Guides Reviews category: 501 books
The Take2 Guide To Steven Spielberg
For those too smart to search
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2014
Over 60 contributors deliver their thoughts and reviews on the world of Steven Spielberg, including Joseph McBride, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Matt Zoller Seitz, Tom Carson and James Berardinelli. Edited by Adam Zanzie.
In this spectacular third wave of written communications, where billions of creative...
Monsters of the Week
The Complete Critical Companion to The X-Files
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2018
In Monsters of the Week: The Complete Critical Companion to The X-Files, TV critics Zack Handlen and Emily Todd VanDerWerff look back at exactly what made the long-running cult series so groundbreaking. Packed with insightful reviews of every episode—including the tenth and eleventh seasons and...
Bamboo
Essays and Criticism
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2011
"Plant one bamboo shoot-cut bamboo for the rest of your life." William Boyd's prolific, fruitful career is a testament to this old Chinese saying. Boyd penned his first book review in 1978-the proverbial bamboo shoot-and we've been reaping the rewards ever since. Beginning with the Whitbread...
by Roger Ebert
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2010
"Roger Ebert's "criticism shows a nearly unequaled grasp of film history and technique, and formidable intellectual range." --New York TimesPulitzer Prize-winning film critic Roger Ebert presents more than 500 full-length critical movie reviews, along with interviews, essays, tributes, journal...
Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2013: 25th Anniversary Edition
25th Anniversary Edition
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2012
Roger Ebert’s “criticism shows a nearly unequaled grasp of film history and technique, and formidable intellectual range. . . .” —New York TimesPulitzer Prize–winning film critic Roger Ebert presents more than 600 full-length critical movie reviews, along with interviews, tributes, and journal...
Back Shelf Beauties
Movies You Should Rent <Br>When the New Stuff Is Gone
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2002
Back Shelf Beauties is the perfect guide to all the movies you want to rent on video and DVD. When you've seen all the new releases, Back Shelf Beauties brings you forgotten films, lost movies from your favorite stars and classic films that you have never seen. It includes films from modern day stars...
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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Essays on Movies
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2005
From Pulitzer Prize-Winning Movie Critic Stephen Hunter Comes A Brilliant, Freewheeling, And Witty Look At The Movies.
Evanston, Illinois, was an idyllic 1950s paradise with stately homes, a beautiful lake, a world-class university, two premier movie houses, and one very seedy movie theater -- the...
Mother-Daughter Movies
101 Films to See Together
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
Nobody has a perfect mother. And, despite what some pushy moms would have us believe, nobody has a perfect daughter, either. It's sometimes hard to communicate with each other, but what can you do? Should you turn to Dr. Phil, psychotropic drugs, a hit man? No! Here's the solution: It's so simple,...
Elizabeth Taylor
A Shining Legacy on Film
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
She was called the most beautiful woman in the world, but Elizabeth Taylor was far more than a pretty face-she was one of the greatest actresses the movies have ever known. From her first success in National Velvet when she was just 12 years old, to her stunning performances in A Place in the Sun,...
by Roger Ebert
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2012
Wondering if the world is really going to hell in a handbasket? Then consider Roger Ebert's e-book original 33 Movies to Restore Your Faith in Humanity. Read Roger's full-length reviews of movies and rekindle your belief in the human spirit. From the out-of-the-world experience of E.T. to the outer space...
First Day, Last Show
Impressions of a Film Lover
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2017
“Picture abhi baaki hai mere dost”; “Don ko pakadna mushkil hi nahi namumkin hai”;“Jo main bolta hun, Woh main karta hun. Jo main nahi bolta woh main definitely karta hun”Lines from well-remembered films (or ‘dialogues’ as we call them), are part of the currency of our everyday speech....
by Roger Ebert
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2012
Like a full-bodied Bordeaux wine, Roger Ebert's e-book original 25 Great French Films will reward you with a rich variety of full-length reviews of cinematic experiences. From such classics as Belle de Jour, Day for Night, and The 400 Blows to the sweeping drama (and beautiful scenery!) of Jean de Florette...
Chick Flicks
Theories and Memories of the Feminist Film Movement
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 1998
If there was a moment during the sixties, seventies, or eighties that changed the history of the women’s film movement, B. Ruby Rich was there. Part journalistic chronicle, part memoir, and 100% pure cultural historical odyssey, Chick Flicks—with its definitive, the-way-it-was collection of essays—captures...
by Tom Greenwald
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2016
Beyond Hollywood is the definitive guide to the 21st century's best international films. Long time movie lover Tom Greenwald has put together an impressive collection of reviews, featuring nearly 700 films, from 70 countries. Any fan seeking movies from every corner of the globe will find Tom’s...