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Title: American Film Institute Desk Reference: The Complete Guide to Everything You Need to Know about the Movies by Melinda Corey, George Ochoa, Clint Eastwood, Dorling Kindersley Publishing ISBN: 0-7894-8934-1 Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.83 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Comprehensive Guide to Movie Mania
Comment: "In Hollywood, anything can happen. Anything at all." ~Raymond Chandler
If you are looking for a one-volume source containing the information about movies and the people who produce them, this is an excellent reference manual. If information makes you high, this book will make you feel slightly heady. There is information on everything from film history to the biographies of major players. I enjoyed the hundreds of photos, quotes and factoids.
This desk reference is divided into five main sections:
1. Movie History - Take a journey from 1830-2002, decade by decade.
2. Movie Basics - An outline of who, what, when and where. This includes information on studios, creative people, how to break into the movies, buzzwords and coveted salaries.
3. Movie Crafts - The hands-on aspects of movie making. Producing, directing, writing, acting, cinematography, production design, costumes, makeup, hair, special effects, sound and music, editing, distribution and critiquing films.
4. People in Film - Profiles of historical and contemporary film-industry producers and players.
5. Films - Dream lists for the movie lover in you! See if you agree with the AFI's 100 Funniest movie list or read about the top 50 all-time box office hits. The movies are listed, then listed again with additional information. You can also read about the movies again in various parts of the book and page numbers are given for easy reference. Like "Some Like it Hot" is listed in AFI's Top 100 American Movies and while it is listed under AFI's 100 Funniest American Movies, they save space by referring you to pg. 383 for the detailed information.
This section also has a collection of "movie quotations" like: "I'd love to kiss you, but I just washed my hair." ~Bette Davis (Madge), Cabin in the Cotton (1932)
If you enjoy watching Foreign Films, this chapter has information about films around the globe. There are lists of films from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Greece, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Senegal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
Sources - Addresses, phone numbers and websites for every facet of the film world. If you want to know about film projects in development, there are places you can find this information online.
You can find out information on:
What you have to do to sell your screenplay to Hollywood.
Where you can rent cameras if you wanted to make a film.
Why films get chosen for the Cannes Film Festival.
How the Oscar got its name.
The stars names found on the Holly wood Walk of Fame.
The main features in this book include: Lists of movies, essays, articles giving information about who's who, detailed cinema history, fascinating anecdotes, gossip, trivia and quotes from film personalities in side columns. Information on "screenplay formats and terminology" is a real bonus. It is pretty amazing to find all this information in one book! If there is another book out there that can compete, I haven't seen it.
Essential reading for any film critic and movie lover. If you are looking for movies to add to your must-see list, this book will have you adding hundreds of movies to your list. The Index is very helpful for finding movie information super fast (although I think they should consider expanding the index even further in future editions) and the AFI has gone out of their way to make this book a dream to read.
The perfect gift for anyone who loves movies.
~TheRebeccaReview.com
Rating: 5
Summary: A fun book to look through
Comment: This is a good book with lots of beautiful pictures. It's not something I want to sit down and read through, I'd rather flip through it and look for interesting things. The facts on the sides of the pages are the most fun to read.
Rating: 2
Summary: HALLIWELL MAKES OUR DAY. AND NIGHTS. THIS DOES NOT.
Comment: Just because it boasts the "American Film Institute" name (and just because Clint Eastwood penned the intro) doesn't mean this book is the ultimate reference tool it claims it is. There are too many omissions (no career info on Julie Harris?) and the type is much, much too small to be read or taken seriously. The photos are pedestrian (nothing new, really) and the book is much too heavy to make for "easy" reading. Stick to Halliwell.
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Title: The Film Encyclopedia, 4th Edition : The Most Comprehensive Encyclopedia of World Cinema in a Single Volume by Ephraim Katz ISBN: 0062737554 Publisher: HarperResource Pub. Date: 20 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: The Great Movies by ROGER EBERT ISBN: 0767910389 Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 11 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The A List: The National Society of Film Critics' 100 Essential Films by Jay Carr, National Society of Film Critics ISBN: 0306810964 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: 08 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The New York Times Guide to the Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made by Vincent Canby, Janet Maslin, Peter M. Nichols ISBN: 0812930010 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Leonard Maltin's Movie and Video Guide 2004 by Leonard Maltin ISBN: 0451209400 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: 05 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $8.99 |
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