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The essential guide for any movie buff and the perfect antidote to film guides compiled by committee, The Movie Companion offers a true expert's wide-ranging, idiosyncratic,
no-holds-barred, iconoclastic take on over a hundred years of film history. Written with a real and obvious love for film, this collection of honest and stimulating opinions is the perfect companion for exploring the wonderful world of cinema.
Here you will find an illustrated, cross-referenced A-Z of more than 800 incisive and entertaining entries on film - from Aardman Animations, creators of the plasticine superheroes Wallace and Gromit, to Zukor, Adolf, founder of the star system and perhaps the man who did the most to make motion pictures an enduring commercial reality. Entries on actors and directors include key lines and lists of important films while lists of the best - and sometimes the worst - films in many different categories from
Adventure to Film Noir to Weepies, have been chosen from over 25,000 films.
A delightful addition to anyone's film library.
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Synopsis:
An essential guide for any movie buff and the perfect antidote to film guides compiled by committees, "The Movie Companion" offers a true expert's personal, wide-ranging, iconoclastic, no-holds-barred take on over a hundred years of film history. Here, you will find an illustrated A-Z of more than 2,500 incisive and entertaining entries on film, from Aardman Animations to Zukor, Adolf, including essays on over 1,000 cinema personalities detailing key lines and lists of key films. Get the low-down on actors, directors, producers, studios, equipment, techniques, genres and industry jargon from the Abby Singer shot to zone focusing. Boxed insets offer lists of best, and sometimes worst, films in every category from film noir to musicals and "weepies".
About the Author:
Mario Reading is the ultimate cinema buff. An avid and eclectic movie fan, he has an encyclopedic knowledge of all aspects of the film industry. A novelist, poet and occasional journalist, he has written for numerous newspapers and magazines, including the Sunday Times. His other books include The Music-Makers, a novel, and Nostradamus: The Complete Prophecies for the Future. He lives near Salisbury in Wiltshire, England.
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- PublisherRobinson
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 1845294947
- ISBN 13 9781845294946
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages320
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