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Film, In Theory (2026)
The BFI Education Department and Film Culture
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Subject: General
Soviet Rock on Screen (2026)
The Life, Death, and Resurrection of a Film Genre
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Subject: Countries > Russia / USSR
Saul Goodman v. Jimmy McGill (2025)
The Complete Critical Companion to Better Call Saul
Publisher: Abrams Books
Subject: One Film > Better Call Saul (TV Series)
Theology in Avatar (2025)
The Last Airbender: Essays on Eastern Influences and Western Perspectives
Dir. Anthony G. Cirilla and Michael Riggins
Publisher: McFarland & Co
Single-Camera Video (2025)
From Pre- to Postproduction
Publisher: Routledge
Subject: Technique > All techniques
Historical Women on Television (2025)
Portrayals of 120 Notable Figures in Scripted Programs
Publisher: McFarland & Co
Subject: Actor
Sacred Sisterhoods (2025)
A Celebration of Black Women's Friendships on Television and in Film
Dir. Imani M. Cheers
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
Subject: Sociology
Is There Life Outside the Box? (2017)
An Actor Despairs
Publisher: John Blake Publishing
Subject: Actor > Peter Davison
Truths, Half Truths and Little White Lies (2017)
by Nick Frost
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Subject: Actor > Nick Frost
Elizabeth Taylor (2012)
There is Nothing Like a Dame
by Darwin Porter and Danforth Prince
Publisher: Blood Moon Productions
Subject: Actress > Elizabeth Taylor
Love Triangle (2015)
Ronald Reagan, Jane Wyman & Nancy Davis - All the Gossip Unfit to Print
by Darwin Porter and Danforth Prince
Publisher: Blood Moon Productions
Subject: Actor > Ronald Reagan, Jane Wyman
Peter O'Toole (2015)
Hellraiser, Sexual Outlaw, Irish Rebel
by Darwin Porter and Danforth Prince
Publisher: Blood Moon Productions
Subject: Actor > Peter O'Toole
Lana Turner (2017)
Hearts and Diamonds Take All
by Darwin Porter and Danforth Prince
Publisher: Blood Moon Productions
Subject: Actress > Lana Turner
Carrie Fisher & Debbie Reynolds (2018)
Princess Leia & Unsinkable Tammy in Hell
by Darwin Porter and Danforth Prince
Publisher: Blood Moon Productions
Subject: Actress > Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds
James Dean (2016)
Tomorrow Never Comes
by Darwin Porter and Danforth Prince
Publisher: Blood Moon Productions
Subject: Actor > James Dean
They Call Me Supermensch (2016)
A Backstage Pass to the Amazing Worlds of Film, Food, and Rock'n'Roll
by Shep Gordon
Publisher: Ecco
The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo (2016)
by Amy Schumer
Publisher: Gallery Books
Subject: Actress > Amy Schumer
The Eternal Party (2016)
Understanding My Dad, Larry Hagman, the TV Star America Loved to Hate
by Kristina Hagman and Elizabeth Kaye
Publisher: Thomas Dunne
Subject: Actor > Larry Hagman
You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams (2016)
My Life in Stories and Pictures
by Alan Cumming
Publisher: Rizzoli
Subject: Actor > Alan Cumming
The Cinematic Legacy of Frank Sinatra (2016)
by David Wills
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Subject: Actor > Frank Sinatra
In the Country We Love (2016)
My Family Divided
by Diane Guerrero and Michelle Burford
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
Subject: Actress > Diane Guerrero
Where Am I Now? (2016)
True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame
by Mara Wilson
Publisher: Penguin Books
Subject: Actress > Mara Wilson
The Real James Dean (2016)
Intimate Memories from Those Who Knew Him Best
Dir. Peter L. Winkler
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Subject: Actor > James Dean
I Had a Ball (2016)
My Friendship With Lucille Ball
Publisher: iUniverse
Subject: Actress > Lucille Ball
There Goes My Social Life (2016)
From Clueless to Conservative
by Stacey Dash
Publisher: Regnery Publishing
Subject: Actress > Stacey Dash
A Little Thing Called Life (2016)
On Loving Elvis Presley, Bruce Jenner, and Songs in Between
Publisher: Dey Street Books
Subject: Actress > Linda Thompson
Miss Fortune (2016)
Fresh Perspectives on Having It All from Someone Who Is Not Okay
Publisher: Plume
Subject: Actress > Lauren Weedman
Approval Junkie (2016)
Adventures in Caring Too Much
by Faith Salie
Publisher: Crown Archetype
Subject: Actress > Faith Salie
Audrey and Givenchy (2016)
A Fashion Love Affair
Publisher: Running Press
Subject: Actress > Audrey Hepburn
The Sacred Cinema of Andrei Tarkovsky (2025)
Publisher: Crescent Moon Publishing
Subject: Director > Andrei Tarkovsky
Marvelous Names in Literature and Cinema (2025)
Publisher: Crescent Moon Publishing
Subject: On Films > Film selections
Walerian Borowczyk (2025)
Cinema of Erotic Dreams
Publisher: Crescent Moon Publishing
Subject: Director > Walerian Borowczyk
The Gothic in times of crisis (2025)
Dir. John Whatley
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Subject: Sociology
Paul Verhoeven's Cinema of Violence (2025)
by Steven Rybin
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Subject: Director > Paul Verhoeven
Back to the Future and Philosophy (2025)
Essays on Traveling Through the Space-Time Continuum
Dir. Joshua Heter and Richard Greene
Publisher: McFarland & Co
Subject: One Film > Back to the Future
Cinema of Sincerity (2025)
Soviet Films and Culture During the Thaw
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Subject: Countries > Russia / USSR
Precarious Secrets (2025)
A History of the Latin American Political Thriller
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Land Cinema in an Age of Extraction (2025)
Publisher: University of California Press
Subject: Sociology
The VES Handbook of Visual Effects (2025)
Industry Standard VFX Practices and Procedures
Dir. Jeffrey A. Okun, Susan Zwerman and Susan Thurmond O'Neal
Publisher: Routledge
Subject: Technique > Special effects
Film's Feisty Femmes (2025)
Today's Polish Women
by Helena Goscilo and Vincent Albarano
Publisher: Academic Studies Press
Newsies, Newsies - Read All About It! (2026)
Essays on the Film and Broadway Productions
Dir. Emily Hamilton-Honey
Publisher: McFarland & Co
The Legacy of Leatherface (2026)
Essays on the Texas Chainsaw Massacre Series
Dir. Shane H. Weathers
Publisher: McFarland & Co
Subject: One Film > The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Horror House Film (2026)
Possession, Obsession, Domination, Masculinity
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
The Strickland Continuum (2026)
Uncanny Intertexts in the Film and Media of Peter Strickland
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Subject: Director > Peter Strickland
Anita Ekberg (2025)
International Blonde
Dir. Richard Dyer, Tytti Soila and Ann-Kristin Wallengren
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Subject: Actor > Anita Ekberg
Three Years Lost in Space (2016)
by Mark Goddard
Publisher: iUniverse
Subject: One Film > Lost in Space (TV Series)
John Boles (2016)
The Matinee Idol : The Golden Years
Publisher: Independant
Subject: Actor > John Boles
It Gets Worse (2016)
A Collection of Essays
by Shane Dawson
Publisher: Atria Books
Subject: Actor > Shane Dawson
W.C. Fields by Himself (2016)
His Intended Autobiography with Hitherto Unpublished Letters, Notes, Scripts, and Articles
by W.C. Fields
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
Subject: Actor > W.C. Fields
Van Johnson's Hollywood (2017)
A Family Album
Publisher: Shannongrove Press
Subject: Actor > Van Johnson
Navel Gazing (2016)
True Tales of Bodies, Mostly Mine (but also my mom's, which I know sounds weird)
Publisher: Gallery Books
Subject: Actor > Michael Ian Black
The Voice of Betty Boop, Mae Questel (2016)
Mae Questel's Legacy in Animation and Pop Culture
Publisher: Algora Publishing
Subject: Actress > Mae Questel
The First King of Hollywood (2015)
The Life of Douglas Fairbanks
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Subject: Actor > Douglas Fairbanks
Elizabeth Taylor (2016)
A Private Life for Public Consumption
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Subject: Actress > Elizabeth Taylor
Leonard (2016)
My Fifty-Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man
by William Shatner and David Fisher
Publisher: Thomas Dunne
Subject: Actor > Leonard Nimoy
Eddie Green (2016)
The Rise of an Early 1900s Black American Entertainment Pioneer
Publisher: BearManor Media
Subject: Director > Eddie Green
Elizabeth and Michael (2016)
The Queen of Hollywood and the King of Pop―A Love Story
by Donald Bogle
Publisher: Atria Books
Subject: Actress > Elizabeth Taylor
The James Bond Archives (2026)
The Complete Films
by Paul Duncan
Publisher: Taschen
Subject: One Film > James Bond
The Comedy of Charlie Chaplin (2008)
Artistry in Motion
by Dan Kamin
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Subject: Director > Charlie Chaplin
I Loved Her in the Movies (2016)
Memories of Hollywood's Legendary Actresses
by Robert J. Wagner and Scott Eyman
Publisher: Viking
The Tao of Bill Murray (2016)
Real-Life Stories of Joy, Enlightenment, and Party Crashing
by Gavin Edwards and R. Sikoryak
Publisher: Random House
Subject: Actor > Bill Murray
Marilyn Forever (2016)
Musings on an American Icon by the Stars of Yesterday and Today
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
Subject: Actress > Marilyn Monroe
Between Heaven and Hollywood (2016)
Chasing Your God-Given Dream
Publisher: Zondervan
Subject: Actor > David A.R. White
The Last Night (2016)
A Caregiver's Journey Through Transition and Beyond
Publisher: Jaed Publications
Subject: Actress > BernNadette Stanis
Fields for President (2016)
by W.C. Fields
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
Subject: Actor > W.C. Fields
Last Girl Before Freeway (2016)
The Life, Loves, Losses, and Liberation of Joan Rivers
Publisher: Little Brown & Co
Subject: Actress > Joan Rivers
Born a Crime (2016)
Stories from a South African Childhood
by Trevor Noah
Publisher: One World
Subject: Actor > Trevor Noah
Sorry Not Sorry (2016)
Dreams, Mistakes, and Growing Up
by Naya Rivera
Publisher: Tarcher
Subject: Actress > Naya Rivera
Lucy & Desi (2025)
The Love Letters
by Lucie Arnaz and Elisabeth Edwards
Publisher: Running Press
Subject: Actress > Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz
Create or Die (2016)
Essays on the Artistry of Dennis Hopper
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Subject: Director > Dennis Hopper
Around the Way Girl (2016)
A Memoir
by Taraji P. Henson and Denene Millner
Publisher: 37 Ink
Subject: Actress > Taraji P. Henson
Above the Line (2016)
My Wild Oats Adventure
Publisher: Atria Books
Subject: Actress > Shirley MacLaine
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