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Jeremy Mark Robinson
he Devils is a celebrated 1971 picture based on the Loudun demonology trials in the 17th century, scripted by Ken Russell from Aldous Huxley’s The Devils of Loudun (1952) and…
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WOMEN IN LOVE: KEN RUSSELL: D.H. LAWRENCE: POCKET MOVIE GUIDE By Jeremy Mark Robinson. Women In Love (1969) is the most well-known film of a D.H. Lawrence novel. It was…
Walerian Borowczyk (known as ‘Boro’) is one of cinema’s one-offs. Quite simply, there is no filmmaker quite like Borowczyk. Borowczyk’s films have an astonishing, magical quality. They reach a place…
This book is a guide to the 1982 movie made from Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick - Blade Runner. A thorough exploration of Blade Runner…
A new book about the British landscape painter Kurt Jackson (b. 1961).
This is a book about Akira - the manga of 1982-90 and the movie of 1988, and about the creator of Akira, the genius artist Katsuhiro Otomo (b. 1954).
A study of the Japanese artist and filmmaker Katsuhiro Otomo.
THE ART OF MASAMUNE SHIROWVOLUME 3: EROTICAby Jeremy Mark RobinsonThis is a study of the erotic art of Masamune Shirow (real name Masanori Ota, born in 1961, Kobe, Japan), a…
A new critical study of the Italian filmmaker and poet Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-1975).
A new critical study of the Italian filmmaker and poet Pier Paolo Pasolini's 'trilogy of life' movies (also known as the 'trilogia di vita'/ 'mediaeval trilogy').
Walerian Borowczyk (1923-2006) is one of cinema's great talents.
KURT JACKSON A new book about the British landscape painter Kurt Jackson (b. 1961). This new hardback edition includes many new illustrations. including photographs taken for this new edition. The…
This is a new study of the art of Japanese artist Masamune Shirow, in three volumes - manga, anime and erotica.
JEREMY MARK ROBINSON
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING: POCKET MOVIE GUIDE A pocket guide to the Hollywood adaption of the first part of J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1950s fantasy epic…
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS: POCKET MOVIE GUIDE A pocket guide to the Hollywood adaption of the second part of J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1950s fantasy epic book The…
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING: POCKET MOVIE GUIDE A pocket guide to the Hollywood adaption of the third part of J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1950s fantasy epic…
A filmmaker like no other, Ken Russell remains one of cinema's extraordinary talents, a creator of masterpieces such as The Devils, Tommy and The Music Lovers.
HAYAO MIYAZAKI: POCKET GUIDE Born on January 5, 1941 in Tokyo, Hayao Miyazaki is known as the ‘Japanese Disney’, a filmmaker as revered - and as popular - as Walt…
SPIRITED AWAY: HAYAO MIYAZAKI: POCKET MOVIE GUIDE REVISED AND UPDATED, WITH NEW ILLUSTRATIONS This book focusses on Hayao Miyazaki’s 2001 masterpiece Spirited Away, winner of the Best Animated Movie Oscar…
Zero Summer is a novel set in a Britain of the near future. It is a highly poetic account of an intense and explicitly erotic romance between two young people…
A major new study of Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky (1932-1986), director of seven feature films, including Mirror, Andrei Roublyov, Solarisand The Sacrifice. Exploring every aspect of Andrei Tarkovskyis output, including…
New erotic short stories set in and around contemporary America.
This is a critical study of the art of Cornish painter Kurt Jackson (b. 1961). Every aspect of Jackson’s art is analysed, including his paintings of West Cornwall, the Scillies…
THE LORD OF THE RINGS MOVIES: POCKET GUIDE A pocket guide to the Hollywood adaptions of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings, released in 2001, 2002 and…
Born on January 5, 1941 in Tokyo, Hayao Miyazaki is known as the ‘Japanese Disney’, a filmmaker as revered - and as popular - as Walt Disney or Steven Spielberg…
J.R.R. TOLKIEN: THE BOOKS, THE FILMS, THE WHOLE CULTURAL PHENOMENON A book exploring the world of J.R.R. Tolkien, Britain’s premier fantasy author, in over 800 pages. New, updated edition. Part…
PRINCESS MONONOKE: HAYAO MIYAZAKI: POCKET MOVIE GUIDE This book focusses on Hayao Miyazaki’s 1997 masterpiece Princess Mononoke. Princess Mononoke is a work of genius. It is a masterpiece. It is…
WALERIAN BOROWCZYK: THE BEAST Walerian Borowczyk (known as ‘Boro’) is one of cinema’s one-offs. Quite simply, there is no filmmaker quite like Borowczyk. Borowczyk’s films have an astonishing, magical quality…
ANDREI TARKOVSKY: POCKET GUIDE A new pocket guide to Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky (1932-1986), director of seven feature films, including Mirror, Andrei Roublyov, Solaris and The Sacrifice. This book offers…
BLADE RUNNER: POCKET MOVIE GUIDE This book is a guide to the 1982 movie made from Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick - Blade Runner. A…
PRINCESS MONONOKE: HAYAO MIYAZAKI: POCKET MOVIE GUIDE REVISED AND UPDATED, WITH NEW ILLUSTRATIONS This book focusses on Hayao Miyazaki’s 1997 masterpiece Princess Mononoke.
Princess Mononoke is a work of genius…
Sex + drugs + rock music + comedy + Westerns + crime + drifter lifestyles + space battles + bars + casinos + fashion - and more music - what’s…
Tony Ching Siu-tung (b. 1953) is an acclaimed action choreographer and film director.
This is a book about the genius Japanese artist Katsuhiro Otomo (b. 1954). Best-known for the Akira manga of 1982-90 and the Akira movie of 1988, Otomo is also an…
JEAN-LUC GODARD There’s no one else quite like Jean-Luc Godard. You could take a few frames from one of his films and know they were by the maestro and nobody…
This is a study of the erotic art of Masamune Shirow (real name Masanori Ota, b. 1961, Kobe, Japan), a Japanese artist best known for the comics and animations Ghost…
A general introduction to the work of Samuel Beckett (1906-1989), focussing on the aspects of philosophy and language.
This is a study of the animated adaptations of the art of Masamune Shirow (real name Masanuri Ota, b. 1961, Kobe, Japan), a Japanese artist best known for Ghost In…
