Stage & Screen

The responsibility of the director, and the auteur theory, are the twin themes of this series of confrontations with film directors: Cukor, Mamoulian, Preminger, Preston Sturges, Huston, Losey, Polonsky, Nicholas Ray and Welles. Interviewers include Andrew Sarris, Penelope Houston, Ian Cameron, Mark ...

The founder of the modern documentary movement discusses his early attempts to use the film for social comment

Yesterday it was a golden, garish showcase for the Hollywood star. Today it is the medium upon which gifted film-makers impose their vision of life. Cinema is the newest, brightest art of the mid-twentieth century.

The inspiration for the HBO (R) Original Documentary, Rock Hudson: All that Heaven Allowed, airing June 28!The definitive biography of the deeply complex and widely misunderstood matinee idol of Hollywood's Golden Age."Mark Griffin paints a vivid portrait of a man who lived a double life in order to ...

A history of urban modernity in Cairo through cinema which"makes us see makes us see the movies in a whole new way" (Chris Berry, King's College London)The relationship between the city and cinema is formidable. The images and sounds of the city found in movies are perhaps the only experience that many ...

Explore the creation of Guillermo del Toro's early masterpiece through this visually stunning and insightful look at the spine-chilling classic.

Now in paperback, a penetrating study of the life and work of an enigma in the world of theatre and poetry--awarded Choice's Outstanding Academic Book of the Year upon first publication Lorca's theatre, like that of Strindberg and Tennessee Williams, voices his personal dilemmas, not least his homosexuality. ...

From classic Star Wars and Blade Runner all the way back to The Day the Earth Stood Still sf movie posters have flickered across our consciousness since the early 50s. This new book features a quirky selection of what we think are the best. You won't agree, but you'll enjoy the ride!

Superhero movies have gripped the imagination since the 1950s when the film version of Superman burst onto a scene now dominated by blockbuster events from Marvel and DC. Avengers, Iron Man, Dark Knight, Judge Dredd, Hellboy and the Rocketeer all make an appearance in this fully illustrated, nostalgia driven retro history.

In The Faber Book of French Cinema, Charles Drazin explores the rich film culture and history of the country that first established cinema as the most important mass medium of the twentieth century.

Between 1967 and 1970 Italian auteur Giovanni 'Tinto' Brass directed four feature films in London, each starring a woman. Exploring the political, cultural and sexual ideas of their time, they contain priceless footage of now forgotten neighbourhoods, galleries, clubs and events. This book describes the films, their stars and how they...

Possibly the most classic of all of the Bond films, "Goldfinger" is Bond at his best. The film features the Aston Martin, 'Q', Miss Moneypenny, West Indian adventure, the golf course and other hallmarks of a good Bond film. This book tells what one could wish to know about the film.

This text examines the complex forces pushing and constraining technological developments in cinema. It contests the view that technological advance is simply the result of scientific progress. Rather, the author argues that social forces control the media technology agenda at every stage.

Published to coincide with the world premiere at the National Theatre in June 2008, Afterlife is Michael Frayn's grand, theatrical new play about the life of Max Reinhardt, founder of the Salzburg Festival.

Christopher Hampton's play is drawn from the testimony Pomsel gave when she finally broke her silence shortly before she died to a group of Austrian filmmakers, and from their documentary A German Life (Christian Kroenes, Olaf Muller, Roland Schrotthofer and Florian Weigensamer, produced by Blackbox Film & Media Productions).

Possibly the most classic of all of the Bond films, "Goldfinger" is Bond at his best. The film features the Aston Martin, 'Q', Miss Moneypenny, West Indian adventure, the golf course and other hallmarks of a good Bond film. This book tells what one could wish to know about the film.