TASCHEN

Cinema now

Andrew Bailey
Ed. Paul Duncan

TASCHEN


Cinema Now examines the work and key themes of 60 filmmakers working around the world today, from the cream of the crop of young Hollywood to the new wave of Asian mavericks and the burgeoning auteurs from Europe and Latin America.


Watch Pedro Almodovar at work. Immerse yourself in the stunning imagery of Wong Kar-wai. Feel the emotional impact of the films of Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and Carlos Reygadas. Experience the strange worlds of Guy Maddin, Mathew Barney and Tsai Ming-liang. Cinema Now is packed with stunning full-color photos and exclusive on-set snapshots supplied by the filmmakers, and even comes with a supplementary DVD containing exclusive short films, extracts, trailers, and much more.


The author: Andrew Bailey is a freelance writer and cinephile based in San Francisco whose articles on film and filmmakers have appeared in The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and many other publications. His favorite works include The Last Picture Show (1971), Vertigo (1958), Les Enfants du paradis (1943-45), I Walked with a Zombie (1943), and 3 Women (1977); his cinematic heroes range from Hitchcock, Lang, and Bergman to Lynch, Haneke, and Denis. His idea of unadulterated movie bliss is the moment that Ann Savage turns vituperative on Tom Neal in the front seat of his car in Edgar G. Ulmer's Detour (1945).


The editor: Paul Duncan edits film books for TASCHEN and wrote Alfred Hitchcock and Stanley Kubrick in the Film series.