The Devil on Screen: Feature Films Worldwide, 1913 Through 2000 - Hardcover

Mitchell, Charles P.

 
9780786410491: The Devil on Screen: Feature Films Worldwide, 1913 Through 2000

Synopsis

This work explores in detail feature films that depict the devil. Each entry in the filmography provides an evaluative rating, annotated cast list, plot synopsis and film appraisal.

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Review

"excellent writing and research"--Classic Images; "fascinating...entertaining and thoughtful"--Cult Movies; "delves deep...exhaustively researched...crisply written"--VideoScope; "the range of its films is genuinely impressive...unearths plenty of doozies...sinfully entertaining"--Shock Cinema; "detailed...commentary is insightful"--C&RL News; "valuable...a fine book"--horrornews.net; "straightforward"--Communication Booknotes Quarterly; "heavily annotated...all the lowdown you could want on Diabolical movies"--Interzone; "detailed...a fine mix...interesting...detailed index...useful"--Rue Morgue; "recommended"--Reference & User Services Quarterly; "one of the best features is the notable quotes from each movie"--Watauga Democrat.

About the Author

The late Charles P. Mitchell was a professional librarian and served two terms as chairman of the Southern Maine Library District. He wrote major film articles for Classic Images, Filmfax, Big Reel and Videoscope. He lived in Millinocket, Maine. His writings about music appeared in High Fidelity, The Listening Post, Goldmine, The Forecaster, and The Music Box. He also hosted radio shows about classical music in New York City and Portland, Maine.

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9780786446995: The Devil on Screen 2002: Feature Films Worldwide, 1913 Through 2000

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ISBN 10:  0786446994 ISBN 13:  9780786446995
Publisher: McFarland & Co, 2009
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