motion pictures

The authors, well-known casting directors, describe how actors are chosen for various roles; and share a number of stories about discovering and casting unknowns who became stars such as Julia Roberts, Tom Cruise, and Leonardo DiCaprio.

Brings the world of filmmaking to girls, presenting the history of women behind the camera, describing the technical side of directing, defining jargon, and profiling several women directors.

Presents rated reviews of 24,000 movies available on videocassette, DVD, and laserdisc, arranged alphabetically by title, each with up to seventeen points of information, including year of release, actors, and awards; and features a Web site guide and an extensive variety of indexes.

Provides a background to film studies, discussing key areas, influential theories and debates, the history and development of film, popular themes, and other related topics.