Film criticism
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Bring It on: The Complete Story of the Cheerleading Movie That Changed, Like, Everything (No, Seriously)
$29.99 Read moreFeaturing dozens of interviews with the cast and crew, fans of the franchise, film scholars, former and current cheerleaders, fellow filmmakers, and more.
Gabrielle Union, Kirsten Dunst, and Eliza Du- Author: Wickman, Kase
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: December 06 2022
- ISBN10: 1641607084
- Language: English
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Monsters on the Couch: The Real Psychological Disorders Behind Your Favorite Horror Movies
$19.99 Read moreHorror movies can reveal much more than we realize about psychological disorders–and clinical psychology has a lot to teach us about horror.
Our fears–mortality, failure, loneliness–can be just as… [more below]- Author: Sharpless, Brian A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 286
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1641607912
- Language: English
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The Essential Directors: The Art and Impact of Cinema’s Most Influential Filmmakers
$25.99 Read moreFrom Turner Classic Movies, this is the essential guide to all the must-know detail on the style, achievements, and landmark films of the most influential directors in cinema history from the silent e
- Series: Turner Classic Movies
- Author: de Forest, Sloan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: November 23 2021
- ISBN10: 0762498935
- Language: English
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Dark Carnivals: Modern Horror and the Origins of American Empire
$28.00 Read moreThe panoramic story of how the horror genre transformed into one of the most incisive critiques of unchecked American imperial power
The American empire emerged from the shadows of World War II. As t- Author: Poole, W. Scott
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: October 04 2022
- ISBN10: 1640094369
- Language: English
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Grave of the Fireflies
$17.95 Read moreOn its release in 1988, Grave of the Fireflies riveted audiences with its uncompromising drama. Directed by Isao Takahata at Studio Ghibli and based on an autobiographical story by Akiyuki Nosaka, the
- Series: BFI Film Classics
- Author: Wit, Alex Dudok de
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: May 06 2021
- ISBN10: 1838719245
- Language: English
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The Man Who Leapt Through Film: The Art of Mamoru Hosoda
$40.00 Read moreAn illustrated overview of writer/director/animator Mamoru Hosoda’s Academy Award-nominated movies and career, including previously unpublished storyboards, background paintings, character designs, an… [more below]
- Author: Solomon, Charles
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: August 16 2022
- ISBN10: 141975372X
- Language: English
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Lost in Translation
$15.95 Add to cartSofia Coppola’s Lost in Translation (2003) brings two Americans together in Tokyo, each experiencing a personal crisis. Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson), a recent graduate in philosophy, faces an uncert
- Series: BFI Film Classics
- Author: Ferriss, Suzanne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: March 09 2023
- ISBN10: 1839024917
- Language: English
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Frightfest Guide to Vampire Movies
$24.95 Read moreFor centuries, mankind has been chilled by tales of vampires. A fixture of literature, art, and folk tales, the vampire was a natural early choice for a movie monster at the dawn of cinema and has rem… [more below]
- Series: Frightfest Guides #6
- Author: Thompson, Nathaniel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 12 2022
- ISBN10: 191305120X
- Language: English
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Say Hello to My Little Friend: A Century of Scarface
$29.00 Read moreCelebrating the 40th anniversary of Scarface starring Al Pacino–Brian DePalma’s 1983 gangster film that shook the world, shocked the critics, and shot bullet holes through the American Dream–this ex… [more below]
- Author: Segaloff, Nat
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 24 2023
- ISBN10: 0806542969
- Language: English
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Grave of the Fireflies
$17.95 Read moreOn its release in 1988, Grave of the Fireflies riveted audiences with its uncompromising drama. Directed by Isao Takahata at Studio Ghibli and based on an autobiographical story by Akiyuki Nosaka, the
- Series: BFI Film Classics
- Author: Wit, Alex Dudok de
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: May 06 2021
- ISBN10: 1838719245
- Language: English
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Spider-Man Psychology: Untangling Webs
$35.99 Add to cartAcclaimed author, psychology professor, Wheel of Fortune game show champion, and “superherologist” Dr. Travis Langley has returned with the newest installment of his lauded Pop Culture Psychology seri… [more below]
- Series: Popular Culture Psychology
- Author: Langley, Travis
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 30 2023
- ISBN10: 168442934X
- Language: English
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Viva Hollywood: The Legacy of Latin and Hispanic Artists in American Film
$35.00 Read moreThrough an authoritative narrative and lavish photography, this is an in-depth history of the stars, films, achievements, and influence of the Hispanic and Latino community in Hollywood history from t
- Series: Turner Classic Movies
- Author: Reyes, Luis I.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 13, 2022
- ISBN10: 0762478489
- Language: English
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The Godfather and Philosophy
$24.95 Add to cartThe Godfather and Philosophy is comprised of twenty-eight chapters by philosophers, who reflect upon the ethical and metaphysical issues raised in The Godfather novels and movies, beginning with the 1
- Author: Heter, Joshua
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 306
- Publish Date: July 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1637700377
- Language: English
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From the Moment They Met It Was Murder: Double Indemnity and the Rise of Film Noir
$30.00 Add to cartThe behind-the-scenes story of the quintessential film noir and cult classic, Billy Wilder’s Double Indemnity–its true crime origins and crucial impact on film history–is told for the first time in … [more below]
- Series: Turner Classic Movies
- Author: Silver, Alain
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: April 02 2024
- ISBN10: 0762484934
- Language: English
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You’ve Got Red on You: How Shaun of the Dead Was Brought to Life
$26.99 Add to cartLIMITED FIRST EDITION contains red foil gilded page edges, foil cover elements, and a black satin ribbon marker. As featured in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, MovieMaker, SYF
- Author: Collis, Clark
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 424
- Publish Date: November 23 2021
- ISBN10: 1948221152
- Language: English
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Eraserhead
$17.95 Add to cartA surreal and darkly humorous vision, David Lynch’s Eraserhead (1977) has been recognised as a cult classic since its breakout success as a midnight movie in the late 1970s.
Claire Henry’s study of th- Series: BFI Film Classics
- Author: Henry, Claire
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: May 04 2023
- ISBN10: 1839025603
- Language: English
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Jane Campion on Jane Campion: Interviews
$40.00 Read moreA chronological overview of one of modern cinema’s most celebrated directors, featuring interviews with Jane Campion herself.
Awarded Best Cinema Album by the French Syndicate of Film Critics Jane Cam- Author: Ciment, Michel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 10, 2023
- ISBN10: 1419767593
- Language: English
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Spider-Man Psychology: Untangling Webs
$21.99 Add to cartAcclaimed author, psychology professor, Wheel of Fortune game show champion, and “superherologist” Dr. Travis Langley has returned with the newest installment of his lauded Pop Culture Psychology seri… [more below]
- Series: Popular Culture Psychology
- Author: Langley, Travis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 30 2023
- ISBN10: 1684429331
- Language: English
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The Wicker Man: The Official Story of the Film
$50.00 Read moreThe definitive guide to the making of the landmark horror movie The Wicker Man, lavishly illustrated and packed with insights into this classic chiller.
The Wicker Man is one of the greatest horror mo- Author: Walsh, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1803365080
- Language: English
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Sofia Coppola: Forever Young
$45.00 Add to cartHannah Strong’s Sofia Coppola: Forever Young is an illustrated critical survey of the Academy Award-winning writer and director’s career, covering everything from her groundbreaking music videos throu… [more below]
- Author: Strong, Hannah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 17 2022
- ISBN10: 1419755528
- Language: English
