Rosie O'Donnell, Mel Gibson, Alanis Morissette, Will Smith, Stephen King, Oasis, Tom Cruise, Oprah Winfrey, Helen Hunt. They're the ones who wed, or went their separate ways -- signed, or sued; delivered, or disappointed. They were ET's biggest stories of the year -- the chart toppers and award winners.
The best 1997 had to offer in the entertainment world is gathered here in a dazzling tribute, from the editors of Entertainment Weekly. Toast the year's best movies -- on the screen and behind the scenes; the celebrities we loved -- or loved to hate; our favorite music, and the musicians who rendered it best; and the most-talked-about scenes of the year from our favorite television shows.
Rosie O'Donnell, Mel Gibson, Alanis Morissette, Will Smith, Stephen King, Oasis, Tom Cruise, Oprah Winfrey, Helen Hunt. They're the ones who wed, or went their separate ways -- signed, or sued; delivered, or disappointed. They were ET's biggest stories of the year -- the chart toppers and award winners.
165 pages of the years best in Entertainment. A wondrous collection of the years best movies, music, and favorite artists. This collector's edition includes the scenes from favorite TV shows, pictures of all the years most popular celebrities. A look at the Academy Awards, Grammies, all the entertainment awards, the winners and losers. Entertainment Weekly captures the best and worst of a year's worth of entertainment, the magical moments, the styles, the scandals, the breakups, the unions, the high times, the court battles and more. Entertainment Weekly takes a behind the scene look at the hottest bands, movies and TV shows. Up close interviews with key stars and musicians. Truly the most inclusive and authoritative look at today's entertainment.
“The cinema isn’t a slice of life, it’s a slice of cake”—Alfred Hitchcock. “If you make a popular movie, you start to think where have I failed?”—Woody Allen. “A film is the world in an hour and a half”—Jean-Luc Godard. “I think you have to be slightly psychopathic to make movies”—David Cronenberg. This compendium contains more than 3,400 quotations from filmmakers and critics discussing their craft. About 1,850 film people are included—Buñuel, Capra, Chaplin, Disney, Fellini, Fitzgerald, Griffith, Kael, Kurasawa, Pathé, Sarris, Schwarzenegger, Spielberg, Waters and Welles among them. The quotations are arranged under 31 topics such as acting, animation, audience, budget, casting, critics, costume design, directing, locations, reviews, screenwriting, special effects and stardom. Indexing by filmmakers (or critics), by film titles and by narrow subjects provides a rich array of points of access.
For the last 137 years, The Statesman's Yearbook has been relied upon to provide accurate and comprehensive information on the current political, economic and social status of every country in the world. The appointment of the new editor - only the seventh in 137 years - brought enhancements to the 1998-99 edition and these have been continued since then. Internet usage figures are included. Specially commissioned essays from major political and academic figures supplement country entries in areas of major upheaval and change. A fold out colour section provides a political world map and flags for the 191 countries of the world. The task of monitoring the pattern or flow of world change is never-ending. However, the annual publication of The Statesman's Yearbook gives all the information needed in one easily digestible single volume. It will save hours of research and cross-referencing between different sources. A prestigious and popular book, The Statesman's Yearbook is updated every 12 months. In a world of continual change The Statesman's Yearbook is a necessary annual purchase.
For one hundred and forty years, The Statesman's Yearbook has been relied upon to provide accurate and comprehensive information on the current political, economic and social status of every country in the world. The appointment of the new editor - only the seventh in the book's history - brought enhancements to the 1998-99 edition and these have been continued since then. The 2004 edition is fully updated and contains more information than ever before. A foldout colour section provides a political world map and flags for the one hundred and ninety two countries of the world. In an endlessly changing world, the annual publication of The Statesman's Yearbook gives all the information you need in one easily digestible single volume. It will save hours of research and cross-referencing between different sources, and it is an essential annual purchase.