The creator of Deadwood and NYPD Blue reflects on his tumultuous life, driven by a nearly insatiable creative energy and a matching penchant for self-destruction. Life’s Work is a profound memoir from a brilliant mind taking stock as Alzheimer’s loosens...

This vintage book contains two pioneering volumes on the subject of film making by V.I. Pudovkin. Considered two of the most valuable manuals of the practice and theory of film making ever written, these texts will prove invaluable for the student or...

Providing many interesting case studies and bringing together many leading authorities on the subject, this book examines the importance of film adaptations of literature in Russian cinema, especially during the Soviet period when the cinema was accorded...

"Sergei Eisenstein (1898-1948), creator of such masterpieces as Battleship Potemkin, Alexander Nevsky and Ivan the Terrible, was perhaps the greatest of all film directors. He wrote his autobiography in 1946, two years before his death, and it is a work...

In our television age, we may believe that politics has become more immediate, even more personal. After all, the drama of debates, Congressional hearings, and summit meetings unfolds before us as we lounge comfortably in our living rooms. And with...

Inspirations for Wes Anderson's Asteroid City: a collection of new and classic writing on mid-century cinema and the American West** Includes an exclusive interview with Wes Anderson in which the director details how the pieces collected here influenced...

The demise of the New German Cinema and the return of popular cinema since the 1990s have led to a renewed interest in the postwar years and the complicated relationship between East and West German cinema in particular. A survey of the 1950s, as offered...

The complete, authorised scripts, including deleted scenes, of the multiple award-winning Succession. ** Winner of nineteen Emmys, nine Golden Globes, three BAFTAs and a Grammy. ** With an exclusive introduction from creator Jesse Armstrong. 'The most...

"This volume will provide a comprehensive critical study of all of Paul Thomas Anderson's feature films, from Hard Eight (1996) to Licorice Pizza (2021), as well as his under-studied short films and music videos. As a filmmaker who came into prominence...

Named a Best Book of 2022 by The New Yorker, Publishers Weekly, and NPRIn this genre-defying “new kind of history” (The New Yorker), the chief film critic of Slate places comedy legend and acclaimed filmmaker Buster Keaton’s unique creative genius in the...

Investigates an international array of filmmakers of the postwar period who have struggled to make cinema a vital art competitive with the modern novel in commitment and complexity.

This is the OVERSIZED softcover stated UNCORRECTED PROOF Random Edition from 1983. Other than the slightest hint of cover creasing, the book is in excellent reading condition. There are no rips, tears, markings, etc.---and the pages and binding are tight...

A look at the history and myth of the objective journalist and how this ideal has been used to silence marginalized voices.In The View from Somewhere, Lewis Raven Wallace dives deep into the history of “objectivity” in journalism and how its been used to...

Frederick Wiseman is America’s foremost chronicler of public institutions. His films have focused on city, state, and local governments; hospitals; asylums; creative organizations and museums; schools; libraries; and more. In recent years, Wiseman’s work...

This screenplay of the controversial 1954 "film of persuasion" about a strike in a New Mexico zinc mine is extraordinary in its effort to deal with the struggles of workers and women, as they strive for dignity and equality. The film was the unique...

In Life after New Media, Sarah Kember and Joanna Zylinska make a case for a significant shift in our understanding of new media. They argue that we should move beyond our fascination with objects--computers, smart phones, iPods, Kindles--to an...

Ever since horror leapt from popular fiction to the silver screen in the late 1890s, viewers have experienced fear and pleasure in exquisite combination. Wheeler Winston Dixon's fully revised and updated A History of Horror is still the only book to...

An NPR "Books We Love" 2022“Age of Cage might be the closest we will get to understanding the singular beauty of each of Nic Cage’s always electric performances. You are holding the Rosetta Stone for Cage. Enjoy it.”—Paul Scheer, actor, writer and host...

The first full-scale biography of the brilliant filmmaker and cinema theorist. 36 photos.

A new edition that brings the ways we watch and think about television up to the presentWe all have opinions about the television shows we watch, but television criticism is about much more than simply evaluating the merits of a particular show and...