Fast Eddie is an arrogant and talented pool shark who has decided that winning a few dollars here and there is not enough, so he heads for the infamous Chicago pool halls. Then he meets two people: a woman who's willing to love him, and a man able to prepare him to take on another, bigger, hustle. But in Chicago nothing, it seems, comes for free.

Flamboyant visual style, richly conceived characters, crisp dialogue and brilliant casting - Joel and Ethan Coen have pulled off the ultimate balancing act. This book traces the brothers' Jewish roots, their beginnings as film geeks in the suburbs of Minneapolis, their battles to get their first feature made and released.

Gives us a comprehensive overview of the modern myths that have shaped the imagination of multiple generations of cinema-goers. This title not only provides an history of the darker side of film but also lets you to discover the less well-trodden paths of horror, and re-discover the classics with an instructed eye.

Mafia Movies encourages mafia aficionados to explore the rich variety of classics and rarities within the genre with provocative analyses of over forty films.

Orson Welles was a complete auteur, a brilliant director and scriptwriter, a prodigious actor of memorable physique and a figure of legend.

A visual history of the world's greatest film festival, the Cannes festival, from its beginnings in 1939 to this day. It includes a beautiful collection of portraits of the greatest film stars, actors and directors from around the world. It provides 600 photographs taken by three generations of photographers from the Traverso family.

Off the screen and onto the runway!

Looks at the extraordinary resilience of the French film industry during the Second World War when, in spite of the national catastrophe of defeat and occupation, it was still able to produce such classics as "Le Corbeau" and "Les Enfants du Paradis". This title also looks at the seminal impact of the New Wave of film-makers.

Investigates the migration of Australian director Peter Weir to Hollywood within the context of transnational cinema, questions the idea of Weir as auteur, and asks if Weir can be considered a transnational filmmaker. This book considers the contributions of filmmakers other than the director to the final sound and look of a film.

Hugely acclaimed author of THIS IS UNCOOL and FEAR OF MUSIC turns his attention to rock 'n' roll movies.