Books

Academic Films for the Classroom
A History
by Geoff Alexander

Raising a Star
Nancy Carson

A parents' guide to getting kids into the
entertainment business

A l'ombre de moi-même
Catherine Deneuve

 by John Gregory Dunne
Behind the Scenes with the film "Up Close and Personal" (1996)
starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert Redford. 
How the script developed.
It took eight years to get the film made.

In 1967, John Gregory Dunne asked for unlimited access
to the inner workings of Twentieth Century Fox. 
Miraculously, he got it. 
For one year, Dunne went everywhere
and talked to everyone in the studio.


The Studio

American Rhapsody

The Condensed Joe Eszterhas
Review
Joe Eszterhas

The Film Club
by David Gilmour


The perfect book for all film buffs...
You will experience a nostalgia
for all the best films you've ever seen,
and you will discover some you
may have inadvertently missed.

A Star Is Found
Our Adventures Casting Some of Hollywood's Biggest Movies
by Janet Hirshenson and Jane Jenkins

An in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at casting for films.
What are the challenges, what do casting directors look for,
what is the process of selecting actors for a film.

Ismail Merchant

Indecent Exposure
By David McClintick
Power-tripping in Hollywood
Scandal and Corporate Greed

Hollywood Dressed & Undressed:
A Century of Cinema Style
By Sandy Schreier

A very humorous book about the costume designers
and the people who wore the clothes

Magazines

American Cinematographer

Cinefex

Film Comment

Point-of-View Magazine

Variety

The Canadian Magazine for
Professional Visual Communicators

Film Fanatics

Lois Siegel's Home Page