Individual film directors, film-makers

The Uncool

The long-awaited memoir by Cameron Crowe—one of America’s most iconic journalists and filmmakers—revealing his formative years in rock and roll and bringing to life stories that shaped a generation, in the bestselling tradition of Patti Smith’s Just Kids. If you’ve seen Almost Famous, you may think you know this story, but you don’t.

Twelve Days in May

They haven’t spoken for 12 years.Can they fall in love in 12 days?

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.

Anything You Can Imagine: Peter Jackson and the Making of Middle-earth

The definitive history of Peter Jackson’s Middle-earth saga, Anything You Can Imagine takes us on a cinematic journey across all six films, featuring brand-new interviews with Peter, his cast & crew. From the early days of daring to dream it could be done, through the highs and lows of making the films, to fan adoration and, finally, Oscar glory.

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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Close-Ups – New York Movies (Close-Ups, Book 3)

The indispensable, illustrated pocket guide to New York movies, from Martin Scorsese and Woody Allen to Lena Dunham and Noah Baumbach.

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Close-Ups: Wes AndersonClose-Ups: Vampire Movies

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.

The Other Side of Me

A brilliant, highly spirited memoir of Sidney Sheldon’s early life that provides as compulsively readable and racy a narrative as any of his bestselling novels.

Stanley Kubrick: A Biography

The most complete account yet of one of the most original and stimulating film-makers of the post-war years: Paths of Glory, Dr Strangelove, Lolita, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, Barry Lindon, Full Metal Jacket …

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