I've returned with an exciting new edition to my classic film book round ups. Every time I curate these lists I worry that this will be the one that disappoints. But they never do. I really like this selection of memoirs, coffee table books, scholarly texts, reissues and paperbacks. There is really truly something for everyone here.
Are you new to my list? Here are the details. The books include biographies, memoirs, scholarly texts, coffee table books and more from a variety of publishers. For any scholarly books I make sure the ones included are affordable. There are also some reissues and paperback editions added to the bunch. Publication dates range from July to December 2024 and these are subject to change. I also added a few titles I missed in roundup #22.
These are U.S. release dates. International release dates and availability may vary.
Links go to Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Powell's (I will add Larry Edmund's links if they become available). I receive a small commission if you shop through some (not all) of my buy links.
Happy shopping!
AVAILABLE NOW
9781613165690
**Reissue**
The Greene Murder Case
by S.S. Van Dine
introduction by Otto Penzler
American Mystery Classics
384 pages — June 2024
9780299348205
Peerless
Rouben Mamoulian, Hollywood, and Broadway
by Kurt Jensen
9798886509359
The Story of Audrey Hepburn
An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers
by Natasha Wing
illustrated by Marta Dorado
Callisto Kids
64 pages — June 2024
9780299347505
Visions and Victims
Art Melodrama in the Films of Carl Th. Dreyer
by Amanda Doxtater
University of Wisconsin Press
254 pages — May 2024
JULY
9798990697706
A Boy Like That
Hits, Misses, Messes, and Miracles as I Danced Across the Stages of Broadway and Hollywood
by Grover Dale
Red Socks Press
336 pages — July 2024
9781978810259
Film Noir and the Arts of Lighting
by Patrick Keating
Rutgers University Press
266 pages — July 2024
9781667203386
Infographic Guide to Movies
by Karen Krizanovich
Thunder Bay Press
160 pages — July 2024
9783836589598
LIFE. Hollywood
edited by TASCHEN
9780231216395
My Affair with Art House Cinema
Essays and Reviews
by Phillip Lopate
Columbia University Press
416 pages — July 2024
AUGUST
9781438496535
**Paperback Edition**
The Biggest Thing in Show Business
Living It Up with Martin & Lewis
by Murray Pomerance and Matthew Solomon
SUNY Press
9781517913199
Chris Marker
Early Film Writings
by Chris Marker
translated by Sally Shafto
edited by Steven Ungar
University of Minnesota Press
9781108495936
Citizen Cowboy
Will Rogers and the American People
by Steven Watts
Cambridge University Press
477 pages — August 2024
9781324095132
**Paperback Edition**
Daughter of the Dragon
Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History
by Yunte Huang
Liveright
400 pages — August 2024
9780520409644
**Paperback Edition**
Edgar G. Ulmer
A Filmmaker at the Margins
by Noah Isenberg
University of California Press
384 pages — August 2024
9781985900592
Helen Morgan
The Original Torch Singer and Ziegfeld's Last Star
by Christopher S. Connelly
University Press of Kentucky
394 pages — August 2024
9781476670096
King Vidor in Focus
On the Filmmaker's Artistry and Vision
by Kevin L. Stoehr and Cullen Gallagher
McFarland
336 pages — August 2024
9781985900509
Lionel Barrymore
Character and Endurance in Hollywood's Golden Age
by Kathleen Spaltro
University Press of Kentucky
256 pages — August 2024
9781493075249
Miracle on 34th Street
The Making of a Christmas Classic
by Jeffrey Paul Thompson
Lyons Press
270 pages — August 2024
9780197668283
On Audrey Hepburn
An Opinionated Guide
by Steven Cohan
Oxford University Press
224 pages — August 2024
9780300280166
**Paperback Edition**
Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of the Musical
by Laurie Winer
Yale University Press
Quiz Actually
The Festive Family Film Trivia Book
Christmas Holiday Movie Trivia Game
by Joe Shooman
Mango
310 pages — August 2024
9781399074025
The Real Bogie and Bacall
by Catherine Curzon
White Owl
192 pages — August 2024
9798887440606
Revolution in 35mm
Political Violence and Resistance in Cinema from the Arthouse to the Grindhouse, 1960–1990
edited by Andrew Nette and Samm Deighan
PM Press
304 pages — August 2024
SEPTEMBER
9780500025390
The African Gaze
Photography, Cinema and Power
by Amy Sall
text by Various
Thames & Hudson
288 pages — September 2024
9781496852885
Alan J. Pakula
Interviews
edited by Tom Ryan
University Press of Mississippi
240 pages — September 2024
9781951038915
Bela Lugosi
The Man Behind the Cape
by Robert Cremer
Clover Press
768 pages — September 2024
9781839027222
**Reissue**
BFI Classics: The Shawshank Redemption
by Mark Kermode
BFI
104 pages — September 2024
9780762485574
The De Palma Decade
Redefining Cinema with Doubles, Voyeurs, and Psychic Teens
by Laurent Bouzereau
Running Press
320 pages — September 2024
9781648230578
The Book of Joel
by Joel Grey
with text by Eddie Redmayne and Tony Kushner
powerHouse Books
pages — September 2024
9780806541730
**Paperback Edition**
Don Rickles
The Merchant of Venom
by Michael Seth Starr
Citadel
352 pages — September 2024
9780810147454
Film and Everyday Resistance
by Marguerite La Caze
Northwestern University Press
192 pages — September 2024
9781496853219
Film by Design
The Art of the Movie Poster
edited by Gary D. Rhodes and Robert Singer
University Press of Mississippi
256 pages — September 2024
9781835410363
Godzilla: The Encyclopedia
Shinji Nishikawa Unravels the Depths of Godzilla
by Shinji Nishikawa
Titan Books
216 pages — September 2024
9780593547113
The Hitchcock Hotel
by Stephanie Wrobel
Berkley
352 pages — September 2024
9781683694250
Horror for Weenies
Everything You Need to Know About the Films You're Too Scared to Watch
byEmily C. Hughes
Quirk Books
272 pages — September 2024
9781788842778
Marilyn Monroe
by Eve Arnold
Acc Art Books
208 pages — September 2024
9780231215282
Mary C. McCall Jr.
The Rise and Fall of Hollywood's Most Powerful Screenwriter
by J. E. Smyth
Columbia University Press
312 pages — September 2024
9780806543086
Moguls
The Lives and Times of Hollywood Film Pioneers Nicholas and Joseph Schenck
by Michael Benson and Craig Singer
Citadel
304 pages — September 2024
9781683693758
Movies with Balls
The Greatest Sports Films of All Time, Analyzed and Illustrated
by Kyle Bandujo and Rick Bryson
Quirk Books
256 pages — September 2024
9781496837974
One Tough Dame
The Life and Career of Diana Rigg
by Herbie J. Pilato
foreword by Rupert Macnee
introduction by Ray Austin
University Press of Mississippi
224 pages — September 2024
9781797228853
Palace Costume
Inside Hollywood's Best Kept Fashion Secret
by Mimi Haddon
Chronicle Chroma
320 pages — September 2024
9782080442130
**Paperback Original°°
Pasolini in Chiaroscuro
by Guillaume de Sardes and Bartolomeo Pietromarchi
Flammarion
224 pages — September 2024
9781681342528
Red Stained
The Life of Hilda Simms
by Jokeda "Jojo" Bell
Minnesota Historical Society PRess
240 pages — September 2024
9781476690346
The Silents Go to War
American World War I Propaganda Films, 1915-1930
by Anita R. Appelbaum
McFarland
120 pages — September 2024
9781496857996
**Paperback Edition**
Samuel Fuller: Interviews
Conversations with Filmmakers Series
edited by Gerald Peary
University Press of Mississippi
pages — September 2024
9781835410011
The Third Man
The Official Story of the Film
by John Walsh
Titan Books
192 pages — September 2024
9781915998521
**Reissue**
Zardoz
by John Boorman
Repeater
168 pages — September 2024
OCTOBER
9780762488681
Alfred Hitchcock All the Films
The Story Behind Every Movie, Episode, and Short
by Bernard Benoliel, Gilles Esposito, Murielle Joudet, Jean-François Rauger
Black Dog & Leventhal
648 pages — October 2024
9781839025778
BFI Classics: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
by Dana Polan
BFI
104 pages — October 2024
9781839025167
BFI Classics: Midnight Cowboy
by Mark Kermode
BFI
128 pages — October 2024
9781493079704
Christmas TV Memories
Nostalgic Holiday Favorites of the Small Screen
Herbie J. Pilato
foreword by Marlo Thomas
Applause
285 pages — October 2024
9781476693682
The CinemaScope Years
Films That Revolutionized Moviegoing, 1953-1967
by Aubrey Solomon
McFarland
120 pages — October 2024
9781636811307
Color in Motion
Chromatic Explorations of Cinema
edited by Jessica Niebel and Sophia Serrano
foreword by Jacqueline Stewart
DelMonico Books/Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
272 pages — October 2024
9781493084807
Columbia Pictures
A Century of Hollywood Motion Picture Magic
by Jim Pauley
Lyons Press
424 pages — October 2024
9783791393216
Cuisine on Screen
60 Famous Japanese Recipes from 30 Cult Movies
by Sachiyo Harada
Prestel
192 pages — October 2024
9781982185794
Dorothy Parker in Hollywood
by Gail Crowther
Gallery Books
304 pages — October 2024
9781493085934
Driving Marilyn
The Life and Times of Legendary Hollywood Agent Norman Brokaw
by Joel Brokaw,
foreword by David Geffen
Lyons Press
212 pages — October 2024
9780593490310
**Paperback Edition**
Every Man for Himself and God Against All
A Memoir
by Werner Herzog
translated by Michael Hofmann
Penguin Books
368 pages — October 2024
9781493074341
Hard to Watch
How to Fall in Love with Difficult Movies
by Matthew Strohl
Applause
208 pages — October 2024
9781399623766
Icons of Style
In 100 Garments
by Josh Sims
Laurence King Publishing
368 pages — October 2024
9781438497341
**Paperback Edition**
Is Harpo Free?
And Other Questions of the Metaphysical Screen
by Matthew Cipa
SUNY Press
266 pages — October 2024
9781787743243
Martin Scorsese
by Amazing Ameziane
Titan Comics
384 pages — October 2024
9780789214935
Moxie
The Daring Women of Classic Hollywood
by Ira Resnick with Raissa Bretaña
foreword by Jane Fonda
Abbeville Press
288 pages — October 2024
9781985901179
**Paperback Edition**
My Place in the Sun
Life in the Golden Age of Hollywood and Washington
by George Stevens Jr.
University Press of Kentucky
pages — October 2024
9781419763632
Nora Ephron at the Movies
A Visual Celebration of the Writer and Director Behind When Harry Met Sally, You've Got Mail, Sleepless in Seattle, and More
by Ilana Kaplan
foreword by Jason Diamond
Abrams Books
224 pages — October 2024
9781943876549
Not Even Nominated
40 Overlooked Costars of Oscar-Winning Performances
by John DiLeo
Glitterati
320 pages — October 2024
9780805243673
Only in America
Al Jolson and The Jazz Singer
by Richard Bernstein
Knopf
272 pages — October 2024
9781493074211
Shemp!
The Biography of The Three Stooges’ Shemp Howard, The Face of Film Comedy
Burt Kearns
Applause
272 pages — October 2024
9780762487172
Sidney Poitier
The Great Speeches of an Icon Who Moved Us Forward
compiled by Joanna Poitier
edited by John Malahy
foreword by Oprah Winfrey
Running Press
192 pages — October 2024
9780197791967
Singin' in the Rain
Oxford Guides to Film Musicals
Andrew Buchman
Oxford University Press
168 pages — October 2024
9780593655115
Sonny Boy
A Memoir
by Al Pacino
Penguin Press
384 pages — October 2024
9780593735305
The Wall of Life
Pictures and Stories from This Marvelous Lifetime
by Shirley Maclaine
Crown
pages — October 2024
9781493087969
Zeppo
The Reluctant Marx Brother
by Robert S. Bader
Applause
322 pages — October 2024
NOVEMBER
9781538194096
American Noir Film
From The Maltese Falcon to Gone Girl
by M. Keith Booker
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
240 pages — November 2024
9781681123462
Audrey Hepburn
by Michele Botton
illustrated by Dorilys Giachetto
NBM Publishing
176 pages — November 2024
9781839026027
9781839026300
BFI Classics: The Parallax View
by Mark Campbell
BFI
104 pages — November 2024
9781493078004
Blazing Saddles Meets Young Frankenstein
The 50th Anniversary of the Year of Mel Brooks
by Bruce G. Hallenbeck
Applause
278 pages — November 2024
9780764368523
Collecting Laurel and Hardy
Autographs, Posters, Toys, Dolls, Games, Trading Cards, Comic Books, Costumes, Props, and More!
by Danny Bacher and Bernie Hogya
foreword by Leonard Maltin
Schiffer
288 pages — November 2024
9781985900486
**Paperback Edition**
Ernest Lehman
The Sweet Smell of Success
University Press of Kentucky
396 pages — November 2024
9788891841889
Federico Fellini
The Book of Dreams
Deluxe Edition
edited by Sergio Toffetti, Felice Laudadio, Gian Luca Farinelli
Rizzoli
548 pages — November 2024
9781493077045
Gloria Swanson
Hollywood's First Glamour Queen
by Stephen Michael Shearer
Applause
544 pages — November 2024
9781493085651
Jimmy
The Secret Life of James Dean
by Jason Colavito
Applause
234 pages — November 2024
9781493068401
Norman Lear
His Life and Times
by Tripp Whetsell
Applause
286 pages — November 2024
9780063037854
The Path to Paradise
A Francis Ford Coppola Story
by Sam Wasson
Harper Perennial
400 pages — November 2024
9781474497954
Yul Brynner
Exoticism, Cosmopolitanism and Screen Masculinity
by Susanna Paasonen
Edinburgh University Press
304 pages — November 2024
DECEMBER
9780762484461
Falling in Love at the Movies
Rom-Coms from the Screwball Era to Today
by Esther Zuckerman
TCM and Running Press
256 pages — December 2024
9780231210829
George Cukor's People
Acting for a Master Director
by Joseph McBride
Columbia University Press
432 pages — December 2024
9783775757850
German Film
From the Archives of the Deutsche Kinemathek
edited by Hatje Cantz, Karin Herbst-Meßlinger, Kristina Jaspers, Peter Mänz and Rainer Rother
Hatje Cantz
960 pages — December 2024
9781524748432
Giant Love
Edna Ferber, Her Best-selling Novel of Texas, and the Making of a Classic American Film
by Julie Gilbert
Pantheon
9781476690117
Hollywood Boozers, Brawlers and Hard-Luck Cases
Fifteen Ill-Fated Actors of the Golden Age
by Laura Wagner
McFarland
302 pages — December 2024
9781978830585
Hollywood Unions
edited by Kate Fortmueller and Luci Marzola
Rutgers University Press
9781477330654
Ida Lupino, Forgotten Auteur
From Film Noir to the Director's Chair
by Alexandra Seros
University of Texas Press
240 pages — December 2024
9781476694528
Mitzi Gaynor
Her Life and Career
by Peter Shelley
McFarland
144 pages — December 2024
9780760391907
The Rom-Com Ultimate Trivia Book
Test Your Superfan Status and Relive the Most Iconic Romantic Comedy Movie Moments
by Neal E. Fischer
Epic Ink
COMING IN 2025
9781493068081
Audrey Hepburn
A Life of Beautiful Uncertainty
by Tom Santopietro
commentaries by Jeffrey Banks
Applause
400 pages — January 2025
9781728267913
His Girl Hollywood
by Maureen Lee Lenker
Sourcebooks Casablanca
400 pages — January 2025
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