Performing Arts - Individual Director

For over a century, Alfred Hitchcock has remained one of cinema's most influential directors. Known as the Master of Suspense, this visionary filmmaker directed more than fifty films over six decades. His thriller The Lodger (1927) marked the start of his signature style, which...

Limited edition containing foil-gilded page edges and a black satin ribbon marker. The FIRST PRINTING has RED gilding, and the SECOND PRINTING has BLUE. As featured in Pitchfork, Empire, MovieMaker, Nerdist, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, The A.V. Club, Mashable, Wired, Yahoo's "It List,"...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A visual adventure of Wes Anderson proportions, with a foreword by the legendary filmmaker himself: stunning photographs of real-life places that seem plucked from the world of his films, with the fascinating stories behind each façade. Accidentally Wes Anderson...

With luscious film stills and superb essays by the director and his admirers, this is the essential Tarkovsky compendiumBetween 1962 and 1986, Andrey Tarkovsky (1932-86) directed seven feature-length films, all acclaimed as masterpieces of cinema: Ivan's Childhood, Andrei Rublev, Solaris, Mirror, Stalker, Nostalgia and...

Through objects from his personal archive, Bong Joon Ho reveals his inspirations and creative processes for his films including Snowpiercer, Parasite and Mickey 17Published with Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. From his earliest short films through his international breakthrough The Host and the Oscar-winning...

Acclaimed director Hayao Miyazaki's fantastic adventure takes to the air in search of the Castle in the Sky! An incredible adventure begins when Pazu, an engineer's apprentice, spies a young girl, Sheeta, floating in the sky, held aloft by a glowing pendant. Together they...

Visionary filmmaker, musician, and actor David Lynch's bestselling reflection on meditation and creativity--featuring interviews with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr David Lynch's Catching the Big Fish has been celebrated for being "as close as Lynch will ever come to an interior shot of his...

In this "unexpected delight" (The Boston Globe), visionary filmmaker, musician, and actor David Lynch describes his personal methods of capturing and working with ideas, and the immense creative benefits he has experienced from the practice of meditation. David Lynch's Catching the Big Fish provides...

New York Times "Editors Choice," Los Angeles Times "Must Read Book for Summer," and a New Yorker "Best Book of the Year So Far""This is the biography of Clint Eastwood we've been waiting for." -- Sir Christopher Frayling, author of Sergio LeoneFrom the acclaimed...

For generations, Ed Wood has been known as "the worst director of all time." This sympathetic critical study repositions the director of Plan 9 from Outer Space as a maverick independent whose work challenges the boundary between "bad" and "good."When Edward D. Wood, Jr....

Legendary filmmaker and celebrated author Werner Herzog tells in his inimitable voice the story of his epic artistic career in a long-awaited memoir that is as inventive and daring as anything he has done before Werner Herzog was born in September 1942 in Munich,...

A tribute to and examination of the contributions of costume designers to Hitchcock's illustrious film career. With his keen artist's eye, Alfred Hitchcock's genius as a director lay in the visual universe he developed across a six-decade career. In the many unforgettable moments from...

Explore the enchanting artistry and visionary storytelling behind Frankenstein, directed by Guillermo del Toro, where stunning visuals and insightful commentary reveal the creative process and craftsmanship that bring Mary Shelley's gothic masterpiece to life like never before. Dive into the mesmerizing world of the...

Jean-Luc Godard, like many of his European contemporaries, came to filmmaking through film criticism. This collection of essays and interviews, ranging from his early efforts for La Gazette du Cinéma to his later writings for Cahiers du Cinéma, reflects his dazzling intelligence, biting wit,...

Harmony Korine: Interviews tracks filmmaker Korine's stunning rise, fall, and rise again through his own evolving voice. Bringing together interviews collected from over two decades, this unique chronicle includes rare interviews unavailable in print for years and an extensive, new conversation recorded at the...

Author: Steven C. SmithPublisher: Oxford University PressPublished: 10/01/2025Pages: 312Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.25lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.20w x 1.30dISBN: 9780197681282Review Citation(s): Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2025Library Journal 09/01/2025 pg. 81Booklist 09/23/2025About the AuthorSteven C. Smith is a four-time Emmy-nominated documentary producer and award-winning author. His over 200 documentaries...

A long-form dialogue--on cinema and survival--with the visionary French filmmaker. The virtuous always engage in a pseudoreligious morality. But there's one thing they never say: the desire for pleasure is thought in motion. It's what makes you transfigure a dull and repetitive sexual act...

Irreverent, heartfelt, shocking and laugh-out-loud funny--a colorful celebration of the work of subversive auteur John WatersPublished with Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Known for pushing the boundaries of good taste, John Waters (born 1946) has created a canon of high-shock-value, high-entertainment movies that have...

Kiki, a young witch-in-training, has reached the age of 13. According to tradition, all witches of that age must leave home for one year, so that they can learn how to live on their own. Kiki, along with her talking cat Jiji, fly away...

An intimate and captivating exploration of Lin-Manuel Miranda's artistic journey, revealing how the creator of the Broadway musicals Hamilton and In the Heights found his unique voice through bold collaborations, redefining the world of musical theater. How did Lin-Manuel Miranda, the sweet, sensitive son...