Secondhand Film & TV Books

Jeremy Clarkson shares his opinions on just about everything in The World According to Clarkson.Jeremy Clarkson has seen rather more of the world than most. He has, as they say,...

A Waterstones Best Book of 2024 'Marriage to Mike Leigh, the minutiae of working on Gavin and Stacey: it's a tribute to her range that there's something here to interest...

In the late 1980s a generation of filmmakers began to flower outside the Hollywood studio system and in the following decade, the independent film movement bloomed. Dozens of lesser-known filmmakers...

'So funny -- Nabokov meets Spinal Tap.' - Stephen Merchant'Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.' - Tim Key'Absolutely miraculous.' - Jesse Eisenberg'A brain-swirlingly funny quest.' - Robert PopperRichard Ayoade's fictional quest to rescue...

It is no secret that happiness was spread a bit thinly in Claire Rayner's far from easy childhood. She was born in Stepney, East London, in the early thirties during...

Packed with hard-won wisdoms and gentle truths, this is Miranda's honest exploration of the lessons she has learned on her journey from illness to recovery'A bombshell, moving, inspirational. Hart passes...

The Instant New York Times BestsellerThe Times, Sunday Times, Financial Times and Economist 'Best Books of the Year'Longlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award'A racy tale...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER from the star of Netflix's The Duchess, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Your Face or Mine and host of All That Glitters'A fearless origin story'...

Graham Chapman is said to have been Monty Python's one true anarchist. Like his mentors Spike Milligan and Peter Cook, the man who portrayed the mistaken messiah in Life of...

The classic, definitive biography of Marilyn Monroe, now updated in the year of the 50th anniversary of the iconic star's deathShe was born Norma Jeane but the world knew and...

Candid and brilliantly funny, this is the story of how a tall, shy youth from Weston-super-Mare went on to become a self-confessed legend. En route, John Cleese describes his nerve-racking...

'Oh Miriam! risks the curse of the sequel, and pulls it off . . . A force of nature, a tour de farce. Bold, brave and bright, but also revealing,...

Ever since being brought up by The Beatles, Frankie Boyle has been a tremendous liar. Join him on his adventures with his chum Clangy The Brass Boy and laugh as...

A razor-sharp and achingly funny memoir of the men and movies that shaped one woman's life... A unique memoir, `Madame Depardieu and the Beautiful Strangers' is the story of how...

Lynch's distinguished career includes such films as The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, Lost Highway, and the seminal TV series Twin Peaks. Here, Lynch speaks openly about the...

Actors and actresses need a constant supply of fresh and exciting audition speeches. When applying to drama school or university, or for theatre, film and television roles, good, origins speeches...

This "wickedly pacey page-turner" (Total Film) unfurls the behind-the-scenes story of the making of The Godfather, fifty years after the classic film's original release.The story of how The Godfather was...

For fans of ME ME ME, this is the next chapter in Charlotte Crosby's life - Celebrity Big Brother winner, MTV presenter, fitness DVD and book bestseller and one of...

The Time Out Film Guide has become a 'must-buy' for all film buffs: it is widely regarded as the best guide on the market. It reviews over 14,000 films, and...

Pre-order the first ever autobiography from Brendan O'Carroll, now in paperback________'What forking trouble are you in now?' Mammy asked. She opened the letter and I waited.'It's nothing, just the result...

What would happen if the Planet Express crew and the citizens of New York City in the 31st Century met the Simpsons and the citizens of Springfield . . ....

This is classic Hollywood history as told through the life and career of one of its mosticonic actresses. The book benefits tremendously from the author's meeting with Olivia de Havilland...