Friday, February 22, 2008

Book Display - At The Movies

The Academy Awards takes place this Sunday. So here's a slew of books about Oscar and the movies:

65 Years of The Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards by Robert Osborne

Academy Award Winners: Songs, Scores (music book)

All About ‘All About Eve’ by Sam Staggs

The Animated Movie Guide by Jerry Beck

Bedside Hollywood: Great Scenes from Movie Memoirs edited by Robert Atwan and Bruce Forer

Behind the Oscar: The Secret History of the Academy Awards by Anthony Holden

The Big Book of B Movies Or How Low Was My Budget by Robin Cross

The Casablanca Companion: The Movie and More: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of an American Classic by Jeff Siegel

Cult Movies: The Classics, the Sleepers, the Weird, and the Wonderful by Danny Peary

For Keeps: 30 Years at the Movies by Pauline Kael

Great Hollywood Westerns by Ted Sennett

Hollywood At Home: A Family Album 1950-1965 by Sid Avery

Hollywood Color Portraits by John Kobal

The Hollywood Sound: John Williams Conducts the Academy Awards’ Best Scores by John Williams (music cd)

Inside Oscar: The Unofficial History of the Academy Awards by Mason Wiley & Damien Bona

The Lavender Screen: The Gay and Lesbian Films, Their Stars, Makers, Characters & Critics by Boze Hadleigh

Open Secret: Gay Hollywood 1928-1998 by David Ehrenstein

Oscar A to Z: A Complete Guide to More than 2,400 Movies Nominated for Academy Awards by Charles Matthews

The Real Oscar: The Story Behind the Academy Awards by Peter H. Brown

Special Effects: Creating Movie Magic by Christopher Finch

Writing Himself into History: Oscar Micheaux, His Silent Films, and His Audiences by Pearl Bowser and Louise Spence

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