Entertainment

All drama takes the form of one of 36 situations. That was Georges Polti's theory about theatre, which he put forward in his book 36 Dramatic Situa...

The Academy Awards--that yearly Hollywood bash that brings together the glamour and glitz of the international film industry--is highly revered ...

'An extraordinary book by an extraordinary man' Ken LoachTony Garnett's story begins in working-class, war-torn Birmingham where he movingly descri...

In this comprehensive study of Nollywood stardom around the world, Noah A. Tsika explores how the industry's top on-screen talents have helped Noll...

Charles Band's Full Moon Entertainment was the most remarkable B-movie studio of the 1990s, responsible for a barrage of sci-fi, fantasy, and horro...

In this volume, eighteen experts from a variety of academic backgrounds explore the use of songs in films from the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking...

Since the release of his first feature in 1996, Alejandro Amenábar has become the golden boy of Spanish filmmaking, a bankable star director whose ...

Toysa celebrated part of childhood and key figures in childrens imaginative playhave a fantastic history of heroism in print and on film. From the ...

The Lone Ranger has endured as an iconic figure in American popular culture, from his 1933 premier as a radio serial hero through a highly-rated...

From a personal obsession with film, to an unorthodox mentorship with the legendary Pauline Kael, to establishing himself with the upstart Entertai...

This second volume of cinematic eye candy further documents the quickly burgeoning underground film poster movement, a group of artists who challen...

Contains over 240 full-scale, complete video sleeves in the genres of action, comedy, horror, kids, sci-fi, and thriller films.  Video cover art i...

What if Dorothy Gale wasn't the only person who went to see the Wizard of Oz? MGM's landmark 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz, starring Judy Garland, d...

Hammer Films were almost as well known for the way in which they sold their films, as for the films themselves. The Art of Hammer is the first ever...

Few films have resonated through the years as Schindler's List has. Released in December 1993, it not only won seven Oscars - including Best Film a...

From the vaudeville gyrations of New York Giants star pitchers Rube Marquard and Christy Mathewson, to Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra as hoofing i...

Hammer Film's is justly famous for Gothic horror but the company also excelled in the psychological thriller. Influenced by Henri-Georges Clouzo...

The 14 essays in Game on, Hollywood! take on several points of game and film intersection. They look at storylines, aesthetics, mechanics, and p...

When it releases this fall, Rapunzel (new title forthcoming) will be the 50th animated feature produced by Walt Disney Animated Studios. Featuring ...

Although film noir is traditionally associated with the mean streets of the Dark City, this volume explores the genre from a new angle, focusing...

This stunning package is a truly immersive reading experience with unseen imagery, concept art and exclusive insights from the cast and crew. It in...

The Star Shiner poses the question: Can a young man from a small rural Kentucky town--fleeing a domineering mother and an abusive, alcoholic fat...

Though cinema arrived in Spain and Portugal at the end of the nineteenth century, national and industrial problems as well as the dictatorships of ...