ReviewMovie books
Cinema Of The Fantastic by Chris Steinbrunner and Burt Goldplatt (book review).
Looking at the cover of ‘Cinema Of The Fantastic by Chris Steinbrunner and Burt Goldplatt and it does give the impression of one…
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Movie books
Books about movies and film making.
June 2022
ReviewMovie books
Hellboy II: The Art Of The Movie (book review).
I’ve been sitting on my copy of ‘Hellboy II: The Art Of The Movie’ for sometime and finding time to read it problematic…
April 2022
ReviewIllustration
The Art Of The Batman by James Field (book review).
I’m a sucker for film books showing how the designers put together the requirements for films. Books such as ‘The Art Of The…
March 2022
ReviewMovie books
The Defining Moment: How Writers And Actors Build Characters by Christopher Riley and Kathy Riley (book review).
What scriptwriters/authors/teachers Christopher and Kathy Riley do with their book ‘The Defining Moment: How Writers And Actors Build Characters’ is what writer/producer Coleman…
ReviewMovie books
Who Goes There?: 1950’s Horror & Sci-Fi Movie Posters & Lobby Cards by Bruce Hershenson (book review).
Bruce Hershenson collects poster and lobby cards, although there is mention at the start of this book that he sold most of the…
February 2022
ReviewMovie books
The Three Wells Of Screenwriting by Matthew Kalil (book review).
Suffer writer’s block? With ‘The Three Wells Of Screenwriting’, author and scriptwriter Matthew Kalil explains some techniques that can be used in all mediums…
January 2022
ReviewHorror
A Sense Of Dread: Getting Under The Skin Of Horror Screenwriting by Neal Marshall Stevens (book review).
Horror scriptwriter Neal Marshall Stevens book, ‘A Sense Of Dread: Getting Under The Skin Of Horror Screenwriting’, is a bit different to the…
November 2021
ReviewMovie books
The Science Of Sci-Fi Cinema edited by Vincent Piturro (book review).
In the introduction to ‘The Science Of Sci-Fi Cinema’, author Vincent Piturro points out that since 2010, at a Denver SF show, he…
October 2021
ReviewCulture
Vivid Tomorrows: On Science Fiction And Hollywood by David Brin (book review).
Looking through Eurospan’s catalogue of American books, I tend to use the search engine to pin-point to ‘Science Fiction’ and seeing one by…
ReviewMovie books
Grande Illusions: The Art And Technique Of Special Make-Up Effects Original Books I & II by Tom Savini (book review).
On a whim, I thought to look up Tom Savini’s ‘Grande Illusions’ book and came across this volume, ‘Grande Illusions: The Art And…
ReviewScifi
Alien Invasions!: The History Of Aliens In Pop Culture edited by Michael Stein (book review).
Looking at the picture on the cover of ‘Alien Invasions! : The History Of Aliens In Pop Culture’, it should quickly become apparent…
ReviewMovie books
Directing Great Television: Inside TV’s New Golden Age by Dan Attias (book review).
What I like about the books from Michael Wiese Productions is how they get people from inside the business to talk about the…