Halliwells Filmgoers Comp 8th Ed - Hardcover

Leslie Halliwell

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9780586084915: Halliwells Filmgoers Comp 8th Ed

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0586084916 ISBN 13: 9780586084915

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, 1985

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A guide for film fans containing reviews of over twenty two thousand films, incoporating a concise synopsis of every film's plot, critics's quotes and behind the scenes and gossip and facts. Fourteenth revised edition.

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Review:

A standard directory of actors, directors, and film technicians, this book has since been superseded by more detailed one-volume guides such as Ephraim Katz's The Film Encyclopedia. Still, Halliwell's Filmgoer's Companion--now in its 12th edition--continues to be updated and contains a number of special features the competition doesn't have. Most notable are its citations of quips by famous actors and directors (Errol Flynn: "My difficulty is trying to reconcile my gross habits with my net income"; Alfred Hitchcock: "The cinema is not a slice of life, it's a piece of cake"); its discussion of characters, events, and motifs as they play out in film history (e.g. Tarzan, The Gunfight at the OK Corral, "custard pies"); and its bestowing of special awards to the men and women who have produced significant work in the movies. The volume's appendices, which include guides to further reading, a brief history of the cinema, critical "best films" lists, complete notations of film festival prizes, and every Academy Award given through 1995 make it a terrific source of information.

About the Author:

John Walker is one of Britain's leading film experts. His work on updating 'Halliwell's Film and Video Guide' and 'Who's Who in the Movies' has been acclaimed by film buffs and Halliwell fans alike.

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