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Hitchcock Poster Art : From the Mark H. Wolff Collection
-- Mark H. Wolff(Editor), Tony Nourmand (Editor); Usually ships in 2-3 days; Overlook Press; Hardcover; (September 1999)
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Avg. Customer Review: 4 out of 5 stars
Amazon.com: The 100th anniversary of Alfred Hitchcock's birth brought about numerous retrospectives of his career, but Hitchcock Poster Art is perhaps the most fitting tribute for such a master of visual images. This stunning compilation contains posters for each of Hitchcock's films--even one from an early...Read more

In the Groove : Vintage Record Graphics, 1940-1960
-- Eric Kohler, Tony Bennett (Introduction); Usually ships in 24 hours; Chronicle Books; Paperback; - 132 pages; (July 1999)
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Amazon.com: Whaddya know--turns out size does matter. In this stunning collection of album cover art from 1940 to 1960, it is instantly apparent that despite the advantages CDs may have in the technology or convenience departments, vinyl albums--even based on their sheer proportions--have always been way...Read more

Our Dumb Century : The Onion Presents 100 Years of Headlines from America's Finest News Source
-- The Onion, et al; Usually ships in 24 hours; Three Rivers Pr; Paperback; - 164 pages; (April 1999)
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Avg. Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Amazon.com: Every Wednesday, work at Amazon.com--along with just about every other company connected to the fantastical "information superhighway" invented -- Vice President Al Gore and actress Hedy Lamarr--grinds to a halt as employees hasten to read the latest issue of The Onion, America's most popular...Read more

100 Best Album Covers
-- Storm Thorgerson(Editor), et al; Usually ships in 24 hours; Dorling Kindersley; Paperback; - 160 pages; 1 Amer Ed edition; (November 1999)
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Avg. Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Amazon.com: The immediate question that arises with a book entitled 100 Best Album Covers is, of course, "Says who?" Wisely, authors Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey Powell have anticipated such widespread suspicion. In their thorough and amusing introduction, the two former cover designers (of Hipgnosis) go on at...Read more

70 Years of the Oscar : The Official History of the Academy Awards
-- Robert Osborne; Usually ships in 24 hours; Abbeville Press, Inc.; Hardcover; - 384 pages; Rev&Updtd edition; (January 1999)
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Avg. Customer Review: 5 out of 5 stars
Amazon.com: The only book officially sanctioned -- the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, this hefty tome presents the history of the movies through the lens of the industry's central organizing body. On May 4, 1927, AMPAS came into formal existence, and since then it has served as the primary forum...Read more

The Noir Style
-- Alain Silver, James Ursini; Usually ships in 24 hours; Overlook Press; Hardcover; (December6, 1999)
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Avg. Customer Review: 5 out of 5 stars
Amazon.com: Standard histories of film noir commence the coining of the term (which means "black film") -- French writers in the years after the war when they saw a new mingling of grit, wit, and swooning Thanatos in movies like The Maltese Falcon and Double Indemnity. Alain Silver's and James Ursini's nearly...Read more

The Director's Vision : A Concise Guide to the Art of 250 Great Filmakers
-- Geoff Andrew; Usually ships in 24 hours; Lawrence Hill Books; Paperback; - 272 pages; No Amer edition; (October 1999)
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Avg. Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Amazon.com: In a refreshingly literal examination of "moving pictures," Geoff Andrew, film editor of London's Time Out magazine, explores the work of 250 filmmakers, one frame at a time. Andrew's approach is akin to yelling 'Freeze!' in the middle of a movie, and then analyzing the frozen image as if it were a...Read more

Screenwriters : America's Storytellers in Portrait
-- Helena Lumme(Editor), Mika Manninen (Editor)^; Usually ships in 24 hours; Angel City Pr; Hardcover; - 128 pages; (February 1999)
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Avg. Customer Review: 4 out of 5 stars
Amazon.com: Even if you don't agree with the editors that screenwriting is the toughest and riskiest profession in the movie business, this lovely book holds tremendous appeal. Screenwriters offers unique visual and verbal portraits of each of the 47 writers covered. The striking photographs presented here were...Read more

High Exposure/Hollywood LivesFound Photos from the Archives of the Los Angeles Times
-- Amanda Parsons; Usually ships in 2-3 days; Los Angeles Times; Hardcover; - 208 pages; 1st edition; (February 1999)
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Avg. Customer Review: 5 out of 5 stars
Amazon.com: This lush, exquisitely produced collection of black-and-white journalistic photographs offers a fascinating look at Hollywood's glitterati from 1920 to 1970. A freelance anthropologist and photojournalist, Amanda Parsons combed through the archives of the Los Angeles Times and the Los Angeles Mirror...Read more

Sin In Soft Focus: Pre-Code Hollywood
-- Mark A. Vieira; Usually ships in 24 hours; Harry N Abrams; Hardcover; - 240 pages; (October 1999)
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Avg. Customer Review: 5 out of 5 stars
Amazon.com: Prudes and the faint-of-heart shield your eyes! The stunning Sin in Soft Focus contains some of the most breathtaking black-and-white stills ever taken, all from the debaucherous decade before the Hollywood production code was established. With chapters devoted to "The Warners Grit," 'The MGM...Read more