Wood’s patient, unpedantic, exegetical prose remains for me the permanent model of how to do these things. From the birth of cinema right up until the present, The Film Book is essential reading for movie lovers everywhere.

This is a gossipy and very colourful memoir, full of anecdotes and asides about Powell’s romantic life and his sometimes vexed relationships with studio bosses. As comedian Red Skelton said of the man’s well-attended funeral, “It proves what Harry always said: ‘Give the public what they want and they’ll come out for it. The movie is elevated by the performances, and you might find yourself surprisingly moved at the end. Immerse yourself into the world of cinema and discover action-packed chases, epic journeys, and tear-jerking moments.

Full of important things, like Manny Farber on Val Lewton and Roger Ebert on Russ Meyer, and evaluations of previously obscure films (Thunder Road) and film-makers (Sam Katzman).

Mia Thermopolis is an awkward, nerdy high school outcast who discovers she's actually royalty in this modern twist on the Cinderella story. Discover the behind-the-scenes stories about timeless classics like Citizen Kane and The Godfather, and take a front-row seat at lavish blockbusters like Star Wars or Titanic.We consider these approaches preferable to the common and-then-and-then histories, as these are usually too industry-development-keyed – i. The book is really about nothing beyond the author’s own infinite sensitivity to the implications of style. The only reason I list this edition instead of 2009’s Farber on Film: The Complete Film Writings is that the smaller collection is the one I spent years marveling at, puzzling over and taking comfort from as from a favourite food.

This blockbuster keeps getting rebooted for a reason: It's just cool to watch dinosaurs chase people! And now you can follow up your rewatch by diving into Rings of Power, a new TV show that's set thousands of years before the events of The Lord of the Rings. This is an exemplary collection, with a superb opening essay on the importance of resisting complicity with the culture supermarket.Your payment method will be charged immediately, and the product is expected to ship on or around October 8, 2019. In the absence of a full book on my favourite contemporary film-makers, this pamphlet that came with the DVD Quay Brothers: The Short Films 1979-2003 will do very well. But little attention has been paid to the specific contextual relationships and interactions between films and individuals that generate and sustain audiences.