Guides Reviews category: 501 books
by Roger Ebert
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2013
The most-trusted film critic in America." --USA Today Roger Ebert actually likes movies. It's a refreshing trait in a critic, and not as prevalent as you'd expect." --Mick LaSalle, San Francisco ChronicleAmerica's favorite movie critic assesses the year's films from Brokeback Mountain...
by Brian Mills
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2008
Somewhere in the labyrinth of our memories are films that we have seen and cannot forget but frustratingly may never see again because they have mysteriously vanished from the public domain. They may be hidden away in a film studio's vault, buried beneath the floorboards of a filmmaker's home, imprisoned...
by David Hughes
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2012
The superheroes are back! Since the 1970s, the film world has found inspiration in comic books and graphic novels. These days no summer is complete without a major blockbuster movie based on a comic: Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, X-Men, Men in Black, Daredevil, and The Hulk. Modern special effects...
by D. Scott Apel
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2016
113 great imaginative movies on demand you've probably never seen! The iTunes Movie Guru (Emeritus) shares his selection of the 113 best unknown and most imaginative science fiction, fantasy and horror movies available on demand and on DVD, excerpted from KILLER B’s Volumes 1 & 2. We live in...
by D. Scott Apel
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016
The iTunes Movie Guru (Emeritus) shares his selection of the best unknown movies (and a few TV shows) available on demand and on DVD.
We live in an age of unprecedented access to movies. Too bad most of them suck. Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, Vudu, Hulu Plus... Thousands and thousands of movies...
by Mike Watt
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2015
From filmmaker and journalist Mike Watt comes a the long-awaited SEQUEL to the beloved Movie Outlaw collection. Brand new collection of essays focusing on another 70 "undeservedly underseen" films, such as, "Crazy Moon" starring a pre-star Keifer Sutherland; Frank Henenlotter's hilarous "Frankenhooker";...
The Film That Changed My Life
30 Directors on Their Epiphanies in the Dark
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
Spanning several generations-from newcomers to Oscar Award-winning veterans-this volume features a discussion of the movies that shaped the careers of these filmmakers and, in turn, cinema history. Here directors, including Peter Bogdanovich, Kimberly Peirce, Arthur Hiller, and John Waters, explore...
A History of American Movies
A Film-by-Film Look at the Art, Craft, and Business of Cinema
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2010
In A History of American Movies: A Film-by-Film Look at the Art, Craft and Business of Cinema, Paul Monaco provides a survey of the narrative feature film from the 1920s to the present. The book focuses on 170 of the most highly regarded and recognized feature films selected by the Hollywood establishment:...
The Abc Movie of the Week Companion
A Loving Tribute to the Classic Series
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2008
Movies made for television were in their infancy when ABC came up with a novel idea: a weekly series of films made exclusively for the small screen. The ABC Movie of the Week became a great success and a cultural touchstone for a generation of Americans.
In this loving tribute to the classic...
Mediamorphosis
Kafka and the Moving Image
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2016
The idea of a visual manifestation of the work of Franz Kafka was denied by many—first and foremost by Kafka himself, who famously urged his publisher to avoid an image of an insect on the cover of Metamorphosis. Be that as it may, it is unlikely that such a central progenitor of twentieth-century...
by Roger Ebert
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2012
Sometimes there's just nothing more absorbing than watching a movie that truly looks at life on the dark side, revealing those dark parts of human nature that we find so facinating. In Roger Ebert's picks of 27 Movies from the Dark Side, he offers a varied selection from a look at the seamy side of life...
The Essentials
52 Must-See Movies and Why They Matter
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
Showcasing 52 Essential films from the silent era through the 1980s, Turner Classic Movies invites you into a world filled with stirring performances, dazzling musical numbers, and bold directorial visions that mark the greatest moments in film history.
Since its inception on Turner Classic Movies...
The Best Film You've Never Seen
35 Directors Champion the Forgotten or Critically Savaged Movies They Love
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2013
Revealing a festival of guilty pleasures, almost-masterpieces, and undeniable classics in need of revival, 35 directors champion their favorite overlooked or critically savaged gems in this guide. The list includes unsung noir films The Chase and Murder by Contract, famous flops Can’t Stop the Music...
The Boardwalk Empire AZ
A Totally Unofficial Guide to Accompany the Hit HBO Series
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2012
The quintessential A-Z of the HBO show-from Atlantic City, Babette's Supper Club, and Capone, to the Ziegfeld Theatre, where the series held its eagerly anticipated premiere
Brimming with fascinating details about the series, this indispensible show companion covers the historical...