Film category: 7532 books
Conversations at the American Film Institute with the Great Moviemakers
The Next Generation
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2012
A companion volume to George Stevens, Jr.’s, much admired book of American Film Institute seminars with the great pioneering moviemakers (“Invaluable”—Martin Scorsese).
Those represented here—directors, producers, writers, actors, cameramen, composers, editors—are men and women working...
Into the Dark
The Hidden World of Film Noir, 1941-1950
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2016
The cinematic art of film noir-the dark, fascinating American movie genre that started 75 years ago, was rediscovered in the '70s, and has a worldwide cult following today-is showcased in Into the Dark.
You know film noir when you see it: the shadowed setting; the world-weary detective; the...
by David Thomson
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2008
In 1975, David Thomson published his Biographical Dictionary of Film, and few film books have enjoyed better press or such steady sales.
Now, thirty-three years later, we have the companion volume, a second book of more than 1,000 pages in one voice—that of our most provocative contemporary...
by Thomas S. Hischak
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2015
For more than a century, original music has been composed for the cinema. From the early days when live music accompanied silent films to the present in which a composer can draw upon a full orchestra or a lone synthesizer to embody a composition, music has been an integral element of most films....
The Invisible Art of Film Music
A Comprehensive History
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1998
A comprehensive introduction to film music for the general student, the film historian, and the aspiring cinematographer. It is a historically structured account of the evolution of music in films. The book is arranged as a chronological survey and includes biographical sketches on many important film composers in addition to the development of the films themselves.
Independent Ed
Inside a Career of Big Dreams, Little Movies, and the Twelve Best Days of My Life
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2015
An entertaining and inspirational memoir by one of the most prominent practitioners and evangelists of independent filmmaking, and the acclaimed writer, director, and actor (Saving Private Ryan, Friends with Kids, Entourage) whose first film—The Brothers McMullen—has become an indie classic.
At...
The Reel Truth
Everything You Didn't Know You Need to Know About Making an Independent Film
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2009
Did you know that most of the biggest indie filmmakers, screenwriters, and producers working today each made the same avoidable mistakes early on in their careers?
The Reel Truth details the pitfalls, snares, and roadblocks that aspiring filmmakers encounter. Reed Martin interviewed more than...
The Indie Producers Handbook
Creative Producing from A to Z
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2012
Myrl Schreibman has written a comprehensive and practical, step-by-step guide for organizing and running a film from pre-production through post-production and delivery. This invaluable resource provides fundamental tools to produce a more thorough, more organized, and more professional film production....
Hollywood Myths: The Shocking Truths Behind Film's Most Incredible Secrets and Scandals
The Shocking Truths Behind Film's Most Incredible Secrets and Scandals
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2012
Hollywood exists to create and sell myth. Often, however, the myths created on screen are secondary to the rumors, half-truths, and lies that circulate through studio back lots and the press. Discover the real stories behind Hollywood’s greatest myths, as veteran film critic and Hollywood...
by Roger Ebert
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2012
Roger Ebert is a name synonymous with the movies. In Ebert’s Bests, he takes readers through the journey of how he became a film critic, from his days at a student-run cinema club to his rise as a television commentator in At the Movies and Siskel & Ebert. Recounting the influence of French...
Queue Tips
Discovering Your Next Great Movie
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Offering a garden-variety of carefully cultivated lists, this suggestion guide for the at-home movie viewer incorporates classic films with those more obscure for a full menu of watch-worthy films. Online streaming services might present their own recommendation services, but little is provided about...
Eric Rohmer
Interviews
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2013
The 1969 film Ma Nuit chez Maud catapulted its shy academic film director Eric Rohmer (1920-2010) into the limelight, selling over a million tickets in France and earning a nomination for an Academy Award. Ma Nuit chez Maud remains his most famous film, the highlight of an impressive range of films...
Cinema
A Visual Anthropology
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2010
Cinema: A Visual Anthropology provides a clear and concise summary of the key ideas, debates, and texts of the most important approaches to the study of fiction film from around the world. The book examines ways to address film and film experience beyond the study of the audience. Cross-disciplinary...
Speaking Truths with Film
Evidence, Ethics, Politics in Documentary
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
How do issues of form and content shape the documentary film? What role does visual evidence play in relation to a documentary’s arguments about the world we live in? In what ways do documentaries abide by or subvert ethical expectations? Are mockumentaries a form of subversion? Can the documentary...