Arts

The Life of David Gale

by Dewey Gram

The Mind of the Modern Moviemaker: Twenty Conversations with the New Generation of Filmmakers

by Joshua Horowitz

A revealing look at the influences and aspirations of today’s hottest filmmakers A new era has dawned in Hollywood, with a wave of innovative filmmakers redefining the art of big-screen entertainment for...

To Air is Human: One Man's Quest to Become the World's Greatest Air Guitarist

by Bjorn Turoque

How an average musician put aside his "there" guitar and reinvented himself as Björn Türoque, the take-no-prisoners future of air guitar.

The true story of how mildly successful guitarist and New York Times...

Hail, Hail, Euphoria!: Presenting the Marx Brothers in Duck Soup, the Greatest War Movie Ever Made

by Roy Blount Jr.

Nearly eighty years after its release, the Marx Brothers film Duck Soup remains one of the most influential pieces of political satire in history. In Hail, Hail, Euphoria!, bestselling author Roy Blount Jr....

Hollywood Jock: 365 Days, Four Screenplays, Three TV Pitches, Two Kids, and One Wife Who's Ready to Pull the Plug

by Rob Ryder

Rob Ryder made that pledge to his wife, and he was determined to stick to it. As technical consultant on blockbuster sports films, he had seen up close how the film business works and what kind of chaos can,...

Tales from the Script: 50 Hollywood Screenwriters Share Their Stories

by Peter Hanson & Paul Robert Herman

Discover the secrets of Hollywood storytelling in this fascinating collection, in which fifty screenwriters share the inside scoop about how they surmounted incredible odds to break into the business, how they...

The Violin Maker: A Search for the Secrets of Craftsmanship, Sound, and Stradivari

by John Marchese

How does a simple piece of wood become a violin, the king of instruments? Watch and find out as Eugene Drucker, a member of the world–renowned Emerson String Quartet, commissions Sam Zygmuntowicz, a Brooklyn...

Showgirls, Teen Wolves, and Astro Zombies: A Film Critic's Year-Long Quest to Find the Worst Movie Ever Made

by Michael Adams

Showgirls or Spice World?

Reefer Madness or Robot Monster?

battlefield Earth or The Black Gestapo?

One reviewer's relentless search for the most appalling abomination ever to disgrace the screen—at the rate of...

Parental Advisory

by Eric D. Nuzum

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About The Music Your Parents Never Wanted You To Hear

Believe it or not, music censorship in America did not begin with Tipper Gore's horrified reaction to her daughter's Prince...

Why AC/DC Matters

by Anthony Bozza

Australian rock giants AC/DC have sold more records in the U.S. than Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Aerosmith, and than the Rolling Stones, yet have always been undervalued and unappreciated by mainstream...

The Portland Vase

by Robin Brooks

For thousands of years an enigmatic and astonishingly beautiful piece of Roman art has captivated those who have come in contact with it.Made before the birth of Christ, the Portland Vase, as it is called, is...

Madonna: Like an Icon

by Lucy O'Brien

Material Girl . . . Immaculate sexpot . . . Superstar . . . Mother . . . Kabbalah enthusiast . . . For three decades she has defied categorization. . . . She remains one of our greatest living pop icons.

Here...

You Can Count on Me: A Screenplay

by Kenneth Lonergan

Acclaimed playwright Kenneth Lonergan’s You Can Count on Me is one of the most highly praised independent films of recent years, earning many of the major screenplay awards.

This is the lovingly drawn story...

Memories of John Lennon

by Yoko Ono

John Lennon . . . as much a part of our world today as he ever was

He touched many lives in his brief forty years, and continues to move and inspire millions more to this day. Now, invited by Yoko Ono, friends,...

Mastering Manga, How to Draw Manga Faces

by Mark Crilley

Mastering Manga, How to Draw Manga Faces is an excerpt from Mastering Manga With Mark Crilley. True manga style is about more than big eyed characters, but Mark's lessons ensure that you can get them right,...

iPad Design Lab - Basic: Storytelling in the Age of the Tablet

by Mario Garcia & Reed Reibstein

iPad Design Lab - Basic is about storytelling in today's world, as more and more people consume information using the iPad and other tablets. This guide is the first to analyze the way that consumers take in...

An Introduction to the Ajanta Caves: With Examples of Six Caves

by Rajesh Singh

This book is designed for students, educators, libraries, and general readers with keen interest in the subject of Indian or South Asian art, architecture, history, and culture. It is work of the author's fifteen...

Owsley and Me: My LSD Family

by Rhoney Gissen Stanley & Tom Davis

Owsley and Me is an insider's account of sixties counterculture, told by the partner of Owsley "Bear" Stanley.

Stretching Exercises for Guitarists

by Gareth Evans

Stretching Exercises for Guitarists is a compact guide that can be used as part of a healthy and productive practice regime. All 30 exercises are demonstrated with over 40 professionally hand-drawn illustrations...

Where Have All the Good Times Gone?

by Louis Barfe

Louis Barfe's elegantly written, authoritative and highly entertaining history charts the meteoric rise and slow decline of the popular recording industry.

Barfe shows how the 1920s and 1930s saw the departure...