University of Texas Press, July 2008. Trade Paperback. Authoring a film adaptation of a literary source not only requires a media conversion but also a transformation as a result of the differing dramatic demands of cinema. The most critical central step in this transformation of a literary source to the..... More

University of Texas Press, March 2015. Trade Paperback. Frederick Aldama's The Cinema of Robert Rodriguez (2014) was the first full-scale study of one of the most prolific and significant Latino directors making films today. In this companion volume, Aldama enlists a corps of experts to analyze a majority of Rodriguez's..... More

Routledge, October 1996. Trade Paperback. Film Policy is the first comprehensive overview of the workings of the international film industry. The authors examine film cultures and film policy across the world, explaining why Hollywood cinema dominates the global film market, and the effects of the rise of television and video..... More

Grove/Atlantic, November 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. From its humble origins as a dusty California village to the height of movie studio glamor, this entertaining compendium brings Hollywood to life in the words of the people who worked there. A superb anthology . . . A feast for those who love..... More

Newmarket Press, January 2001. Trade Paperback. In this collection of interviews, Academy Award-winning director Elia Kazan ('On the Waterfront, East of Eden, Gentleman's Agreement', and others) reveals with brutal honesty the joys and complications of production. Photos. Index. More

Rutgers University Press, May 1993. Paper Back. It was a surprise to everyone, including director Eric Rohmer, that My Night at Maud's was a success. The film violated almost all the rules of popular filmmaking. It had no crime, no explicit sex, no violence, and no action. As English Showalter..... More

DelMonico Books/Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, October 2022. Hardcover. The overlooked yet vibrant history of Black participation in American film, from the beginning of cinema through the civil rights movement From the dawn of the medium onward, Black filmmakers have helped define American cinema. Black performers, producers and directors--Bert Williams..... More

University Press of Mississippi, March 2017. Hardcover. In this volume, editor Suranjan Ganguly collects eight of Stan Brakhage's most important interviews in which the filmmaker describes his conceptual frameworks; his theories of vision and sound; the importance of poetry, music, and the visual arts in relation to his work; his..... More

Random House, September 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. On the heels of his acclaimed memoir, " Never Have Your Dog Stuffed," beloved actor and bestselling author Alan Alda has written "Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself, " an insightful and funny look at some of the impossible questions he's asked..... More

Random House, March 2022. Hardcover. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - An all-new collection of honest, hilarious, and enlightening conversations with some of the most exciting names in comedy--from lifelong comedy nerd Judd Apatow. "When I need to read an interview with a comedian while in the bathroom, I always turn..... More

Ballantine Books, April 1979. First Edition. Oversize Softcover. First printing. More

University of California Press, September 2000. Paper Back. One of the most celebrated filmmakers of all time, Francois Truffaut was an intensely private individual who cultivated the public image of a man completely consumed by his craft. But his personal story--from which he drew extensively to create the characters and..... More

Harper, November 2022. Hardcover. The real story of Hollywood as told by such luminaries as Steven Spielberg, Frank Capra, Katharine Hepburn, Meryl Streep, Harold Lloyd, and nearly four hundred others, assembled from the American Film Institute's treasure trove of interviews, reveals a fresh history of the American movie industry from..... More