The Film Book: A Complete Guide to the World of Cinema

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We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. You'll get a behind-the-scenes look at classics like Citizen Kane and the Godfather and take a front row seat at lavish blockbusters including Titanic. Julie Salamon made a deal with director Brian De Palma to allow her to shadow the production of what everyone thought would be a hit film: the film adaptation of Tom Wolfe's The Bonfire of the Vanities.

Ever the disappointed idealist, Agee offered grudging praise to such compromised efforts as Meet Me in St. Don't fight Grandpa; it's time for a love story (you'll get that reference once you watch the movie).

Yes, there's a lesson here about overstepping the bounds of science and hubris in the face of nature, but mostly, T-Rex go chomp-chomp.

If you don't know what that means, there's only one way to find out: Queue up the classic thriller for movie night.

This was the volume that made a god awful 26-hour greyhound bus trip to New York seem bearable – in fact, time well spent. At first glance it looks like a series of nostalgic, fireside chats with actors and film-makers from the good old days of British cinema. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast.