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Though often seen as one of America's native cinematic genres, the road movie has lent itself to diverse international contexts and inspired a host of filmmakers. As analyzed in this study, from its most familiar origins in Hollywood the road movie has become a global film practice, whether as a vehicle...

Whether you judge by box office receipts, industry awards, or critical accolades, science fiction films are the most popular movies now being produced and distributed around the world. Nor is this phenomenon new. Sci-fi filmmakers and audiences have been exploring fantastic planets, forbidden zones,...

Spanning nine decades and branded by the most trusted authority on film, Turner Classic Movies: Must-See Sci-Fi showcases 50 of the most shocking, weird, wonderful, and mind-bending movies ever made. From A Trip to the Moon (1902)to Arrival (2016), science fiction cinema has produced a body of classics...

The countdown continues! It’s #9 in The Ten Best Bond Movies...Ever! series.  The Top Ten Bond Movies...*Ever? * It doesn’t get much more subjective than this. Or much more fun!  Come and join international bestselling author Mark Williams on a James Bond odyssey as...

Get your family talking about adoption with the ultimate collection of films to help the whole family to explore their feelings in a fun and safe way. With a film for each week of the year, Addison Cooper has compiled the best movies, new and old, for family-friendly viewing. Among those featured...

One of the powerful icons of 1930s Hollywood film, Jean Harlow died a tragically early death in 1937 at age 26. During her brief career, she delivered memorable performances in such MGM classics as Red Dust (1932), Bombshell (1933), Dinner at Eight (1933) and Libeled Lady (1936), among others. Taking...

A whacky take on tacky Bollywood film fare- enjoy it!

How many Oz movies do you think there are? Like three, right? Ha! There are dozens, and if you include cartoon specials that number may swell into the hundreds. It's easy to forget now, especially since you probably weren't alive then, but The Wonderful Wizard of Oz really was the Star Wars of its...

Like true love, Bigfoot doesn't really exist, but that hasn't stopped hordes of people from looking for him, trying to capture him on film, and, worst of all, making terrible movies about him. Now Mr. Satanism, the greatest genre movie critic in the world, takes the Footheads to task with his latest...

A canine-thropic (it's a word now) assault on that detestable Uncle Tom of the animal kingdom, man's so-called best friend (not), the treacherous, mangy, smelly, useless DOG. Vilest of pets, the dog does nothing, produces nothing, embetters nothing, and will turn on you at the drop of a hat and/or...

It's his magnum opus, and he doesn't even know what that means. Mr. Satanism's biggest, thickest, throbbing-est movie guide yet covers nearly every dinosaur movie ever made, from the silent era to Jurassic World, and plenty of monkey business besides. Featuring the all-but-forgotten second wave of...

Quick, name something invisible. If you said something like "Institutional racism!" then don't buy this book, because you're just gonna end up getting ticked off and signing some online petition. If you said "The Invisible Man!" though, or "Those invisible brains from that...

We've all seen at least one movie where a friendly alien visits Earth only to face prejudice and misunderstanding. Well forget those movies. Space aliens should be scary, and the ones featured in Mr. Satanism's latest film guide ARE scary, because he's limited this book to flicks about creepy alien...

Questo libro è nato in un salotto. Un salotto in bianco e nero. Un uomo minuto con una spessa montatura se ne sta stravaccato con un microfono in mano e registra su nastro quelle che, per lui, sono le cose per cui vale la pena vivere. È abbattuto perché vive un momento complesso dell’esistenza....