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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorHow Star Wars Conquered the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of a Multibillion Dollar Franchise
Chris Taylor · 500 pages
Traces the history of the film series from the difficult creation of the original film to the preparations for a new trilogy, providing portraits of the people who labored behind the scenes to turn George Lucas' idea into a legend.
The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick
Mallory O'Meara · 368 pages
Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood
Mark Harris · 496 pages
The epic human drama behind the making of the five movies nominated for Best Picture in 1967-Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, The Graduate, In the Heat of the Night, Doctor Doolittle, and Bonnie and Clyde-and through them, the larger story of the cultural revolution that transformed Hollywood, and America, foreverIt's the mid-1960s, and westerns, war movies and blockbuster musicals-Mary Poppins, The
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum - How We Made Movie Magic
Andy Serkis · 112 pages
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
Steven Jay Schneider, Geoff Andrew, Linda Badley, Kathryn Bergeron, Tom Gunning, Ernest Hardy, Aniko Imre, Kyung Hyun Kim, Frank Lafond, Adrian Martin, Kim Newman, Devin Orgeron, Marsha Orgeron, Richard Pena, Margaret Pomeranz, Jonathan Rosenbaum, David Stratton, Adisakdi Tantimedh, Michael Tapper, · 960 pages
The best movies of all time, those not to be missed, from *2001: A Space Odyssey* to Z, from classic comedies to the most legendary westerns. The selection presented in this volume considers both the importance of the films in the history of cinema and the enthusiasm with which they were received by audiences and critics. With entertaining and informative reviews by a team of renowned critics, *10
The Art and Making of The Dark Knight Trilogy
Jody Duncan Jesser, Janine Pourroy · 299 pages
The Lord of the Rings: The Making of the Movie Trilogy
Brian Sibley · 176 pages
Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner
Paul M. Sammon · 441 pages
The Case of Beasts: Explore the Film Wizardry of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Mark Salisbury · 158 pages
"Take a front-row seat and witness the filmmaking magic that brought J.K. Rowlings script for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them to the screen. Explore the realm of fantastical creatures that roam the wizarding world and discover the magical cast of characters in pursuit of them.."--Page 4 of cover.
Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey
Bob McCabe · 534 pages
Harry Potter: Page to Screen opens the doors to Hogwarts castle and the wizarding world of Harry Potter to reveal the complete behind-the-scenes secrets, techniques, and over-the-top artistry that brought J.K. Rowling's acclaimed novels to cinematic life. Developed in collaboration with the creative team behind the celebrated movie series, this deluxe, 500-plus page compendium features exclusive s
Bond On Bond: Reflections on 50 years of James Bond Movies
Roger Moore · 224 pages
I Loved Her in the Movies: Working with the Legendary Actresses of Hollywood
Robert J. Wagner, Scott Eyman · 256 pages
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls
Peter Biskind · 506 pages
"Easy Riders, Raging Bulls vividly chronicles the exuberance and excess of the times: the startling success of Easy Rider and the equally alarming circumstances under which it was made, with drugs, booze, and violent rivalry between costars Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda dominating the set; how a small production company named BBS became the guiding spirit of the youth rebellion in Hollywood and ho
The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror
David J. Skal · 432 pages
"I'll show you what horror means," snarled Fredric March in the 1931 film version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Six decades later, the acclaimed author of Hollywood Gothic makes good on Mr. Hyde's promise with the most ambitious and entertaining history of the genre ever published. America is in love with horror, with demon children, gender-bending vampires, and the battlefield aesthetic of post-Vi
Chaplin: His Life and Art
David Robinson · 792 pages
A biography that contains a chronology, filmography, theatre tours, important people in Chaplin's life, index, and bibliography.
Shock Value: How a Few Eccentric Outsiders Gave Us Nightmares, Conquered Hollywood, and Invented Modern Horror
Jason Zinoman · 289 pages
Based on unprecedented access to the genre's major players, "New York Times" film critic Zinoman delivers the first definitive account of horror's golden age--the 1970s, when such directors as Wes Craven, Roman Polanski, John Carpenter, and Brian De Palma redefined the genre.
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride
Cary Elwes, Joe Layden · 272 pages
From actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of Westley in *The Princess Bride*, comes a first-person account and behind-the-scenes look at the making of the cult classic film filled with never-before-told stories, exclusive photographs, and interviews with costars Robin Wright, Wallace Shawn, Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest, and Mandy Patinkin, as well as author and screenwriter William Gol
You Couldn't Ignore Me If You Tried: The Brat Pack, John Hughes, and Their Impact on a Generation
Susannah Gora · 375 pages
Enchantment: The Life of Audrey Hepburn
Donald Spoto · 288 pages
Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho
Stephen Rebello · 224 pages
Shares a behind the scenes look at how "Psycho" was made, despite studio opposition, and includes interviews with the cast and crew.
The Lord of the Rings
Ernest Mathijs · 370 pages
Bringing together leading scholars in the fields of media and film studies to explore the various strategies and implications underlying the global presence of 'Lord of the Rings', this book covers different national contexts and presents a lively and diverse combination of textual, historical and empirical study.