Humor & Entertainment - Movies

In 1975, David Thomson published hisBiographical Dictionary of Film,and few film books have enjoyed better press or such steady sales. Now, thirty-...

So said Burt Reynolds after being told by director Milos Forman that the coveted role of Randall McMurphy in One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest was do...

'Broadsword Calling Danny Boy': Watching 'Where Eagles Dare'

The only major biography of Sam Peckinpah in print, David Weddle's If They Move . . . Kill 'Em! tells the wild story of Peckinpah's life with novel...

'The Devil's Candy: ''Bonfire of The VANITIES'' GOES to Hollywood'

"You are about to read the tale of the toughest Irish lass who ever took on Hollywood and became a major leading lady....In a career that has laste...

In an acting career of more than seventy years, Hollywood legend Maureen O'Hara came to be known as "the queen of Technicolor" for her fiery red ha...

The book reopens the intense critical debate on the blacklist era and on the aesthetic and political work of the Hollywood Left.

Take a journey through the makers and shapers of celluloid history. From horror to romance, noir to slapstick, adventure to tragedy, Western to new...

In two past books that I have written, I focused on Forgotten Stars of the 1930s through the 1950s; that is stars who were pretty big movie stars i...

From Aliens to Amadeus, get your fill of 1980s nostalgia with this movie bible of all things bold, bizarre, and boisterous. We've diligently compil...

Our Movies series enters the 21st century with this definitive lineup of the 100 most important films made during the 2000s, an age of evergreen fr...

Most Batman fans have enjoyed the Dark Knight in comics or on the big screen and are eagerly anticipating the release of the new Justice League mov...

Marlin Brando hit Hollywood like a bombshell in 1950, his arrival signaling the start of a major lifestyle shift in the movie industry -- from the ...

100 Years of Spanish Cinema provides an in-depth look at the most important movements, films, and directors of twentieth-century Spain from the sil...

Updated with brand-new entries to describe the most recent major motion pictures, this critically-acclaimed volume spans more than a century of mov...

This specialFifth Anniversary Editionof the acclaimed film reference guide is packed with virtually everything movie lovers need to know about the ...

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die

With over 1.75 million copies sold worldwide, this book is a must-have for all movie lovers, from casual movie-goers to film connoisseurs. This bra...

Many--possibly most--films that achieve cult status begin as box office failures, and then over the years start attracting groups of devoted fans. ...