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Film and Cinema Books

Here is a selection of some top movie and cinema books that should satisfy any film enthusiast.

	"Time Out" Film Guide The Time Out Film Guide contains over 15,800 film reviews assembled over 37 years and written by a team of over 230 sharp, knowledgeable critics. These reviews are drawn from the full spectrum of cinema history: Russian silents to Ealing comedies, classic documentaries to Japanese anime, poverty row B-movies to Hollywood blockbusters. Each review is headed by the film's chief technical credits, country of origin, running time, colour code, copyright year and cast list. In addition, icons identify the top 100 films named in both readers' and Cinema Centenary polls. Twenty-one appendices classify by category and country, while comprehensive indices identify the works of every director covered in the guide and those of a selection of significant actors. Features new to the twelfth edition are present here again. These include colour tabs throughout to aid navigation, more colour illustrations, and the inclusion of 100 new cinefile boxes, containing pictures and more indepth reviews of classic films. Price: £13.99 Publication: October 7, 2004
	"Time Out" Film Guide 2006 Printed in full colour throughout, the fourteenth edition of the Time Out Film Guide now weighs in with more than 16,000 reviews, all written by knowledgeable critics with a real love of film. Its unrivalled coverage of international cinema, Hollywood and Bollywood, blockbusters, forgotten marvels, silent films, documentary and esoterica includes extensive cast and crew listings. Its reach extends into home entertainment, with six pages of reviews of notable international DVD releases from the previous twelve months. Price: £14.85 Publication: October 6, 2005
	1001 Movies: You Must See Before You Die This book tells you everything you need to know about the must-see movies, from the ones you shouldn't have missed first time around, to the ones you can see again and again. Expert critics in each genre of film, from romance to horror and sci-fi, will tell you exactly why these films deserve inclusion in this definitive illustrated list, about their conception and development, and even about the most famous pleces of memorabilia associated with them. Packed with vital statistics, and a few facts that may surprise you, this is a collector's must for the bookshelf as well as being an entertaining read for all those that love the wonderful world of film. Price: £14.00 Publication: September 1, 2004
	Film Review 2004-2005 (60th Edition) For 60 years, Film Review annual has provided the definitive journal of record of the movie business for the English-speaking world. Covering every single film to receive a theatrical release in the UK, Film Review has over the years reviewed more than 15,000 films and covered, in unrivalled detail, 60 years of incredible achievement and evolution in the movie business. In 2004, Executive Editor James Cameron-Wilson, chief reviewers Adam Keen and Mansell Stimpson, and publishers Reynolds & Hearn Ltd are proud to celebrate both the heritage of Film Review annual itself, and the magnificent pageant of film-making which this publication's unbroken history represents. - Reviews, cast lists and credits for all the year's new releases - A review of the top ten box office stars, plus new faces of the year - Details of major awards and film festivals - Comprehensive coverage of the year's video releases - The best soundtracks, quotes of the year - And for this year..."Then and Now": Film Review through the years Price: £13.99 Publication: November 4, 2004
	Halliwell's Film, Video and DVD Guide With over one hundred years of entertainment and cinema information at your fingertips, this is widely recognised as the biggest and the best film guide available. It is the undisputed bible for film enthusiasts and trivia buffs everywhere -- a must-have for every moviegoer. This longest running guide to the film industry is fully revised and updated to include hundreds of new films, and is packed full with cast and credit information and pithy comment on the classics of the silver screen, the latest blockbusters, and everything in between. Halliwell's delivers all the cast and crew credits, fun trivia and behind-the-scenes information you need on over 23,000 movies including hundreds of new ones. This book also reviews films from as far afield as Iran and Korea, as well as offering critics' evaluations. This perennially entertaining, comprehensive and indispensable guide also includes plot synopses and evaluations, video cassette, laser disc and DVD availability. Plus reader friendly icons denote films suitable for family viewing, Academy Award winners and nominees, soundtrack availability and video format compatibility, plus lists of four-star and three-star films by title and year. Price: £15.75 Publication: October 4, 2004
	Radio Times" Guide to Films With over 21,000 entries, including all recent cinema releases, plus new straight-to-video/DVD titles, TV movies and films from a century of cinema, Radio Times Guide to Films 2005 is the definitive guide to the genre. Complete indexes of actors, directors and alternative titles, plus an international awards section, birth and death dates to the actors and directors indexes; no other guide offers such a range of films in one volume. Each of the A-Z entries features a review and star rating from the Radio Times film experts, cast and characters, director and writer credits, plus other essential information (genre, year, country of origin, running time, video/DVD availability, British Board of Film Classification certificate and viewing advice). Price: £13.99 Publication: October 7, 2004
	Scene by Scene Scene by Scene consists of detailed, incisive discussions in which film directors and actors analyse key scenes from their film output. Those interviewed include such famous names as Lauren Bacall, Kirk Douglas, Sean Connery, Martin Scorsese, Rod Steiger, Dennis Hopper, Tom Hanks, Roman Polanski, Bernardo Bertolucci, Jack Lemmon, Steve Martin and many others. Presented in a lively and accessible manner by Mark Cousins and fully illustrated throughout, the book will appeal to the general reader and those wishing to learn about the craft of film-making. The book provides in-depth discussions on about 40 scenes which illustrate the technical excellence of director or actor in question, flanked by a brief series introduction and a bibliographical section and index. In essence the book will contain around 40 of the most important film scenes from the last 50 years. Price: £17.50 Publication: October 2002
	The Rough Guide to Cult Movies This new edition of the Rough Guide to Cult Movies offers a new improved blend of essential trivia and informed opinion as it takes you on a tour of the most compellingly weird - and weirdly compelling - films in the world. From 'A Bout de Souffle' to 'Zoltan Hound of Dracula', this guide selects films to savour in every genre from circus movies to westerns of all flavours - spaghetti and sauerkraut. New genres have been added - gambling and vampires - and this edition includes a miscellany of movie trivia identifying, for example, the four women who have played Hamlet on screen, a peek at celluloid's greatest back stories (such as the rumours of munchkin mayhem in The Wizard Of Oz) and a personal selection of cult movies from the likes of Johnny Depp, Julie Christie, Kevin Spacey and Bert Kwouk. Price: £6.39 Publication: November 4, 2004
	The Story of Film The Story of Film is the most accessible and compelling history of the medium yet published. Film critic, producer and presenter, Mark Cousins shows how film-makers are influenced both by the historical events of their times, and by each other. He demonstrates, for example, how Douglas Sirk's Hollywood melodramas of the 1950s influenced Rainer Werner Fassbinder's despairing visions of 1970s Germany; and how George Lucas' Star Wars epics grew out of Akira Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress. The Story of Film is divided into three main epochs: Silent (1885-1928), Sound (1928-1990) and Digitial (1990-Present), and within this structure films are discussed within chapters reflecting both the stylistic concerns of the film-makers and the political and social themes of the time. Film is an international medium, so as well as covering the great American films and film-makers, the book explores cinema in Europe, Africa, Asia, Australasia and South America, and shows how cinematic ideas and techniques cross national boundaries. Avoiding jargon and obscure critical theory, the author constantly places himself in the role of the moviegoer watching a film, and asks: 'How does a scene or a story affect us, and why?' In so doing he gets to the heart of cinematic technique, explaining how film-makers use lighting, framing, focal length and editing to create their effects. Clearly written, and illustrated with over 400 stills, including numerous sequences explaining how scenes work, The Story of Film is essential reading for both film students and the general moviegoer. Price: £17.50 Publication: October 1, 2004

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