Books on Film
Recommended Books on Film
Based on the famous series of dialogues between Francois Truffaut and Alfred Hitchcock from the 1960s, the book moves chronologically through Hitchcock's films to discuss his career, techniques, and effects he achieved.
This brand-new edition covers more than a century of movie history. With over 1.75 million copies sold worldwide, this book is a must-have for all movie lovers.
No one knows the writer's Hollywood more intimately than William Goldman.
The Cinema Book is widely recognized as the ultimate guide to cinema.
Combines biography, film analysis, and enlightening interviews with key Coen collaborators.
Personal reflections of the great Method Acting director. Including fascinating insights on directing Marlon Brando and James Dean.
Heaven's Gate is probably the most discussed film in modern movie history. It was also the film that brought down one of Hollywood’s major studios.
The American Cinema is the Citizen Kane of film criticism, a brilliant book that elevated American directors from craftsmen to artists.
A personal Journey through American movies with Martin Scorsese.
The history of cinema, filmmakers and their art, for students and movie lovers by Mark Cousins
America’s most trusted and best-known film critic Roger Ebert presents one hundred brilliant essays on some of the best movies ever made.
The award-winning director journeys inside the world of film to illuminate the arduous process of creating movies, discussing the art and craft of directing, writers and actors, the camera, art direction, editing, sound tracks, distribution and marketing, and the studio role.