animation in
its many forms. An essential resource for researchers, students and anyone with
a serious interest in animation. Ideal as a course textbook or for general
reading, it provides thought-provoking analyses of animation produced
throughout the world. Index, b&w & col illu, 278p, $49.50pb
Cracking Animation : The
Aardman Book of 3-D Animation
Lord & Sibley 1998.
A book about the creators of The Wrong Trousers & A Close Shave, telling the exciting story of the Aardman Studio and
providing a unique guide to making your own 3-D animation films. The heart of
the book is a guide by Lord, co-founder of Aardman, to the process of 3-D
animation, culminating in a practical, fully illustrated (478 illu)
step-by-step descriptions of how to create effective characters, a storyboard
and sets, and then an entire film. Index, colour illu, 192p, $60.00pb
Fantasia 2000 Visions of
Hope Disney, RE.,
Levine, J. & Culhane, J. 2000.
This large, stunning, colour illustrated book chronicles the production of Fantasia/2000
while telling the story
and describing the music. Worth having for the pictures alone! 181p $137.50hb
Hanna Barbera Cartoons Mallory, Michael 1999. This beautiful book is the story of
Hanna Barbera Cartoons. With superb illustrations (some on fold-out pages), the
book covers the classic shows like The Flinstones and The Jetsons right through to the new shows such as Jhonny
Bravo, Dexter’s Laboratory
and Powerpuff Girls.
Index, 239p $137.50hb
Paper Dreams The Art &
Artists Of Disney Storyboards Canemaker, John
1999. Profusely illustrated with rare examples of original sequential story
sketches that have been preserved in the Disney Archives. Decorated with
photostats of storyboards in varying stages of development, making it an
essential volume for animation fans, art students, Disney collectors and pop
culture enthusiasts alike. 272p, $104.50hb
The Anime Companion : What’s
Japanese In Japanese Animation Poitras, Gilles 1999. With more than 500 alphabetically listed
glossary-style entries, this is a comprehensive guide to Anime’s distinctive
content, images, and details. Included are illustrations, film citations, and
numerous references to the related art of Manga.163p, $36.25pb
The Art of the Storyboard Storyboarding
for Film, TV and Animation. Hart, John
1999. This book shows
beginners how to conceptualise and render the drawings that will communicate
continuity to the cinematographer, set designer, and special effects
supervisor, or to create the skeletal around which an animated program is
developed. Over 100 illustrations illustrate the text throughout. Exercises at
the end of each chapter help students to develop essential drawing and
visualising skills. 223p $65.95pb
The Prince Of Egypt : A New
Vision In Animation Solomon, Charles 1998. The dynamic layout of the book uses hundreds of full colour
illustrations — from inspirational paintings, colour keys and early character
sketches to stills from the finished animation — showing how from beginning to
the end the design and the visual effects combine to produce an overwhelming
cinematic experience. This fascinating book shows how skilful storytelling, the
latest digital technology and incredible artistry were combined in its
creation. 189p, $65.95hb —large format
Wallace & Gromit — The
Wrong Trousers : Storyboard Collection 1999. The storyboard charts the film from start to finish.
Every memorable scene is recreated in Nick Park’s frame by frame sketches, each
marvellously detailed and true to his plasticine modeling. In addition, the
book is punctuated by the animator’s additional concept drawings for the Wrong
Trousers. Readers have the opportunity to really see Park’s creative genius at
work. This collection also features professional film stills and an
authoritative commentary by animation expert Brian Sibley. Colour
illustrations, 175p, $43.85hb
Walt Disney & Europe Allan, Robin 1999. This book is a fascinating study of
the way Europe and European culture influenced Walt Disney and his artists in
the making of the Disney animated feature films from Snow White and the
Seven Dwarfs to The
Jungle Book. Lavishly
illustrated in B&W and colour, from public collections and from rare
private archives. Invaluable reading for those interested in the rapidly
expanding world of animation, as well as the lay reader interested in popular
culture generally or Disney in particular. Index, 300p $54.95pb
Animation
Unlimited Innovative Short Films Since 1940 Faber, Liz and Walters, Helen 2004. For some, animation is associated
with cartoons, Disney and The Simpsons. At the other end of the spectrum, however, are
complex, abstract and often obscure films that occupy a space between
filmmaking, fine art and graphic design. This book features 50 seminal short
films by key animators from around the world. Grouped according to themes –all
types of animation are features, including 2D, 3D, digital, stop frame, direct
filmmaking and Flash animation. Includes a free DVD with selected films. Col.
Illu, Index, 192p, $90.00pb
Draw Your Own
Manga All the Basics
Nagatomo, Haruno 2002.
Includes all the basic information you need to get started on drawing manga
with clear and easy-to-understand instructions. B&W Illu, 126p, $35.00pb
Cultural Turn : Selected
Writings On The Postmodern, 1983-1998 Jameson, Frederic 1998. Jameson’s constantly enriched reflections have
become an essential reference point for all those attempting to grapple with
the postmodern. However, until now, several of his key writings on the subject,
from initial formulations to current developments, have been unavailable in an
accessible form. This collection vividly illuminates the cultural turn of
contemporary capitalism. Thus it includes his earliest insights, his responses
to critics, his survey of alternative interpretations and his engagement with
the cultural climate of the 1990s. Index, 206p, $36.25pb
Culture/ Metaculture Mulhern, Francis 2000. A stimulating introduction to the
meanings of culture in contemporary Western society. Index, 198p $27.45 pb
Defacement Public Secrecy and
the Labor of the Negative Taussig, Michael 1999. Discusses arguments formed around
social knowledge, working with ideas from Nietzsche, William Burroughs and
Georges Bataille.Bibl, index, 311p, $37.34 pb.
Fantasy City : Pleasure And
Profit In The Postmodern Metropolis Hannigan John 1998. An analysis of the postindustrial city as an
entertainment hub. By discussing examples from a wide variety of venues,
including casinos, malls, heritage developments and theme parks, the author
traces the rise of urban entertainment at the beginning of this century, its
decline after the Second World War, and its surprising renaissance in the 1980s
and the 1990s. Index, 239p, $49.50pb
Impossible Selves Cultural
Readings of Identity
Lo, Jaqueline; Beard, Duncan;Cunneen, Rachel and Ganguly, Debjani (eds.) 1999. Questions concerning identity and
the self have become increasingly urgent. This book comprises fourteen essays
from all disciplines in the Humanities and are unified by their concern with
the concept of astable and fixed object. The idea of ‘impossible selves’ points
to the difficulty of fixing and projecting an imagined self. While most of the
essays treat the possibility of cohesive identity as problematic, the tensions
within this field of inquiry have provoked a rich and stimulating range of
responses. 166p $32.95tp
Inside Subculture The postmodern meaning of style Muggleton, David 2000. By listening to the voices of the sub-cultural
stylists the author provides original insights into the issues of subjectivity
and identity. Bibl, index, 197p, $39.55 pb
Kid Culture McDonnell, Kathleen 2000. Explains why popular culture is such
an irresistible lure to children and explores the hidden universe that children
construct for themselves out of movies and TV. 179p, $32.95 pb
Postmodern Fables Lyotard, Jean-Francois (trans. Van Den
Abbeele, Georges)1997.
This recent offering from one of the most important philosophers of our time is
a collection of fifteen "fables" that ask "how to live, and
Why?" Here, Lyotard provides a mixture of anarchistic irreverence and
sober philosophical reflection on a wide range of topics, paying particular
attention to issues of justice and ethics, aesthetics, and judgement. Bib.
Index. 259p. $55.95pb
Seeking The Centre : The
Australian Desert In Literature, Art & Film Haynes, Roslynn 1998. This exciting book reveals the impact that the desert,
both geographical and metaphorical, has had on Australian identity. Examined
are the contributions of writers, artists and films from Walkabout to Mad Max and Priscilla Queen Of The Desert. This erudite and engaging book makes a
major contribution to our understanding of the desert as a focal point of our
culture. Biblio, index, b&w and col illu, 347p, $49.40pb
The Clubcultures Reader:
Readings in Popular Cultural Studies Redhead, Steve, Wynne, Derek and O’Connor, Justin (eds.) 1998. This book meets the needs for
an up-to-date collection of readings on contemporary youth cultures and youth
music. Combining description and theory in a clear pedagogical framework, TheClubcultures
Reader is essential
reading for advanced level cultural studies, communication studies, sociology
and media studies. Index 320p $43.95pb
The Eloquence of the Vulgar Language,
Cinema and the Politics of CultureMacCabe, Colin 1999. In this series of essays, MacCabe explores the
fundamental categories of author, language and audience; the relation between
national identity and performance; and, the role of television and film in the
development of ‘theory’. Ultimately, he asks the inevitable —how do
institutions and audiences create meaning? Intense, highly detailed and
superbly constructed this volume of essays is essential reading for the theory,
film or English scholar. Bib. Index 184p$54.95hb
The Idea of Culture Eagleton, Terry 2000. Focuses on discriminating different
meanings of culture as a way of introducing to the general reader the
contemporary debates surrounding the term. Index, 156p, $36.25pb
The Soul of Popular Culture:
Looking at Contemporary Heroes, Myths and Monsters Kittelson, Mary Lynn (ed) 1998. These diverse essays apply the insights of
psychoanalysis to North American pop culture. Pulp Fiction, Star Trek and the Elvis phenomenon are but a few subjects
canvassed. The collection has a decidedly Jungian flavour, and ideas from
folklore, mythology and alchemy are borrowed to grapple with the seemingly
ephemeral imagery of popular representations. 24 essays, index, 338p, $42.85pb.
The Worlds Of Japanese Popular
Culture : Gender Shifting Boundaries And Global Cultures Martinez, D.P 1998. This lively discussion of Japanese
popular culture brings an anthropological perspective to a broad range of
topics, including sumo, manga, magazines, television, karaoke, horse-racing and
soccer. Through these topics the contributors also explore several deeper
themes : the construction of gender in Japan, the impact of globalisation and
modern consumerism and the rapidly shifting boundaries of Japanese culture and
identity. Index, 212p, $32.95pb
What Is Feminism Anyway? Understanding
Contemporary Feminism
Beasley, Chris1999. This
book is a concise guide to Western feminist theory. Beasley provides clear
explanations of the many types of feminism. Her book outlines how they
developed and the differences between them. It also explains why it is so
difficult to define feminism and suggests an open approach to feminist theory.
Bib. Index. 171p $19.75pb
Engels A
Very Short Introduction
Carver, Terrell 2003.
Carver traces the effect of Friedrich Engels on the development of Marxist
Theory and practice, and discusses the difficulties that Marxists have
encountered in defending Engels’ materialism and dialectics. B&W Illu,
Index, 105p, $24.95pb
The Cambridge
Companion to Lacan Rabate,
Jean-Michel (Ed) 2003. A
collection of specially commissioned essays that explore the key dimensions of
Jacques Lacan’s life and works. Lacan is renowned as a theoretician of
psychoanalysis. This companion focuses on key-terms in Lacan’s work and brings
fresh, accessible perspectives to a formidable and influential thinker. Index,
287p, $49.95pb
The Creative Mind Myths and
Mechanisms Boden,
Margaret A. 2004. This
provocative exploration of creativity uses examples such as jazz improvisation,
chess, story writing, physics, and the music of Mozart together with computing
models from the field of artificial intelligence to uncover the nature of human
creativity in the arts, science and everyday life. This second edition has been
updated to include recent developments in artificial intelligence. Bib, Index,
343p, $43.00pb
Boom-Boom! A Century of
Australian Comedy
Johnson, Rob & Smiedt, David1999. Meet the men and women who brought Australia to its knees with
laughter! Afascinating blend of social history, interviews, photos and
sketches, Boom-Boom! tells
the story of Australian comedy from stage to television and film. Bib, Index
376p$32.95pb
Compassion Fatigue: How The
Media Sell Disease, Famine, War and Death Moeller, Susan D 1999. As the media careers breathlessly from trauma to
disaster, Moeller attempts to understand the sensory overload experienced by
masses of viewers. This study charts the use of Americanised metaphors and
simplistic chronologies, and investigates the interests behind the formulae.
Index, 390p, $36.25pb
Compulsive Viewing : The Inside
Story Of Packer’s Nine Network Stone, Gerald
2000. In a series of exuberant ‘action replays’ Stone, creator of 60 Minutes,
captures all the most exciting, groundbreaking and scandalous exploits at
Channel 9, from the historic first telecast in 1956 to the challenges of the
digital era. All the main players appear here in dazzling close-up. Graham
Kennedy, Ray Martin, Jana Wendt, George Negus, Daryl Somers, Mike Willesee and
Don Burke are among the leading celebrities interviewed for this volume. Index,
536p, $44.00hb
Dissident Voices : The Politics
Of Television & Cultural Change Wayne, Mike 1998. Examines the ways in which certain forms and genres
have registered a period of cultural upheaval and to what extent they have
developed a more reflexive and more critical television culture. This
collection covers a broad range of issues including class, gender and
sexuality, the monarchy, identity and nationhood. It examines their
representation in a variety of dramas and genres, including documentaries, game
shows, sitcoms and satire. The contributors challenge the notion of television
as a bland purveyor of the status quo, presenting it as a complex &
potentially subversive medium. Index, 187p, $42.85pb
Floating Lives: The Media and
Asian Diasporas Negotiating Cultural Identity through Media Cunningham, Stuart & Sinclair, John. 2000. This is a unique examination of
media and communication within some of Australia’s main Asian groups _ the
Chinese, India, Vietnamese and Thai communities. Going beyond the conventional
cross-cultural studies mainstream media consumption, this book focuses on the
ethnic community as a determining force in negotiating new hybrid identities
and cultures. Bib. Index. 244p. $32.95pb
From The Wireless To The Web The
Evolution Of Telecommunications 1901-2001 Jensen, R. Peter 2000. A fascinating story of endeavour, from the
discovery and development of early radio to the present forms of communication.
Illustrated with more than 350 photographs, many not previously published ,
this book tells the story of the creation of the current system of international
communications based on cable, radio and more recently satellite. Index, ref,
b&w illu, 306pg, $54.95hb
Gatekeepers The Global Media
Battle to Control Australia’s Pay TV Westfield, Mark 2000. The gripping story of the struggle to control
pay TV I Australia from inside big business and government. Written in the
lively style of a novel, this book delves deep into the inner workings of the
corporate empires of Murdoch & Packer _ and describes how the dynamics of
this struggle finally set the two tycoons against each other. Index, 393p
$32.95pb
Glued To The Telly Rayson, Cate 1998. Rayson, writer of the TV
documentary, Glued to the Telly, has compiled this richly illustrated record of the
impact of television, presenting the recollections, admissions and observations
of television’s devotees, critics and analysts along with the amazing facts and
statistics. Index, colour illu, 122p, $27.45pb
How To Get Into Advertising Neidle, Andrea 2000. Written in a highly readable and
entertaining style, this book is the essential guide for anyone considering a
career in advertising, media or marketing. Packed with information on jobs in
planning, media, copyright, art direction, sales promotion, TV production and
more. Featuring first-hand accounts of what it’s like to work at Saatchi &
Saatchi, BBH, Mediapolis and other leading ad agencies by the people who work
in them. Invaluable advice on CVs, job applications, interviews, training…..and
much, more. 196p, $36.25pb
Introducing Media Studies Sardar, Ziauddin & Van Loon, Borin 2000. Explores the complex relationship
between the media, ideology, knowledge and power. $19.95pb.
Multimedia and The Law Research
Papers December 1994.
This publication released by the Australian Film, Television and Radio School
considers the legal aspects in multimedia production. From copyright dilemmas
to moral rights legislation, these papers provide an excellent overview of the
ever-advancing laws of multimedia. 31p.$11.00pb
Newmedia.com.au The Changing
Face Of Australia’s Media And Communications Barr, Trevor 2000. Barr explores the radical shifts in
contemporary communications, the convergence of ‘old media’ with ‘new media’,
the role of communications in globalisation, and the social dilemmas associated
with new communications technology. He argues that it is vital we prepare for a
future, individually and collectively, within this new international
communications order. Biblio, index, 268p, $27.40pb
News Corporation, Technology
& the Workplace Global Strategies, Local Change Marjoribanks, Timothy 2000. Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation is
perhaps the most global of all communications and media organisations, with
unparalleled reach into lucrative markets and an extremely prominent profile.
In this book, a combination of empirical and theoretical approaches emphasises
the importance of analysing the connections between events occurring locally,
nationally and globally if we are to understand the growing influence of
corporate actors such as News Corp. Index, 221p $38.45pb
News Culture Allan, Stuart 1999. Provides a rich and lively
discussion, full of insight into the changing forms, practices, institutions
and audiences of journalism. Its fresh engagement with a wide-ranging number of
issues, together with the use of thought-provoking examples, offers the reader
a comprehensive assessment of different critical approaches to the news media.
Index, 229p, $43.95pb
No Other Way To Tell It :
Dramadoc / Docudrama on Television Paget, Derek
1998. This book is about a programme category unique to television. Combining
the factual approach of documentary with the entertainment values of drama.
This introductory book defines the form, and reviews its history and
development on British and American television and will be of interest to
students of media and those who question television’s right to make drama out
of other people’s crises. Biblio, index, 237p, $32.95pb
On Screen Rivals Cinema
& Television in the United States & Britain Stokes, Jane 1999. This book compares two different
media _ film and television _ with a view to charting the changing relationship
between them and their relative status in the cultural sphere. Index, 237p
$43.95pb
Reviving The Fourth Estate :
Democracy, Accountability & The Media Schultz, Julianne 1998. ‘Unless we return to the principles of the
public service we will lose our claim to be the Fourth Estate. What right have
we to speak in the public interest, when too often we are motivated by personal
gain?’ Rupert Murdoch posed this question in 1961. This book investigates the
issues raised and suggests some answers. Schultz argues for a revival of the
Fourth Estate founded on journalistic independence and political autonomy. But,
she cautions, the media must be accountable and responsive to its audience and
ethical in its dealings. This groundbreaking book makes a major contribution to
debates about the media and public interest in Australia. App, ref, index,
304p, $32.95pb
Seeing Things - Television In
The Age Of Uncertanty
Ellis, John 2000. Proposes
a fundamental rethink of television and its role in the modern world, as part
of the changing consumer culture of the 20th century. Also as new
production and distribution technologies alter both how programmes are made and
the experience of television viewing itself, Ellis speculates on the role for
public service broadcasting in television’s next ‘era of plenty. Biblio, index,
193p, $42.50pb
Sport, Culture and the Media Rowe, David. 1999. This book is about the conjunction of the two most
powerful cultural forces of our times _ sport and media. It examines the ways
in which media sport has insinuated itself into contemporary everyday life, and
how sport and media have made themselves mutually indispensable. This lively
introduction to sport and the media helps us to understand the cultural power
and influence of the sports image. Bib. Index. 193p. $43.90pb
Television Under the Tories Broadcasting
Policy 1979 — 1997
Goodwin, Peter 1998.What
happens when one of the world’s most influential free market governments
inherits one of the world’s most distinctive television systems? Goodwin’s book
provides the first comprehensive answer to that question. It gives an engaging
and critical account of the twists and turns in the Conservative Government’s
attempts to reshape British Television. Bib. Index. 186p. $49.45pb
The Argument Culture Changing
the Way We Argue
Tannen, Deborah 1998. This
book sets out to discover why public communication, in politics, classrooms,
courtrooms and the media is fuelled by a commodity suspiciously akin to
mindless hostility. And why we think its clever! 335p $24.85pb
The Global Media : The New
Missionaries Of Corporate Capitalism Herman & McChesney 1998. Describes in detail the recent growth and
crossborder activities and linkages of an industry largely composed of
international conglomerates. It assesses the significance of the ongoing
deregulation and convergence of global media and telecomunications systems and
the rise of the internet. Notes, index, 262p, $43.95pb
The Invisible Persuaders : How
Britain’s Spin Doctors Manipulate The Media Michie, David 1998. In a country that is increasingly media dependent —
Britons read twenty-eight million newspapers and watch an average of three and
a half hours of TV every day — few understanding the degree to which the PR
industry influences the news agenda. But in this compelling insider’s account,
Michie reveals how much of what we take for news comes straight off the desks
of the PR industry. Index, 325p, $49.50hb
The Media Equation : How People
Treat Computers, Television and New Media Like Real People and Places Reeves & Nass 1998. According to popular wisdom, humans
never relate to a computer or a television programme in the same way they
relate to another human being. Or do they? The two authors demonstrate
convincingly that interactions with computers, television, and new
communication technologies are identical to real social relationships and to
the navigation of real physical spaces. Index, 305p, $31.85pb
The Media Of The Republic
Charles, Gerard 1999.
Analysing the way the
media dealt with the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, Charles first sketches
the philosophical assumptions that form the backdrop to the media reporting. He
then shows how these philosophical assumptions give rise to a political agenda
which is continually imposed upon the reporting of the accident and its
aftermath. Biblio, 287p, $27.45pb
The Media Student’s Book _ 2nd Ed Branston & Stafford 1999. A comprehensive introduction for students
of media studies. It covers all the key topics you will encounter in media
studies and provides a detailed and accessible guide to concepts and debates.
Specially designed to be easy to use and understand with follow up activities
and suggestions for further reading. Included are also examples from a rich
range of media forms including advertising , films, radio, television,
newspapers, magazines, photography and the internet. Gloss, biblio, index,
b&w illu, 468p, $47.30pb
The Myth Of Privilege :
Aboriginal Status, Media Visions & Public Ideas Mickler, Steve 1998. ‘They get too much’ — the idea, and the myth of
Aboriginal privilege. This book examines the role of the media, particularly
news reporting and talkback radio — in the manufacture of the idea of Aboriginal
privilege. Index, 346p, $21.95pb
This Business Of Television / Revised
& updated 2nd Ed Blumenthal & Goodeough 1998. A practical guide to the US and international
television industries for producers, executives, marketers, performers, writers
and entrepreneurs. The essential reference for anyone working in the television
or video industry. It has 50 chapters and includes three useful appendixes :
legal documents and forms, concise boilerplate contract forms for the most
common business transactions in television and a list of useful industry
contacts and addresses. The legal documents and the ready-to-use contract forms
are included on the enclosed disc. Index, 666p, $74.75hb
Uses of Television Hartley, John 1999. Through a revision of the history of
television, Hartley questions the uses of the medium and TV studies. What is
the effect of the vast unknowable audience on television? What is television’s
role in promoting "cultural citizenship" by means of
"transmodern teaching"? Immensely innovative, thought-provoking and
ambitious, Uses of Television both expands and clarifies the academic field. Index, 246p $43.95pb
War And The Media Taylor, Philip 1998. This book traces the role of the
media in the Gulf War and examines the attempts by both the coalition and Iraq
to influence public opinion through propaganda and persuasion. This revised
edition features a new introduction and bibliography which bring the study
fully up-to-date. Notes, index, 340p, $49.45pb
Television
Histories Shaping Collective Memory in the Media Age Edgerton, Gary R. and Rollins, Peter C.
(Eds.) 2001. A superb
collection of essays on television’s treatment of history, this volume won the
2001 Ray and Pat Browne National Book Award for outstanding Textbook by the
Popular Culture Association. B&W Illu, Index, 383p, $42.55pb
Marxism and
Media Studies: Key Concepts and Contemporary Trends Wayne, Mike 2003. An accessible guide to key Marxist concepts and
how to apply them to contemporary cultural analysis.. Bib, Index, 289p,
$46.95pb
It’s Not the
Media: The Truth About Pop Culture’s Influence on Children Sternheimer, Karen 2003. Considers why media culture is a
perennial target of both fascination and concern, and why we are so often
encouraged to believe it is the root of many social problems. Bib, Index, 272p,
$46.00hb
Marshall
McLuhan: Escape Into
Understanding
Gordon, W. Terrence, 1997.
The first author to be given access to McLuhan’s diaries and private letters
has produced a fascinating analytical biography of the intellectual whose axiom
“the medium is the message” is central to media studies. Bib, Index, 465 p.
$39.95pb.
Discipline and
Liberty Television and Governance Palmer, Gareth 2003. This volume is about the different ways in
which television represents the public, and how television recommends we
conduct ourselves in all spheres of our lives. Taking Foucault’s notion of
governance – the conduct of conduct – Palmer applies it to a range of
television formats that have been loosely described as ‘reality TV’.
Engrossing, engagingly written and formidably assured, this book will appeal to
readers interested in television, documentary, program production, media
studies, sociology and politics. Bib, Index, 204p, $51.95pb
Al-Jazeera The
Story of the Network That is Rattling Governments and Redefining Modern
Journalism
El-Nawawy, Mohammed and Iskandar, Adel 2003. Al-Jazeera, the independent, all-Arab
television news network based in Qatar, emerged as ambassador to the Arab world
in the events following September 11, 2001. This book sheds light on the
background to the network: how it operates, the programs it broadcasts, its
effects on Arab viewers, the reactions of the West and Arab states, the
implications for the future of news broadcasting in the Middle East, and its
struggle for a free press and public opinion in the Arab world. B&W Illu,
Bib, Index, 240p, $29.95pb
The Audience in
Everyday Life Living in a Media World Bird, S. Elizabeth 2003. The ‘audience’ has become problematic in media
studies because we cannot divorce media from culture: the ‘audience’ is
everywhere and nowhere. Bird argues that we must study all facets of the daily
lives of media users in order to understand media’s integral role in everyday
culture. Bib, Index, 211p, $47.00pb
The Bill The
Complete Showdown on 20 Years at Sun Hill Tibballs, Geoff 2003. A comprehensive guide to one of the most
popular TV police shows. Col. Illu, Index, 160p, $39.95hb
Storytelling in
Film and Television Thompson,
Kristin 2003. An engaging
analysis of the narrative workings of television and film. Thompson focuses on
the specific challenges that series television presents and the tactics writers
have devised to meet them. B&W Illu, Index, 172p, $4495pb
The Electronic
Whorehouse Sheehan,
Paul 2003. Lies,
fabrication, character assassinations, point scoring, sneering, smearing and
generalized weaseling have become standard fare in the media. This is the
terrain of the Electronic Whorehouse. A gripping read! Bib, Index, 294p,
$30.00pb
A History of Experimental Film
and Video From the Canonical Avant-garde to Contemporary British Practice Rees A.L 1999. Avant-garde film is almost indefinable. It is in
a constant state of change and redefinition. In this book Rees tracks the
movement of the avant-garde film between cinema, on the one hand, and modern
art (with its post-modern coda) on the other. This volume is the first major
history of avant-garde film and video to be published in more than twenty
years. Bib. Index. 152p. Pb$49.45pb
Adaptations From Text to
Screen, Screen to Text
Cartmell, D. &
Whelehan, I.(eds) 1999.Surveys
the key approaches and debates surrounding adaptation, and explores why
adaptations of both ‘high’ and ‘low’ cultural texts have become increasingly
popular (examinations include Hamlet; The Scarlet Letter; Little Women & Trainspotting). Adaptations then goes on to consider adaptation in
reverse: how writers like Virginia Woolf incorporated cinematic elements into
their work (examinations include The Piano; Batman; StarTrek & 101 Dalmatians). Index, 247p $41.405pb
Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear
Window Belton, John
(ed) 2000. This book
provides a fresh analysis of Rear Window, which is examined from a variety of perspectives in
a series of new essays published for the first time. Providing an account of
the actual production of the film, as well as feminist and cultural readings of
it, it also demonstrates the influence of Rear Window on a wide range of filmmakers including
Antonioni, De Palma and Coppola, among others. Index, 177p $32.95pb
Alien Zone II The Spaces Of
Science Fiction Cinema
Kuhn, Annette 1999.
Recent trends in the study of science fiction cinema have seen a shift of focus
away from the specifically cinematic towards the more broadly cultural. New
technologies of communication and vision and revolutionary development in the
delivery and reception of moving-image media are forcing new and different ways
of thinking about the genre. Filmog, biblio, index, 308p, $43.95pb
Arthur Penn’s Bonny and Clyde Friedman, Lester D (ed) 2000.(Cambridge Film Handbook) $37.30 pb
BFI Film Classics _ Shane Countryman, E. & Von
Heussen-Countryman, E.
1999. This is the first substantial study of Shane (Dir. George Stevens), one of the most
popular and admired of all Westerns. With reference to a wide range of
historical and archival sources, the authors show how subtly the film treats
some fundamental themes: family, the history of settlement and community in
America, violence and the culture of the gun. 78p $25.25pb
BFI Film Classics _ The Magnificent
Ambersons Perkins, V.F 1999. Perkins explores Welles’ genius in
directing actors, his intricate weaving of his own narration in and around the
drama and his unsurpassed use of the long take to capture the finest nuance of
expression and unspoken feeling. 76p, $25.25pb
BFI Film Classics : La Nuit
Americaine (Day For Night) Crittenden,
Roger 1998. Appen, b&w
illu, 79p, $29.65pb
BFI Film Classics : Once Upon A
Time In America Martin,
Adrian (Australian author )1998. Biblio, col illu, 96p, $27.45pb
BFI Film Classics : Pepe Le
Moko Vincendeau,
Ginette 1998. Biblio,
b&w illu, 79p, $29.65pb
BFI Film Classics : Performance MacCabe, Colin 1998. Biblio, col illu, 86p, $29.65pb
BFI Film Classics : The Birds Paglia, Camille 1998. Appen, biblio, b&w & col illu,
104p, $31.95pb
BFI Film Classics : The Palm
Beach Story Pym, John 1998. Biblio, b&w illu, 1998. Biblio, b&w
illu, 79p, $29.65pb
BFI Modern Classics: L’Argent Jones, Kent. 1999. By exploring the many dimensions of L’Argent, Jones disputes some of the received
wisdom about Bresson’s work as epitomised in the film. He finds beauty,
compassion and an overriding concern with the meaningful depiction of
experience. 95p. $27.45pb
BFI Modern Classics: The Wings
of the Dove Wood, Robin. 1999. Through a careful contrast, Wood
examines the differences between the film and Henry James’ book, pointing out
the achievements of each. In this eloquent study Wood demonstrates how
Softley’s film does justice to its source by reinventing it for the screen.
96p. $27.45pb
Bold! Daring! Shocking! True! A
History of Exploitation Films 1919 _ 1959 Schaefer, Eric. 1999. In this first full-scale history of
exploitation movies of decades past, Schaefer reveals how this pioneering form
of "Trash film" purveyed the forbidden thrills of explicit sexual
behaviour, drug use, and vice that the mainstream movie industry could not
show. This is a meticulously researched, interdisciplinary study which spans
forty years of film making and the way in which exploitation films shaped
public policies and attitudes. Bib. Index. 474p. $42.85pb
Luis Bunuel’s The DiscreetCharm
of the Bourgeoises Kinder,
Marsha 1999.(Cambridge
Film Handbook) This is the first collection ofcritical essays on Bunuel’s 1972
Oscar-winning masterpiece. Among the topics examinedare Bunuel’s relationship
with surrealism, the transnational (Spanish, French,Mexican and American)
nature of his work and his dramatic and provocative rethinking ofsex, narrative
and gender. Also included are vintage reviews of the film, as well as aselective
Bunuel bibliography. Bib. Index. 225p. $29.60pb
Close Up, A Quarterly Devoted
to the Art of Films, 127-1933: Cinema & Modernism Donald, James (ed) et
al 1998. The British journal Close Up represented a group of literary
intellectuals committed to a "pure" cinema independent from the
Hollywood & British film cultures of the time. The journal’s importance to
historians of both cinema and modernism is beginning to be recognised, and this
anthology includes some of the liveliest and most important writings on ‘film
as art’. A substantial introduction and editorial commentary contextualise the
period and theoretical influences upon the journal’s editors. B&w illu,
chronol, index, 341p, $54.95p.
Film And The Anarchist Porton, Richard 1999. Porton deconstructs stereotypes of
anarchists portrayed in cinema and offers an authoritative, alternative account
of films featuring such characters and motifs. From the early cinema of
Griffith and Rene Clare, to the work of Godard, Lina Wertmuller, Lizzie Borden
and Ken Loach, Porter analyses portrayals of anarchism in film, presenting
commentaries and critiques of such classics as Zero de Conduit, Tout va Bien and Love and Anarchy. Notes, index, b&w illu, 314p, $47.25pb
Film And Theory - An Anthology Stam & Miller (ed) 2000. Offers a collection of some of the
most provocative and influential writings of film theory from the 1960s and
1970s, along with new directions from the last two decades. An introductory
essay to the volume sums up developments in film theory from the beginning up
through the 1980s, while introductions to specific groupings of essays
summarize debates on those issues. Biblio, index, 862p, $52.75pb
Film Fatales : Independent
Women Directors Redding
& Brownworth 1998. A true
example of film successfully realized outside the confines of corporate money,
which provides an illuminating perspective of the female gaze and the wide
diversity of its angles of vision. Ida Lupino, Jane Campion Vijaya Mehta, Donna
Deitch & Patricia Rozen to name only a few. Biblio, filmog, b&w illu,
293p, $37.35pb
Film Follies : The Cinema Out
Of Order Klawans, Stuart 1999. A
history and theory of going too far, Film Follies examines those rare pictures that are both
cinematic landmarks and monuments to a director’s hubris, from Griffith’s Intolerance
through to Coppola’s Apocalypse
Now & Carax’s Les
Amants du Pont-Neuf.
Seeming madness and wasteful extravagance, fantastic architecture and the
haphazard structure of a musical review : such are the marks of those
imporobably great films Klawans calls ‘follies’. Biblio, index, b&w illu,
188p, $ 42.85pb
Film Theory an Introduction Stam, Robert 2000. This book provides a comprehensive history of
film theory during the ‘century of cinema’. The book moves all the way from the
silent-era theorists like Vachel Lindsay & Hugo Munsterberg through to the
latest developments in film theory and cultural studies (cognitive theory,
Deleuze, queer theory, postcolonial theory, digital theory). The book also
contextualizes film theory within larger historical and philosophical currents.
International in scope, sophisticated yet accessible language. Index, 380p
$49.45pb
Film Theory Goes to the Movies Collins, J., Radner, H. & Collins,
AP.(eds) 1993. Over the
past two decades ‘film theory’ has produced a significant body of influential
scholarship focussed mainly on ‘classical’ Hollywood, European cinema, and
avant-garde films. More recent films, esp. high grossing blockbusters, are
absent from this field of study. This book fills the gap providing a
provocative analysis of such films as The Silence of the Lambs, Dances With
Wolves, Terminator II, Pretty Woman, Mystery Train and Jungle Fever. Using approaches ranging from industry analysis and
reception study to feminist, deconstructive, and postmodernist theory, this
book is an important introduction to contemporary Hollywood. 297p $47.25pb
Francis Ford Coppola’s The
Godfather Trilogy Browne,
Nick (ed) 2000.(Cambridge
Film Handbook) $32.90 pb
Hollywood Renaissance : The
Cinema of Democracy in the Era of Ford, Capra and Kazan Girgus, B. Sam 1998. American film directors from the late 1930s to the
early 1960s instigated a renaissance of original artistic works that helped
reinvigorate and renew American culture. In this provocative and original book,
Girgus offers a fresh look at films such as The Searchers, Mr Smith Goes to
Washington, It’s a Wonderful Life, High Noon and On the Waterfront, and shows how they are part of the cultural and
historical debate. Index, 258p, $37.35pb
How to Read a Film Movies, Media, Multimedia Monaco, James 2000. In this revised third edition Monaco
discusses elements necessary to understand how films convey meaning and how we
can best discern all that a film is attempting to communicate. Index, b&w illu,
672p, $69.95 pb
In Search of the Third Man Drazin, Charles. 1999. Fifty years after its opening in
1949 The Third Man
remains unsurpassed as a masterpiece of British Cinema. The film was an example
of a group endeavour that depended as much upon chance as design and brought
together such strong and disparate personalities as Graham Greene, Carol Reed,
Orson Welles, David Selznick and Sir Alexander Korda. This book explores the
many myths that have grown around this extraordinary piece of cinema and seeks
to unravel the facts from the fiction. Bib. 210p. $38.50hb
Interpreting The Moving Image Carroll,
Noel 1998. A collection of essays by one of the most
astute critics of cinema at work today. This volume provides a close analysis
of major films of both the narrative and the avant-garde traditions. Written in
accessible and engaging manner, it also serves as a guide to such classics as The
Cabinet Of Dr Caligari and
Citizen Kane, as well
as the art of cinema in the post-modern era. Index, 370p, $43.95pb
Licence To Thrill A Cultural
History Of The James Bond Films Chapman, James 1999. Examines the place of the Bond movies in cinema
history and film culture, asserting that they have been neglected for too long.
Explored are the literary origins of 007 in the novels of Ian Fleming and
discussed is their place in the spy thriller genre. Through close analysis of
each of the Bond films, Chapman examines their narrative ideologies, their
visual style , their representations of violence and heroism and their construction
of a fantasy world of beautiful women and affluence in which the decline of
British power has never taken place. Biblio, index, b&w illu, 325p,
$49.45pb
M Kaes, Anton 2000. In this groundbreaking book, Kaes reconnects M’s much studied formal brilliance to its
significance as an event in 1931 Germany, recapturing the film’s extraordinary
social and symbolic energy. Interweaving close reading with cultural history,
Kaes reconstitutes M as
a crucial modernist artwork. In addition he analyses Joseph Losey’s 1951 film
noir remake and, in an
appendix, publishes for the first time M’s missing scene. Biblio, b&w illu, 87p, $27.45pb
More Than Night : Film Noir In
Its Context Naremore, James 1998. Evokes
memories of stylish, cynical, black-and-white movies from the 40s and 50s. This
lively, wide-ranging cultural history offers an original approach to the
subject, as well as new production information and fresh commentary on scores
of films, including such classics as Double Indemnity and The Third Man and such "neo-neros" as Chinatown,
Pulp Fiction and Devil
In A Blue Dress. Naremore
discusses film noir as a term in criticism; as an expression of artistic
modernism, as a symptom of Hollywood censorship and politics in the 1940s, as a
marketing strategy, as an evolving style and as an idea that circulates
throughout all the information technologies. Biblio, index, b&w ilu, 345p,
$42.85pb
Movies Adair, Gilbert (ed.) 1999. Does the end of the century also
herald the "End of Cinema"? Has mainstream, formulaic, big-budget
movie-making triumphed over all other alternatives? This book is a refreshing
corrective to the Hollywood bias and covers subjects from avante-garde cinema
to blue movies to Nazi propaganda. 447p. $27.45pb
Necronomicon / Book Two : The
Journal Of Horror And Erotic Cinema Black, Andy 1998. Continues the thought-provoking exploration of
transgressive cinema begun by the first volume, with more illustrated insights
into the world of celluloid sex and violence. Index Of Films, b&w illu,
191p, $49.45pb
Negative Space : Manny Farber
On The Movies — Expanded
Edition 1998. Manny
Farber, is one of the most important and entertaining critics in movie history.
Expanded with an in-depth interview and seven essays written in collaboration
with his wife, artist Patricia Patterson, this volume gathers Farber’s most
influential writings, making this an indispensable collection for all lovers of
film. Index, 412p, $36.25pb
Novels Into Film Tibbets, J.C. & Welsh, J.M.1999. The encyclopedia of movies adapted from books. Provides
a comprehensive look between the pages and behind the scenes of more than 120
literary works brought to life on the silver screen. Index, 298p $40.35pb
Opera On Film Fawkes, Richard 2000. Film makers have always been
fascinated by opera. This volume charts this fascination. It demonstrates the
hitherto unrecognised importance of opera within the history of the cinema and
recounts some of the explosive incidents that occur when diva meets director.
It is illustrated with photographs of stars and sets, from Caruso in My
Cousin to Pavarotti in Yes,
Giorgio. Biblio, index,
b&w illu, 262p, $60.50hb
Oscar Wilde on Stage and Screen Tanitch, Robert. 1999. This book chronicles Wilde’s plays,
novels, short stories, and life as presented on stage and on screen from 1880
to the present day. The text includes detailed accounts of the premiers of the
plays in Britain and America with quotes from the critics of the day and from
Wilde himself. A witty and fascinating read for the Wilde enthusiast,
theatregoer and film-lover alike. Index. 436p. $43.95hb
Public Enemies, Public Heroes Screening
the Gangster from Little Caesar to Touch ofEvil Munby, Jonathan 1999. In this study of Hollywood Gangster films,
Munbyexamines their controversial content and how they have been subjected to
continual moraland political censure. Here both film history and cultural
studies come of age: thegangster film cycle is interwoven into the social
history of modern America. Ultimatelythis provocative book suggests that we
rethink our ideas about crime and violence indepictions of Americans fighting
against the status quo. Bib. Index. 263p. $36.25pb
Romantic Comedy In Hollywood :
From Lubitsch To Sturges Harvey,
James 1998. It Happened
One Night, The Thin Man and The Gay Divorcee — ushered in the golden age of the
Hollywood romantic comedy. The films that followed were unique in their
combination of swank and slapstick. Here are the directors — Lubitsch, Capra,
Hawks, La Cave, Sturges and their stars — Carol Lombard, Cary Grant, Fred
Astaire, Clark Gable, Barbara Stanwyck, Myrna Loy, among others and all are
described and analyzed in one comprehensive and delightful volume. Appen,
index, b&w illu, 716p, $54.90pb
Scream The Unofficial Companion
To The Scream Trilogy
Brosnan, John. 2000.
Includes detailed plot breakdowns of each film and behind-the-scenes trivia as
well as listing the ingenious references that brought that extra touch of wit
and reality to the action. Col illu, 144p, $30.80pb
Spaghetti Westerns Cowboys
and Europeans from Karl May to Sergio Leone Frayling,Christopher 1998. Frayling approaches the Westerns produced at
Rome’s Cinecitta Studios from a variety of perspectives, placing them in the
Italian social, industrial and cinematic contexts from which they evolved. Well
over four hundred Spaghetti westerns were produced during their 1960’s and
1970’s peak period, and Frayling deals with all the most interesting examples,
not to mention French, German and Russian along the way. Bib. Index. 304p.
$52.75pb
The Big Book of Noir Gorman, Ed; server, Lee &
Greenberg, Martin H. (eds.)
1998. This volume jam-packs its pages with articles, interviews, excerpts,
opinion and gossip that chronicle its history and explore Noir in all its forms: from movies, detective
stories, television and radio shows, comic books, and graphic novels. Index.
386p. $41.25pb
The Cinema Book 2nd
Edition Cook &
Bernink (ed) 1999. First
published by the British Film Institute in 1985, The Cinema Book was swiftly
recognised as a ground-breaking text in the field of Film Studies. It presented
in an accessible form the results of two extraordinary decades of intellectual
activity that we now recognise as forming the basis for the subject. This much
anticipated new edition builds upon the achievements of the first, taking stock
of the many recent exciting developments in the field whilst retaining the
historical coverage and depth of the original. Index, b&w illu, 406p,
$88.00pb
The Classic Novel From Page to
Screen Giddings, Robert
& Sheen, Erica (eds). 2000.
Presents a collection of essays on audio-visual adaptations of well known
English novels and considers a literary culture that has been transformed by
the audio-visual media. Index, 243p, $39.55 pb
The Crowded Prairie American
National Identity In The Hollywood Western Coyne,Michael 1997. This book examines the interaction of the
Hollywood Western with diversestrands of American society, culture and ideology
from the end of the Depression to theBicentennial in 1976. In these years the
Western became a vital medium for exploring manyof the tensions that beset
modern America and engaged covertly with issues such asintervention in World
War II, McCarthyism, Vietnam and Watergate. Filmography. Bib. Index.239p.
$54.95pb
The Material Ghost Films and
Their Medium Perez,
Gilberto. 1998. This is an
engaging study of films, film-makers and the nature of the art form. Perez
investigates the complexities of film by discussing a breathtaking range of
works from the earliest days of cinema to the present. A book for intelligent
movie watchers, offering new theoretical conceptions penetrating critical
insights. Index. 465p. $71.50hb
The Noir Style Silver, A. & Ursini, J.1999. This book is both a celebration of
Noir and a detailed examination of the ‘look’ which does so much to define it.
The wonderfully evocative pictures of this book illustrate the style and
capture the impact of this most atmospheric of cinematic genres. Index, 248p
$82.50hb
The Power of Film Propaganda Myth
or Reality? Reeves,
Nicholas. 1999.
Notwithstanding their ideological objectives, films as different as Battleship
Potemkin and Triumph of
the Will were all the
product of the same assumptions about the immense power of film as a medium of
political propaganda. In this book Nicholas Reeves re-examines these
assumptions. Drawing extensively on recent historical scholarship, he explores
five different case studies to see whether propaganda films reached the
audiences to which they were targeted and what impact they had. Bib. Index.
262p. $42.85pb
The Power of the Force the
Spirituality of the Star Wars Films Wilkinson, David 2000. Star Wars films are among the great icons of the 20th
century culture. Wilkinson seeks to explore this remarkable appeal in terms of
the great themes expressed throughout human existence in myth and religion.
This thought provoking and stimulating book is essential reading for all
seeking insight into this expression of spirituality in a materialist culture.
166p $21.87pb
The Speed of Sound Hollywood
& the Talkie Revolution 1926-1930 Eyeman, Scott 1997. Eyeman chronicles for the first time the epic
story of the transition form silent films to talkies. Debunking the myth that
Hollywood transformed itself overnight in the wake of The Jazz Singer, in fact, there were still some directors,
actors, and even filmgoers who refused to embrace the new technology. An
admirably clear and vivid journey through Hollywood’s most turbulent era.
Index, 413p $40.65pb
Vietnam At 24 Frames a Second Devine, Jeremy M. 1999. This volume listsVietnam films, from
the obscure to the best known. Each entry features a plot summary as well as a
brief analysis focussing on how the various films relate to historical events
atthe time they were released. Appendices. Index. 401p $38.50pb
Watching — Reflections On The
Movies Sutcliffe,
Thomas 2000. In this
collection of essays, Sutcliff looks past the dazzling surface of the movies —
the seductive directions of performance and narrative and theme — and at the
way in which movies work their magic, from Hollywood blockbusters to European
arthouse films. This book is about how the simplest pleasures of the movies
have been crucial to the way in which cinema has evolved from a technology into
an art, from a fairground novelty into 20th century’s dominant form
of cultural expression. Index, 211p, $27.32pb
Madness and Cinema
Psychoanalysis, Spectatorship and Culture Fuery, Patrick 2004. A radical approach to the issue of
how we watch films. By exploring cinema’s relationship to meaning and proposing
new ways to read cinema through psychoanalysis, this book develops the idea
that the spectator engages in what has previously been described as acts of
madness. Bib, Index, 177p, $55.00pb
Movie Poster King,
Emily 2003. An in-depth
look at the fascinating story of the movie poster from the perspective of a
graphic design specialist. Charts the development of the movie poster over the
last 100 years. Col Illu, Bib, Index, 224p, $59.95hb
Jane Austen On
Screen Macdonald, Gina and Macdonald Andrew F. (Eds.) 2003. This collection of essays explores
the literary and cinematic implications of translating Austen’s prose into
film. Contributors raise questions of how prose fiction and cinema differ, of
how mass commercial audiences require changes to script and character and of
how continually remade films evoke memories of earlier productions. The essays
represent widely divergent perspectives, from literary ‘purists’ to filmmakers
who see the text as stimulus for producing exceptional cinema. B&W Illu,
Filmography, Bib, Index, 284p, $59.95pb
A Knight at the
Movies Medieval History on Film Aberth, John 2003. Takes the reader behind the stock images of
knights in shining armor and damsels in distress, illuminating how real life in
the Middle Ages compares with what we have seen on the silver screen. This
richly entertaining and deeply informative book is essential reading for anyone
interested in history and film. B&W Illu, Index, 332p, $35.00pb
Becoming Cleopatra
The Shifting Image of an Icon Royster, Francesca T. 2003. Looks at the performance of race and
sexuality in a wide range of portrayals of Cleopatra. She argues that the
staging of Cleopatra as a “perpetual motion machine of desire” highlights a
larger cultural anxiety about women, sexuality and race. B&W Illu, Bib,
Index, 258p, $43.00pb
Batman Unmasked Analyzing
a Cultural Icon Brooker, Will 2000. Pinpointing four key moments in Batman’s history, Brooker
illuminates the struggles over Batman’s meaning by shining a light on the
cultural issues of the day. Bib, Index, 358p, $39.95hb
The Invention of
the Western Film A Cultural History of the Genre’s First Half-Century
Simmon, Scott 2003. Ranges
across literature, visual arts, social history, ideology, and legend to
provide, for the first time, an in-depth exploration of the early Western.
B&W Illu, Bib, Index, 393p, $75.00pb
Women Filmmakers
Refocusing Levitin, Jacqueline, Plessis, Judith and Raoul, Valerie (Eds.) 2003. Provides a rich sampling of the
wealth of thought and experience of women in the film industry and brings
together the views of creators and critics from around the world. B&W Illu,
Index, 496p, $53.00pb
Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork
Orange McDougal, Stuart
Y. (Ed.) 2003. Brings
together new and critically informed essays about one of the most powerful,
important and controversial films ever made. B&W Illu, Filmography, Bib,
Index, 168p, $49.95pb
The New
Biographical Dictionary of Film 4th Edition. Thomson, David. (2003). The definitive movie handbook for
every filmmaker and film buff. 965p, $39.95pb
Movies of the
70’s Muller, Jurgen 2003. A comprehensive and stunning review
of the great American and European films of the 1970s. A must for the
film-lover’s library! Col. Illu, 736p, $85.00pb
The Academy Awards
The Complete Unofficial History Kinn, Gail and Piazza, Jim 2002. A revised, updated and beautifully
illustrated history of the world’s most famous film awards. Col. Illu, Bib,
Index, 335p, $69.95hb
The Time Out Film
Guide 12th Edition
2004. A fully illustrated comprehensive guide to world cinema. Col. Illu,
Index, 1565p, $45.00pb
The Eleventh
Virgin Film Guide 2003. Based on the definitive CineBooks movie database.
Index, 949p, $49.95pb.
Cinema Today Buscombe,
Edward 2003. Beginning
with a look at the new Hollywood, its directors and genres, this magnificently
illustrated volume goes on to explore the cinemas of other significant centres
of world production. Featuring over 700 images including film stills, posters
and behind the scenes shots, this book also presents in-depth case studies on a
wide range of films. Col. Illu, Index, 521p, $119.95hb
Film A Concise History Gronemeyer, Andrea. 1998. This delightful edition offers a
journey into the world of films and film-making, with the clarity of an
encyclopedia, the readability of a novel and the appeal of a picture book. Bib.
Index. 192p $32.95pb
Halliwell’s Film & Video
Guide 2001 Walker, John
(ed.) 2000. The definitive
film guide, Halliwell’s
features plot synopses and evaluations and includes more than 23,000 film
reviews. 948p. $49.45pb
Leonard Maltin’s 2001 Movie
& Video Guide Maltin,
Leonard 1998. 1632p, $16.95pb
The Aurum Film Encyclopedia :
Gangsters Hardy Phil 1998. Offers the full range of the genre,
from The Lights of New York (1928) to LA Confidential (1007), great directors from Howard Hawks to Quentin
Tarantino, Japanese yakuza films and the Hong Kong new wave, plot synopsis and
a critical account of each of the 1,500 films. This fully international volume,
covers them all, accompanied by over 700 black & white stills, this is the
most detailed and authoritative catalogue of the genre ever published. 512p,
$93.50hb
The Film Festival Guide Langer, Adam 1998. For filmmakers, film buffs and industry
professionals, this guide offers background to over 500 festivals around the
world, how to submit films and interviews with festival directors. All the
hard-to-find information on film festivals ( when to go, what to bring and who
attends and why? ) gathered in one volume. Index, 269p, $38.50pb
The Guinness Book Of Film : The
Ultimate Guide To The Best Films Ever Reviews
the top 1000 movies of the century. Chronologically listed by year , this
volume is packed with fascinating information from the movie world, Hollywood
gossip, key events in the history of cinema and Oscar listings. Every page
features full-colour illustrations of films, stars and behind the scene
stories. 360p, $55.00hb
The Movie Book. 1999. From the earliest pioneers of
cinema to the stars of today this book pays tribute to over 500 people who have
made a landmark contribution to the film industry. Each entry is accompanied by
a large film still and text which reveals the significance of each name within
the history of film and includes essential biographical information. Glossary.
512p. $65.95hb
The Official Three Stooges
Encyclopedia Kurson,
Robert 1998. Here at last
is an exhaustive, exhilarating and vastly entertaining compendium of all things
Stooge. More than 1,400 entries identifying the slapstick-happy people, places,
jokes and routines immortalized by the Three Stooges. If it appeared in a
Stooge film, it’s in this book. Film synopses for each of the 190 short films
and six full-length feature films the Three Stooges made between 1934 and 1965.
364p, b&w illu, $32.95pb
The Virgin Film Guide, 9th Ed. 2000. By title &
director. 858p, $40.00pb
Time Out Film Guide, 10th Ed. 2001 Pym, John . due Nov 2001
Variety International Film
Guide Cowie, Peter
(ed.) 2000. An overview of
the latest releases by country. 416p. $38.50pb
Body images: embodiment as
intercorporeality Weiss, Gail 1999. This text sets out to de-stabilise the influence of
Cartesian dualism upon conceptions of subjectivity and society by focussing on
the embodied nature of experience. The complexities of race, class and gender
are understood in the context of ‘lived bodies’, as are the abstractions of
space and time. Biblio, index, 210p, $42.95p. Tough Girls: Women Warriors and
Wonder Women in Popular Culture Inness, Sherrie A $39.95p. Why are strong women represented
so widely these days? Inness traces the cultural shift from the Bionic Woman to Xena, but posits that even complex images of ‘toughness’
often re-affirm the stereotypes that appear to be bending. Citations biblio,
index, 228p, $47.25p.
Chick Flicks: Theories &
Memories of the Feminist Film Movement Rich, B Ruby 1998. This is the first book-length work from B Ruby Rich,
who has been immensely influential in film criticism and theory. In it she
chronicles the history of "cinefeminism" & all its political
& aesthetic discontents. Includes classic Rich articles (covering topics
such as the antiporn movement) with prologues in which she contextualises and
evaluates her writings. Index, 420p, $43.95pb.
Feminism, Femininity And
Popular Culture Hollows,
Joanne 2000. This book
introduces the central ideas of both second wave feminism and feminist cultural
studies and demonstrates how they inform feminist debates about a range of
popular forms and practices through a series of case studies: the woman’s film;
romantic fiction; soap opera; and youth culture and popular music. Ref, index,
229p, $32.95pb
Feminist Hollywood — From Born
In Flames To Point Break Lane,
Christina 2000. Examines
the differences between commercial cinema and counter cinema by focusing on the
work of contemporary women directors who have entered Hollywood from the realm
of independent filmmaking. Lane compares their early documentaries or
avant-garde films with their more mainstream endeavors as she explores the
possibilities and limits of feminist expression within the male-dominated
industry of commercial film. Index, b&w Illu, 261p, $44.45pb
The Reader, The Author, His
Woman and Her Lover: Soft-Core Pornography and Hetrosexual Men Hardy, Simon 1998. While feminism may have put porn on the agenda, Hardy
argues that much critical analysis has failed to confront the ‘erotic
discourse’ of pornography on its own terms. Here the author develops his own
critique of mass-market heterosexual pornography and its impact on male
sexuality, using the perspective of the male consumer to explore aspects of
mediated communications, aesthetics and heterosexuality itself. Biblio, index,
179p, $47.25p.
Developing Characters for
Script Writing Davis,
Rib 2001. Deals with the
creation and writing of characters for the script media of stage, radio and
screen. Presenting numerous examples, chapters deal with the roots of a
character, the complex character, the relationship between character and plot,
and audience identification with character. Effective characterization is first
a matter of creating characters but then also of writing characters, so that
they function effectively within the framework of a script. Index, 152p,
$26.95pb
Creativity Rules : A Writer’s
Workbook Vorhaus, John 2000. There is a gap between the writers
we are and the writers we want to be. This volume helps close that gap with a
lively examination of the creative process and an engaging set of exercises
designed to shake you free of the doldrums and quickly plunge you into the act
of writing. 271p, $32.95pb
Making a Good Script Great Seger, Linda 1994 $32.60pb
Making A Good Writer Great Seger, Linda 2000. Following on the success of ‘Making
a Good Script Great’,
comes the latest offering from best selling author Linda Seger. $31.95pb
Myth And The Movies Discovering
The Mythic Structure Of 50 Unforgettable Films Voytilla, Stuart 1999. A valuable resource for researchers, teachers,
playwrights and students of literature, but also for screenwriters who are
trying to grasp mythic principles and apply them in their own work. These are
just some of the films from which story lines and characters are analysed : The
Godfather, Some Like It Hot, Citizen Kane, Dances With Wolves, Annie Hall , The
Star Wars Trilogy and many
more. 300p, $49.45pb
Publish It Yourself — A
Comprehensive Guide To Writing And Self Publishing Non Fiction Stacpoole, John 2000. Written specifically for aspiring
non-fiction authors in Australia, this book will give you all the assurance you
need. Subjects covered in this comprehensive guide to writing and
self-publishing non-fiction include : the basic structure of the book , the
tools available, exploring subjects, planning and research, printing processes,
promoting and selling, your rights and responsibilities and useful contacts and
more. Gloss, index, 184p, $29.50pb
Screenwriting A Manual Dawson, Jonathan 2000. A wide-ranging and accessible guide
to industry practices and principles. Covering all forms of screenwriting and providing
a comprehensive and considered approach to presenting work, it also allows for
maximum creative freedom. Documentaries, TV series, feature films, advertising,
children’s programming ,animation and multimedia are among the genres treated
in detail. Index, 230p $32.95pb
Which Lie Did I Tell More ? Goldman, William 2000. New book from the author of the best
selling ‘Adventures in the Screen Trade’. $29.95pb
Why We Write — Personal
Statements And Photographic Portraits of 25 Top Screenwriters Elbert, Lorian Tamara (ed) 2000. The screenwriters who appear in this
unique collection of thought provoking essays, offer their musings — some
intimate, some philosophical — about why they write, what inspires them, and
how they cope with the motion picture industry’s unpredictable frustrations and
pleasures. B&W illu, 233p, $49.45pb
Writing Short Films — Structure
And Content For Screenwriters Cowgill, Linda 2000.
Offers readers the
essential requirements necessary to make their writing crisp, sharp and
compelling. Emphasizing characters, structure, dialogue and story, this book
dispels the "magic formula" concept that screenplays can be
constructed by anyone with a word processor and a script formatting program.
Appe, index, 256p, $43.95pb
Writing Short Scripts 2nd
Ed. Phillips, William
H. 1999. Designed to help
people write effective scripts for films or videos. Phillips shows beginning
scriptwriters how to keep journals and complete writing exercises as they study
short scripts and short films. Includes three original short screenplays plus
detailed descriptions of two award-winning short films. Index, 238p $46.00pb
A Deleuzian Century? Buchanan, Ian (ed.) 1999. Michael Foucault’s suggestion that
this century would become known as "Deleuzian" was considered by
Gilles Deleuze himself to be a joke. Whether serious or not, Foucault’s
prediction has had enough of an impact to raise concern about the deification
of this enormously influential French philosopher. This book includes essays
from some of the most prominent world scholars and translators of Deleuze’s
writing. The essays, ranging from film and art, to geology and psychoanalysis,
reflect the broad interests of Deleuze himself. Index. 274p. $47.60pb
Cinema Interval Munh-ha, Trinh T. 1999. Filmmaker and feminist thinker
Minh-ha explores what she describes as the ‘infinite relation’ of word to
image. This book brings together her recent conversations _ on film & art,
music & language, life & theory _ with Homi Bhabha, Deb Verhoeven,
Annamaria Morelli, and other critics. Extensively illustrated in col. &
B&W, it covers a wide range of issues including the ‘space between’ viewer,
maker, and film. Index, 274p $47.25.
Communication & Cultural
Literacy an Introduction Schirato, T. & Yell, S. 2000. This book introduces key concepts and skills
needed by students of communication studies, cultural studies and textual
studies. It focuses on the three ‘primary’ systems of communication: spoken,
written and visual. Examples are chosen from contemporary popular culture and
common social and cultural practices in a range of media, including newspapers,
magazines, TV, film, politics, internet discussions and ordinary speech. Index,
209p $36.25pb
How To Live Together : A New
Way Of Dealing With Racism & Violence Rojzman Charles & Pillods, Sophie 1999. Rojzman trains institutions in
collective intelligence. He is called in by local governments and other
organisations in crisis, mostly in the poor suburbs of big urban centres, where
delinquency and violence by local youths have become an increasing problem in
housing estates. The ‘social therapy’ he has developed over ten years offers
hope of good relations between communities in Western multicultural societies.
This book is blend of personal testimonies and hard data with psychological and
social analysis. Gloss, biblio, 215p, $32.95pb
Introducing Derrida Collins, J. & Mayblin, B. 1996. The authors describe the key
strategies of Derrida’s writing, explaining their controversial effects in
philosophy, and shows how Derrida has put them to work in literature, art,
architecture and politics. Written and illstrated with wit and clarity. Index,
175p $19.95pb
Michel Foucault — Ethics :
Essential Works of Foucault 1954 — 1984 Rabinow, Paul (ed) 1999. Consists of two sections. The first reproduces
the summaries Foucault composed for the courses he taught at the College de
France and the second is a collection of various writings and interviews
concerned with matters broadly ethical. Index, 334p, $21.95pb
Michel Foucault Aesthetics Faubion, James D.1998. A journey through thirty years of
political ferment, bringing together his major lectures, articles,
introductions and interviews. Index, 486p, $21.95 pb
Nobrow the Culture of
Marketing and the Marketing of Culture Seabrook, John 2000. ‘What happens when the old elite distinctions
_ distinctions of caste as much as taste _ between highbrow and lowbrow no
longer apply? When artists show at K-Mart, museums are filled with TV screens,
and the brand on your clothes is worth more than their cut?". A provocative autobiographical journey
through a tectonic shift in American cultural life. 219p $27.45pb
Savage Theory Cinema As
Modern Magic Moore,
Rachel O. 2000. This book
articulates the powerful mythology of cinema as the premier medium for magic in
modern times. Moore explores modernity’s relationship to the primitive by
analysing understandings of primitive belief and ritual in early film theory
alongside illustrative scenes from popular and avant-garde film. Bib. Index.
200p. $46.15pb
The Queer Sixties Smith, Patricia Juliana (ed.) 1999. This book assembles an impressive
group of cultural critics writing against the grain of 1960’s studies. It
offers new and different ways of looking at the queer culture and subcultural
expressions of the last decade before the closet doors swung open. While many
books have charted the social history of this tumultuous time, none have
provided queer reading of the icons and iconoclasts that peopled its stage.
272p $38.45pb
Theories of Cinema 1945 _ 1995 Casetti, Francesco. 1999. In this revised and updated
edition, Casetti groups his essays around principal movements in film studies.
First he reviews the attempts at defining the "essence" of cinema
during the 1950s. Then he explores disciplinary approaches to cinema _
psychological, sociological, semiotic and psychoanalytic _ popular in the 1960s
and 1970s. Finally he focuses on "field" theories _ from feminist
film theory to neo-disciplinary tendencies and the new approaches to film
history. Bib. Index. 368p. $56.00pb
Love Actually Curtis, Richard 2003. Includes details of deleted scenes,
behind the scenes action and quizzes. Col Illu, 231p, $24.95pb
Miscellaneous
Drama Queens : Wild Women Of
The Silver Screen Stephens,
Autum 1998. An intriguing,
irreverent and masterfully researched romp through the lives of the hottest
Hollywood Vamps, producers, directors, critics, gossip columnists, stunt women
and all-around nonconformists, from the sultry sirens of silent film to
present-day glamour goddesses. This book takes you onscreen and off to capture
the feuds, fetishes and finest moments of Hollywood’s most divine divas.
Biblio, Index, b&w illu, 224p, $27.45pb
Western Amerykanski Polish
Poster Art & the Western Mulroy, Kevin (ed.) 1999. The Western motion picture has always exported an epic vision of
America. In postwar Poland, film poster artists employed the universally
recognised symbols of the Western to convey violence as a negative force. This
stunning volume discusses the way in which the Polish poster has been likened
to the Trojan horse, with the artist smuggling messages onto the streets in the
guise of ephemera. Index. 229p. $80.30pb
Film Posters Of The 70s : The
Essential Movies Of The Decade Nourmand & Marsh (ed) 1998. The colour images in this book represent the
full range of poster art which attracted world-wide cinema audiences to these
and many others movies and reveals just how much current fashion owes to the
style of the 70s. Index, 128p, $43.95pb
Gates Of Eden Coen, Ethan 1998. From brilliantly funny and darkly surreal
pastiche, to poignantly evoked small-town lives, the stories in Ethan Coen’s
outstanding debut collection are instantly recognisable to anyone familiar with
the award-winning Coen Brothers’ films. $19.75pb
Mighty Movies / Movie Poster
Art From Hollywood’s Greatest Adventure Epics and Spectaculars Chronicles the age of the classic Hollywood
blockbuster (1932 — 1970) by presenting and evaluating 200 authentic movie
posters, lobby cards an related memorabilia items from 100 film examples.
Index, full colour, 152p, $43.95pb
The Laugh & Cry Movie Guide
: Using Movies To Help Yourself Through Life’s Changes Sturdevent, G.S. 1998. Learn how to select the best films
to help yourself through the change occuring in your life now. Contains a list
of popular movies cross-indexed by life’s changes, plus description of select
top-rated films. Index, 218p, $38.50pb