ReviewBooks
The Art Of Solo: A Star Wars Story by Phil Szostak (book review).
With the dust having settled on ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ and the franchise’s own fandom becoming entangled in a Sarlacc pit of…
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Movie books
Books about movies and film making.
June 2018
ReviewMovie books
Biology Runs Amok! The Life Science Lessons Of Science Fiction Cinema by Mark C. Glassy (book review).
Ah! A writer after my own heart. Cancer immunologist/writer Mark C. Glassy uses his book, ‘Biology Runs Amok! The Life Science Lessons Of…
May 2018
ReviewScifi
Sci-Fi: Days Of Fear And Wonder (book review).
The initial flick test I do on any illustrated books had me spotting some film stills I hadn’t seen before. Always a good…
ReviewHorror
Nope, Nothing Wrong Here: The Making Of Cujo by Lee Gambin (book review).
In the pantheon of great horror films, ‘Cujo’ seems a little out of place. Based on Stephen King’s 1981 novel, the film adaptation…
April 2018
ReviewScifi
Cube: Inside The Making Of A Cult Classic by A.S. Berman (book review).
Before reading this book, if you haven’t seen the 1997 film ‘Cube’ in a while, pick up a copy and watch first. I…
January 2018
ReviewMovie books
The Art Of Walt Disney by Christopher Finch (book review).
Christopher Finch originally wrote this book 40 years ago. The Disney Studios has done a lot since done and needed an update and…
ReviewIllustration
The Art Of Star Wars: The Last Jedi by Phil Szostak, foreword by Rian Johnson (book review).
Please note, there are mild spoilers below for ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’, you have been warned! As the dust (salt?) settles on…
ReviewCulture
The Coffee Break Screenwriter Breaks The Rules by Pilar Alessandra (book review).
If you read Pilar Alessandra’s previous book, ‘The Coffee Break Screenwriter’ then you will want its sequel, ‘The Coffee Break Screenwriter Breaks The…
December 2017
ReviewMovie books
Augmented Reality Alien Survival Manual by Owen Williams (book review).
This is the first time I’ve come across an augmented book. It gives you access to an App that you can put in…
ReviewMovie books
The Art Of Coco (book review).
‘Coco’ is the latest film from Pixar. ‘Coco’ is the surname of a Mexican family and they are celebrating the dead at the…
November 2017
ReviewIllustration
Funny! Twenty-Five Years Of Laughter From The Pixar Story Room (book review).
A common misconception is that when any comedy films are made that all the right jokes are selected at the scripting stage. With…
October 2017
ReviewIllustration
They Drew As They Pleased: The Hidden Art Of Disney’s Musical Years (The 1940s – Part Two) by Didier Ghez (book review)
If you think that after the first two books of ‘They Drew As They Pleased’, that this one would also feature concept artists,…