Since Avatar's release in 2009, the number of books focused on James Cameron grew. Till now, we had two biographies, one of which was authorized, best interviews compilation book, and the Art book. And there's even more around the world. Out now is a new, illustrated coffetable book showcasing Jim Cameron's films.
Now, if you thought that when you have all the aformentioned books, the new one, James Cameron: A Retrospective, wouldn't provide anything new, you're wrong. There's stuff about Jim growing up, and even about each of his films that even I didn't know about, and I think it's in great deal thanks to the new interviews conducted by the author Ian Nathan. Jim Cameron is very open and very candid nowadays, so he doesn't hold anything back. So even if you're a lifelong diehard fan of Jim's work and you think you've read it all, there are still new and interesting bits in the book that hasn't been written or said before. Also, while now it seems like a no brainer, there hasn't really been an illustrated coffetable book on James Cameron's films. It's crazy when you think about it. We're talking about the director, whose nearly every film is either a record shattering milestone, or an international pop culture icon. A track record no director has or ever had.
Sure, there has been fantastic books written about almost every one of his individual films - be it Ian Nathan's Terminator Vault, the late J.W. Rinzler's Making of Aliens, or Jodie Duncan's Making of Avatar to name just a few, but there hasn't been a book that gathered all of his films in one place in a beautiful, very well illustrated hardcover volume. And if you aren't a Cameronite who has been reading everything possible on his work for years or decades, and you don't own these books, then Retrospective is a must if you like Jim's movies and want to know more about him and each of his films
https://www.amazon.com/James-Cameron-Retrospective-Ian-Nathan/dp/1786751143
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