Film & Cinema Books

An in-depth look at the craftsmanship, artistry, technology, and personal narratives behind a decade long journey that turned the world’s bestselling fiction series into a blockbuster film franchise. Harry Potter: Page to Screen opens the doors to Hogwarts castle and the wizarding world of Harry ...

For the first time ever, Transformers Vault reveals the complete story of the Transformers, everyone's favorite robots in disguise. Loaded with never-before-seen images, this book is a guide to the epic battle between the Autobots and Decepticons, as it began with toys and television, and contin...

Explore the making of the film The Twilight Saga: Eclipse in this ultimate visual companion, lavishly illustrated with full-color photos of the cast, locations, and sets. This beautiful paperback edition celebrates the onscreen creation of Stephenie Meyer's fascinating world, brought to life by crit...

Every fan's dream - the definitive guide to all six out-of-this-universe films See Unique cut-away views of lightsabres, blasters, Wookie weapons and a stormtrooper's helmet The inner workings of General Grievous and C-3PO Discover Boba Fett's secret weapons Darth Vader's terrible orig...

This lavishly illustrated film companion takes the reader on a journey into the magical world of Pandora, to get closer to the landscapes, creatures and characters of James Cameron's blockbuster epic, AVATAR. This is the only adult tie-in book to what many are already describing as the cinematic eve...

Complete with an exclusive Star Wars mini-figure. Find out all about Star Wars LEGO weapons, battle stations and even the Death Star through amazing photos and incredible details. Come face-to-face with LEGO versions of Darth Vader, Boba Fett, Yoda, Luke Skywalker and more and discover hundreds ...

THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO THE ULTIMATE INTERGALACTIC BATTLEFIELD Like many a great epic, "Star Wars" is rooted in a rich history of armed conflict. Now, for the first time, the facts, figures, and fascinating backstories of major clashes and combatants in the vast "Star Wars" universe have been doc...

More Than 150 Magical Recipes for Wizards and Non-Wizards Alike! Bangers and mash with Harry, Ron, and Hermione in the Hogwarts dining hall. A proper cuppa tea and rock cakes in Hagrid's hut. Cauldron cakes and pumpkin juice on the Hogwarts Express. With this cookbook, dining a la Hogwarts is ...

This official illustrated tie-in book showcases over 350 spectacular images from the DreamWorks Animation feature film, based on Cressida Cowell's popular children's book. "How to Train Your Dragon" is the story of a scrawny teenaged Viking, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third, who lives on the isl...

The definitive reference guide to a space fantasy phenomenon. The Star Wars universe, much like our own, is constantly expanding. In the ten years since the publication of the Star Wars Encyclopedia, a lot has happened in that galaxy far, far away: four new feature films, a host of official orig...

Every fan’s dream - take a journey through the entire Star Wars universe from thousands of years before Episode I to three decades after Episode VI and right up to the present day. Fascinating features, rare behind-the-scenes photos and pre-production drawings cover all six films in one epi...

A fully illustrated, interactive tribute to the world's most famous and popular science fiction series: Star Trek. To boldly go where no one has gone before, renowned Star Trek expert, Scott Tipton has delved deep into the CBS archives and their treasure trove of photographs, scripts, concept sketch...

 Celebrate the 20th anniversary of Pixar Animation Studios with film and concept art from every Pixar feature-length and short film to date.

Joss Whedon's Emmy award-winning musical tragicomedy tells the story of Billy, aka Dr Horrible, a budding supervillain who wants to beat superhero Captain Hammer and take over the world...and pluck up the courage to speak to his laundromat crush Penny. With exclusive new material from Joss and the p...

Inspired by the film King Kong, at the age of thirteen Ray Harryhausen knew his feature lay in special effects. Following on from his mentor Willis O'Brien, creator of King Kong, Ray took the art and skill of stop-motion animation one step further, weaving his magic on dinosaurs, aliens and mytholog...

The second edition of Mark Kermode's "Exorcist" volume has now been updated and expanded, and its publication completes a journey of discovery begun by the author in 1997. This edition documents the deletion and recovery of key scenes that have now been re-integrated into the film to creat...

Pixar Animation Studios, the innovators behind "Toy Story", "The Incredibles", and "Ratatouille", has again reinvented the genre with "Wall.E". When a robot searching for a connection finds EVE, a sleek female probe-droid from outer space, he embarks on an adventure-filled journey across the galaxy....

We’ve storm-trooped our way around Lucasfilm to get the inside and the dark side of all six Star Wars films including incredible behind-the-scenes stories. Meet and greet every character, droid, creature and alien from Obi-Wan, to Yoda, from the arena beasts to Jabba the Hutt (and his entourag...

Filled with dazzling images from the very first Harry Potter film to the epic finale, this unique poster book allows fans to immerse themselves in the world of Harry Potter. Gorgeous images showcase the many memorable characters and dangerous situations Harry and his friends have encountered in thei...

In this autobiography, published in 1975, the private Andy Warhol talks about love, sex, food, beauty, fame, work, money, success; about New York and America; about himself - his childhood in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, good times and bad times in the Big Apple, the explosion of his career in the sixt...

Robert Pattinson: the English actor that everyone's talking about has been catapulted to international stardom for his roles in TWILIGHT and HARRY POTTER. As the hottest star of recent teen sensation TWILIGHT, Pattinson's lovelorn vampire role has won him millions of devoted fans. The first film, st...

For more than thirty years, audiences have been simultaneously captivated and appalled as the spaceship Nostromo is invaded and its crew stalked by a terrifying parasitic creature. From the gore of the infant alien bursting from Kane's chest to the mounting claustrophobia as Ripley discovers the mon...

Go behind the scenes in the fourth installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean series - On Stranger Tides. Captain Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn't know who to fear more: the infamous Blackbeard (Ian McShane) or a woman from his past (Penelope Cruz). Get the lo...

Navigate the Star Wars universe as you never have before-with this fully illustrated, full-color guide that maps the entire galaxy. You know the planets-from Alderaan and Corellia to Tatooine and Zonama Sekot-and the star systems, from the Deep Core to the Outer Rim. But now, for the first time, ...

The age of cinema began in Paris in 1895. Within a year New Zealanders saw their first films and in fewer than five they were making their own. In the years since, New Zealand has produced almost every conceivable type of film, from home movies to arthouse flicks to Oscar-winning wide-screen epics, ...

Everything fans want to know and more about BREAKING DAWN (Part 1) the movie! Designed as a celebration of the film, this lavishly illustrated paperback edition is an exclusive behind-the-scenes guide featuring full-colour photos of the cast, locations and sets, as well as storyboards, interviews...

Harry Potter Film Wizardry is the first book to delve into the fascinating and intriguing world of an enormously successful film franchise. A truly veritable feast for the eyes, the scrapbook features high-quality close-up pictures of the props, sets, costumes, and effects that bring depth to Harry’...

An exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the making of arguably the greatest and most cherished of all the Star Wars films, the most important motion picture sequel of all-time, and a movie that changed pop culture forever: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back. Following his The Making of...

Much of the visual impact of New Zealand films can be attributed directly to the cinematographer, the creative individual primarily responsible for the look of a film. The cinematographer is both an artist and a craftsman, combining a fine aesthetic sensibility and visual eye with a deep technical u...

Brings together information from all three incarnations of the popular TV and film series. Entries include characters; alien races; planets and stars; emblems and uniforms; much more. Full of black and white photographs and illustrations from Star Trek archives. The thousands of photos and hundr...

Weta and HarperCollins Publishers are excited to announce the release of *The Art of the Adventures of Tintin*, with forewords by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson. From early concept illustrations to final shots from the film and everything in between, this book gives fans a rare glimpse of the...

The unique life story of one of Britain's most talented and inventive comedians, star of Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and Star Trek. Zombies in North London, death cults in the West Country, the engineering deck of the Enterprise: Simon Pegg has been ploughing some bizarre furrows in recent times....

The definitive history of Star Wars no fan should be without. Celebrate four amazing decades of everything Star Wars; decade by decade, year-by-year, month-by-month. Everything is covered, from the influences and creation of all six Star Wars movies, to the toys, books and video games that have s...

Under the supervision of multi Academy Award winner Richard Taylor, Weta Workshop was responsible for the design of the creatures and technology for director Neill Blomkamp's2009 feature film, District 9. Weta Workshop's artists created the physical creature and special make-up effects elements, the...

Ian Mune's resonant growl and his characterful face are an institution in the world of New Zealand theatre, film and TV. Instantly recognised by generations of New Zealanders, he has been a central figure of screen and stage in this country since the 1960s. Ian Mune grew up in Tauranga, and had a...

Actor, Humanitarian, Mother:Angelina Jolie is at once mercurial and iconic. Unlike so many spoiled Hollywood divas, she is a United Nations ambassador, and has chosen to become a mother to a patchwork family of 6 children. But beneath the virtuous Madonna image there is a much darker side. Even ...

SEX AND THE CITY 2: THE OFFICIAL COMPANION BOOK is the ultimate keepsake for fans of the fabulous four. Packed with juicy behind-the-scenes details as well as interviews with the stars, producers, cast and crew members, and celebrity cameos such as Miley Cyrus, Liza Minelli and Penelope Cruz. S...

Academy Award-winning writer/director James Cameron, the maker of Titanic and the creator of the Terminator series, has been crafting Avatar for over four years. The film follows the story of an ex-marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on a distant planet filled with exotic life forms. As...

Showgirls or Spice World? Reefer Madness or Robot Monster? Battlefield Earth or The Black Gestapo? One reviewer's relentless search for the most appalling abomination ever to disgrace the screen—at the rate of one movie a day . . . for a year! For every cinematic classic the studios have...

"Star Wars: The Clone War", the blockbuster 3D animated movie and TV series, covers events between the live-action movies "Attack of the Clones" and "Revenge of the Sith" and features characters and events previously unseen anywhere else in the "Star Wars" sag...