Death Metal (Genre - a '33 1/3' series) by T Coles
$33.00 NZD
Category: Culture, film & music | Series: Grenre: a 33 1/3 ser.
Steeped in foreboding mythology, the dark underbelly of heavy metal ignites debate to this day. Guitars playing abrasive, discordant riffs, the thunderous double-kick of the drums acting like an accelerated heartbeat, and porcine, guttural vocals pummeling twisted lyrics. Courting controversy from ince ...Show more
Hallyu! The Korean Wave by V&A Publications
$65.00 NZD
Category: Culture, film & music
South Korea has transformed from a country devastated by war in the late 1950s to a leading cultural powerhouse of the 21st century. Through the voices of fans, journalists, practitioners and academics, Hallyu! explores the makings of the Korean Wave of cultural influence over the interlinked creative ...Show more
Withnail and I by Kevin Jackson
$28.00 NZD
Category: Culture, film & music | Series: BFI Film Classics Ser.
Withnail and I sank almost without a trace when it was first released in 1987. Financed by HandMade Films, the late George Harrison's production company, and drawing heavily on first-time writer-director Bruce Robinson's experiences, this virtually plot-free story follows two out-of-work actors (Withnai ...Show more
The Godfather, Part II by Jon Lewis
$28.00 NZD
Category: Culture, film & music | Series: BFI Film Classics Ser.
Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather, Part II (1974) is a magisterial cinematic work, a gorgeous, stylized, auteur epic, and one of the few sequels judged by many to be greater than its predecessor. This despite the fact that it consists largely of meetings between aspiring 'Godfather' Michael Corleone ...Show more
The Life of a Song: The Stories Behind 100 of the World’s Best-Loved Songs by Jan Dalley, David Cheal
$30.00 NZD
Category: Culture, film & music
Discover the stories behind the songs THE LIFE OF A SONG contains the stories of 100 songs exploring each song's biography and how they took on a new life following their release. Packed with intriguing factoids, these bite-sized essays will delight music fans and send you scurrying back to listen to th ...Show more
A Light in the Dark: A History of Movie Directors by David Thomson
$28.00 NZD
Category: Culture, film & music
From the celebrated film critic and author of The Biographical Dictionary of Film--an essential work on the preeminent, indispensable movie directors and the ways in which their work has forged, and continues to forge, the landscape of modern film. Directors operate behind the scenes, managing actors, e ...Show more
This Is the Canon - Decolonize Your Bookshelves in 50 Books by Joan Anim-Addo; Deirdre Osborne; Kadija Sesay
$30.00 NZD
Category: Culture, film & music
'A vital and timely introduction to some of the best books I've ever read. Perfectly curated and filled with brilliant literature'Nikesh Shukla'The ultimate introduction to post-colonial literature for those who want to understand the classics and the pioneers in this exciting area of books'Symeon Brown ...Show more
Stop-Motion Filmmaking - The Complete Guide to Fabrication and Anmation by Christopher Walsh
$90.00 NZD
Category: Culture, film & music | Series: Required Reading Range Ser.
Based on a world-class curriculum and cutting-edge industry practices, Stop Motion Filmmaking offers step-by-step instruction in everything from puppet making and studio set-up to animation and filmmaking. Reflecting exciting advancements in the medium, animator and educator Christopher Walsh focuses cl ...Show more
Creative World Building and Creature Design - A Guide for Illustrators, Game Designers, and Visual Creatives of All Types by Mark Nelson
$52.00 NZD
Category: Culture, film & music | Series: Dover Art Instruction Ser.
When artists and designers explore or create a fictional setting, the milieu must be completely fleshed out, explained, and designed. In this book, comic and gaming art veteran Mark A. Nelson explores and demonstrates his methods for fashioning visually stunning, believable environments for fantasy crea ...Show more
Jim Henson: The Works: The Art, the Magic, the Imagination by Lonely Planet
$86.00 NZD
Category: Culture, film & music
Mad Dreams and Monsters - The Art of Phil Tippett and Tippett Studio by Alexandre Poncet; Gilles Penso; Paul Verhoeven (Foreword by); Dennis Muren (Foreword by); Phil Tippett (Preface by)
$275.00 NZD
Category: Culture, film & music
A spectacular and comprehensive authorized retrospective of Oscar-winning visual effects master Phil Tippett, founder and namesake of iconic Tippett Studio From Star Wars to Jurassic Park and RoboCop to Starship Troopers, special effects master Phil Tippett has brought his magic to some of the most icon ...Show more
Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian (Season One) by Phil Szostak
$65.00 NZD
Category: Culture, film & music
This official behind-the-scenes companion to the Disney+ Star Wars series The Mandalorian features exclusive concept art, character and costume sketches, and vehicle and creature designs. The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian takes fans behind the scenes of the first ever live-action Star Wars televisio ...Show more