Film History
Learn about the history of filmmaking with our selection of books highlighting contributions to film throughout history.
VIVA HOLLYWOOD: THE LEGACY OF LATIN AND HISPANIC ARTISTS IN AMERICAN FILM
Viva Hollywood: The Legacy of Latin and Hispanic Artists in American Film (Turner Classic Movies) Hardcover – September 13, 2022 by Luis I. Reyes (Author), Jimmy Smits (Foreword) Through an authoritative narrative and lavish photography, this is an in-depth...
$35.00
THE STORY OF DISNEY: 100 YEARS OF WONDER
The Story of Disney: 100 Years of Wonder Hardcover – March 7, 2023by John Baxter (Author) The Walt Disney Company honors its 100th anniversary in 2023. As part of the festivities, this must-have coffee table book showcases the company's history...
$60.00
THE ART OF PIXAR: THE COMPLETE COLORSCRIPTS FROM 25 YEARS OF FEATURE FILMS
The Art of Pixar: The Complete Colorscripts from 25 Years of Feature Films (Revised and Expanded) (Disney Pixar x Chronicle Books) Hardcover – October 27, 2020by Pixar (Author)In this revised and expanded edition for the 25th anniversary of Pixar's feature...
$60.00
AN EMPIRE OF THEIR OWN: HOW THE JEWS INVENTED HOLLYWOOD
An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood Paperback – September 8, 1989by Neal Gabler (Author)A provocative, original, and richly entertaining group biography of the Jewish immigrants who were the moving forces behind the creation of America's motion...
$20.00
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...
$21.99
EARLY WARNER BROS. STUDIOS
Early Warner Bros. Studios (Images of America) Paperback – July 26, 2010by E.J. Stephens (Author), Marc Wanamaker (Author) Since 1928, Warner Bros. has produced thousands of beloved films and television shows at the studio's magical 110-acre film factory in Burbank....
$21.99
THEATRES IN LOS ANGELES
Los Angeles and the movies grew up together, and a natural extension of the picture business was the premium presentation of the product--the biggest, best, and brightest theatres imaginable. The magnificent movie palaces along Broadway in downtown Los Angeles still...
$21.99
MOVIE STUDIOS OF CULVER CITY
After watching pioneer filmmaker Thomas Ince film one of his famous Westerns on Ballona Creek, city founder Harry Culver saw the economic base for his city. Culver announced plans for the city in 1913 and attracted three major movie studios...
$21.99
EARLY PARAMOUNT STUDIOS
Early Paramount Studios (Images of America)by E.J. Stephens , Michael Christaldi, et al. | Jul 15, 2013 For over 100 years, Paramount Pictures has been captivating movie and television audiences worldwide with its alluring imagery and compelling stories. Arising...
$21.99
100 AMERICAN HORROR FILMS
100 American Horror Films (BFI Screen Guides)by Barry Keith GrantIn 100 American Horror Films, Barry Keith Grant presents entries on 100 films from one of American cinema's longest-standing, most diverse and most popular genres, representing its rich history from the...
$26.95
PARAMOUNT STUDIOS: 1940-2000
The fascinating tale of Hollywood powerhouse Paramount Pictures--beginning with its birth in the 1910s through the turbulent decade of the 1930s--was told in Early Paramount Studios by Marc Wanamaker, Michael Christaldi, and E.J. Stephens. Now the same authors are back...
$21.99
ANNA MAY WONG: FROM LAUNDRYMAN'S DAUGHTER TO HOLLYWOOD LEGEND
Anna May Wong: From Laundryman’s Daughter to Hollywood Legend Paperback – January 10, 2023by Graham Russell Gao Hodges (Author)Anna May Wong remains one of Hollywood’s best-known Chinese American actors. Between 1919 and 1960, Anna May Wong starred in over fifty...
$16.99
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...
$50.00
100 ALL-TIME FAVORITE MOVIES OF THE 20TH CENTURY
Take a journey through the makers and shapers of celluloid history. From horror to romance, noir to slapstick, adventure to tragedy, Western to new wave, this selection gathers the greats of 20th-century cinema into one indispensable guide to movie gold.The...
$25.00
MOVIES OF THE 1990S, 2ND ED.
100 Movies of the 1990s Hardcover – November 4, 2022by Jürgen Müller (Editor)The last decade of the 20th century consolidated once again the fascinating power of the silver screen, both by looking to the future and drawing on the past....
$50.00
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,...
$50.00
MOVIES OF THE 1980S, 2ND ED.
100 Movies of the 1980s Hardcover – November 4, 2022by Jürgen Müller (Editor)From Aliens to Amadeus, get your fill of 1980s nostalgia with this movie bible of all things bold, bizarre, and boisterous. We've diligently compiled a list of the...
$50.00
100 ESSENTIAL INDIAN FILMS
100 Essential Indian Films (National Cinemas)by Rohit K. Dasgupta (Author), Sangeeta Datta (Author) Although the motion picture industry in India is one of the oldest and largest in the world—with literally thousands of productions released each year—films from that country...
$50.00
FILM: 100 IDEAS THAT CHANGED FILM
100 Ideas that Changed Film: (A concise resource covering movie concepts, technologies, techniques and movements) Paperback – August 6, 2019 by David Parkinson (Author) 100 Ideas that Changed Film chronicles the most influential ideas that have shaped film since its...
$19.99
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...
$49.95
MASTERS OF MAKE-UP EFFECTS
Masters of Make-Up Effects: A Century of Practical Magic Hardcover – September 20, 2022by Howard Berger (Author), Marshall Julius (Author), Seth MacFarlane (Afterword), Guillermo del Toro (Foreword) ABOUT THE BOOK: Dive into the fascinating world of movie make-up effects...
$39.95
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...
$30.00
ALFRED HITCHCOCK: THE COMPLETE FILMS
Alfred Hitchcock. The Complete Films Hardcover – May 10, 2019by Paul Duncan (Editor) The name Alfred Hitchcock is synonymous with suspense―that is to say, masterful, spine-tingling, thrilling, shocking, excruciating, eye-boggling suspense. With triumphs such as Rebecca, Vertigo, Rear Window, and...
$40.00
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...
$45.00
LABYRINTH THE ULTIMATE VISUAL HISTORY
Labyrinth: The Ultimate Visual History Hardcover – October 18, 2016by Paula M Block (Author), Terry J Erdmann (Author), Brian Henson (Introduction),Labyrinth: The Ultimate Visual History is the definitive thirtieth-anniversary exploration of the beloved Jim Henson classic, featuring rare artwork, interviews,...
$45.00
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...
$30.00
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...
$16.99
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...
$35.00
THE FEMALE GAZE: ESSENTIAL MOVIES MADE BY WOMEN
Support Women in Film with This Perfect Movie Guidebook!“A wonderful guide to some of the best films made by women, both celebrating women directors and fueling the red-hot discussion about why we don’t have more.” ―Maria Giese, filmmaker and activist#1...
$19.99
THE SHORT STORY OF FILM
The Short Story of Film is a new and innovative introduction to the art of film-making. Simply constructed, the book explores 50 key movies, from superhero blockbusters to indie darlings. The design of the book allows the reader to navigate...
$19.99
ADRIAN: A LIFETIME OF MOVIE GLAMOUR, ART AND HIGH FASHION
From ruby slippers to fashion runways, Adrian: A Lifetime of Movie Glamour, Art and High Fashion is a visual celebration of the life and work of the man behind some of the most memorable fashions of Hollywood's golden age.This book...
$65.00
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...
$85.00
FORBIDDEN HOLLYWOOD: WHEN SIN RULED THE MOVIES
Filled with rare images and untold stories from filmmakers, exhibitors, and moviegoers, Forbidden Hollywood is the ultimate guide to a gloriously entertaining era when a lax code of censorship let sin rule the movies.Forbidden Hollywood is a history of "pre-Code"...
$30.00
BACKWARDS & IN HEELS
Backwards and in Heels: The Past, Present And Future Of Women Working In Film (Incredible Women Who Broke Barriers in Filmmaking) Paperback – August 15, 2017 by Alicia Malone (Author) Women have been instrumental in the success of American cinema...
$19.95
AGNES VARDA BETWEEN FILM, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND ART
Agnes Varda between Film, Photography, and Art Paperback – October 17, 2017by Rebecca J. DeRoo (Author)Agnès Varda is a prolific film director, photographer, and artist whose cinematic career spans more than six decades. Today she is best known as the...
$34.95
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AGE OF CAGE: FOUR DECADES OF HOLLYWOOD THROUGH ONE SINGULAR CAREER
Age of Cage: Four Decades of Hollywood Through One Singular Careerby Keith Phipps (Author) Hardcover“Age of Cage might be the closest we will get to understanding the singular beauty of each of Nic Cage’s always electric performances. You are holding...
$27.99
A LIFE IN MOVIES: STORIES FROM 50 YEARS IN HOLLYWOOD
A Life in Movies: Stories from 50 years in Hollywood Hardcover – May 7, 2019by Irwin Winkler A rollicking autobiography from the legendary producer of Goodfellas, Rocky, and Raging Bull, and an insider’s account of making movies in Hollywood...
$26.00
HOLLYWOOD: THE ORAL HISTORY
Hollywood: The Oral History Hardcover – November 8, 2022by Jeanine Basinger (Author), Sam Wasson (Author)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,...
$37.50
THE BIG GOODBYE: CHINATOWN AND THE LAST YEARS OF HOLLYWOOD
The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood Hardcover – February 4, 2020From the New York Times bestselling author of Fifth Avenue, Five A.M. and Fosse comes the revelatory account of the making of a modern American masterpieceChinatown...
$29.99
100 ANIMATED FEATURE FILMS: REVISED EDITION (2ND EDITION)
100 Animated Feature Films: Revised Edition (BFI Screen Guides) Paperback – July 28, 2022by Andrew Osmond (Author)20 years ago, animated features were widely perceived as cartoons for children. Today they encompass an astonishing range of films, styles and techniques. There...
$26.95
A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD- A LIFE IN HOLLYWOOD
One of Hollywood's most famous and controversial filmmakers shares his fascinating reminiscences about the world of film, offering anecdotes about the notable actors and actresses with whom he has worked, his various movies, and his personal life. Hardcover ...
$35.00
FILMQUAKE: THE MOST DISTRUPTIVE FILMS IN CINEMA
FilmQuake: The Most Disruptive Films in Cinema (Culture Quake) Flexibound – January 25, 2022by Ian Haydn Smith (Author)Discover films that dared to be different, risked reputations and put careers in jeopardy. This is what happens when filmmakers take tradition and...
$16.99
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...
$25.00
HOLLYWOOD IN SAN FRANCISCO
One of the country’s most picturesque cities and conveniently located just a few hours’ drive from Hollywood, San Francisco became the most frequently and extensively filmed American city beyond the production hubs of Los Angeles and New York in the...
$34.95
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...
$29.99
GIRLS ON FILM
Girls on FilmLessons From a Life of Watching Women in Movies (Filmmaking, Life Lessons, Film Analysis)By Alicia MaloneGirls on Film: Witty Life Lessons from Alicia Malone#1 New Release in Criticism & Essays, Movie Reference, and Video ReferenceWith humor and honesty,...
$16.95
THE STAR WARS ARCHIVES, VOL 2 1999-2005 XXL EDITION
The Star Wars Archives. 1999–2005 Hardcover – November 30, 2020by Paul Duncan (Author), TASCHEN (Editor)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 Vader....
$200.00
THE STAR WARS ARCHIVES, VOL 1 1977–1983 XXL EDITION
The Star Wars Archives. 1977–1983 Hardcover – November 30, 2018by Paul Duncan (Author)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,...
$200.00
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...
$40.00
MAGIC TIME: MY LIFE IN HOLLYWOOD
“Is there anybody that Hawk Koch hasn’t worked with? Magic Time should be required reading for three types of people. One, those starting in show business, two, those that have been in show business for a long time, and three, everyone else....
$27.00
