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  • The Filmmaker's Handbook

    A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age: Fifth Edition

    by Steven Ascher, Edward Pincus ...
    The authoritative guide to producing, directing, shooting, editing, and distributing your video or film. Whether you aspire to be a great filmmaker yourself or are looking for movie gifts, this comprehensive guide to filmmaking is the first step in turning a hobby into a career.Widely acknowledged as the “bible” of video and film production, and used in courses around the world, The Filmmaker’s ... Read more

    €9.89

  • Cinema and Ireland

    by Kevin Rockett, Luke Gibbons, John Hill ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Cinema
    This was the first comprehensive study of film production in Ireland from the silent period to the present day, and of representations of Ireland and ‘Irishness’ in native, British, and American films. It remains an authority on the topic. The book focuses on Irish history and politics to examine the context and significance of such films as Irish Destiny, The Quiet Man, Ryan’s Daughter, Man of ... Read more

    €57.43

  • Elizabeth Taylor, A Passion for Life

    The Wit and Wisdom of a Legend

    by Joseph Papa ...
    A beautiful, illustrated, keepsake volume of quotations by the legendary Elizabeth Taylor"Passion is the ingredient in me that has made me who I am. It's my passion for life...my passion for passion that has made me never give up." -- Elizabeth TaylorFrom the time she appeared in National Velvet, the film that skyrocketed her to international fame at age twelve in 1944, until her death in 2011, ... Read more

    €8.25

  • Movies in Our Time

    Hollywood Mirrors and Mimics the Twentieth Century

    by Jacqueline T. Lynch ...
    Hollywood films from the 1930s through the 1950s reflected their era—and sometimes created it.Today, classic films are the moving image scrapbooks of collective memory, but when they were shown long ago in downtown movie palaces or neighborhood second-run movie houses, they were, as much as the newsreels, a catalogue of current events.Movies in Our Time – Hollywood Mirrors and Mimics the Twentieth ... Read more

    €4.20 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The New Biographical Dictionary Of Film 6th Edition

    by David Thomson ...
    With more than one hundred new entries, from Amy Adams, Benedict Cumberbatch and Cary Joji Fukunaga to Joaquin Phoenix, Mia Wasikowska and Robin Wright, and completely updated, here from David Thomson - 'The greatest living writer on the movies' (John Banville, New Statesman); *'*Our most argumentative and trustworthy historian of the screen' (Michael Ondaatje) - is the latest edition of The New ... Read more

    €3.99

  • Turner Classic Movies Presents Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide

    From the Silent Era Through 1965: Third Edition

    by Leonard Maltin ...
    The definitive guide to classic films from one of America's most trusted film criticsThanks to Netflix and cable television, classic films are more accessible than ever. Now co-branded with Turner Classic Movies, Leonard Maltin’s Classic Movie Guide covers films from Hollywood and around the world, from the silent era through 1965, and from The Maltese Falcon to Singin’ in the Rain and Godzilla, ... Read more

    €6.49

  • Independent Film Producing

    How to Produce a Low-Budget Feature Film

    by Paul Battista ...
    The number of independent films produced each year has almost doubled in the past decade, yet only a fraction will succeed. If, like many filmmakers, you have no industry connections, little to no experience, and a low or ultra-low budget, this outsider’s guide will teach you what you need to know to produce a standout, high-quality film and get it into the right hands. Written by an entertainment ... Read more

    €15.77

  • Acting for Film (Second Edition)

    by Cathy Haase ...
    "It will not disappoint . . ." —Ian McKellen, from the ForewordAn Authoritative Training Manual for Film Actors and Teachers“In today's entertainment industry of buff bodies and beautiful faces, it's easy to think that a couple of sit-ups and high cheek bones can create a movie legend,” writes film veteran Cathy Haase. However, she adds, what the actor really must have are “technique, craft, and a ... Read more

    €15.77

  • Le cri de la mouette

    by Emmanuelle Laborit ...
    J'ai poussé des cris, beaucoup de cris. Parce que je voulais m'entendre et que les sons ne me revenaient pas.Mes appels ne voulaient rien dire pour mes parents. C'étaient, disaient-ils, des cris aigus d'oiseau de mer. Alors, ils m'ont surnommée la mouette.Et la mouette criait au-dessus d'un océan de bruits qu'elle n'entendait pas, avec la sensation d'être enfermée derrière une énorme porte, qu ... Read more

    €8.99

  • Top Ten Movie Lists 1

    by Shirrel Rhoades ...
    Your favorite movies ranked by a movie maestro. Best in a genre? Biggest flubs? Worst performances? Nothing about the cinema escapes this fascinating collection of Top Tens. Hours of entertainment for less than the cost of a pack of gum. ... Read more

    €1.46

  • The Tangibly Reel 1980s Movie Quiz

    The Tangibly Reel Movie Quiz, #1

    by S. A. Burke ...
    Series Book 1 - The Tangibly Reel Movie Quiz
    Cinema of the 1980s was very commercially focused on the one hand and yet, paradoxically, incredibly inventive on the other. The 1970s had smashed up the cookie-cutter machines and though the following decade began with a very noticeable transition which brought with it the returning armies of accountants and bottom-liners, the creatives were certainly still allowed to make their own individual ... Read more

    Free

  • Oh Hollywood

    Stuff On Movies From A Film Geek

    by Dominic Leslie ...
    Series series Movie Geek
    We spend a huge fortune on going to the cinema to see the latest blockbuster but have you wondered about how these films are made? Or what sequels nearly got made but never did? Well if you have, this book is for you.Did you know that a member of the British Royal Family nearly appeared in a film. Find out which one by reading this book.Did you ever wonder how Walt Disney managed to pay for the ... Read more

    €4.99

  • Akira Kurosawa

    A Viewer's Guide

    by Eric San Juan ...
    The career of acclaimed filmmaker Akira Kurosawa spanned more than five decades, during which he directed more than thirty movies, many of them indisputable classics: Rashomon, Ikiru, Seven Samurai, The Hidden Fortress, Throne of Blood, and Yojimbo, among others. During the height of his creative output, Kurosawa became one of the most influential and well-known directors in the world, inspiring ... Read more

    €36.52

  • The story of Paul

    by Latigo Bayne ...
    List of ContentsSCENE 1:Not again.—-------------8SCENE 2:I can't keep doing this—--------------------17SCENE 3:A funeral. —-----------21SCENE 4:Where's the bed? —-----29SCENE 5:Wha... do you want?—---34SCENE 6:I'll go sleep somewhere else. ---------------41SCENE 7:Wait, Anan. I just remembered something. —-------50SCENE 8:We can't stay here all night. —-----------------------59SCENE 9:What's wrong ... Read more

    €21.04

  • 300 Horror Adventure Films Reviewed

    by Steve Hutchison ...
    Steve Hutchison reviews 300 horror adventure films and ranks them. Each article includes a picture of the main antagonist, a release year, a synopsis, a star rating, and a review. ... Read more

    €2.99

  • The Animator inside of You:How to Make Stop Motion and Clay Animation Basic Tricks and Tips

    by Chris Capps ...
    The Animator Inside of You, How To Make Stop Motion and Clay Animation Basic Tricks and Tips by Chris Capps a homeschool father,is a great resource whether you are a beginner or more advanced animator. With over 50 pages Capps writes about tools, props, and equipment used for animating, entering contests, picking out a star for your animation project, explains frame rate, introduces many tips and ... Read more

    €3.78

  • Frangin

    by Agnès Soral ...
    " Tiens, tu fais la couverture d'un magazine avec Dieudonné et Zemmour. En dessous du trio, les mots : "antisémitisme, racisme' et en rouge sang : "voyage dans une France xénophobe'. Tu n'en es pas arrivé là ?! J'ai envie de m'allonger par terre, de pleurer, vomir, ou hurler ; je ne sais plus. Déjà je cours me réfugier à la maison où, sur ma porte à peine refermée, j'alterne les pleurs de rage, de ... Read more

    €11.99

  • Drive-Ins of Colorado

    by Michael Kilgore ...
    Drive-Ins of Colorado is the ultimate guide to the history of every drive-in theater in the state from 1947 to the present. Includes dozens of full-color photos, intermission stills, and amazing anecdotes.Written by Michael Kilgore, the West's foremost drive-in theater researcher, recognized by the Library of Congress. Contains a foreword by Joe Bob Briggs, America's foremost, nationally ... Read more

    €9.95 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • David Lynch

    by Michel Chion ...
    Michel Chion's study of the film and television work of David Lynch has become, since its first English publication in 1995, the definitive book on one of America's finest contemporary directors. In this new edition Chion brings the book up-to-date to take into account Lynch's work in the past ten years, including the major features 'Lost Highway, The Straight Story,' and 'Mulholland Drive. 'Newly ... Read more

    €37.69

  • Horror Movies of the Millennium (2020)

    20 Years of Fear

    by Steve Hutchison ...
    Included in this book are reviews of the 5 best horror films for each year between 2000 and 2019, and reviews of the top 10 horror movies released in the same period.Each entry includes a picture of the antagonist, a star rating, a synopsis, and a three-paragraph review. ... Read more

    €2.99

  • La recluse - Le mystère Brigitte Bardot

    Le mystère Brigitte Bardot

    by Michel Goujon ...
    La Recluse est une biographie de Brigitte Bardot à la fois très documentée et très personnelle. Fort différente de ce qui a pu être publié jusqu'alors. On lit La Recluse comme un roman, mais un roman vrai, celui d'une vie hors norme.Le livre pourrait s'intituler : Biographie d'une énigme. C'est d'abord le récit d'une personnalité au sens " persona " de Carl Gustav Jung (si l'on emploie un instant ... Read more

    €15.99

  • Et encore... je ne vous dis pas tout !

    by Bernard Menez ...
    " Un matin, j'étais à l'époque professeur de mathématiques, je suis entré dans ma salle de classe, exténué – faut dire que j'avais joué la veille. Je me suis traîné jusqu'au bureau et là, avant même de commencer la leçon, je me suis assoupi.Mes élèves, adorables, ont fait silence, ils ont respecté le prof qui dort. On était en 1967, je venais de fêter mes vingt-trois ans et je n'avais qu'une ... Read more

    €15.99

  • Daniel Auteuil sous le masque

    by Nathalie Simon ...
    Cette première biographie nous fait pénétrer dans l'univers de cet acteur qui aime rester discret.Pudique et discret, Daniel Auteuil est pourtant l'un des rares comédiens à jouer au théâtre, au cinéma et à la télévision.Récemment, ce fils unique de chanteurs lyriques s'est même essayé à la chanson en sortant un premier album, " Si vous m'aviez connu ".Né à Alger en 1950, il fait ses premiers pas ... Read more

    €14.99

  • Long Take

    by Akira Kurosawa ...
    Translated by Anne McKnight ...
    A multifaceted portrait of the great Japanese directorFor years, Akira Kurosawa resisted writing about himself. “It would turn out to be nothing but talk about movies,” he said. “In other words, take myself, subtract movies, and the result is zero.” The memoir he finally started serializing in 1978, Something like an Autobiography, ended with Rashomon, the film that launched him on the world’s ... Read more

    €16.79