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About the Author:
Jim Smith was the co-author of Soul Searching: An Unofficial Guide To The Life and Trials of Ally McBeal and Virgin Film books on Tim Burton and Bond Films, and author of Virgin Film's George Lucas and Manhattan Dating Game: An Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Sex and the City. He has written about film and television for a variety of publications, including regular pieces for Film Review.
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- PublisherVirgin Publishing
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 0753539292
- ISBN 13 9780753539293
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages304
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