Browse
Best Selling
Category
Origin
English (1)
Price
All (289)
Free (0)
Below $5 (6)
Below $10 (19)
Below $15 (82)
Protection
All (82)
DRM Free (2)
DRM (80)
Language
English (82)
French (4)
German (1)
Spanish (0)
Italian (58)
"A thoughtful, in places chilling, account of the way entertainment values have hollowed out American life." --The New York Times Book Review
From one of America's most original cultural critics and the author...
The first look at the philosophy behind the Iron Man comics and movies, timed for the release of Iron Man 2 in March 2010
On the surface, Iron Man appears to be a straightforward superhero, another rich guy fighting...
A hilarious collection of essays, riffs, and lists that celebrate the insanity of Hollywood -- for anyone who loves the movies.
Richard Roeper, like the rest of us, adores the movies. In this uproarious, offbeat...
In 2007, Nathan Rabin set out to provide a revisionist look at the history of cinematic failure on a weekly basis. What began as a solitary ramble through the nooks and crannies of pop culture evolved into a...
From Pulitzer Prize-Winning Movie Critic Stephen Hunter Comes A Brilliant, Freewheeling, And Witty Look At The Movies.
Evanston, Illinois, was an idyllic 1950s paradise with stately homes, a beautiful lake,...
The New York Times bestseller that follows the making of five films at a pivotal time in Hollywood history
In the mid-1960s, westerns, war movies, and blockbuster musicals like Mary Poppins swept the box office....
The stories behind the stories of some of Hollywood's most iconic movies
The magazine world 's monthly arbiter of culture, personality, and world affairs, Vanity Fair has always offered the definitive insider's...
A longtime industry insider and acclaimed Hollywood historian goes behind the scenes to tell the stories of 15 of the most spectacular movie megaflops of the past 50 years, such as Cleopatra, The Cotton Club,...
From American Beauty (overrated) to The Night of the Hunter (masterpiece), this collection of Peter Rainer’s film criticism spans the course of his illustrious 30-year career, which dates back to the early...
For the last three hundred years, fictions of the vampire have fed off anxieties about cultural continuity. Though commonly represented as a parasitic aggressor from without, the vampire is in fact a native...
A raucous and revealing oral history of the birth of the adult film industry, The Other Hollywood peels back the candy coating to let the true story be told -- by the stars, movie makers, and other industry...
30-year movie reviewer Chris Hicks explores the history of the movie rating system, the inconsistency in the ratings, and shares advice on how to make better choices in your family's movie entertainment.
Ranging from the dawn of the silent era to today’s blockbusters and independent films, this revamped second edition chronicles the significant contributions by Chicago and Chicagoans to more than a century...
Revealing a festival of guilty pleasures, almost-masterpieces, and undeniable classics in need of revival, 35 directors champion their favorite overlooked or critically savaged gems in this guide. The list includes...
Savor the inside scoop on over-the-top superstars
"I'm not a paranoid, deranged millionaire. . . . I'm a billionaire!"
"Acting is an empty and useless profession."
"Good girls go to heaven. Bad girls go everywhere...
"Half of all marriages end in divorce--and then there are the really unhappy ones."
--Joan Rivers
Do you suppose that the person who first said "Life is stranger than fiction" might have had Hollywood marriages...
"You must remember this . . ."
A kiss is just a kiss, but famous movie lines last forever, and many have become permanently part of American culture. For silver-screen fanatics and current blockbuster buffs,...
For some of us, moviegoing is an occasional pleasure. Kevin Murphy made it his obsession, and he did it for you.
Mr. Murphy, known to legions of fans as Tom Servo on the legendary TV series Mystery Science Theater...
This study examines Lina Wertmüller’s 1989 film adaptation of Giovannino Guareschi’s short story "Il decimo clandestino" through the lens of her documented collaboration with the author’s children, Alberto...
A FRONT-ROW SEAT TO A YEAR'S WORTH OF MUST-SEE FILMS
Director, producer, screenwriter, author, actor, and film critic, Peter Bogdanovich knows movies. Now, in this unique new book, he shares his passion with...