Biographies

	Almodovar On Almodovar		$45.00
		Frederic Strauss
	At last in paperback, and updated, one of the world's most famous, fabulous and utterly distinctive film directors tells us all about himself. Almodovar on Almodovar is the definitive guide to the man and his movies. Speaking freely, frankly and with infectious humour to interviewer Frederic Strauss, Almodovar offers innumerable views and insights into his life, his cretive process, his films and his oft-torrid relationships with actors, including his early muses Carmen Maura and the dashing Antonio Banderas.

	I Peed On Fellini		$34.95
	Recollections Of A Life In Film	David Stratton
	From peeing on Federico Fellini to fighting the censorship of Czech director Milos Forman's films, David Stratton's life has been a remarkable one. A legend in Australian and international cinema, he gave his first film review-to his fellow boarders at school-at age nine. Since then, Stratton has reviewed thousands of movies, directed and adjudicated at international film festivals, and lectured in film history. In this honest, funny and thoroughly entertaining memoir, he tells the story of his won remarkable journey.

	Ingrid		$45.00
	A Personal Biography	Charlotte Chandler
	Ingrid Bergman was one of the biggest and most glamorous stars in Hollywood-until she became one of the most controversial, when an international scandal threatened to end her career. In this insightful new biography, Charlotte Chandler draws on her extensive conversations with Bergman herself to describe what happened from Bergman's point of view, revealing a complex and fascinating woman who lived life intensely.

	Peter Jackson The Authorised Biography		$39.95
	A Filmakers Journey	Brian Sibley
	In this authorized biography, the boy from Wellington's Pukerua Bay reveals how he beat Hollywood at its own game. It is a story of passion, single-minded determination, and, above all, an artistic vision and a sense of dramatic scale.

	Federico Fellini		$39.95
	His Life And Work	Tullio Kezich
	In this moving and intimately revealing account of a lifetime spent in pictures, Tullio Kezich, film critic and Fellini's long-time friend, steps outside the mythologies that surround Fellini to explore the films, the machinations of cinema, and the man who most grandly embraced the full spectrum of its possibilities.

	Marilyn Monroe		was $49.95 now $39.95
	Platinum Fox	Cindy De La Hoz
	Marilyn Monroe Platinum Fox celebrates the twenty-one films and character portrayals Marilyn brought to life at 20th Century Fox-the studio where she became a star. There' her matchless blend of sexuality and innocence shone in movies like Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, The Seven year Itch, and Bus Stop.

	Life On Air		was $27.95 now $22.36
	Memoirs Of A Broadcaster	David Attenborough
	The fascinating story of one of television broadcasting's most beloved and influential figures-David Attenborough

	Kate		$26.95
	The Woman Who Was Katherine Hepburn	William J Mann
	William J Mann penetrates the Hollywood myths and oft-recycled stories about Hepburn, drawing on the accounts of her friends and family, and on materials only available since Hepburn's death. With affection, intelligence, and a voluminous knowledge of Hollywood history, Mann shows us how Hepburn fashioned herself into an icon as durable and all-American as the Statue Of Liberty.

	And Its Goodnight From Him...		$24.95
	The Autobiography of the Two Ronnies	Ronnie Corbett
	For the first time, Ronnie Corbett tells the story of their rise from theatre, through The Frost Report and into their own legendary show, as well as how some of their greatest sketches, including 'Mastermind' and 'Fork Handles' came into being.

	Get Happy		$26.95
	The Life Of Judy Garland	Gerald Clarke
	Judy Garland-the girl with the pigtails, the symbol of innocence in the Wizard Of Oz; the brightest star of the Hollywood musical and an entertainer of almost magical power; the woman of a half-dozen comebacks, a hundred heartbreaks and countless thousands of headlines. Now, more than 30 years after her death, the true story of this astonishing woman can be revealed. Gerald Clarke's biography draws on a remarkable list of sources to tell the tale, including the unfinished manuscript of Judy's autobiography, and brings to vivd life the unforgettable characters who played leading roles in her unending drama-from Orson Welles to Yul Brynner, James mason to Frank Sinatra.

	The Brits In Hollywood		$22.95
	Tales From The Hollywood Raj	Sheridan Morley
	This is the story of the British actors and actresses who colonized and influenced Tinseltown instead of remaining at home and trying to achieve fame and fortune in the theatre : from early settlers such as Ronald Colman, Bob Hope and Julie Andrews to the latest batch of British exports-Kate Winslet, rupert Everett and the like-who have, thanks to the Hollywood machine, become global megastars.

	Contemporary North American Film Directors		$49.95
	Wallflower Critical Guide	Yoram Allon, Del Cullen & Hannah Patterson
	Encompassing the careers of up to 600 directors-over 60 new to this edition-working in the US and Canada today, this volume is an invaluable reference for students, researchers and enthusiasts of film and popular culture.

	Exiles In Hollywood		$49.95
		David Wallace
	Fleeing Nazi persecution, many of Europe's creative talents, including screen legend Greta Garbo and composer Igor Stravinsky, were, in Arnold Schoenberg's words, "driven into paradise", settling in Loz Angeles. It was the greatest flight of European cultural and intellectual talent in history and for a time made Los Angeles an international cultural capital. David Wallace here tells the dramatic stories of these brilliant refugees.

	Fifty Contemporary Filmmakers		was $48.00 now $38.40
		Yvonne Tasker
	Fifty Contemporary Filmmakers examines the work of some of today's most popular, original and influential cinematic voices. Each entry offers both an overview and a critique of its subject's career and works, looking at the genres in which they work and their relationships to other films and filmmakers.

	Film Directors A-Z		was $40.00 now $32.00
	A Concise Guide to The Art of 250 Great Filmmakers	Geoff Andrew
	Covering the true originals of classic Hollywood cinema, the masters of world cinema, the more distinctive contemporary filmmakers and a number of downright eccentrics, Film Directors A-Z is a companion to the all time great visual stylists.

	The Melody Lingers On		$49.95
	The Great Songwriters & Their Movie Musicals	Roy Hemming
	Praised by reviewers and musicians worldwide, Roy Hemmings unique book-the sum of a lifetime's work collecting, reviewing andwriting about music and movies-belongs in the home library of every person who loves the Golden Age Of Hollywood and especially the legendary musicmen who wrote their way into our hearts and memories.

	Red Carpets & Other Banana Skins		$27.99
		Rupert Everett
	An element of drama has always attended Rupert Everett, even before he first swept to fame with his outstanding performance in Another Country. He has spent his life surrounded by extraordinary people and witnessed extraordinary events. A superb raconteur and a keen observer of human folly (especially his own), Everett turns his life into a captivating story of love, fame, glamour, gossip and drama....

	Sex Lives Of The Hollywood Goddesses 2		$24.95
		Nigel Cawthorne
	Following the success of Sex Lives Of The Hollywood Goddesses, author Nigel Cawthorne now shines the spotlight on the personal lives of more of Hollywood's femme fatales.

	Who The Hell's In It		$29.95
		Peter Bogdanovich
	From Peter Bogdanovich-director, screenwriter,actor, and cinema scholar-twenty-five fascinating portraits of Hollywood's most acclaimed movie actors and actresses : stars whom he has known, admired, and occasionally worked with. Bogdanovich captures brilliantly-in their own words and his-the personality, the work, the style and the enduring iconic appeal of America's movie greats

	Words Into Images		$59.95
	Screenwriters On The Studio system	Ronald L Davis
	Words Into Images is an engaging look into the inner workings of Hollywood's big studio system as experienced by 13 veteran screenwriters. All taped between 1980 and 1991 and all previously unpublished, these interviews are novel and insightful. Interviewer Ronald L Davis draws the screenwriters into explorations of a broad range of topics, including studio politics, production problems, frustrations caused by directors and producers, and the contributions and difficulties presented by movie stars.

	Not The Girl Next Door		$45.00
	Joan Crawford: A Personal Biography	Charlotte Chandler
	In this fascinating new biography of screen legend Joan Crawford, Charlotte Chandler draws on exclusive and remarkably candid interviews with Crawford herself and with others who knew her, including first husband Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and Crawford's daughter Cathy. As a result, this biography is fresh and revealing, a brand-new look at one of Hollywood's most acclaimed stars.