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Jeremy Mark Robinson
A new critical study of the Italian filmmaker and poet Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-1975).
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A survey of the fiction of Jackie Collins, the undisputed Queen of Hollywood and the blockbuster novel.
This book considers all of Jean-Luc Godard's works in cinema.
Arthur Symons
British author Arthur Symons (1865-1945) was an important poet, critic and translator.
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Theophile Gautier
This book by Charles Baudelaire's friend Th?ophile Gautier is an important early study of the poet.
Charles Baudelaire
This edition of Charles Baudelaire's poems and prose poems is introduced by James Huneker. The book includes a second introduction to Baudelaire.
This is a study of the erotic art of Masamune Shirow (real name Masanori Ota, born in 1961, Kobe, Japan), a Japanese artist best known for the comics Ghost In…
This is a study of the epic fantasy comic Berserk by Kentaro Miura, one of the greatest works of art in print form of any era. Berserk is a best-selling…
A new critical study of the Italian filmmaker and poet Pier Paolo Pasolini's most controversial movie, Sal?, o Le 120 Giornate di Sodoma (1975).
THE GHOST IN THE SHELL BOOKVOLUME 1: MANGAby Jeremy Mark RobinsonThis is a study of the Ghost In the Shell comic by Masamune Shirow (real name Masanori Ota, born in…
Tony Ching Siu-tung (b. 1953) is an acclaimed action choreographer and film director.
La Bete (a.k.a. The Beast, The Beast in Heat and Death's Ecstasy, 1975) was Walerian Borowczyk's most controversial film.
A critical survey of the novelist who died in 1990. The author studies in detail all of Durrell’s work; the late series of novels The Avignon Quintet, the Tunc and…
Zero Summer is a novel set in a Britain of the near future. It is a highly poetic account of an intense and explicitly erotic romance between two young people…
ANDREA DWORKIN Of this study of her work, Andrea Dworkin wrote: It’s amazing for me to see my work treated with such passion and respect. There is nothing resembling it…
A new collection of essays. H.W. Fawkner’s essay A–Venusi explores issues of reading, movement, love and sex, the ‘amorous self’, and affectivity in A Glastonbury Romance. Ian Hughes looks at…
NUCLEAR WAR IN THE U.K. An exploration of how the United Kingdom would fare in a nuclear war. There are chapters on: nuclear politics * nukespeak and ‘nuclear theology’ *…
A major new study of Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky (1932-1986), director of seven feature films, including Mirror, Andrei Roublyov, Solarisand The Sacrifice. Exploring every aspect of Andrei Tarkovskyis output, including…
New erotic short stories set in and around contemporary America.
This is a critical study of the art of Cornish painter Kurt Jackson (b. 1961). Every aspect of Jackson’s art is analysed, including his paintings of West Cornwall, the Scillies…
JEREMY MARK ROBINSON
This is a general guide to British author J.R.R. Tolkien and his works, including ‘The Lord of the Rings’, ‘The Silmarillion’, and ‘The Hobbit’.
THE LORD OF THE RINGS MOVIES: POCKET GUIDE A pocket guide to the Hollywood adaptions of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings, released in 2001, 2002 and…
Part one of this book focuses on J.R.R. Tolkien’s texts, principally those dealing with his ‘secondary world’ of Middle-earth. Part two explores the 2001-03 Hollywood movies of ‘The Lord of…
PETER REDGROVE: HERE COMES THE FLOOD A Study of His Poetry by Jeremy Mark Robinson Poems of honey, wasps and bees; orchards and apples; rivers, seas and tides; storms, rain…
SEX-MAGIC-POETRY-CORNWALL: THE POEMS OF PETER REDGROVE A new study of the poems of one of Britain’s best but underrated poets, Peter Redgrove (1932-2003). This book considers some of Redgrove’s wildest…
Born on January 5, 1941 in Tokyo, Hayao Miyazaki is known as the ‘Japanese Disney’, a filmmaker as revered - and as popular - as Walt Disney or Steven Spielberg…
KURT JACKSON A new book about the British landscape painter Kurt Jackson (b. 1961). This new edition includes a text which has been completely updated. There are also many new…
Walerian Borowczyk (known as ‘Boro’) is one of cinema’s one-offs. Quite simply, there is no filmmaker quite like Borowczyk. Borowczyk’s films have an astonishing, magical quality. They reach a place…
J.R.R. TOLKIEN: THE BOOKS, THE FILMS, THE WHOLE CULTURAL PHENOMENON A book exploring the world of J.R.R. Tolkien, Britain’s premier fantasy author, in over 800 pages. New, updated edition. Part…
BLADE RUNNER AND THE CINEMA OF PHILIP K. DICK BY JEREMY MARK ROBINSON This book is about the films made from the fiction of Philip K. Dick, which include the…
PRINCESS MONONOKE: HAYAO MIYAZAKI: POCKET MOVIE GUIDE This book focusses on Hayao Miyazaki’s 1997 masterpiece Princess Mononoke. Princess Mononoke is a work of genius. It is a masterpiece. It is…
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING: POCKET MOVIE GUIDE A pocket guide to the Hollywood adaption of the first part of J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1950s fantasy epic…
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS: POCKET MOVIE GUIDE A pocket guide to the Hollywood adaption of the second part of J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1950s fantasy epic book The…
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING: POCKET MOVIE GUIDE A pocket guide to the Hollywood adaption of the third part of J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1950s fantasy epic…
ANDREI TARKOVSKY: POCKET GUIDE A new pocket guide to Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky (1932-1986), director of seven feature films, including Mirror, Andrei Roublyov, Solaris and The Sacrifice. a This book…
This guide explores every aspect of Andrei Tarkovsky’s output, including scripts, budget, production, shooting, editing, camera, sound, music, acting, themes, symbols, motifs, and spirituality. Tarkovsky’s films are analysed in depth…
WALERIAN BOROWCZYK: THE BEAST Walerian Borowczyk (known as ‘Boro’) is one of cinema’s one-offs. Quite simply, there is no filmmaker quite like Borowczyk. Borowczyk’s films have an astonishing, magical quality…
ANDREI TARKOVSKY: POCKET GUIDE A new pocket guide to Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky (1932-1986), director of seven feature films, including Mirror, Andrei Roublyov, Solaris and The Sacrifice. This book offers…
BLADE RUNNER: POCKET MOVIE GUIDE This book is a guide to the 1982 movie made from Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick - Blade Runner. A…
A filmmaker like no other, Ken Russell remains one of cinema's extraordinary talents, a creator of masterpieces such as The Devils, Tommy and The Music Lovers.
Sex + drugs + rock music + comedy + Westerns + crime + drifter lifestyles + space battles + bars + casinos + fashion - and more music - what’s…
THE CINEMA OF DONALD CAMMELL DEATH. AND SEX. ART. AND MADNESS. MAGIC. AND PERFORMANCE. by Jeremy Mark Robinson Although Donald Cammell’s credits consist of a very few titles as a…
