Nora Gregor - L'imperfezione della bellezza

Federico Fellini
Longanesi & C.

Will Smith , Mark Manson
Longanesi & C.

Giona A. Nazzaro
Stefano Sorbini Editore

Roberto Della Torre, Marco Pagot
Editrice il Castoro

Il volume presenta i protagonisti, l'avventurosa vicenda produttiva e la ricostruzione storica del primo lungometraggio d'animazione italiano.

Richard Bojarski
Carol Publishing Group

Nigel Wingrove, Marc Morris
FAB Press

A stunning visual record of a unique design legacy.

The most comprehensive collection of video nasty and pre-certificate video sleeves ever reproduced in one volume.

FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED. This brand new FAB Press edition has more than 100 new video nasty sleeves, which were not included in the original pressing, to increase the total number of videos covered in the book to almost 450. In addition, the text has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the knowledge gained about this era in the intervening 10 years since the book was first published. And this time the book is in hardback format to ensure its long-lasting durability.

The Art of the Nasty explains and conveys the media furore, fear and the rush for political legislation that greeted the arrival of uncensored horror films on video in the UK. The hysteria was generated and fuelled as much by the sleeves and marketing as by the films themselves. In fact, many of the biggest critics of the 'nasties' only ever saw the sleeves. Some of the early video sleeves are indeed an unbelievably bold and over-the-top mixture of outrageous graphics and in-your-face visual shock tactics, guaranteed to offend.

Banned by an Act of Parliament after a frenzied and hysterical press campaign, the video nasty was deemed at the time to be a threat to society as we know it, even being implicated by career politicians and journalists as a catalyst for murder. The Art of the Nasty reproduces almost 450 pre-certificate video covers in all their lurid glory, from the ludicrous and extreme imagery of SS Experiment Camp and the gross savagery of Cannibal Holocaust to the powerful and confrontational image of a rape victim used to promote I Spit on Your Grave.

Covering the whole gamut of pre-certificate video sleeves, from the 'Official' 39 nasties which were found obscene by the Director of Public Prosecutions through to sleaze epics like Killer Nun and Violation of the Bitch, The Art of the Nasty is an invaluable visual record of a time the mainstream video industry would like to forget.

Pier Paolo Pasolini
Garzanti Editore

Enzo Sallustro
Silvana editoriale

Jeff Bond, Joe Fordham
Titan Books

In 1968 audiences around the world were transported to a world eerily similar to their own, but where apes ruled and mankind was subjugated. A terrifying, thrilling film, featuring one of the most famous twist endings in film history, Planet of the Apes is a science fiction masterpiece. The film birthed one of the longest running and most successful film franchises in cinema history, spawning seven further films, two television series, comics, novels and much more. Over 40 years later moviegoers around the world are still enthralled by this iconic, award-winning series.

Planet of the Apes: The Evolution of the Legend is the definitive guide to every aspect of this cultural phenomenon.

From the groundbreaking original to 2014's blockbuster Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, this book tells the whole story, accompanied by brand new interviews with key creatives and die-hard fans. The book is illustrated throughout by gorgeous behind the scenes photography, makeup tests, candid stills, and beautiful film frames. Highly rare conceptual artwork has been unearthed and promises fans an exclusive glimpse into the creation of this beloved series.

Detailing the writing and production process of all the films, the impact and influence, the makeup, the music, and much more. Planet of the Apes: The Evolution of the Legend is a landmark book and must-have for fans everywhere.

TM & © 2014 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.  All Rights Reserved.

Rudy Salvagnini
Corte del Fontego

L'horror è uno dei generi più fertili e longevi della storia del cinema. Da Nosferatu a Frankenstein, da Psyco a Alien, da Shining a Nightmare, con il suo linguaggio inquietante - trasgressivo o rigoroso, esibizionista o introspettivo, volgare o sublimato - da sempre rispecchia l'anima contemporanea e i suoi segreti fantasmi. Nelle oltre 2400 voci di questo dizionario si troveranno tutti i film usciti nel nostro paese più un'ampia selezione di opere straniere inedite: dalle classiche storie di vampiri e licantropi ai più recenti slasher e psycho-thriller, passando per serial killer, mostri umani e animaleschi, zombie, spettri, alieni, entità diaboliche e quant'altro ha saputo inventare l'inesauribile immaginazione del genere. In ogni scheda: titolo italiano, titolo originale, nazionalità, anno di produzione, regista, interpreti principali, durata, trama, commento critico, sequel e altri titoli di serie e franchise, stellette. Un utile strumento di consultazione per orientarsi tra cinema, tv, home video e noleggio. Con un indice esaustivo dei registi e i film diretti da ciascuno.

Roman Polanski
Bompiani

Antonin Artaud
Minimum fax

Artaud pensava che "dal buon senso dei sogni possa nascere una nuova maniera di pensare". Ed è questo principio che il grande teorico francese tenta di applicare al cinema, un'arte allora giovane e capace di suscitare ogni audacia. Non si tratta però di dare realizzazione visuale a qualsivoglia sogno: bensì di scoprirne le leggi e di ricostruirne la meccanica, di far ritrovare al cinema la violenza e l'anarchia del sogno. Da questa idea centrale nascono la gran parte dei soggetti, dei saggi e delle lettere qui raccolti.