The latest books (old or new)
added to the database
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
Literary Life (2009)
A Second Memoir
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Subject: Others persons > Larry McMurtry
American Film Melodrama (1989)
Griffith, Vidor, Minnelli
by Robert Lang
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Subject: Director > David W. Griffith, King Vidor, Vincente Minnelli
King Vidor, American (1988)
by Raymond Durgnat and Scott Simmon
Publisher: University of California Press
Subject: Director > King Vidor
Planet Hong Kong (2000)
Popular Cinema and the Art of Entertainment
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Company of Heroes (1994)
my life as an actor in the John Ford stock company
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Subject: Actor > Harry Carey Jr.
Sexual Humiliation in Polanski's Films (2023)
Publisher: Past Times Publishing
Subject: Director > Roman Polanski
Comedy Tonight! (2020)
Movie Comedy Advertising & Publicity: The Silent Era, Vol. 1
Publisher: Past Times Publishing
Subject: Genre > Comedy/Humor
Stan and Ollie From Soup to Nuts (2019)
Laurel & Hardy Meet the Pink Panther and other escapades
Publisher: Past Times Publishing
Subject: Actor > Laurel & Hardy
Directing Lemmon and Matthau (2014)
On the Set with Billy Wilder
Publisher: Past Times Publishing
Subject: Director > Billy Wilder
Carroll Ballard, Maverick Director (2013)
Behind the scenes on The Black Stallion, Fly Away Home and more
Publisher: Past Times Publishing
Subject: Director > Carroll Ballard
Academy Award Losers, 1912-1939 (2012)
Great Performances in the Oscar Hall of Shame, Vol. 1
Publisher: Past Times Publishing
Subject: Festivals
Directing Laurel and Hardy (2012)
An Interview with George Marshall
Publisher: Past Times Publishing
Subject: Actor > Laurel & Hardy
Dalí, Disney and Destiny (2012)
The Inside Story of Destino
Publisher: Past Times Publishing
Subject: Others persons > Walt Disney
Laurel & Hardy Meet Samuel Beckett (2012)
The Roots of Waiting for Godot
Publisher: Past Times Publishing
Subject: Actor > Laurel & Hardy
John Ford's The Quiet Man (2012)
The Making of a Cult Classic
Publisher: Past Times Publishing
Subject: One Film > The Quiet Man
The Quiet Man...and Beyond (2009)
Reflections on a Classic Film, John Ford and Ireland
Dir. Seán Crosson and Rod Stoneman
Publisher: Liffey Press
Subject: One Film > The Quiet Man
Print the Legend (2009)
Politics, Culture, and Civic Virtue in the Films of John Ford
Publisher: Lexington Books
John Ford and Andrew V. McLaglen (1970)
Publisher: Primestyle Ltd
Subject: Director > John Ford, Andrew V. McLaglen
The Western Films of John Ford (1974)
Publisher: Citadel Press
Non-Western Films of John Ford (1979)
Publisher: Citadel Press
My Darling Clementine (1984)
John Ford, director
Dir. Robert Lyons
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Subject: One Film > My Darling Clementine
The John Ford Movie Mystery (1975)
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Ferris Bueller...You're My Hero (2026)
The Story of the World's Most Famous Day Off
by Jason Klamm
Publisher: 1984 Publishing
Subject: One Film > Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Boisterous Beasts & Deadly Dragons (2026)
The Art of Nico Marlet
Publisher: Abrams Books
Subject: Others persons > Nicolas Marlet
Johnny Guitar (2026)
Publisher: University of New Mexico (UNM) Press
Subject: One Film > Johnny Guitar
Games Directors Play (2026)
Tricks and Stratagems of Cinematic Storytelling
Publisher: McFarland & Co
Subject: Technique > Scriptwriting
Last Orgy by the Cemetery (2026)
A 'Video Nasties' Synopsis, Film By Shocking Film!
by David Kerekes and David Slater
Publisher: Headpress
Disney (2026)
The Philosophy of Stitch: Wit and Wisdom for Leading a Mischievous and Meaningful Life
Publisher: Running Press
Subject: One Film > Stitch! The Movie
Fernando Di Leo (2026)
Master of Italian Film Noir
by Roberto Curti and Domenico Monetti
Publisher: McFarland & Co
Subject: Director > Fernando Di Leo