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Author: Alan Jones
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Published: 2005
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781843535218
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTraces the origins and history of horror motion pictures, identifies and reviews fifty essential movies, includes a look at key actors, actresses, and directors, and discusses related Web sites, festivals, and magazines.
Author: Alan Jones
Publisher:
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9781843535218
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTraces the origins and history of horror motion pictures, identifies and reviews fifty essential movies, includes a look at key actors, actresses, and directors, and discusses related Web sites, festivals, and magazines.
Author: Paul Simpson
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2010-08-02
Total Pages: 689
ISBN-13: 1405386169
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Rough Guide to Cult Movies offers a blend of essential trivia and informed opinion as it takes you on a tour of the most compellingly weird - and weirdly compelling - films in the world. Whether you're a paid-up member of The Big Lebowski fan club or just looking for a night in with an interesting DVD, The Rough Guide to Cult Movies is the ultimate guide to the world's most memorable films. The Rough Guide to Cult Movies selects cinema's most compelling triumphs: films that are brilliant, intriguing or just plain bizarre; from action flicks to zombie films, by way of nuns, yakuza, musicals and mutations. You'll find expert, pithy reviews of over 1500 movies, with forgotten legends like Charlie Chan and the Opera or contemporary classics like There Will Be Blood, plus filmmakers' picks of their favorite cult movies, in their own words. There are good movies and there are bad movies and then there are cult movies.
Author: Rough Guides
Publisher: Rough Guides UK
Published: 2008-05-01
Total Pages: 676
ISBN-13: 1848361254
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGet the lowdown on the best fiction ever written. Over 230 of the world’s greatest novels are covered, from Quixote (1614) to Orhan Pamuk’s Snow (2002), with fascinating information about their plots and their authors – and suggestions for what to read next. The guide comes complete with recommendations of the best editions and translations for every genre from the most enticing crime and punishment to love, sex, heroes and anti-heroes, not to mention all the classics of comedy and satire, horror and mystery and many other literary genres. With feature boxes on experimental novels, female novelists, short reviews of interesting film and TV adaptations, and information on how the novel began, this guide will point you to all the classic literature you’ll ever need.
Author: Adam Smith
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2012-10-04
Total Pages: 374
ISBN-13: 1409360539
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCelebrate the centurys' finest movies in The Rough Guide to 21st Century Cinema, a lavishly illustrated homage to the world's best movies of this new era of cinema. The best 101 films: a run down of the finest films of the millenium from Hollywood blockbusters to indie gems. The hottest stars: features on the up and coming actors and actresses who have made a mark. The winning genres: best-in-class features on drama, comedy, horror, sci-fi, animation, documentary, superhero movies and all the genre-mash ups in between. The unsung heroes: the finest talent behind the camera, including directors, cinematographers, set designers and special effects specialists. The Rough Guide to 21st Century Cinema is the essential companion to movies of the moment. Now available in ePub format.
Author: Paul Simpson
Publisher: Rough Guides Limited
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9781843530091
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFollowing the same pocket format as The Rough Guide to Cult Movies, The Rough Guide to Cult TV is organised by genre, covering everything from sci-fi to comedy, sixties soaps to Czech animation, Alan Whicker to Alan Bleasdale and Zed Cars to Zoo Time. Meet the real life characters behind the sitcoms, read about the ones that got away and the ones they couldn't kill. Put on your pac-a-mac and paddle in a timeless tide of tosh, tension and titillation.
Author: Simon Mason
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2008-05-01
Total Pages: 388
ISBN-13: 1405383828
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGet the lowdown on the best fiction ever written. Over 230 of the world's greatest novels are covered, from Quixote (1614) to Orhan Pamuk's Snow (2002), with fascinating information about their plots and their authors - and suggestions for what to read next. The guide comes complete with recommendations of the best editions and translations for every genre from the most enticing crime and punishment to love, sex, heroes and anti-heroes, not to mention all the classics of comedy and satire, horror and mystery and many other literary genres. With feature boxes on experimental novels, female novelists, short reviews of interesting film and TV adaptations, and information on how the novel began, this guide will point you to all the classic literature you'll ever need.
Author: Bob McCabe
Publisher:
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 332
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis guide discusses laughter in the cinema, from "Airplane!" to "Withnail and I" and from John Belushi to Billy Wilder.
Author: David Parkinson
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2007-08-01
Total Pages: 340
ISBN-13: 0756647126
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe perfect companion to cinema's most spectacular genre, The Rough Guide to Film Musicals reveals how an escapist entertainment became Hollywood's most ingenious art form. From such enduring classics as Singin' In The Rain and West Side Story to recent successes like Evita and Chicago, this book reviews 50 essential musicals, including several forgotten gems. There are profiles of musical icons such as Fred Astaire, Judy Garland and George Gershwin and details of musicals from around the world. Complete with a list of the best soundtracks, websites and books for further reading, this Rough Guide takes a behind the scenes look at this magical movie genre.
Author: Kate Berens
Publisher: Rough Guides UK
Published: 2008-08-01
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13: 1848362293
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Rough Guide to Videogames is the ultimate guide to the world’s most addictive pastime. Both a nostalgic look at the past and a celebration of the latest in joystick-wrecking wonders, this book covers the full story from the first arcade machines to the latest digital delights. Easy access to 75 of the greatest games of all time, from Civilization and Pro Evolution Soccer to We Love Katamari and World of Warcraft. The guide profiles the stories behind the software giants, famous creators and the world’s favourite characters, including Mario, Lara Croft and Sonic the Hedgehog. All the gadgets and devices for consoles, hand-helds, phones and PCs are explored as well as the wider world of gaming, from websites and movies to books.
