Charlie Chaplin vs. America: When Art, Sex, and Politics Collided by Scott Eyman
55.00 AUD
Category: Film Theatre
The remarkable, must-read story of Charlie Chaplin’s years of exile from the United States during the postwar Red Scare, and how it ruined his film career, from bestselling biographer Scott Eyman. Bestselling Hollywood biographer and film historian Scott Eyman tells the story of Charlie Chaplin’s fall f ...Show more
The Fatal Alliance: A Century of War on Film by David Thomson
70.00 AUD
Category: Film Theatre
From one of the greatest living writers on film, a magisterial look at a century of battle depicted on screen, and a meditation on the twisted relationship between war and the movies. "Thomson's own genius is his ability to remain one of the leading authorities on cinematic history, without shying away ...Show more
The Path to Paradise: A Francis Ford Coppola Story by Sam Wasson
45.00 AUD
Category: Film Theatre
A visionary who was ahead of his time, the book presents Francis Ford Coppola's great adventure in film-making.Say 'Coppola' and The Godfather immediately comes to mind. But Coppola isn't Corleone -- he's more than that. He's a visionary who predicted that digital cameras - no larger than one's hand - ...Show more
Pandora's Box - The Greed, Lust, and Lies That Broke Television by Peter Biskind
55.00 AUD
Category: Film Theatre
The bestselling author of Easy Riders, Raging Bulls chronicles the heady rise and fall of television The revolution has been televised. From The Sopranos to Stranger Things, the shows we watch - and the ways we watch them - have been transformed over the past fifty years. Out of the bland wasteland of ...Show more
The Blues Brothers by Daniel de Vise
34.99 AUD
Category: Film Theatre
"They're not going to catch us," Dan Aykroyd, as Elwood Blues, tells his brother Jake, played by John Belushi. "We're on a mission from God." So opens the musical action comedy The Blues Brothers, which hit theatres on June 20, 1980. Their scripted mission was to save a local Chicago orphanage; but Aykr ...Show more
God and the Devil - The Life and Work of Ingmar Bergman by Peter Cowie
65.00 AUD
Category: Film Theatre
Peter Cowie's book chronicles the life and the 60-year film and stage career of Bergman as he wrestles the themes of love, sex and betrayal with the figure of Death hovering overhead. Blending biographical information with critical comment, Cowie presents a man whose life and work were intimately fused ...Show more
The Star Wars Archives. 1999–2005. 40th Ed. by Paul Duncan
49.99 AUD
Category: Film Theatre | Series: 40th Edition Ser.
From the moment Star Wars burst onto the screen in 1977, audiences have been in equal parts fascinated and appalled by the half-man/half-machine hybrid Darth Vader. In 1999, creator George Lucas began the story of how Anakin Skywalker grew up to train as a Jedi under Obi-Wan Kenobi, found love with the ...Show more
Wes Anderson: The Iconic Filmmaker and His Work by Ian Nathan
59.99 AUD
Category: Film Theatre | Series: Iconic Filmmakers Ser.
The definitive reference for all Wes Anderson fans. Loaded with rich imagery and detailed analysis of his incredible films - including the classics The Grand Budapest Hotel, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums and Moonrise Kingdom as well as Anderson's highly anticipated new release The French Dispatch - thi ...Show more
Tinseltown: Hollywood and the Beautiful Game - a Match Made in Wrexham by Ian Herbert
34.99 AUD
Category: Film Theatre
The remarkable inside story of how two Hollywood A-listers, Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds, stunned the football world by buying a non-league club in North Wales. It was one of the most extraordinary takeovers British football has known. In February 2021, Ryan Reynolds joined with Rob McElhenney to bu ...Show more
Wes Anderson Collection by Matt Zoller Seitz; Eric C. Anderson (Illustrator); Michael Chabon (Introduction by); Max Dalton (Illustrator)
70.00 AUD
Category: Film Theatre | Series: The\Wes Anderson Collection
This New York Times bestselling overview of Wes Anderson's filmography features previously unpublished behind-the-scenes photos, artwork, and ephemera, with an introduction by Michael Chabon.Writer/director Wes Anderson guides movie/television critic Matt Zoller Seitz through Anderson's life and career ...Show more
Anime Through the Looking Glass: Treasures of Japanese Animation by NATHALIE BITTINGER
79.99 AUD
Category: Film Theatre
The magic and mastery of anime springs to life in this gorgeous celebration of the genre that features more than one hundred and fifty full-color frames. A uniquely powerful form of artistic expression, anime has embraced complex and provocative ideas since its inception in the mid twentieth century. Th ...Show more
Netflicks Conceptual Television in the Streaming Era by Tony Hughes-d'Aeth
22.99 AUD
Category: Film Theatre | Series: Vignettes Ser.
It seemed to happen overnight. Not long ago, we were all watching television, and now we are watching something else. Television stations have been replaced by streaming services. Well, not quite replaced, since we still have televisions, but somehow our television screens are not quite what they were. ...Show more