Author Greg Olson explores the surreal intricacies of the director's unique style not only in his full-length films but also his early forays into painting and short films, as well as his television landmark, Twin Peaks.

This reference provides biographical of every director of stand alone long-form television programs: made for TV movies, movie-length plots, mini-series, and feature-length anthology programs, as well as drama, comedy, and musical specials of more than 60 minutes.

This exhaustive reference identifies and explains virtually every allusion and reference that appeared in an episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus.

In Great Spanish Films Since 1950, Ronald Schwartz presents a compendium of outstanding Spanish films from the pre-Francoist era through the Spanish New Wave of the 80's and 90's and into the present day.

In this new interpretation of Kubrick's films, Julian Rice suggests that the director's work had a more positive outlook than most people credit him.

"Gary Graver, one of Orson Welles' closest collaborators, has written a superb book on Welles. It is a captivating and insightful look at their extraordinary relationship, a must-have for Welles fans and academians alike."

—FRANK MARSHALL, PRODUCER, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

"Dan's insights are amazing. He's probably the foremost authority on Chaplin...there was really no scene [in Chaplin] that he didn't help me with."

—ROBERT DOWNEY, JR.

The Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema provides a better understanding of the role Italian cinema has played in film history through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, appendixes, black-&-white photos, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on actors, actresses, movies, producers, organizations, awards, film credits, and terminology.

In this collection of essays, scholars from a variety of disciplines explore various postmodern and poststructuralist aspects of Greenaway's films.

"Enhanced by a comprehensible yet never patronizing style, this title on the technique of drama is recommended to update collections in college and university libraries as well as larger public libraries. Theater instructors should consider this for course adoption."