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Conquest of the Useless: Reflections from the Making of Fitzcarraldo by Werner Herzog Staff Pick Much like the man himself, Werner Herzog's journal from the filming of Fitzcarraldo is hallucinatory and horrific, lovely and poetic all at once. This is a book about madness and obsession, about depth and illusion, about a place where nothing is as it... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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The Patagonian Hare: A Memoir by Claude Lanzmann Publisher Comments “Even if I lived a hundred lives, I still wouldnt be exhausted.” These words capture the intensity of the experiences of Claude Lanzmann, a man whose acts have always been a negation of resignation: a member of the Resistance at sixteen, a... (read more) Your price: $35.00 New - Hardcover
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My Happy Days in Hollywood: A Memoir by Garry Marshall Publisher Comments With the television hits The Odd Couple, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, and Mork & Mindy, and movies like The Flamingo Kid, Beaches, Pretty Woman, and The Princess Diaries under his belt, Garry Marshall has been among the most successful writers,... (read more) Your price: $25.00 New - Hardcover
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Conversations with Wilder by Cameron Crowe Publisher Comments In Conversations with Wilder, Hollywood's legendary and famously elusive director Billy Wilder agrees for the first time to talk extensively about his life and work. Here, in an extraordinary book with more than 650 black-and-white photographs —... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $22.00 Used - Hardcover
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Making Movies by Sidney Lumet Publisher Comments From one of America's most acclaimed directors comes a book that is both a professional memoir and a definitive guide to the art, craft, and business of the motion picture. Drawing on 40 years of experience on movies ranging from Long Day's Journey Into... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Spellbound by Beauty: Alfred Hitchcock and His Leading Ladies by Donald Spoto Publisher Comments "The trouble today is that we don't torture women enough." — Alfred Hitchcock. It is remarkable how infrequently, over a period of more than fifty years, Alfred Hitchcock spoke about the beautiful, legendary and talented actresses he directed... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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Akira Kurosawa: Master of Cinema by Peter Cowie Publisher Comments The most lavishly produced and profusely illustrated volume on Akira Kurosawa ever published, timed for the centennial of his birth. Akira Kurosawa is arguably the greatest of all Japanese film directors and is respected around the world as one of the... (read more) List Price $75.00 Your price: $41.98 Sale - Hardcover
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My Boring-Ass Life: The Uncomfortably Candid Diary of Kevin Smith by Kevin Smith Publisher Comments NOW UPDATED WITH THE ‘INS AND OUTS OF MAKING ZACK AND MIRI MAKE A PORNO, AND MUCH, MUCH MORE! Anything but boring, Kevin Smith shares his x-rated thoughts in his diary, telling all in his usual candid, heartfelt and irreverent way! Kevin Smith... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Joss Whedon: The Complete Companion: The TV Series, the Movies, the Comic Books and More by Popmatters (cor) Publisher Comments THE ESSENTIAL UNOFFICIAL GUIDE TO THE WHEDONVERSE Joss Whedon’s importance in contemporary pop culture can hardly be overstated, but there has never been a book providing a comprehensive survey of his career as a whole – until now. The... (read more) Your price: $18.95 New - Trade Paper
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Saul Bass: A Life in Film & Design by Jennifer Bass Publisher Comments This is the first book to be published on one of the greatest American designers of the 20th Century, who was as famous for his work in film as for his corporate identity and graphic work. With more than 1,400 illustrations, many of them never published... (read more) Your price: $75.00 New - Hardcover
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Lynch on Lynch Revised Edition by David Lynch Publisher Comments David Lynch erupted on to the cinema landscape with "Eraserhead, establishing himself as one of the most original, imaginative and truly personal directors at work in contemporary cinema. He is a surrealist in the tradition of the great Spanish filmmaker,... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Hitchcock's Films Revisited (Rev 02 Edition) by Robin Wood Publisher Comments When Hitchcock's Films was first published, it quickly became known as a new kind of book on film and as a necessary text in the growing body of Hitchcock criticism. This revised edition of "Hitchcock's Films Revisited" includes a substantial new preface... (read more) List Price $37.50 Your price: $15.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Hollywood Dreams Made Real: Irving Thalberg and the Rise of M-G-M by Mark A Vieira Publisher Comments Nicknamed the “Boy Wonder,” Irving G. Thalberg was running Universal Pictures at the age of twenty, and he cofounded Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer at twenty-four. Between 1924 and 1936, he supervised 400 memorable movies, making stars of Lon Chaney... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $22.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Shooting Water: A Memoir of Second Chances, Family, and Filmmaking by Devyani Saltzman Publisher Comments The highly acclaimed debut is Devyani Saltzman's remarkable story of reconnecting with her mother, award-winning filmmaker Deepa Mehta, in India and Sri Lanka during the production of the Oscar®-nominated film Water. In Shooting Water, Devyani... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (Contemporary Film Directors) by Celestino Deleyto Publisher Comments This in-depth study of Mexican film director Alejandro González Iñárritu explores his role in moving Mexican filmmaking from a traditional nationalist agenda towards a more global focus. Working in the United States and in... (read more) List Price $27.25 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Kieslowski on Kieslowski (93 Edition) by Danusia (ed.) Stok Publisher Comments Filmography: p. 237-264. Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-236) and index.... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $11.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Adventures of a Suburban Boy by John Boorman Publisher Comments John Boorman came of age as a filmmaker in the 1960s--the golden age of world cinema--and throughout his career, his celebrated films embraced the spirit of the era: challenging authority, questioning accepted morality, and examining the thin line... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Industrial Light & Magic: The Art of Innovation by Pamela Glintenkamp Publisher Comments Industrial Light & Magic: The Art of Innovation is an extensively illustrated oral history of the multiple-Academy-Award®-winning visual effects company founded by George Lucas in 1975. Its tale begins with a small team of craftspeople... (read more) Your price: $50.00 New - Hardcover
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Original Story by Arthur Laurents: A Memoir of Broadway and Hollywood by Arthur Laurents Publisher Comments The celebrated director, playwright and screen-writer recounts his life and career (including West Side Story, Gypsy, and The Way We Were).... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $11.50 Used - Trade Paper
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It Chooses You by Miranda July Synopsis In the summer of 2009 Miranda July was struggling to write her second screenplay, The Future, when she began to obsessively read the PennySaver classified ads. The iconic Los Angeles newsprint booklet served a computerless demographic—a quickly... (read more) Your price: $24.00 New - Hardcover
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