Entertainment

Today, it is tempting to see the rise of HD television as ushering in a new era of spectacular television. Yet since its earliest days, the medium ...

With a foreword by Ronnie Corbett.Loved by millions and collected here for the first time is the very best of Ronnie Barkers classic sketches, mono...

Most of the world remembers Ronald Reagan and Nancy (Davis) Reagan as geriatric figures in the White House in the 1980s. And it remembers Jane Wyma...

HOWARD HUGHES'S NEW FILMGOERS' GUIDE TO SCIENCE-FICTION FILMS DELVES DEEP INTO THE LANDMARK MOVIES OF THIS EVERPOPULAR GENRE, FROM METROPOLIS TO AV...

I can never forget the excitement in my mind after seeing 'Pather Panchali', noted Akira Kurosawa. Satyajit Ray's three films about the boyhood, ad...

In what ways do films influence and interact with society? What social forces determine the kinds of movies that get made? How do movies reinforcea...

I am not in danger . . . I am the danger. With those words, Breaking Bads Walter White solidified himself as TVs greatest antihero. Wanna Cook? exp...

This interactive adventure lets Supernatural fans control the action for the first time, as they follow Sam and Dean Winchester in their quest to b...

This is the first ever international comparative study of the mythologies which popular TV series in Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland...

This book explores the horror boom since the 1960s. Spanish Horror Film is the first in-depth exploration of the genre in Spain from the 'horror bo...

This is an exploration into the darkest side of cinema. Explosive images of sex and violence in films by directors such as Catherine Breillat, Gasp...

The Anatomy of an Actor series takes ten roles by a single actor, each studied in a dedicated chapter, and identifies the key elements that made th...

This title charts the birth and development of Italian neorealism. Surveying the major creative contributions to and critical receptions of this tr...

In his follow-up to A California Childhood, James Franco reflects on his life in Hollywood and beyond through an intimate and powerful series of po...

A collection of heartwarming stories from the popular ''Thank You'' strand on BBC Radio 4''s flagship Saturday morning programme, Saturday Live. ...

Amid the deprivation and despair of the Great Depression, Shirley Temple radiated a spirit of optimism and plucky good cheer. Her image appeared in...