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BOOK REVIEW #24: TOMB RAIDER: THE ART AND MAKING OF THE FILM

Posted on 11 Sep 2018

We shall be upfront here, if you are going to spend time watching the updated 2018 version of Tomb Raider, you might as well check out Tomb Raider: The Art and Making of the Film. In a way it allows you to appreciate the rebooted franchise in a better light especially with all the hard work that goes to making sure the famous archaeologist gets to perform her stunt pieces in lavishly crafted se ...

BOOK REVIEW #25: THE ART OF ALVIN JOHN

Posted on 24 Sep 2018

Movie posters were once a form of art and also a marketing tool. Painstakingly hand drawn on acrylic or oil canvas and then transfer to paper format, movie posters in the past were a joy to marvel at. Fast forward to present times and what you see nowadays in theaters are just awkwardly digitally created posters with embarrassing body proportions and cut-and-paste headshots. The Art of Alvi ...

BOOK REVIEW #26: WHO IS MICHAEL OVITZ?

Posted on 16 Oct 2018

Who is Michael Ovitz? And what makes him so interesting that we need to feature his book on our site? Well, Ovitz was originally one of the founders of Hollywood top talent agency, Creative Artists Agency (CAA) until he left the company he setup for a disastrous short stint at Disney. In Ovitz’s memoir, he tries to paint himself as just a man doing his job- that is protecting his mult ...

BOOK REVIEW #27: GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S THE SHAPE OF WATER: CREATING A FAIRY TALE FOR TROUBLED TIMES

Posted on 12 Nov 2018

Nominated for thirteen awards,The Shape of Waterwon a total of four awards including Best Director at the 90thAcademy Awards in the end. The latter the first for Director Guillermo del Toro. The Shape of Water: Creating A Fairy Tale for Troubled Timeschronicles the making-of process behind the award-winning romantic fantasy drama. Published by Insight Editions which is well-known for their ...

BOOK REVIEW #28: LIGHTS, CAMERA, MAGIC! THE MAKING OF FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD

Posted on 28 Dec 2018

Likely targeted at younger audiences,Lights, Camera, Magic! The Making of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwaldcovers the graphic design, production and costume design and interviews with the talented cast and crew in general. Written by Ian Nathan who also wrote the firstFantastic Beastand no stranger to the world of cinema kept things short and sweet with the book divided into seven ...

BOOK REVIEW #29: THE ART OF IRON MAN: 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION

Posted on 21 Feb 2019

BeforeCaptain Marvelmakes her first grand appearance and beforeAvengers: Endgamemarks the closure of the first chapter of the immensely popular MCU. It’s time to look at where it all started:The Art of Iron Man (10thanniversary edition). With a new foreword by Louis D Esposito, Executive Producer on all Marvel Studios productions and a new fanciful slipcase, this handsome, hardcover 2 ...

BOOK REVIEW #30: STRANGER THINGS: WORLDS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN

Posted on 18 Oct 2019

With Netflix announcing the third season ofStranger Thingsas the most watchedinstalment and season 4 being recently greenlit, it's confirmed we have yet seen the last of Eleven, the boys and maybe even Hopper. Stranger Things: Worlds Turned Upside Downis the official behind-the-scenes companion book from the beloved Netflix series. With a disclaimer that says“Don’t Freak! Th ...

BOOK REVIEW #31: THE MAKING OF ALIEN

Posted on 31 Oct 2019

To celebrate the fortieth anniversary of Alien, J.W.Rinzler, author of several Star Wars making of books and renowned publisher, Titan Books have teamed up for this huge hardcover behind-the-scenes guidebook, The Making of Alien. The book starts with a little history of director Ridley Scott, writer Thomas O’Bannon and the tumultuous process of getting it made at Fox and that’s ...

BOOK REVIEW #32: I AM C-3PO: THE INSIDE STORY

Posted on 02 Mar 2020

There’s no one in the entire galaxy that knows the character of C-3PO aka See-Threepio as well as Anthony Daniels, the British actor who plays the protocol droid since the firstStar Wars.Yes that includes its creator, George Lucas himself. InI Am C-3PO: The Inside Story,Danielsprovides an insight look into one of the more memorable non-human Star Wars character yet detailing a rather ...

BOOK REVIEW #33: DIE HARD: THE ULTIMATE VISUAL HISTORY

Posted on 05 May 2020

MentionDie Hardin a casual conversation and for sure, Bruce Willis and“Yippee-ki-yay”comes to mind. Indeed time flies and it has been 33 years since the release of the firstDie Hard.This ultimate visual history book published by the ever-reliable Insight Editions takes an in-depth look at the iconic action franchise from the first to the fifth one. John McTiernan, director o ...

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