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Hollywood East (2026)
Louis B. Mayer and the Origins of the Studio System
by Diana Altman
Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
Subject: Others persons > Louis B. Mayer
The Odyssey (2026)
The Complete Screenplay
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Subject: One Film > The Odyssey (Nolan)
Blood and Fame (2026)
The Intersecting Lives of Roman Polanski and Charles Manson
by Peter Rowe
Publisher: Crime Ink
Subject: Director > Roman Polanski
White Christmas (2026)
The Making of a Holiday Classic
Publisher: Lyons Press
Subject: One Film > White Christmas
Kinotopias (2026)
Film, Place and Belonging in a Bordered World
by Kevin Smets, Lennart Soberon, Irene Gutiérrez-Torres and Silvia Almenara-Niebla
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Subject: Sociology
The Films of Kira Muratova (2026)
Dir. Irina Gradinari and Irina Schulzki
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Subject: Director > Kira Muratova
The Films of Shirin Neshat (2026)
Dir. Maryam Ghorbankarimi and Mazyar Mahan
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Subject: Director > Shirin Neshat
The Disney Winnie the Pooh Book (2026)
A centenary Celebration
Publisher: DK Publishing
Subject: Studio > Disney Studios
But Have You Read the Book? Romance Edition (2026)
40 Love Stories That Inspired Our Favorite Films
Publisher: Running Press
Subject: Technique > Adaptation
Ninagawa Mika, Miyake Kyoko and Ando Momoko (2026)
Shōjo Dreams and Unruly Idols
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Subject: Director > Ninagawa Mika, Miyake Kyoko, Ando Momoko
The Art of Avatar Fire and Ash (2026)
by Chris Prince
Publisher: DK Publishing
Subject: One Film > Avatar: Fire and Ash
The Routledge Handbook of Indian Indie Cinema (2026)
Dir. Jayjit Sarkar and Anik Sarkar
Publisher: Routledge
The Evolution of Horror (2026)
A Terrifying Guide to Horror Movie History
by Mike Muncer
Publisher: Welbeck
They Come from Planet Earth! (2026)
The Themes of Kaiju Cinema
by Nathan Lunn
Publisher: McFarland & Co
The Sex Scene (2026)
Space, Place, Industry
Dir. Darren Kerr and Donna Peberdy
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Subject: Sociology
The Royal Tenenbaums (2002)
by Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Subject: One Film > The Royal Tenenbaums
Rushmore (1999)
A Screenplay
by Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Subject: One Film > The Gold Rush
Have You Seen...? (2008)
A Personal Introduction to 1,000 Films
Publisher: Knopf
Subject: On Films > Guides and dictionaries
Martin Scorsese (2022)
A Retrospective
by Tom Shone
Publisher: Palazzo
Subject: Director > Martin Scorsese
The Thirteenth Virgin Film Guide (2005)
Collective
Publisher: Virgin Books
Subject: On Films > Guides and dictionaries
Bond Films (2002)
Virgin Film
by Jim Smith and Steve Lavington
Publisher: Virgin Books
Subject: One Film > James Bond
Celluloid Jukebox (1995)
Popular Music and the Movies Since the 1950s
Dir. Adrian Wootton and Jonathan Romney
Publisher: BFI Publishing
Made Men (2020)
The Story of Goodfellas
by Glenn Kenny
Publisher: Hanover Square Press
Subject: One Film > Goodfellas
Only a Joke Can Save Us (2017)
A Theory of Comedy
by Todd McGowan
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Subject: Genre > Comedy/Humor
Buster Keaton (2002)
The Man Who Wouldn't Lie Down
by Tom Dardis
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Subject: Director > Buster Keaton
Jean de Florette & Manon of the Springs (1988)
Publisher: North Point Press
Subject: One Film > Jean de Florette, Manon des sources
Stranger Things (2026)
The Complete Scripts, Season 5
Collective
Publisher: Random House Worlds
Subject: One Film > Stranger Things (TV Series)
Cinematic nightscapes (2026)
Documentary and ethnographic filmmaking in Cuba
by Eleonora Diamanti and Alexandrine Boudreault-Fournier
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Subject: Countries > Latin America
The Art of Writing Animation (2026)
Storytelling Craft for Writers & Animators
Publisher: Creative Essentials
Invisible Visual Effects (2026)
The Hidden Magic of Film VFX
by Jin Zhi
Publisher: Routledge
Subject: Technique > Special effects
A Sudden Flicker of Light (2026)
A Revisionist History of Movies
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Subject: Sociology
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2026)
The Art of the Movie
Publisher: Titan Books
Subject: One Film > Ant-man and The Wasp
A New History of Animation (2026)
by Maureen Furniss and Jeremy Speed Schwartz
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co
Engaging Cinema (2026)
An Introduction to Film Studies
by Bill Nichols
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co
Subject: Film Analysis
Explorers on Screen (2026)
Adventure! Danger! Romance!
Dir. Sue Matheson and Cynthia J. Miller
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Subject: Genre > Adventures
Integrated Storytelling by Design (2026)
Concepts, Principles and Methods for New Narrative Dimensions
Publisher: Routledge
Subject: Technique > Scriptwriting
The Morality of Killing in Children's Animated Films (2026)
Publisher: McFarland & Co
Subject: Sociology
The Feminist Film Philosophy Reader (2026)
Dir. Lucy Bolton
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Subject: Sociology
The Mediated Arctic (2024)
Poetics and politics of contemporary circumpolar geographies
Dir. Johannes Riquet
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Subject: Sociology
The Bloomsbury Handbook to Agnès Varda (2026)
Dir. Mary Harrod and Ginette Vincendeau
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Subject: Director > Agnès Varda
A Pocketful of Python (2000)
Picked by Terry Gilliam
Dir. Terry Gilliam
Publisher: Methuen Publishing Ltd
Subject: Director > Terry Gilliam
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (2000)
Not the Screenplay
Publisher: Applause Books
Subject: One Film > Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Terry Gilliam's Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas (2014)
The Untold Story
by Gene Gregorits and Laila Nabulsi
Publisher: Monastrell Books
Subject: One Film > Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Tilting at Windmills (2018)
The Films of Terry Gilliam
Publisher: Independant
Subject: Director > Terry Gilliam
Dark Knights and Holy Fools (1999)
The Art and Films of Terry Gilliam: From Before Python to Beyond Fear and Loathing
by Bob McCabe
Publisher: Universe
Subject: Director > Terry Gilliam
Losing the Light (2000)
Terry Gilliam & The Munchausen Saga
by Andrew Yule
Publisher: Applause Books
Subject: One Film > The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Calcium Made Interesting (2006)
Sketches, Letters, Essays & Gondolas
by Graham Chapman and Jim Yoakum
Publisher: Macmillan
Subject: Actor > Graham Chapman
The Life of Graham (2005)
The Authorised Biography of Graham Chapman
by Bob McCabe
Publisher: Orion Publishing
Subject: Actor > Graham Chapman
Ojril (2000)
The Completely Incomplete Graham Chapman
by Graham Chapman and Jim Yoakum
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Subject: Actor > Graham Chapman
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Book) (1977)
Monty Python's Second Film: A First Draft
Publisher: Mandarin
Subject: One Film > Monty Python and the Holy Grail
John Cleese (1999)
And Now for Something Completely Different
Publisher: Chameleon Publishing
Subject: Actor > John Cleese
Monty Python's Tunisian Holiday (2008)
My Life with Brian
Publisher: Thomas Dunne
Subject: One Film > Life of Brian
The Pythons' Autobiography By The Pythons (2021)
Dir. Bob McCabe
Publisher: Orion
Subject: Actor > Monty Python
The Days Were Too Short (1960)
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Subject: One Film > My Mother's Castle, My Father's Glory
My Father's Glory & My Mother's Castle (1986)
Marcel Pagnol's Memories of Childhood
Publisher: North Point Press
Subject: One Film > My Mother's Castle, My Father's Glory
Pagnol's Provence (1996)
by Julian More and Carey More
Publisher: Trafalgar Square
Subject: Director > Marcel Pagnol
Soviet Propaganda on American Screens, 1926-1940 (2026)
An Amkino Pictures Filmography
Publisher: McFarland & Co
Subject: Countries > Russia / USSR
Hollywood Modern (2018)
Houses of the Stars: Design, Style, Glamour
by Michael Stern and Alan Hess
Publisher: Rizzoli
Stage and Screen (2011)
Adaptation Theory from 1916 to 2000
Dir. Bert Cardullo
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Subject: Technique > Adaptation
Morocco - Shanghai Express (1973)
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Subject: One Film > Morocco, Shanghai Express
The Blue Angel (1968)
a film by Josef von Sternberg
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Subject: One Film > The Blue Angel
The Blue Angel (1979)
by Josef von Sternberg and Heinrich Mann
Publisher: Ungar
Subject: One Film > The Blue Angel
Dressing the Part (1993)
Sternberg, Dietrich, and Costume
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Subject: Director > Josef von Sternberg
The Idea of the Image (1988)
Josef Von Sternberg's Dietrich Films
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Subject: Director > Josef von Sternberg
Josef von Sternberg (1967)
a critical study of the great film director
Publisher: Dutton
Subject: Director > Josef von Sternberg
The Films of Josef von Sternberg (1966)
Publisher: Museum of Modern Art
Subject: Director > Josef von Sternberg
The Cinema of Josef von Sternberg (1971)
by John Baxter
Publisher: A. S. Barnes
Subject: Director > Josef von Sternberg
Every Step a Struggle (2007)
Interviews With Seven Who Shaped the African-American Image in Movies
Publisher: New Academia Pub
Subject: Countries > United States