Book Review
16 Aug 2005
So You Wanna Be a Director? by Ken Annakin
You might not recognise the name of Ken Annakin, but you will almost certainly have watched at least one of his films - remember The Swiss Family Robinson, The Longest Day, or The Battle of the Bulge? Simon Jones reviews a new biography about a British director of the old school

Book Review
8 Jul 2004
Screenwriting for the 21st Century by Pat Silver-Lasky
For budding screenwriters, there are endless self-help manuals and guidebooks on the shelves, all of which seem to promise the secrets of writing a successful screenplay and selling it to Hollywood. Thessa Mooij reviews the latest addition to the market

Book Review
1 Apr 2004
Satyajit Ray - The Inner Eye by Andrew Robinson
He may be Bengal's best-known director, and a winner of a Lifetime Achievement Oscar, but how many people could name more than a handful of Satyajit Ray's films? Antonio Pasolini reviews a new book that sets out to bring the director's work to a wider audience

Book Review
7 Apr 2003
Scene by Scene by Mark Cousins
In his excellent BBC2 series, Scene by Scene, Mark Cousins conducted revealing interviews with actors and directors by showing them clips from their own work. But how does the format work as a book? Antonio Pasolini finds out