This companion takes readers behind the scenes of The Grand Budapest Hotel. Through a series of in-depth interviews between writer/director Wes Anderson and cultural critic Matt Zoller Seitz, Anderson shares the story behind the film's conception, personal anecdotes about the ma…
Robert Altman: critical essays
The life and work of motion picture director Robert Altman (1925-2006) is interpreted from a variety of perspectives in this collection of essays. Included are insights on Mr. Altman and his five decade career from actors, historians, film scholars, and cultural theorists, refle…
This title charts the series's success through the increasingly vocal online communities that drive the young adult book market. Essays here consider the fashion that the series has created and how the costumes, memorabilia, merchandising, and branding have become an ever bigger…
The book is the definitive guide to Star Wars: The Last Jedi, revealing the characters, creatures, droids, locations, and technology from the new film. Packed with 100+ images and information as penned by Star Wars™ scribe Pablo Hidalgo, it's a must-have for all fans who want to…
Den amerikanske filmskuespiller Shirley MacLaines (f. 1934) erindringer om sine forældre og sine oplevelser med den overnaturlige verden
A lighthearted account by the producer and director of such productions as "Laverne & Shirley" and "Pretty Woman," traces his Bronx childhood, role in shaping A-list celebrity careers, and personal philosophies about life and entertainment
Raised in Venezuela under the aegis of the cultish Children of God, 18-year-old River Phoenix took Hollywood by storm when he starred in Stand By Me, and soon won an Oscar nomination for Running on Empty. Praised by his peers as the most talented actor of his generation, River c…