AFTRS Library New Titles. On display 27 September to 25 October 2019

The summer 2018 issue of Aperture delves into the This issue of Aperture considers the natural world in the age of climate change - extreme weather - and dramatically politicized landscapes.

It was not long after Halloween when Stephen King received a telephone call from his editor. 'Why don't you do a book about the entire horror phenomenon as you see it? Books, movies, radio, TV, the whole thing.' The result is this unique combination of fantasy and autobiography, of classic horror writing honed to an unforgettable edge by the bestselling master of the genre. Danse Macabre ranges across the whole spectrum of horror in popular culture from the seminal classics of Dracula and Frankenstein.

'Dogs in Space: a film archive' presents for the first time the candid 'shoot diary', kept by Lowenstein over the course of conceiving, funding and making the film between 1984 and 1987. The highly illustrated volume showcases never-before seen contact sheets, wardrobe polaroids and a stunning collection of images from on set and behind the scenes. With energetic humour and a distinct understanding of music, fashion and Melbourne in the early 1980s this book provides rare insights into the processes involved in actually making a film.

In his first major monograph, the cult auteur gathers together his most significant projects, spanning film, writing, and art.

In the context of a frantic world that celebrates instantaneity, cinema steeped in contemplation, silence and duration has garnered significant critical attention in recent years, resonating with a larger sociocultural movement. But what exactly is slow cinema? Repositioning the term in a broader theoretical space, the book combines an array of fine-grained studies that will provide valuable insight into the notion of slowness in the cinema, while mapping out past and contemporary slow films across the globe.

Wes Anderson shares the story behind Isle of Dogs's conception and production, and Anderson and his collaborators reveal entertaining anecdotes about the making of the film, their sources of inspiration, and many other insights into their moviemaking process. Previously unpublished behind-the-scenes photographs, concept artwork, and hand-written notes and storyboards accompany the text.