A Christmas Story

By Caseen Gaines

“The definitive book about Bob Clark’s 1983 classic holiday film. ” — Parade

A delightful gift book with rare and previously unreleased photographs, behind-the-scenes insight, and interviews with the stars of the beloved film

Learn about the special effects required ... Read more

Act

By David Rotenberg

“Simply put, I don’t think I would’ve found my voice as an actor without David. ” — Scott Speedman, actor

“Act has the roadmap for the most crucial task of an actor: getting present. ” — Shawn Doyle, actor

A lively, conversational textbook dedicated to the art ... Read more

Arabian Nights

By Michael Moon
Series edited by Thomas Waugh & Matthew Hays

A Queer Film Classic on 1974's Arabian Nights by Pier Paolo Pasolini, the controversial Italian director who was murdered under mysterious circumstances in 1975.

Already internationally distinguished as a poet, novelist, and outspoken social critic of the postwar period, Pasolini ... Read more

Black and White and Blue

By Dave Thompson

The films that society has termed pornographic movies have been with us for over a century now, since the first flickering kinetoscopes stumbled into life in 1889. Yet beyond a handful of scholarly tracts, and a few glancing references in certain Hollywood histories, there ... Read more

Canadians in Golden Age Hollywood 2-Book Bundle

By Charles Foster

Revisit Hollywood’s Golden Age with insider Charles Foster, who befriended the many Canadian stars that peppered the film sets. Foster reveals the stories of the amazing influence Canadians had in the early days of the film biz.

Includes:

Stardust and Shadows: Canadians in ... Read more

Depp

By Christopher Heard

The truth behind Johnny Depp’s bad-boy image in this definitive biography. Accidental actor? Bratty bad boy? Consummate craftsman? Take a little of each, and a whole lot more, and you’ve got Johnny Depp. Delectably dreamy, dramatically dynamic, and Depp-endably dedicated, ... Read more

Director’s Cut

By Ted Kotcheff
With Josh Young
Foreword by Mariska Hargitay

From Weekend at Bernie’s to First Blood and Law & Order: SVU, the legendary director recounts his journey and wide-ranging career in this intimate memoir . . . with a foreword by Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning actress Mariska Hargitay

Publishers Weekly Starred Review ... Read more

Everybody Loves Nothing

Contributions by Mike Hoolboom
By Steve Reinke
Introduction by Lisa Steele

Artist and writer Steve Reinke is best known for his video work, an acerbic oeuvre that spans over a decade and includes his most famous piece, The Hundred Videos, literally a hundred short videos in which he explores the myriad permutations of identity, sexuality and art. The ... Read more

Extra Salty

By Frederick Blichert

Megan Fox, a diabolic indie rock band, toxic friendship, fluid sexuality, feminist reckoning, and a literal man-eater in the body of a high school cheerleader: Jennifer’s Body has it all

Featuring an original interview with director Karyn Kusama

What would be an easy sell ... Read more

From the Atelier Tovar

By Guy Maddin

One of the Village Voice's Top 25 Books of 2003.

Guy Maddin is one of Canada's most celebrated and original filmmakers, the director of such delirious films as Tales from the Gimli Hospital, Careful, Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary and the forthcoming The Saddest Music ... Read more