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Life: The Movie: How Entertainment Conquered Reality

by Neal Gabler

"A thoughtful, in places chilling, account of the way entertainment values have hollowed out American life." --The New York Times Book Review

From one of America's most original cultural critics and the author...


Iron Man and Philosophy: Facing the Stark Reality

by William Irwin & Mark D. White

The first look at the philosophy behind the Iron Man comics and movies, timed for the release of Iron Man 2 in March 2010

On the surface, Iron Man appears to be a straightforward superhero, another rich guy fighting...


Schlock Value: Hollywood at It's Worst

by Richard Roeper

A hilarious collection of essays, riffs, and lists that celebrate the insanity of Hollywood -- for anyone who loves the movies.

Richard Roeper, like the rest of us, adores the movies. In this uproarious, offbeat...


My Year of Flops: The A.V. Club Presents One Man's Journey Deep into the Heart of Cinematic Failure

by Nathan Rabin & A.V. Club

In 2007, Nathan Rabin set out to provide a revisionist look at the history of cinematic failure on a weekly basis. What began as a solitary ramble through the nooks and crannies of pop culture evolved into a...


Now Playing at the Valencia: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Essays on Movies

by Stephen Hunter

From Pulitzer Prize-Winning Movie Critic Stephen Hunter Comes A Brilliant, Freewheeling, And Witty Look At The Movies.

Evanston, Illinois, was an idyllic 1950s paradise with stately homes, a beautiful lake,...


Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood

by Mark Harris

The New York Times bestseller that follows the making of five films at a pivotal time in Hollywood history

In the mid-1960s, westerns, war movies, and blockbuster musicals like Mary Poppins swept the box office....


Vanity Fair's Tales of Hollywood: Rebels, Reds, and Graduates and the Wild Stories Behind theMaking of 13 IconicFilms

by Graydon Carter

The stories behind the stories of some of Hollywood's most iconic movies

The magazine world 's monthly arbiter of culture, personality, and world affairs, Vanity Fair has always offered the definitive insider's...


Fiasco: A History of Hollywood's Iconic Flops

by James Robert Parish

A longtime industry insider and acclaimed Hollywood historian goes behind the scenes to tell the stories of 15 of the most spectacular movie megaflops of the past 50 years, such as Cleopatra, The Cotton Club,...


Rainer on Film: Thirty Years of Film Writing in a Turbulent and Transformative Era

by Peter Rainer

From American Beauty (overrated) to The Night of the Hunter (masterpiece), this collection of Peter Rainer’s film criticism spans the course of his illustrious 30-year career, which dates back to the early...


Metamorphoses of the Vampire in Literature and Film: Cultural Transformations in Europe, 1732-1933

by Erik Butler

For the last three hundred years, fictions of the vampire have fed off anxieties about cultural continuity. Though commonly represented as a parasitic aggressor from without, the vampire is in fact a native...


The Other Hollywood

by Peter Pavia, Legs McNeil & Jennifer Osborne

A raucous and revealing oral history of the birth of the adult film industry, The Other Hollywood peels back the candy coating to let the true story be told -- by the stars, movie makers, and other industry...


Has Hollywood Lost Its Mind?: A Parent's Guide to Movie Ratings

by Chris Hicks

30-year movie reviewer Chris Hicks explores the history of the movie rating system, the inconsistency in the ratings, and shares advice on how to make better choices in your family's movie entertainment.


Hollywood on Lake Michigan: 100+ Years of Chicago and the Movies

by Michael Corcoran & Arnie Bernstein

Ranging from the dawn of the silent era to today’s blockbusters and independent films, this revamped second edition chronicles the significant contributions by Chicago and Chicagoans to more than a century...


The Best Film You've Never Seen: 35 Directors Champion the Forgotten or Critically Savaged Movies They Love

by Robert K. Elder

Revealing a festival of guilty pleasures, almost-masterpieces, and undeniable classics in need of revival, 35 directors champion their favorite overlooked or critically savaged gems in this guide. The list includes...


The Hollywood Book of Extravagance: The Totally Infamous, Mostly Disastrous, and Always Compelling Excesses of America's Film and TV Idols

by James Robert Parish

Savor the inside scoop on over-the-top superstars

"I'm not a paranoid, deranged millionaire. . . . I'm a billionaire!"

"Acting is an empty and useless profession."

"Good girls go to heaven. Bad girls go everywhere...


The Hollywood Book of Breakups

by James Robert Parish

"Half of all marriages end in divorce--and then there are the really unhappy ones."

--Joan Rivers

Do you suppose that the person who first said "Life is stranger than fiction" might have had Hollywood marriages...


Great Movie Lines

by Dale Thomajan

"You must remember this . . ."

A kiss is just a kiss, but famous movie lines last forever, and many have become permanently part of American culture. For silver-screen fanatics and current blockbuster buffs,...


A Year at the Movies

by Kevin Murphy

For some of us, moviegoing is an occasional pleasure. Kevin Murphy made it his obsession, and he did it for you.

Mr. Murphy, known to legions of fans as Tom Servo on the legendary TV series Mystery Science Theater...


Il decimo clandestino: Lina Wertmüller’s Tribute to Giovannino Guareschi

by Alan R. Perry

This study examines Lina Wertmüller’s 1989 film adaptation of Giovannino Guareschi’s short story "Il decimo clandestino" through the lens of her documented collaboration with the author’s children, Alberto...


Peter Bogdanovich's Movie of the Week

by Peter Bogdanovich

A FRONT-ROW SEAT TO A YEAR'S WORTH OF MUST-SEE FILMS

Director, producer, screenwriter, author, actor, and film critic, Peter Bogdanovich knows movies. Now, in this unique new book, he shares his passion with...