Book Review
23 Apr 2013
The Cinema of Takeshi Kitano: Flowering Blood by Sean Redmond
Actor, director, writer, comedian who makes gripping, often violent films, Flowering Blood looks at Takeshi Kitano, the man, the myths and the movies.

Book Review
20 Mar 2013
The Making of Hitchcock's The Birds by Tony Lee Moral
A new book looks at the making of Hitchcock's The Birds - a tale of avian Armageddon. Worth a flutter or is it winging it?

Book Review
16 Dec 2012
La storia del cinema in 1000 parole by Paolo Cherchi Usai
A 100 word review of a 1000 word book. Can it really cover the entire history of cinema?

Book Review
24 May 2012
Surrealism and the Cinema: Open-eyed Screening (Revised) by Michael Gould
A revised edition of Michael Gould's exploration of surrealism in films is issued in Ebook form. But is it art?

Book Review
21 Dec 2011
Hollywood and Intimacy: Style, Moments, Magnificence by Steven Peacock
Too close for comfort? Barry Forshaw reviews Stephen Peacock's book about intense relationships in the movies.

Book Review
2 Nov 2011
Pocket Essential Tintin by Jean-Marc Lofficier and Randy Lofficier
With Spielberg's Tintin enthralling audiences in the cinema, the Pocket Essential guide gives us an overview of the Tintin series.

Book Review
16 Sep 2011
Andrei Tarkosky Kamera Book by Sean Martin
Andrei Tarkovsky is one of the best regarded art cinema directors of all time. The Kamera Book is the latest tome to discuss his remarkable body of work.

Book Review
11 Jul 2011
Cinema Italiano: The Complete Guide from Classics to Cult by Howard Hughes
Howard Hughes' book Cinema Italiano claims to be the complete guide to Italian cinema from classics to cult. Leo White reviews.

Book Review
14 May 2011
Neo-Noir Kamera Book by Douglas Keesey
Douglas Keesey's Neo-Noir Kamera book is a fascinating look at how the fabulous film noir genre has evolved for a modern age.

Book Review
18 Apr 2011
John Carpenter Kamera Book by Colin Odell and Michelle Le Blanc
Tension. Fear. Exhilaration. Atmospheric synthesizers. You're in John Carpenter territory. And the Kamera Book about the master of horror has just been released.

Book Review
15 Mar 2011
Movie Movements Kamera Book by James Clarke
The Movie Movements Kamera Book is an essential exploration of classic cinema.

Book Review
21 Jul 2008
Everything is Cinema plus Dekalog 1: On The Five Obstructions and Neil Jordan by Richard Brody, Mette Hjort (ed.) and Carole Zucker (ed.)
Recently released books look at the lives and the works of three living film auteurs