The Top 10 of Film - Softcover

Ash, Russell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0789496402 ISBN 13: 9780789496409

Publisher: Dk Pub, 2003

Synopsis

A richly illustrated, informative guide to the world of film provides thousands of fascinating film facts and lists, including a look at the best, worst, scariest, funniest, and other categories of movies, as well as a look at film stars, directors, and more. Original.

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About the Author

Russell Ash is the uncontested king of lists. He began his career in publishing in 1967, and then established his own publishing company in 1973. His books include Incredible Comparisons, The World in One Day, and Factastic Millennium Facts.

From Publishers Weekly

Cinema buffs will flock to this work, which provides a delicious assortment of hundreds of top 10 lists culled from the world of movies. Trivia abounds within these pages. India, we learn, is the top film-producing country, but China is the nation with the most movie screens. The book could have used some colorful narratives to stitch together all the blocks of numbers; many of the background tales are sadly compressed into tiny footnotes. For sheer information, though, this is quite an achievement; it presents its facts as effectively as an Excel spreadsheet. Compiler Ash is well acquainted with the genre, having put together the annual The Top 10 of Everything. He also satisfies readers' taste for schadenfreude, by mentioning Hollywood's biggest bombs (The Adventures of Pluto Nash, step right up). Whether or not American culture is enriched by having a list of the top 10 Ben Affleck films is highly questionable, but as a reference for water cooler conversations, this book is irresistible.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Dk Pub
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0789496402
• ISBN 13: 9780789496409
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208