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The Art and Making of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Written by Haden Blackman
Edited by Brett Rector
Foreword by Hayden Christensen
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: August 19, 2008
Price: $29.95
The Star Wars saga continues! The Force Unleashed: Art of the Game chronicles the four-year development of the anxiously awaited, action-packed video game (releasing April 2008) developed by LucasArts from conception to completion. The book reveals innovative game design concept and images, three-dimensional renders, and behind-the-scenes photos. The Force Unleashed game... Read more >
Written by Haden Blackman
Edited by Brett Rector
Foreword by Hayden Christensen
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: August 19, 2008
Price: $29.95
The Star Wars saga continues! The Force Unleashed: Art of the Game chronicles the four-year development of the anxiously awaited, action-packed video game (releasing April 2008) developed by LucasArts from conception to completion. The book reveals innovative game design concept and images, three-dimensional renders, and behind-the-scenes photos. The Force Unleashed game... Read more >
A Practical Handbook for the Actor
Written by Melissa Bruder
Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: April 12, 1986
Price: $11.00
6 working actors describe their methods and philosophies of the theater. All have worked with playwright David Mamet at the Goodman Theater in Chicago. Read more >
Written by Melissa Bruder
Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: April 12, 1986
Price: $11.00
6 working actors describe their methods and philosophies of the theater. All have worked with playwright David Mamet at the Goodman Theater in Chicago. Read more >
The Complete Making of Indiana Jones
The Definitive Story Behind All Four Films
Written by J. W. Rinzler and Laurent Bouzereau
Format: Trade Paperback, 300 pages
On Sale: May 20, 2008
Price: $35.00
From Raiders of the Lost Ark to The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The man with the hat is back–in the definitive behind-the-scenes look at the Indiana Jones epic action saga.
When George Lucas and Steven Spielberg put their heads together to create a no-holds-barred action-adventure movie, bigger-than-life hero Indiana Jones was born... Read more >
The Definitive Story Behind All Four Films
Written by J. W. Rinzler and Laurent Bouzereau
Format: Trade Paperback, 300 pages
On Sale: May 20, 2008
Price: $35.00
From Raiders of the Lost Ark to The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The man with the hat is back–in the definitive behind-the-scenes look at the Indiana Jones epic action saga.
When George Lucas and Steven Spielberg put their heads together to create a no-holds-barred action-adventure movie, bigger-than-life hero Indiana Jones was born... Read more >
Walt Disney
The Triumph of the American Imagination
Written by Neal Gabler
Format: Trade Paperback, 912 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2007
Price: $20.00
The definitive portrait of one of the most important cultural figures in American history.
Walt Disney was a true visionary whose desire for escape, iron determination and obsessive perfectionism transformed animation from a novelty to an art form, first with Mickey Mouse and then with his feature films–most notably Snow White... Read more >
The Triumph of the American Imagination
Written by Neal Gabler
Format: Trade Paperback, 912 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2007
Price: $20.00
The definitive portrait of one of the most important cultural figures in American history.
Walt Disney was a true visionary whose desire for escape, iron determination and obsessive perfectionism transformed animation from a novelty to an art form, first with Mickey Mouse and then with his feature films–most notably Snow White... Read more >
The Pixar Touch
The Making of a Company
Written by David A. Price
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: May 13, 2008
Price: $27.95
The Making of a Company
Written by David A. Price
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: May 13, 2008
Price: $27.95
The roller-coaster rags-to-riches story behind the phenomenal success of Pixar Animation Studios: the first in-depth look at the company that forever changed the film industry and the “fraternity of geeks” who shaped it.
The Pixar Touch is a story of technical innovation that revolutionized animation, transforming hand-drawn cel animation to computer-generated...
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Audition
Written by Michael Shurtleff
Format: Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: December 2, 1979
Price: $7.99
Michael Shurtleff has been casting director for Broadway shows like Chicago and Becket and for films like The Graduate and Jesus Christ Superstar. His legendary course on auditioning has launched hundreds of successful careers. Now in this book he tells the all-important HOW for all aspiring actors, from the beginning student of acting to the proven talent trying... Read more >
Written by Michael Shurtleff
Format: Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: December 2, 1979
Price: $7.99
Michael Shurtleff has been casting director for Broadway shows like Chicago and Becket and for films like The Graduate and Jesus Christ Superstar. His legendary course on auditioning has launched hundreds of successful careers. Now in this book he tells the all-important HOW for all aspiring actors, from the beginning student of acting to the proven talent trying... Read more >
The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present
Written by Tim Brooks and Earle F. Marsh
Format: Trade Paperback, 1856 pages
On Sale: October 16, 2007
Price: $29.95
AMERICA’S #1 BESTSELLING TELEVISION BOOK WITH MORE THAN HALF A MILLION COPIES IN PRINT–
NOW REVISED AND UPDATED!
PROGRAMS FROM ALL SEVEN COMMERCIAL BROADCAST NETWORKS, MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED CABLE NETWORKS, PLUS ALL MAJOR SYNDICATED SHOWS!
This is the must-have book for TV viewers in the new millennium–the entire history of primetime programs in... Read more >
Written by Tim Brooks and Earle F. Marsh
Format: Trade Paperback, 1856 pages
On Sale: October 16, 2007
Price: $29.95
AMERICA’S #1 BESTSELLING TELEVISION BOOK WITH MORE THAN HALF A MILLION COPIES IN PRINT–
NOW REVISED AND UPDATED!
PROGRAMS FROM ALL SEVEN COMMERCIAL BROADCAST NETWORKS, MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED CABLE NETWORKS, PLUS ALL MAJOR SYNDICATED SHOWS!
This is the must-have book for TV viewers in the new millennium–the entire history of primetime programs in... Read more >
Sanford Meisner on Acting
Written by Sanford Meisner and Dennis Longwell
Introduction by Sydney Pollack
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: July 12, 1987
Price: $14.95
This book, written in collaboration with Dennis Longwell, follows an acting class of eight men and eight women for fifteen months, beginning with the most rudimentary exercises and ending with affecting and polished scenes from contemporary American plays. Throughout these pages Meisner is delight--always empathizing with his students and urging them... Read more >
Written by Sanford Meisner and Dennis Longwell
Introduction by Sydney Pollack
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: July 12, 1987
Price: $14.95
This book, written in collaboration with Dennis Longwell, follows an acting class of eight men and eight women for fifteen months, beginning with the most rudimentary exercises and ending with affecting and polished scenes from contemporary American plays. Throughout these pages Meisner is delight--always empathizing with his students and urging them... Read more >
Making Movies
Written by Sidney Lumet
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: March 19, 1996
Price: $13.95
From one of America's most acclaimed directors comes a book that is both a professional memoir and a definitive guide to the art, craft, and business of the motion picture. Drawing on 40 years of experience on movies ranging from Long Day's Journey Into Night to The Verdict, Lumet explains the... Read more >
Written by Sidney Lumet
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: March 19, 1996
Price: $13.95
From one of America's most acclaimed directors comes a book that is both a professional memoir and a definitive guide to the art, craft, and business of the motion picture. Drawing on 40 years of experience on movies ranging from Long Day's Journey Into Night to The Verdict, Lumet explains the... Read more >
Advance Your Swagger
How to Use Manners, Confidence, and Style to Get Ahead
Written by Fonzworth Bentley
Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: September 25, 2007
Price: $24.95
“My manners were the first ingredient that set me apart from my peers,” notes the suave and stylish Fonzworth Bentley, Sean “Diddy” Combs’s former personal assistant and a celebrity in his own right. Now, in this one-of-a-kind book, Bentley shares his surefire strategies for success.
Just how does a guy move from... Read more >
How to Use Manners, Confidence, and Style to Get Ahead
Written by Fonzworth Bentley
Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: September 25, 2007
Price: $24.95
“My manners were the first ingredient that set me apart from my peers,” notes the suave and stylish Fonzworth Bentley, Sean “Diddy” Combs’s former personal assistant and a celebrity in his own right. Now, in this one-of-a-kind book, Bentley shares his surefire strategies for success.
Just how does a guy move from... Read more >
