Film History
Learn about the history of filmmaking with our selection of books highlighting contributions to film throughout history.
EARLY HOLLYWOOD
The image of Hollywood often translates as some otherworldly dreamscape filled with fantastic lives and fantasy fulfillment. The real deal was carved from the Southern California desert as an outpost northwest of Los Angeles. The movie industry arrived when tumbleweeds...
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HOLLYWOOD CHINESE: THE CHINESE IN AMERICAN FEATURE FILMS
Academy Member Recommended: "HOLLYWOOD CHINESE is a book I adore and cherish because it reminds me that we have indeed had a deep and abiding influence on Hollywood, even if our portrayal has often been troubled. Author Arthur Dong beautifully...
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MOVIES OF THE 2000S, 2ND ED.
100 Movies of the 2000s Hardcover – November 4, 2022by Jürgen Müller (Editor)Our Movies series enters the 21st century with this definitive lineup of the 100 most important films made during the 2000s, an age of evergreen franchises, historical epics,...
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REGENERATION: BLACK CINEMA, 1898–1971
Edited with text by Doris Berger, Rhea L. Combs. Foreword by Whoopi Goldberg. Text by Donald Bogle, Cara Caddoo, Terri Simone Francis, Michael Boyce Gillespie, J. Raúl Guzmán, Shola Lynch, Ron Magliozzi, Ellen C. Scott, Jacqueline N. StewartDesigned by Eddie...
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STAR WARS, VOL. 1
Star Wars exploded onto our cinema screens in 1977, and the world has not been the same since. After watching depressing and cynical movies throughout the early 1970s, audiences enthusiastically embraced the positive energy of the Star Wars galaxy as...
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THE COEN BROTHERS: THIS BOOK REALLY TIES THE FILMS TOGETHER
From such cult hits as Raising Arizona (1987) and The Big Lebowski (1998) to major critical darlings Fargo (1996), No Country for Old Men (2007), and Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), Ethan and Joel Coen have cultivated a bleakly comical, instantly...
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KUBRICK ARCHIVES
In 1968, when Stanley Kubrick was asked to comment on the metaphysical significance of 2001: A Space Odyssey, he replied: “It’s not a message I ever intended to convey in words. 2001 is a nonverbal experience… I tried to create...
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STARTING POINT: 1979-1996
Japan's most popular filmmaker speaks on life, love, and the world of anime.The Starting Point...of the Greatest Career in Animation HistoryIn the first two decades of his career, filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki laid the groundwork for his legendary movies. Starting Point is a...
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HOLLYWOOD BLACK: THE STARS, THE FILMS, THE FILMMAKERS
Hollywood Black: The Stars, the Films, the Filmmakers (Turner Classic Movies) Hardcover – May 7, 2019by Donald Bogle (Author), Turner Classic Movies (Author), John Singleton (Foreword) Academy Member Recommended: "Since I was a little girl, I have been in...
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EDITH HEAD: THE FIFTY-YEAR CAREER
Edith Head: The Fifty-Year Career of Hollywood's Greatest Costume Designer Hardcover – Illustrated, October 5, 2010by Jay Jorgensen (Author)All About Eve. Funny Face. Sunset Blvd. Rear Window. Sabrina. A Place in the Sun. The Ten Commandments. Scores of iconic films...
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HORROR CINEMA
Get ready to quake in fear with this revised and expanded edition of our history of horror cinema. This chilling volume packs 640 pages full with the finest slashers, ghosts, zombies, cannibals, and more, curating the very creepiest screen creations...
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CAMERA MAN: BUSTER KEATON, THE DAWN OF CINEMA, AND THE INVENTION OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Camera Man: Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema, and the Invention of the Twentieth Century Hardcover – January 25, 2022by Dana Stevens (Author)In this genre-defying work of cultural history, the chief film critic of Slate places comedy legend and acclaimed...
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GIRLS ON FILM
Girls on Film: Lessons From a Life of Watching Women in Movies (Filmmaking, Life Lessons, Film Analysis) (Birthday Gift for Her) Paperback – March 15, 2022 by Alicia Malone (Author) With humor and honesty, Girls on Film looks at the...
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ALFRED HITCHCOCK: CINEMA ON THE EDGE OF NOTHING
Behind the scenes of some of the 20th century’s greatest movies with the Master of Suspense“If you make a bomb go off, the audience has a shock that lasts 10 seconds,” said Alfred Hitchcock. “But if you simply tell them...
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THE MOVIE ART OF SYD MEAD
The Movie Art of Syd Mead: Visual Futurist Hardcover – Illustrated, September 19, 2017by Syd Mead (Author)Syd Mead is one of the most accomplished and widely respected artists and industrial designers alive today. His career boasts an incredible array of...
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MAKEUP MAN: CREATIONS OF HOLLYWOOD'S MICHAEL WESTMORE
Headline: A peek behind the Hollywood mask by one of its foremost makeup artistsIn Hollywood’s heyday, almost every major studio had a Westmore heading up the makeup department. Since 1917, there has never been a time when Westmores weren’t shaping...
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STAR WARS ARCHIVES 1999-2005
The Star Wars Archives. 1999–2005. 40th Ed. Hardcover – January 17, 2023by Paul Duncan (Author) From the moment Star Wars burst onto the screen in 1977, audiences have been in equal parts fascinated and appalled by the half-man/half-machine hybrid Darth...
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WELL DOCUMENTED: THE ESSENTIAL DOCUMENTARIES THAT PROVE THE TRUTH IS MORE FASCINATING THAN FICTION
Well Documented: The Essential Documentaries that Prove the Truth is More Fascinating than Fiction Hardcover – November 22, 2022by Ian Haydn Smith (Author)This fascinating book from veteran film journalist Ian Haydn Smith, with a foreword from award-winning director Asif Kapadia,...
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ART OF HORROR MOVIES: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
Academy Member Recommended: "One of my favorite books. A mind-bending, brain-blasting collection of the most stunningly breath-taking art from a hundred years of horror. " - Bob Murawski (Film Editor) This magnificent companion to The Art of Horror, from the...
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COLORS OF FILM: THE STORY OF CINEMA IN 50 PALETTES
Colors of Film: The Story of Cinema in 50 Palettes Hardcover – March 14, 2023 by Charles Bramesco (Author) Taking you on from the earliest feature films to today, Colors of Film introduces 50 iconic movies and explains the pivotal...
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CREATING THE ILLUSION: A FASHIONABLE HISTORY
Marilyn Monroe made history by standing over a subway grating in a white pleated halter dress designed by William Travilla. Hubert de Givenchy immortalized the Little Black Dress with a single opening scene in Breakfast at Tiffany's. A red nylon jacket...
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DISNEY ARCHIVES MOVIES 1, ART EDITION
The Walt Disney Film Archives. The Animated Movies 1921–1968Edition of 2,500Hardcover, 620 pages, 16.2 x 11.8 in. in clamshell box. With portfolio of 5 cel setups, 14.8 x 11.8 in. and 11.8 x 14.3 in., and 64-page facsimile of 'The...
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FRENCH NEW WAVE: A REVOLUTION IN DESIGN
FRENCH NEW WAVE: A REVOLUTION IN DESIGN - Reel Art Press (December 3, 2019)The definitive celebration of the visual imagery of the French New Wave with its explosive and groundbreaking poster art The French New Wave of the 1950s and 1960s...
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I THOUGHT WE WERE MAKING MOVIE, NOT HISTORY
I Thought We Were Making Movies, Not History (Wisconsin Film Studies) Kindle Editionby Walter Mirisch (Author) This is a moving, star-filled account of one of Hollywood’s true golden ages as told by a man in the middle of it all....
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INK & PAINT: THE WOMEN OF WALT DISNEY'S ANIMATION
Academy Member Recommended: “Mindy Johnson’s seminal book at long last reveals the significant contributions of the women artists and technicians who helped create the classic Disney animated films.” - Tom Sito (Animator) From the earliest origins of animated...
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JURASSIC PARK: THE ULTIMATE VISUAL HISTORY
Jurassic Park: The Ultimate Visual History Hardcover – November 16, 2021by James Mottram (Author), Laura Dern (Introduction), Jeff Goldblum (Afterword)Welcome to Jurassic Park! Discover the cinematic evolution of the Jurassic Park trilogy, with this deluxe book celebrating the saga’s massive...
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OSCAR WARS: A HISTORY OF HOLLYWOOD IN GOLD, SWEAT, AND TEARS
Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears Hardcover – February 21, 2023by Michael Schulman (Author) The author of the New York Times bestseller Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep returns with a lively history of the Academy...
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THE MICKEY MOUSE LEGACY: THE ULTIMATE HISTORY OF A MODERN HERO
Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse. The Ultimate History. 40th Ed. Hardcover – September 22, 2020by David Gerstein (Author), J. B. Kaufman (Author), Bob Iger (Author), Daniel Kothenschulte (Editor) On November 18, 1928, the world’s most famous Mouse made his very first...
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WE SEE EACH OTHER: A BLACK, TRANS JOURNEY THROUGH TV AND FILM
We See Each Other: A Black, Trans Journey Through TV and Film Hardcover – May 9, 2023by Tre'vell Anderson (Author) A groundbreaking look at the history of transgender representation in TV and film, by an of-the-moment and in-demand culture reporter....
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WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE CASABLANCA
We'll Always Have Casablanca: The Life, Legend, and Afterlife of Hollywood's Most Beloved Movie Hardcover – Illustrated, February 14, 2017 by Noah Isenberg (Author)A Los Angeles Times BestsellerFor the 75th anniversary of its premiere―the incredible story of how Casablanca was...
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HOLLYWOOD: THE ORAL HISTORY (PAPERBACK)
Hollywood: The Oral Historyby Jeanine Basinger (Author), Sam Wasson (Author) – November 21, 2023The 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...
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