David Lynch erupted onto the cinema landscape with Eraserhead, establishing himself as one of the most original, imaginative, and truly personal directors at work in contemporary film. In this career-length interview book, he speaks openly about the full breadth of his creative work.

A new edition of this long sought after book, widely considered to be one of the essential books on James Bond ever written

'A master of world cinema.' Cililan Murphy Since the original publication of Loach on Loach in 1998, Ken Loach has completed fourteen full-length feature films.

An accessible and up to date guide to one hundred of World Cinema's most interesting and influential cult movies. Covering a diverse range of genres and films from 1920 to the present day, this lavishly illustrated volume includes entries on films ranging from 'This is Spinal Tap' to 'Donnie Darko'.

This book asks how was it possible for an actor to embody national identity and, by exploring the cultural contexts in which Mills and the nation became synonymous, the book offers a new perspective on 40 years of cinema and social change.

In her introduction, Keiko McDonald presents a historical overview and outlines a unified approach to Japanese film analysis. "Readings" of films available on DVD with English subtitles put theory into practice as she considers a wide range of work, from familiar classics by Ozu and Kurosawa to the films of a younger generation of directors.

Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger formed one of the greatest creative partnerships in the history of British cinema - The Archers. This book is a comprehensive analysis of their films and a useful guide to their work.

From Richard Wagner and George Lucas to Alfred Hitchcock and Maria Callas, Schroeder provides a fascinating account of one medium on another and demonstrates that opera can be found lurking in the background of a wide range of films.

This is the memoir of a former Congressional staffer who left DC for Hollywood and a job with Oliver Stone, hoping to help make politically engaged films and a difference, and found himself instead in a universe ruled by greed, paranoia, narcissism, competition, alcohol and drugs.

In The Cinematic Connery A. J. Black delves into Sean Connery's life for more than mere biography, exploring not just the enormously varied pictures he made but also the sweep of a career that crossed movie eras as well as decades.

Beginning with an Introduction exploring some of the factors that have led to this fertile environment, this book symbolize the incredible breadth and diversity to be found in British cinema. It features interviews with the film-making voices.

By contrasting and comparing the differences and similarities between feature films and short films, this title aims to offer readers the requirements needed to make their writing crisp, sharp and compelling. It emphasises on characters, structure, dialogue and story, and dispels the 'magic formula' concept.

A collection of essays, bringing science fiction cinema into the ambit of film and cultural theory.

Offers a visually compelling written examination, and celebration, of New York's unique place in cinema. This title presents essays focusing on quintessential New York filmmakers like Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese and those of the Beat movement.

Offers a visual city-wide tour of both well known and slightly lesser known films shot on location in one of the birthplaces of cinema and the 'screen spectacle'. This title includes reviews of 50 carefully chosen film scenes that explore how motion pictures have shaped the role of Los Angeles in our collective consciousness.

This is the tale of how Hollywood, inspired by the success of Easy Rider, sold a cycle of films as the new dirty real.