Behind the Screens: 100 iconic locations that made movie history
Nerdy, addictive, and gloriously cinematic – this is the ultimate bucket list for movie lovers who take their fandom global.
Film history, theory or criticism
William Blake and The Sea Monsters of Love
How one visionary inspired 200 years of art, poetry, and protest…
Weaving between the historical, cultural and personal, award-winning author Philip Hoare reveals a web of creative minds and artistic iconoclasts fired with the wild and revolutionary genius of William Blake.
Cleopatra: Histories, Dreams and Distortions
‘Brilliant’ Antonia Fraser, Sunday Times
‘This shimmering study … brilliant and wily’ Marina Warner, Observer
Winner of the FAWCETT PRIZE and EMILY TOTH AWARD
Silver Screens: Spectacular cinemas from Hollywood to Hong Kong
A celebration of the world’s most cherished cinemas, from vintage movie houses to quirky start-ups.
You Never Know: A Memoir
A Waterstones Best Book of 2024
There are many miles from the business school and basketball court at the University of Southern California to 50 million viewers for the final episode of a TV show called Magnum P.I. Tom Selleck has lived every one of those miles in his own iconoclastic and joyful way.
So Fetch: The Making of Mean Girls (And Why We’re Still So Obsessed With It)
People Best New Book
The inside story of the making of Mean Girls – and our enduring 20-year obsession with it
Still Just a Geek
Celebrated actor, personality, and all-around nerd Wil Wheaton updates his memoir of collected blog posts with all new material and annotations as he reexamines one of the most interesting lives in Hollywood and fandom!
Agatha Christie’s Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World
From the very first book publication in 1920 to the recent film release of Death on the Nile, this investigation into Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot celebrates a century of probably the world’s favourite fictional detective.
100 Posters That Changed The World
A collection of the world’s most memorable, provocative, best-selling and groundbreaking posters from Johannes Gutenberg to Barack Obama.
The Story of Film
An updated edition – with completely new chapters – of the most accessible and compelling history of the cinema yet published, and complements Mark Cousins’ fascinating 15-hour film documentary The Story of Film: An Odyssey.
Close-Ups – Wes Anderson (Close-Ups, Book 1)
The indispensable, illustrated pocket guide to the films of Wes Anderson, from Bottle Rocket to Isle of Dogs.
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The Art of District 9
‘District 9 is that modern rarity: an adventure thriller that’s even better than its advertising campaign.’ Telegraph
This book illuminates the incredible design process behind this ground-breaking film.