Movie Directors Books


Rebel without a Crew: Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker With $7,000 Became a Hollywood PlayerRebel without a Crew: Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker With $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player
Best Price: $8.44
Loved this book. Funny and insightful look at breaking into Hollywood. Read it & watch El...
Everything Is Cinema: The Working Life of Jean-Luc GodardEverything Is Cinema: The Working Life of Jean-Luc Godard
Best Price: $22.30
This book is a must-have for any fan or person interested in the work of Jean-Luc Godard. It is...
My Boring Ass Life: The Uncomfortably Candid Diary of Kevin SmithMy Boring Ass Life: The Uncomfortably Candid Diary of Kevin Smith
Best Price: $5.40
I'm not completely finished with this yet, but from what I've read so far, it's definitely...
Adventures in the Screen TradeAdventures in the Screen Trade
Best Price: $7.79
Mr. Goldman has written a classic. A great panacea for anyone that gets too starry-eyed over...
WALT DISNEY: AN AMERICAN ORIGINALWALT DISNEY: AN AMERICAN ORIGINAL
Best Price: $6.37
I am very pleased with the poster overall. It is a bit light and fuzzy but that only adds to...


Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters: Defending the Earth with Ultraman and GodzillaEiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters: Defending the Earth with Ultraman and Godzilla
Best Price: $19.99
This book is a meticulous, thoughtful, well-written, and beautifully laid-out tribute to a true...
Cecil B. DeMille: A Life in ArtCecil B. DeMille: A Life in Art
Best Price: $14.49
"I'm ready when you are Mr. DeMille' So cried Norma Desmond the looney faded silent screen...
Silent Bob Speaks: The Collected Writings of Kevin SmithSilent Bob Speaks: The Collected Writings of Kevin Smith
Best Price: $3.39
Read it in an afternoon and enjoyed it a lot! If you're a fan of K. Smith you'll appreciate it....
Conversations with Woody Allen: His Films, the Movies, and MoviemakingConversations with Woody Allen: His Films, the Movies, and Moviemaking
Best Price: $16.88
This is a great way to learn about Woody Allen, his craft, and his films. Organized...
Alfred Hitchcock: The Master of Suspense: A Pop-up BookAlfred Hitchcock: The Master of Suspense: A Pop-up Book
Best Price: $11.94
Seven of Alfred Hitchcock's most famous films are brought to life by Kees Moerbeek's complex...


KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE, THEKID STAYS IN THE PICTURE, THE
Best Price: $7.01
An inside look at a major player during the 70's, 80's, and 90's. You have to admire Robert...
King of Bollywood: Shah Rukh Khan and the Seductive World of Indian CinemaKing of Bollywood: Shah Rukh Khan and the Seductive World of Indian Cinema
Best Price: $12.49
This is a great read for people interested in Bollywood. It not only tells the tale of one of...
Images: My Life In FilmImages: My Life In Film
Best Price: $13.52
I took an Ingmar Bergman class, and I therefore had to watch a lot of Bergman films as well as...
Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American ImaginationWalt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination
Best Price: $14.00
An absolute must-read for not just any Disney enthusiast, but anyone interested in the history...
My Last SighMy Last Sigh
Best Price: $10.37
This book has stayed with me like few other things, since reading it many years ago. I often...

Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and LightAlfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light
Best Price: $8.95
An excellent, straightforward telling of Hitchcock's life and career. What a remarkable life...
Ingmar Bergman: Interviews (Conversations With Filmmakers Series) (Conversations With Filmmakers Series)Ingmar Bergman: Interviews (Conversations With Filmmakers Series) (Conversations With Filmmakers Series)
Best Price: $12.31
Toward the end of his 1971 conversation with Richard Meryman, easily the best interview in this...
Scorsese on Scorsese: Revised EditionScorsese on Scorsese: Revised Edition
Best Price: $7.89
Now that Hollywood has finally given Scorsese his due with what amounted to a career-Oscar, the...
It's Good to Be the King: The Seriously Funny Life of Mel BrooksIt's Good to Be the King: The Seriously Funny Life of Mel Brooks
Best Price: $8.72
Mel Brooks has had an incredible career in television, films, and theater. James Robert Parish's...
Waiting on the Weather: Making Movies with Akira KurosawaWaiting on the Weather: Making Movies with Akira Kurosawa
Best Price: $7.11
Teruyo Nogami, "script girl" to Kurosawa-as of this writing is still alive-and is one...

Quotable Walt DisneyQuotable Walt Disney
Best Price: $4.38
This is a wonderful book. Easy and enjoyable to read. The quotes bring you closer to...
A Killer Life: How an Independent Film Producer Survives Deals and Disasters in Hollywood and BeyondA Killer Life: How an Independent Film Producer Survives Deals and Disasters in Hollywood and Beyond
Best Price: $2.45
The book is readable in as much as trash pop and pulp fiction is watchable and readable.No...
Forgive Us Our Spins: Michael Moore and the Future of the LeftForgive Us Our Spins: Michael Moore and the Future of the Left
Best Price: $2.81
I was drawn to this look at Michael Moore because the author, like me, shares many of Moore's...
Quentin Tarantino: Man and His Movies, TheQuentin Tarantino: Man and His Movies, The
Best Price: $7.90
When Tarantino blew up in the early 90's, there were slews of quickie books written to cash in...
Buster Keaton: Interviews (Conversations With Filmmakers Series)Buster Keaton: Interviews (Conversations With Filmmakers Series)
Best Price: $12.35
After reading many books about Buster Keaton, it's great to finally have a book consisting of...

Leni RiefenstahlLeni Riefenstahl
Best Price: $8.49
I was very disappointed to read so many bad, professional reviews of this book, all clearly...
Stargazer: The Life, World and Films of Andy WarholStargazer: The Life, World and Films of Andy Warhol
Best Price: $8.93
After a long, critical appraisal of Warhol's career and social presence up to the time of his...
Company of Heroes: My Life as an Actor in the John Ford Stock Company (Scarecrow Filmmakers)Company of Heroes: My Life as an Actor in the John Ford Stock Company (Scarecrow Filmmakers)
Best Price: $10.72
Madison Books presents "COMPANY OF HEROES: MY LIFE AS AN ACTOR IN THE JOHN FORD STOCK...
Memoirs from the Beijing Film Academy: The Genesis of China's Fifth Generation (Asia-Pacific)Memoirs from the Beijing Film Academy: The Genesis of China's Fifth Generation (Asia-Pacific)
Best Price: $19.73
After graduating from the Beijing Film Academy in 1982, directors like Chen Kaige and Zhang...
Shock Value: A Tasteful Book About Bad TasteShock Value: A Tasteful Book About Bad Taste
Best Price: $7.99
I was hoping to learn more about John Waters, the man, when I bought this book, and I was far...

Big Bosoms and Square Jaws: The Biography of Russ Meyer, King of the Sex FilmBig Bosoms and Square Jaws: The Biography of Russ Meyer, King of the Sex Film
Best Price: $8.93
I was impressed with the quality of the research that went into this book. Neither a puff-piece...
Walt Disney The American DreamerWalt Disney The American Dreamer
Best Price: $11.47
Walt Disney has been described as complex, difficult to work with, and a workaholic. This book...
The Impossible David Lynch (Film and Culture Series)The Impossible David Lynch (Film and Culture Series)
Best Price: $23.04
I'd like to offer a different perspective on McGowan's book from the previous reviews. I can...
Goldwyn: A BiographyGoldwyn: A Biography
Best Price: $5.69
A. Scott Berg does an excellent job in capturing the life of one of the American cinema's first...
Tim Burton: Interviews (Conversations With Filmmakers Series)Tim Burton: Interviews (Conversations With Filmmakers Series)
Best Price: $12.99
While the interviews are really interesting and personal, I was surpriced that this director's...

You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town AgainYou'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again
Best Price: $40.39
A girl brought up in New York in the 1940s and 1950s by liberal, educated parents comes of age...
Woody Allen: A BiographyWoody Allen: A Biography
Best Price: $5.84
A natural stage in my succession of becoming a Woody Allen freak was picking up a biography. Any...
Kieslowski on KieslowskiKieslowski on Kieslowski
Best Price: $30.32
Superb book. No really, this may very well be the book I have enjoyed the most, ever (though...
Spike Lee: Interviews (Conversations With Filmmakers Series)Spike Lee: Interviews (Conversations With Filmmakers Series)
Best Price: $18.70
This book gave me more insight into the man behind some of my favorite films of all-time. There...
A Talent For Trouble: The Life Of Hollywood's Most Acclaimed Director, William WylerA Talent For Trouble: The Life Of Hollywood's Most Acclaimed Director, William Wyler
Best Price: $12.59
A thoroughly engrossing book that delves not only in Wyler the director, but Wyler the man. This...

Power to Burn: Michael Ovitz and the New Business of Show BusinessPower to Burn: Michael Ovitz and the New Business of Show Business
Best Price: $0.82
What a joke. This book should be called the "how to" guide to be Satan. Frankly,...
Martin Scorsese: A BiographyMartin Scorsese: A Biography
Best Price: $34.95
Martin Scorsese's current position in the international film community is unrivaled, and his...
All I Need to Know about Filmmaking I Learned from the Toxic AvengerAll I Need to Know about Filmmaking I Learned from the Toxic Avenger
Best Price: $202.24
In this book, Lloyd Kaufman, president of the impossibly quirky Troma Studios, shares insights...
Roman Polanski: Interviews (Conversations With Filmmakers Series)Roman Polanski: Interviews (Conversations With Filmmakers Series)
Best Price: $13.51
Polanski is perhaps my favortie director. I was excited upon the release of this book of...
Spike Lee: That's My Story and I'm Sticking to ItSpike Lee: That's My Story and I'm Sticking to It
Best Price: $5.19
After reading this book and thinking about it as a whole, I was led to give it a 3-star rating,...

Between Flops: A Biography of Preston SturgesBetween Flops: A Biography of Preston Sturges
Best Price: $14.34
The first part of this book was mildly interesting for the anecdotes relating to Preston...
Sergio Leone: Something to Do With DeathSergio Leone: Something to Do With Death
Best Price: $33.95
Awesome reading for the die hard spaghetti western fan!
John Carpenter: The Prince of DarknessJohn Carpenter: The Prince of Darkness
Best Price: $15.56
This is an excellent work,probably the best thing a John Carpenter fan could wish for,almost as...
Print the Legend: The Life and Times of John FordPrint the Legend: The Life and Times of John Ford
Best Price: $12.85
Many books were written about Jonh Ford. All of them tell the story and the profile of the...
Steven Spielberg: A Biography (Greenwood Biographies)Steven Spielberg: A Biography (Greenwood Biographies)
Best Price: $35.00
Steven Spielberg is hailed as one of the most influential and commercially successful film...
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