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	1001 Movies You Must See Before You die		$45.00
		Stephen Jay Schneider
	Editor Stephen Jay Schneider has brought together 1001 movies ranging from art house classics to westerns, written by leading film critics and journalists. Often witty, always informative, the reviews in this huge volume provide insightful and erudite guides to the best movies ever. A dozen genres are covered: musicals, thrillers, westerns, science-fiction, comedy, war, horror, epics, film noir, art-house, romance, and social drama, arranged in chronological order. Older classics such as Some Like it Hot, Singin' in the Rain, Casablanca, On the Waterfront, Psycho and High Noon jostle for position with contemporary classics such as Goodfellas, Saving Private Ryan, Braveheartand Star Wars. This magnificent guide covers close to a century of memorable movies.New updated paperback edition contains most recent Australian movie releases.

	The Hollywood Book Of Extravagance		was $22.95 now $18.36
	The Totally Infamous, Mostly Disastrous, and Always Compelling Excesses of America's Film & TV Idols	James Robert Parrish
	The Hollywood Book Of Extravagance focuses on a selection of colourful Tinseltown celebrities who managed to live larger than their contemporaries in the entainment world, often thanks to an insatiable appetite for, among other things, power, liaisons, or controlled substances.

	Australian Story		$39.95
	Off The Record	Foreword By Caroline Jones
	In Australian Story : Off The Record come behind the scenes of one of Australia's best-loved documentary programs and revisit 12 of its most compelling stories. As viewers of this multi award-winning program know, the real stars of the show are its subjects; ordinary people who reveal extraordinary courage, integrity and decency in the face of adversity.

	501 Movie Stars		$45.00
		Steven Jay Schneider
	From the team behind the best-selling 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, 501 Movie Stars is a comprehensive guide to the brightest lights in cinema history. Lavishly illustrated with portraits, film stills and behind-the-scenes shots, and bursting with engrossing facts, this volume is indispensible to film students, movie-goers, and lovers of popular culture alike. Each star receives at least a full-page entry, complete with a critical selection of Top Takes, trademarks and all the off-screen action.

	To Infinity & Beyond		$95.00
	The Story Of Pixar Animation Studios	Karen Paik
	The official story of Pixar studios and the team of pioneering talents that brought you "Toy Story", "The Incredibles" and "Finding Nemo". For ten years, Pixar Animation has been at the forefront of animated film, bringing unlikely heroes to the big screen and delighting fans young and old. But the road to studio superstardom was often hampered by technical limitations, studio disputes and budget problems. "To Infinity and Beyond!" is the complete history of Pixar and a stunning collector's item, including exquisite concept art, storyboard sketches and interviews from the creators and stars of some of the most innovative animated films of all time.

	Videohound's Groovy Movies		$44.95
	Far Out Films Of The Psychedelic Era	Irv Slifkin
	Cold wars. Hot babes. Cool spies. Warm Flesh. Good vibes. Videohound's Groovy Movies is an enlightening, entertaining, eye-opening excursion to more than 200 of the most intriguing and extreme works in cinematic history-films so weird, so wacky, so cool, they're guaranteed to make jaws drop even today.

	Hollywood Trivia		$19.95
	Ove 300 Curious Lists From Tinseltown	Aubrey Malone
	An Aladdin's cave of hundreds of little known movie facts, Hollywood Trivia is a fascinating book that will astound even the most knowleadgeable film buff

	The Science Of James Bond		$20.95
	From Bullets to Bowler Hats to Boat Jumps, The Real Technology Behind 007's Fabulous Films	Lois H. Gresh & Robert Weinberg
	The Science Of James Bond takes you on a fascinating excursion through the true science that underlies Bond's most fantastic and off-the-wall accoutrements

	Popular Music & Film		$45.00
		Ian Inglis
	The growing presence of popular music in film is one of the most exciting areas of contemporary film studies. Individually focusing on specific topics, all the essays in this volume allow for close examination of the debates, collectively pointing to important changes in the production and consumption of both film and music.

	Comic Book Movies		was $29.95 now $23.95
	Virgin Film Series	David Hughes
	David Hughes looks in detail at 20 key titles, covering every step of the development from comic-book panel to feature film frame. The book includes interviews with creative artists about the evolution of the movies from the massive and continuing success of the Superman and Batman franchises to less successful ventures such as Mystery Men and Dick Tracy, and speculates about future films.

	The Cinema Book		$90.00
		Pam Cook
	The Cinema Book is widely recognised as the ultimate Guide to cinema. Authoritative and comprehensive, the 3rd edition has been extremely revised, updated and expanded in response to developments in cinema and cinema studies. It includes many exciting new sections, from Hong Kong cinema to New Hollywood, and from Japanese anime to contemporary British directors, as well as in-depth case studies written by leading international film scholars and historians.

	The Winston Effect		$59.95
	The Art & Histroy of Stan Winston Studio	Jody Duncan
	For over 30 years, Stan Winston and his team of artists and technicians have been creating characters, creatures and monsters for the silver screen, from "The Terminator" and the extraterrestrial monstrosities of "Aliens" and "Predator" to the amazing dinosaurs of "Jurassic Park" and the fanciful character of "Edward Scissorhands". Now, at last, he's opening up the Stan Winston Studios to collaborate on the first-ever book to reveal all the behind-the-scenes secrets of his groundbreaking and hugely influential artistry and effects work. Featuring an extensive array of sketches, production art, and photographs straight from the studio archives, this is the book his fans have been waiting for!

	Beautiful Monsters		$24.95
	Unofficial & Unauthorised Guide to the Alien & Predator Films	David A McIntee
	"Beautiful Monsters" is the story of the "Alien" and "Predator" film franchises. Each film is chronicled through analysis and extensive background information, and the themes and influences examined through articles. In addition, all the spin-off books, comics and computer games are detailed. This is your one-stop guide for everything relating to two of cinema's most popular and enduring creations.

	The Film Encyclopedia		was $60.00 now $48.00
	The Most Comprehensive Encyclopedia of World Cinema in a Single Volume	Ephraim Katz
	Ephraim Katz's The Film Encyclopedia is the most comprehensive one-volume encyclopedia on film and is considered the undisputed Bible of the movie industry. With up-to-date additions, this fifth edition features more than 8,000 A-Z entries on the artistic, technical and commercial aspects of moviemaking.

	The Great Movie Musical Trivia Book		$38.95
		Jeff Kurtti
	The Great Movie Musical Trvia Book spins out revelation after revelation, with entertaining answers to vexing questions that will test the wits of even the most die-hard musical fan!

	Hollywood Archive		was $95.00 now $76.00
	The Hidden History of Hollywood in the Golden Age	Paddy Calistro & Fred E Barstein
	From the premier Hollywood archivist, Angel City Press, comes The Hollywood Archive-a compelling compilation of nostalgic photographs and essays that chronicle the making of the Hollywood Dream Machine-a visual tour of the culture of old Hollywood in its Golden Age, from its inception with silent film to the late 1960's when studios shaped what we saw and how we saw it.

	Hollywood Book Of Breakups		was $22.95 now $18.36
	The Outrageous, Often Vicious, & Sometimes Tragic Romantic Disasters of America's Film & TV Idols	James Robert Parish
	In The Hollywood Book of Breakups, James Robert Parish looks ar scores of hot Hollywood romances that eventually fell apart. From the decade long union of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman to the "just for show" nuptials of Rock Hudson and Phyllis Gates to the four-and-a-half year marriage of Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston to the "other woman" divorce of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher. Parish covers it all.

	Hollywood Hex		$39.95
	Death & Destiny In The Dream Factory: An Illustrated History of Cursed Movies	Mikita Brottman
	Hollywood Hex is a study of films that have, in one way or another, resulted in death and destruction. Some are directly responsible for the accidental deaths of those involved in their creation; others have caused tragedy indirectly by inspiring occolt movements, serial killers, copycat crimes, psychotic behavior in audiences, or bizarre and freakish coincidences. These "cursed" films include The Excorcist, Rosemary's Baby, Twilight Zone-The Movie and The Crow; films that have become notorious and compelling in their new role as inadvertant epitaphs, as documents on the subject of human mortality.

	The Hollywood Story		$49.95
		Joel W Finler
	In The Hollywood Story, Joel W Finler explores the history of the American movie industry from the silent era to the present day. In individual chapters that cover each of the major studios, the author considers the key actors, directors and frequently overlooked technicians who contributed to filmmaking history.

	Hollywood Studio System		$49.95
	A History	Douglas Gomery
	The Hollywood Studio Sydtem : A History is the first book to describe and analyse the complete development,classic operation, and reinvention of the global corporate entities which produce and distribute most of the films we watch.

	Jazz On Film		$39.95
	The Complete Story Of The Musicians & Music On Screen	Scott Yanow
	Which movies include memorable appearances by jazz musicians and singers? Are the films worth watching for the music? Which DVDs and videos of jazz performances are eesential? Which are merely dull? What classic performances are currently available? Scott Yanow answers these questions as he reviews and rates over 1300 Hollywood movies, DVDs, videos, documentaries, shorts, and available TV specials.

	Complete Idiot's Guide to Classic Movies		$29.95
	Facts, Trivia, and Behind-The-Scenes Stories From The Best Movies of All Time	Lee Pfeiffer
	Get In Line! In The Complete Idiot's Guide to Classic Movies, you'll get the full stories behind the flicks we all love to watch again and again.

	Shepperton Studios A Visual Celebration		$125.00
		Morris Bright
	Shepperton has been the home of maverick and independent film production for nearly 75 years. Owned by a succession of famous brothers—the Kordas, the Boultings, the Lees, and the Scotts—some of the most successful films ever produced have been made here. Billy Liar, Dr. Strangelove, Oliver!, Alien, A Passage to India, the Pink Panther films, The Omen, The Wicker Man, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Gandhi, Evita, The Crying Game, Troy, Four Weddings and a Funeral, and Bend It Like Beckham are but a small selection of the classic films featured in this first comprehensive, fully authorized history. With exclusive contributions from directors, actors, and producers; 300 images, many never-before seen; and a DVD featuring trailers from a dozen major films made at the studios, this is an essential work for all fans and students of the cinema.

	Fawlty Towers		$39.95
	The Story Of Britain's Favourite Sitcom	Graham McCann
	In this witty and thoroughly researched biography, Graham McCann, Britain's best-loved entertainment writer, examines each of the unpredictable elements-the demented brilliance of John Cleese, his creative partnership with Connie Booth, Basil and Sybil's classic "trapped relationship", and the weekly procession of colourful guest characters-that added up to an immortal sitcom, beloved all over the world, even in Barcelona.

	Scenes From A Revolution		$45.00
	The Birth Of The New Hollywood	Mark Harris
	In Hollywood, by the time the 1967 Best Picture nominees were made public, it was increasingly clear that something was dying and something was being created...The Old and the new existed in uneasy proximity, eyeing each other across a red-carpeted aisle that was becoming easy to mistake for a battle line. A fight that began as a contest for a few small patches of Hollywood turf ended as the first shot in a revolution.

	Counterfeit Worlds		$26.95
	Philip K Dick On Film	Brian J Robb
	From Blade Runner to the forthcoming A Scanner Darkly (starring Keanu Reeves), via Total Recall, Screamers, Impostor, Paycheck and Tom Cruise in Minority Report, the legacy of science fiction writer Philip K. Dick has revolutionised Hollywood. Counterfeit Worlds is the definitive history of all the adaptations of Dick's work, not only the films but also TV series, radio plays, even operas and computer games. Beginning with a concise biography of Dick, acclaimed writer Brian J. Robb looks at the evolution and production of each project in depth, along the way uncovering a wealth of new information, including the stories behind the fascinating unmade film Ubik (with a screenplay by Dick himself), and the stillborn sequels to Total Recall and the legendary Blade Runner.