Slash

It seems excessive...but that doesn't mean it didn't happen. The mass of black curls. The top hat. The cigarette dangling from pouty lips. These are the trademarks of one of the world's greatest and m...

Contemporary Women Stage Directors

Contemporary Women Stage Directors opens the door into the minds of 27 prolific female theatre directors, allowing you to explore their experience, wisdom and knowledge. Directors give insight int...

Death in the Clouds

Een vrouw is gedood door een giftige pijl in de bijgevoegde grenzen van een commerciële passeneger vliegtuig ... Van zetel No.9, werd Hercule Poirot ideaal geplaatst om zijn collega luchtreizigers te...

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

An oral biography chronicling the life and times of singer-songwriter Warren Zevon brings together conversations and interviews with Stevie Nicks, Jackson Browne, Tom Petty, Emmylou Harris, Linda Rons...

British War Films, 1939-1945

Cinema was the most popular form of entertainment during the World War II. Films were also an important propaganda medium. This work is an account and index of feature films produced during the war.

The Jaws Log

Carl Gottlieb's account of the making of Steven Spielberg's classic shocker is a compelling insider's story of the making of a film phenomenon. Jaws grossed $100 million, won 3 Oscars and launched its...

Showgirls, Teen Wolves, and Astro Zombies

Filled with real-life, exclusive interviews with filmmakers and actors, fact-filled lists and invented awards, a hilarious memoir by an Australian film critic chronicles his search for the worst film...

Music Of James Bond

The story of the music that accompanies the cinematic adventures of Ian Fleming's intrepid Agent 007 is one of surprising real-life drama. In The Music of James Bond, author Jon Burlingame throws open...

Really Easy Piano

Talking Jazz

Miles Davis, Gil Evans, Dizzy Gillespie, Jon Hendricks, Max Roach, Betty Carter, Jackie McLean, Don Cherry, Sonny Rollins, McCoy Tyner, Archie Shepp, Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams, Keith Jarrett, Wynt...

The Sounds of the Silents in Britain

The Sounds of the Silents in Britain explores the sonic dimension of film exhibition in Britain, from the emergence of cinema through to the introduction of synchronized sound. Edited by Julie Brown a...

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Agatha Christie's most daring crime mystery - an early and particularly brilliant outing of Hercule Poirot, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd', with its legendary twist, changed the detective fiction genre...