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Sex, Lies, and Videotape


Steven Soderbergh - 1990
    Illustrated.

Slumdog Millionaire: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack


A.R. Rahman - 2009
    The winner of eight Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Original Song, and Best Original Score, Slumdog Millionaire was the suprise hit of the 2009 season. The film tells the tale of a Mumbai teen who is accused of cheating after winning the Indian version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" This songbook matches the soundtrack and includes 9 songs: O, Saya * Mausam & Escape * Paper Planes * Ringa Ringa * Latika's Theme * Aaj Ki Raat * Millionaire * Dreams on Fire * Jai Ho.

Movie Speak: How to Talk Like You Belong on a Film Set


Tony Bill - 2009
    (assistant director) knowingly mumbles "Gone With the Wind in the morning, Dukes of Hazzard after lunch"? An oral tradition gathered and passed down for more than a hundred years, the language of moviemaking, like other secret lexicons, is the only accepted way of communicating on a set—and is all but unknown to the outside world. Technical, odd, colorful, mysterious, the working language of movies sheds light not only on the hugely complex process of making a film, but on the invisible hierarchies of a set, the unspoken etiquette between cast and crew, and the evolution of a process that's endlessly fascinating.Movie Speak is a book about language, but through language also a book about what it’s really like to be a director or a producer or an actor or a crew member. An Oscarwinning producer (The Sting), actor (who worked with Spielberg, Coppola, and Sydney Pollock), and director (Five Corners, Flyboys, My Bodyguard, and more), Tony Bill has been on sets for more than 30 years and brings a writer's love of language to this collection of hundreds of film terms. A futz. A cowboy. A Brodkin and a double Brodkin (a.k.a. screamer). Streaks ’n tips, a Lewinsky, Green Acres, rhubarb, a peanut, a Gary Coleman, snot tape, twin buttes, manmaker (and why you can yell for one if needed for a grip, but must whisper if it's for Tom Cruise)—these are the tricks of the trade.

ME BEFORE YOU


Alexander Zelenskiy - 2016
    She knows that she really likes working in cafes and that, most likely, she does not love her boyfriend Patrick. But Lou doesn't know what's going to lose his job and that in the near future she will need all the strength to overcome the problems piled on her. Will Traynor knows what hit him, the motorcyclist took away his desire to live. And he knows exactly what needs to be done to put an end to all this. But he doesn't know that Lou will soon burst into his world in a riot of colors. And they both don't know that will forever change the lives of each other.

Secret Hollywood: Crazy and Interesting Stories about the Rich and Famous


Bill O'Neill - 2021
    Grab your copy of Secret Hollywood and start gossiping!

Seagalogy: a Study of the Ass-Kicking Films of Steven Seagal


Vern - 2007
    a national treasure!”Now, finally, Vern is ready to unleash his magnum opus: an in-depth study of the world's only aikido instructor turned movie star/director/writer/blues guitarist/energy drink inventor — the ass-kicking auteur Steven Seagal. From Above the Law to his Mountain Dew commercials, his entire career is covered in Vern’s inimitable style.As Vern himself puts it, Seagalogy is “a book that will shake the very foundations of film criticism, break their wrists and then throw them through a window."

Fascinating Facts About Classic Movies


Mark J. Asher - 2014
    It's filled with unintended consequences that were turned into cinematic gold, and great behind-the-scenes details about unforgettable films like Gone With The Wind, Citizen Kane, The Wizard of Oz, Titanic, The Godfather, and many others. Inside, you'll discover: * What infamous movie line came from a Bruce Springsteen concert. * Which actor had to leave the The Wizard of Oz due to an allergic reaction to the makeup. * How Al Pacino got the idea to yell "Attica! Attica!" in Dog Day Afternoon. * Why the movie Back To The Future was almost called Spaceman From Pluto. * What Star Wars character was inspired by George Lucas' dog. * What famous fried chicken restaurant chain was named after a detective in a movie. * Why Frank Sinatra was angry at Spike Lee after Do The Right Thing. * Which classic film inspired several famous cartoon characters. * Which controversial film premiere Martin Luther King, Jr. attended as a ten-year-old. * Which classic film Muhammad Ali almost stared in as a boxer.

Making Documentary Films and Reality Videos: A Practical Guide to Planning, Filming, and Editing Documentaries of Real Events


Barry Hampe - 1997
    Barry Hampe, who has made more than 150 documentary films and videos, traces the two main approaches to documentary--recording behavior and re-creating past events—and shows students how to do both effectively. Covering all the steps, from conceptualization to completion, the book includes chapters on visual evidence; documentary ethics; why reality is not enough; budgeting; and casting, crew, and equipment selection.

The Perfect Crime: The Real Life Crime that Inspired Hitchcock’s Rope


Fergus Mason - 2013
    But they wanted the one thing that no amount of money could buy: life. They wanted to create the Perfect Crime--to kidnap and murder a 14-year-old boy for the thrill of getting away with murder.The crime was so horrifying that even legendary filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock took notice, and directed his version of the story: Rope. But the real story of the Rope is much more brutal and suspenseful than even Hitchcock could do justice to. Read the real history in this thrilling true crime book.

3 Idiots The Original Screenplay


Rajkumar Hirani - 2013
    The book unveils the journey of the personal philosophy of its makers, compelling a nation to think.

Disney Princess: A Story of Love


Amy Adair - 2002
    A Story of Disney Princess Ariel's Love

Tales From Development Hell: The Greatest Movies Never Made?


David Hughes - 2004
    but the movies rarely actually get made!Whatever happened to Darren Aronofsky's Batman movie starring Clint Eastwood? Why were there so many scripts written over the years for Steven Spielberg and George Lucas's fourth Indiana Jones movie? Why was Lara Croft's journey to the big screen so tortuous, and what prevented Paul Verhoeven from filming what he calls one of the greatest scripts ever written? Why did Ridley Scott's Crisis in the Hot Zone collapse days away from filming, and were the Beatles really set to star in Lord of the Rings? What does Neil Gaiman think of the attempts to adapt his comic book series The Sandman?All these lost projects, and more, are covered in this major book, which features many exclusive interviews with the writers and directors involved.

When The Wind Changed : The Life and Death of Tony Hancock


Cliff Goodwin - 1999
    

Raising Hell: Ken Russell and the Unmaking of the Devils


Richard Crouse - 2012
    Featuring an exclusive interview with recently deceased director Ken Russell and new interviews with cast, crew, and historians, Raising Hell examines this beautifully blasphemous movie about an oversexed priest and a group of sexually repressed nuns in 17th century France. From the film’s inception through its headline-making production and controversial reception, Richard Crouse explores what it is about Russell’s rarely seen cult classic that makes it a cinematic treasure.

A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies


Martin Scorsese - 1997
    Hundreds of film stills, many in color, plus dialogue, quotations, and other sources add to and illustrate each chapter's overriding theme.