Now in its 12th edition, "Roger Ebert's Video Companion" sports a new cover but contains the same literature, witty, and trusted reviews that movie lovers depend on. In addition to 1,500 full-length movie reviews, the book also contains interviews with Madonna, Kenneth Branagh, Billy Bob Thornton, Kim Novak, and others. More than 1 million "Video Companions" have been sold.
The only video guide with full-length movie reviews from a Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic. This reference features reviews of over 1,200 films (150 of which are new to this edition); interviews with stars and directors of movies new to video; a comprehensive index by title, stars, and director; and more.
Including reviews of nearly 1,400 movies, this companion is a must have for movie fans who want more than just a capsule review. Over 1 million Companions have been sold, and Roger Ebert is the only film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize. Each review provides the cast, credits, and star rating for the film. The book also incorporates an index that cross-references actors, directors, and movies.
Week after week, Roger Ebert sums up what makes movies work-and why some fail-in his incisive newspaper reviews and television show. In the process, his opinions have become the standard by which many cinema fans determine what they'll see.In Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2003, the critic offers his reviews from January 2000 through mid-June 2002. Within nearly 900 pages, the Yearbook contains Ebert's analyses of more than 600 movies that range from Bridget Jones's Diary to A Beautiful Mind, from Gosford Park to Black Hawk Down. In addition to the big studio pictures, Ebert also covers the independent film world. The Yearbook includes reviews of foreign films, indie productions, animation, anime, documentaries, and sleepers. Also inside are Ebert's interviews and essays for the year, all of the year's Questions for the Movie Answer Man, and his daily columns from the Cannes, Telluride, Toronto, and Sundance film festivals. Movie fans appreciate the book's three-way index and comprehensive listing of Ebert's star ratings for every movie that has ever appeared in a Movie Home Companion, Video Companion, or Movie Yearbook. Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2003 is a must-have book for everyone who loves the movies.
COVER NOT FINAL The official behind-the-scenes art book for Sony Pictures Animation’s feature film The Mitchells vs. The Machines The Mitchells vs. The Machines is a comedy about an everyday family's struggle to relate while technology rises up around the world! When Katie Mitchell, a creative outsider, is accepted into the film school of her dreams, her plans to meet “her people” at college are upended when her nature-loving dad Rick determines the whole family should drive Katie to school together and bond as a family one last time. Katie and Rick are joined by the rest of the family, including Katie’s wildly positive mom Linda, her quirky little brother Aaron, and the family’s delightfully chubby pug Monchi for the ultimate family road trip. Suddenly, the Mitchells’ plans are interrupted by a tech uprising: All around the world, the electronic devices people love—from phones to appliances to an innovative new line of personal robots—decide it’s time to take over. With the help of two friendly malfunctioning robots, the Mitchells will have to get past their problems and work together to save each other and the world! The Art of The Mitchells vs. The Machines gives insight into how the filmmakers were able to bring this fresh, new vision to the screen through concept art, sketches, and early character designs, accompanied by exclusive commentary from director/co-writer Michael Rianda and co-director/co-writer Jeff Rowe, alumni of the team behind Emmy Award–winning Gravity Falls, and producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the innovative and creative minds behind The Lego Movie and the Academy Award–winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
An Esquire Best Book About Hollywood A USA TODAY Best Book of 2021 “A lovely and loving book.”—Will Schwalbe, New York Times bestselling author of The End of Your Life Book Club "I'm not sure I have ever read a book about movies that is as tender and open-hearted as Films of Endearment."—Mark Harris, New York Times bestselling author of Mike Nichols: A Life A poignant memoir of family, grief and resilience about a young man, his dynamic mother and the '80s movies they shared together Michael Koresky's most formative memories were simple ones. A movie rental. A mug of tea. And a few shared hours with his mother. Years later and now a successful film critic, Koresky set out on a journey with his mother to discover more about their shared cinematic past. They rewatched ten films that she first introduced to him as a child, one from every year of the '80s, each featuring women leads. Together, films as divergent as 9 to 5, Terms of Endearment, The Color Purple and Aliens form the story of an era that Koresky argues should rightly be called "The Decade of the Actress." Films of Endearment is a reappraisal of the most important and popular female-driven films of that time, a profound meditation on loss and resilience, and a celebration of the special bond between mothers and their sons.