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Book Review
19 Feb 2012
Devil's Advocates Witchfinder General by Ian Cooper
A new book examines Witchfinder General, one of Britain's most loved and loathed horror films. Heritage horror or exploitation violence?
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
10 Dec 2011
Creative Essentials: Reading Screenplays – how to analyse and evaluate film scripts by Lucy Scher
Script reading is an important aspect of the filmmaking process. Lucy Scher's Creative Essential tells you all you need to know about reading and analysing screenplays.
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
26 Sep 2011
The Martians are Coming! by Alan Gallop
The Martians Are Coming! tells the story of Orson Welles' infamous War of the Worlds broadcast. Anna Mitchell reviews.
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
15 Jul 2011
Adaptation Revisited: Television and the Classic Novel by Sarah Cardwell
Barry Forshaw reviews Sarah Cardwell's critical reappraisal of a popular genre - the TV literary adaptation.
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
3 Jul 2011
The Naked Brando: Portrait Of A Friendship by George Englund
Julian White reviews George Englund's book The Naked Brando
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
1 May 2011
I Found It At The Movies: Reflections of a Cinephile by Philip French
Barry Forshaw reflects on Philip French's Reflections of a Cinephile
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
7 Apr 2011
The Faber Book of French Cinema by Charles Drazin
Barry Forshaw reviews The Faber Book of French Cinema.
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
17 Nov 2008
Taboo Breakers by Calum Waddell
A new book by a regular Kamera contributor looks at cinema's taboo busters
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
Book Review
1 May 2008
Mike Leigh on Mike Leigh by Amy Raphael
Kamera offers an exclusive peek inside Amy Raphael's new book on Britain's foremost auteur
Book Review
18 Apr 2008
Independent Cinema by D. K. Holm
State of independence: What is independent cinema? Kamera Books' title on the topic sets out to find out, with a little help from some of the greatest indie luminaries
Book Review
2 Apr 2008
Documentaries...and how to make them by Andy Glynne
Facing the facts: Kamera Books' latest release reveals the secrets involved in the making of a documentary film
Book Review
24 Jan 2008
Projections 15 (+ The European Film Academy) by Peter Cowie and Pascal Edelmann
The latest addition to Faber's Projections series listens to a multitude of voices connected to European cinema
Book Review
15 Nov 2007
Cecil B. DeMille and The Golden Calf by Simon Louvish
Ready for his close-up: Simon Louvish biography of Hollywood's greatest director ever is (nearly) as epic as the films he made
Book Review
25 Oct 2007
The Cinema of Terrence Malick: Poetic Visions of America by Hannah Patterson (editor)
Sarah Manvel reviews the second edition of Wallflower's book on the work of Hollywood's most elusive auteur Terrence Mallick
Book Review
3 Oct 2007
Me and You and Memento and Fargo: How Independent Screenplays Work by J. J. Murphy
It's another story: J. J. Murphy demonstrates how screenwriting for independent cinema works against the grain of mainstream
Book Review
7 Sep 2007
East Asian Cinema by David Carter
The land of rising cinema: to celebrate the East Asian outstanding contribution to cinema, Kamera Books has released a title on the films made in that region