Film, tv & radio

A deep—and darkly comic—dive into the nature of disasters, and the ways they shape how we think about ourselves in the world  “In this brilliant book, David Thomson tells the story …

A spirited dive into the life and career of a performer, writer, and director who dominated twentieth-century American comedy   Mel Brooks, born Melvin Kaminsky in Brooklyn in …

A great theater critic brings twentieth-century playwright Arthur Miller’s dramatic story to life with bold and revealing new insights  “Lahr’s cogent analyses are revelatory. . . …

The art of Willie Doherty (b. 1959), one of Northern Ireland’s most important artists, joins history, memory, and language into an enveloping experience. This catalogue features …

An engrossing biography of one of the most influential filmmakers in cinematic history"A cool, cerebral book about a cool, cerebral talent. . . . A brisk study of [Kubrick's] …

From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series: a fast-moving, musically astute portrait of Irving Berlin, arguably the greatest composer of American popular music"An extensively …

From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, an exuberant biography of the world’s greatest escape artist  “Will leave [readers] entertained and astonished, and that’s a kind of …

A renowned movie critic on film’s treatment of one of mankind’s darkest behaviors: murder  “[Thomson’s] analysis of death in Hitchcock movies is gorgeous. His restlessness is …

A leading film critic on the evolving world of streaming media and its impact on society   The city at night under lockdown, a time of plague and anxiety. It is an exciting new age …

Herman Yablokoff was a master of his craft. He was an actor, singer, songwriter, playwright, director, and producer in a world that has virtually disappeared.In his autobiography, …