Spike, Mike, Slackers, & Dykes
by John Pierson |
Midnight Movies
by J. Hoberman |
Understanding Movies
by Louis Giannetti | 
Making Movies
by Sidney Lumet | 
The Birds
by Camille Paglia | 
Dark City
by Eddie Muller |
Cult Movies
by Danny Peary |
Shooting to Kill
by Christine Vachon |
How to Read a Film
by James Monaco |
All I Need to Know about Filmmaking I Learned from the Toxic Avenger
by Lloyd Kaufman |
Cronenberg on Cronenberg
by David Cronenberg | 
Film Noir
by Alain Silver |
I Lost it at the Movies
by Pauline Kael |
Awake in the Dark
by Roger Ebert | 
Guide for the Film Fanatic
by Danny Peary | 
In the Blink of an Eye
by Walter Murch | 
Film Directing Shot by Shot
by Steven D. Katz | 
Film as Art
by Rudolf Arnheim |
Lynch on Lynch
by David Lynch |
Images: My Life in Film
by Ingmar Bergman |
This classic guide to little-known films neglected by the film-criticism establishment features interviews with Herschell Gordon Lewis, Russ Meyer, Ray Dennis Steckler, Ted V. Mikels, Larry Cohen, and others who dared to make independent feature films their way, without bowing to a committee or focus group. This is an oblique how-to manual, covering everything from financing, distribution, lighting, camerawork and acting, to publicity, marketing and screenwriting. Would-be filmmakers as well as scholars will find much inspiration and enlightenment in this volume, which has been used in college film classes. In-depth interviews focus on philosophy, while anecdotes entertain as well as illuminate theory. Lists of recommended films, an A-Z directory, and quotations are also included.