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Close-Ups Series

This series dives deep into the fascinating worlds of filmmakers and genres. Each volume offers a detailed, visually rich exploration of iconic directors, delving into their signature styles and deeper thematic concerns. Discover the captivating narratives, visual aesthetics, and cultural threads that define these significant contributions to cinema. It's an essential guide for cinephiles seeking to appreciate the artistry behind the screen.

Vampire Movies
Wes Anderson

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  1. 1

    Wes Anderson

    • 224 pages
    • 8 hours of reading
    3.7(210)Add rating

    The indispensable, illustrated pocket guide to the films of Wes Anderson, from Bottle Rocket to Isle of Dogs. ALSO AVAILABLE: Close-Ups: Vampire Movies Close-Ups: New York Movies Wes Anderson is a distinctive auteur of modern American cinema, known for having created a personal universe out of pastel colour palettes, meticulous set design, nostalgic soundtracks and a troupe of familiar actors - all seen in films such as Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Grand Budapest Hotel and Isle of Dogs. In this illustrated pocket guide Sophie Monks Kaufman delves beneath Anderson's pristine surfaces to examine his emotional preoccupations with family, romance, failure, adventure and death. She carefully unspools the cultural threads that inform his aesthetic to explain why this precocious arthouse film nerd from Texas has become one of the most popular directors of his generation.

    Wes Anderson
  2. 2

    Vampire Movies

    • 224 pages
    • 8 hours of reading

    The indispensable, illustrated pocket guide to the world of vampire movies, from Nosferatu to A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night. ALSO AVAILABLE: Close-Ups: Wes Anderson Close-Ups: New York Movies When F. W. Murnau brought Nosferatu to the screen in 1922 he ushered in the bloody reign of cinema's most venerable villain - the vampire. Nocturnal, fanged and insatiable for human blood, the vampire has infected the public consciousness like no other movie monster. In this illustrated pocket guide, Charles Bramesco goes vampire hunting across a century of cinema, stalking around lonely Transylvanian castles, dusty New York apartments and rain-soaked Washington woods to discover why the vampire has become cinema's most enduring villain.

    Vampire Movies