Cinema History

Every great film has a history. Explore the people, movements and moments that transformed cinema into one of the world's greatest art forms. From silent cinema and the Golden Age of Hollywood to international film movements, groundbreaking directors and modern classics, discover the books that tell the story of film itself.

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100 All-Time Favorite Movies of the 20th Century: Bu (Bibliotheca Universalis) cover image

100 All-Time Favorite Movies of the 20th Century
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Warner Bros.: 100 Years of Storytelling cover image

Warner Bros.: 100 Years of Storytelling
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The Last Kings of Hollywood: Coppola, Lucas, Spielberg - And the Battle for the Soul of American Cinema cover image

The Last Kings of Hollywood: Coppola, Lucas, Spielberg - And the Battle for the Soul of American Cinema
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1971: 100 Films from Cinema's Greatest Year cover image

1971: 100 Films from Cinema's Greatest Year
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100 Animated Feature Films: Revised Edition (BFI Screen Guides) cover image

100 Animated Feature Films: Revised Edition
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The Movie Musical! cover image

The Movie Musical!
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The Art of Walt Disney: From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdoms and Beyond: Disney 100 Celebration Edition cover image

The Art of Walt Disney: From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdoms and Beyond
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Industrial Light & Magic: 50 Years of Innovation cover image

Industrial Light & Magic: 50 Years of Innovation
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This Was Hollywood: Forgotten Stars and Stories (Turner Classic Movies) cover image

This Was Hollywood: Forgotten Stars and Stories
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20th Century-Fox: Darryl F. Zanuck and the Creation of the Modern Film Studio (Turner Classic Movies) cover image

20th Century-Fox: Darryl F. Zanuck and the Creation of the Modern Film Studio
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The Times Lives Behind the Screen: Era-defining obituaries of film stars cover image

The Times Lives Behind the Screen: Era-defining obituaries of film stars
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Mark Kermode's Surround Sound cover image

Mark Kermode's Surround Sound
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The Stanley Kubrick Archives (Fantastic Price) cover image

The Stanley Kubrick Archives
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The Walt Disney Film Archives: The Animated Movies 1921–1968 (For Poor) cover image

The Walt Disney Film Archives: The Animated Movies 1921–1968
£80.00
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Film Noir: 100 All-Time Favorites cover image

Film Noir: 100 All-Time Favorites
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10,000 Ways to Die: A Director's Take on the Italian Western cover image

10,000 Ways to Die: A Director's Take on the Italian Western
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Horror's New Wave: 15 Years of Blumhouse cover image

Horror's New Wave: 15 Years of Blumhouse
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Marilyn: The Lost Photographs, the Last Interview cover image

Marilyn: The Lost Photographs, the Last Interview
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Disney They Drew as They Pleased Vol. 1: The Hidden Art of Disney's Golden AgeThe 1930s cover image

Disney They Drew as They Pleased Vol. 1: The Hidden Art of Disney's Golden Age (The 1930s)
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The Star Wars Archives: 1977–1983 (Fantastic Price) cover image

The Star Wars Archives: 1977–1983
£80.00
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The Star Wars Archives. 1999–2005 cover image

The Star Wars Archives. 1999–2005
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The James Bond Archives. “No Time To Die” Edition cover image

The James Bond Archives (“No Time To Die” Edition)
£80.00
£80.00
All The Right Movies: The Stories and Secrets Behind the Making of 25 Iconic Films cover image

All The Right Movies: The Stories and Secrets Behind the Making of 25 Iconic Films
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Rocky: The Complete Films cover image

Rocky: The Complete Films
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On Location: Cinematic Journeys to the World's Most Iconic Film Locales cover image

On Location: Cinematic Journeys to the World's Most Iconic Film Locales
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The Cinematic Legacy of Frank Sinatra cover image

The Cinematic Legacy of Frank Sinatra
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