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Filming The Odyssey

Christopher Nolan is no stranger to controversy. From inaudible dialogue, to his insistence on in-camera physical effects, and his preference for analogue film over digital, the Director’s creative choices have been the
August 13, 2026

The Colours of Wes Anderson

Has any film director used colour as vividly or an memorably as Wes Anderson? That’s the question which fuels Hannah Strong’s Colours of Wes Anderson — this new must-have book that explores
October 4, 2025

The Search For Bond

The Search For Bond: How the 007 Role Was Won and Lost by Robert Sellers tells the often-extraordinary story of how cinema’s most famous secret agent was cast … or not. Released
October 16, 2024

Alfred Hitchcock’s Storyboards

No one doubts the genius of Alfred Hitchcock, but it takes a book like Alfred Hitchcock Storyboards to remind us exactly why the iconic filmmaker was one of the most influential figures
February 9, 2024

Carry On Girls!

Whether it’s Barbara Windsor’s seaside-postcard bubbly blonde, Joan Sims’ hysterically historical leading lady, Hattie Jacques’ authoritarian maiden aunt, or Valerie Leon’s statuesque strumpet, the Carry On girls were stoic, sexy, and fiercely
November 15, 2023

1971: 100 Films From Cinema’s Greatest Year

1971 was a great year for cinema. Robert Altman, Dario Argento, Ingmar Bergman, Stanley Kubrick, Sergio Leone, George Lucas, Sam Peckinpah, Roman Polanski, Nicolas Roeg and Steven Spielberg, among many others, were
September 7, 2023
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