Ten Bad Dates with De Niro: A Book of Alternative Movie Lists

Is Richard E Grant's 'Withnail' a far superior screen drunk to Jimmy Stewart in Harvey? What is the cinema's most tragic farewell, its most ingenious plot-twist, its most shocking murder? And why do Robert De Niro's characters behave so badly to women? All film fans keep mental records of their post-show arguments in the pub. This book is a rollicking collection of such 'Top Tens', written by stars from Steven Soderberg and the Coen Brothers to Gilbert Adair and DBC Pierre. If you want to know the Ten Most-Deserved Oscars or Ten So-Called 'Turkeys' That Are Actually Brilliant, then look no further, "Ten Bad Dates with De Niro" could be your perfect match.

Richard T. Kelly is the author of Alan Clarke (1998), The Name of This Book is Dogme 95 (2000), and Sean Penn: His Life and Times (2004). His debut novel Crusaders is published by Faber in 2008. Andrew Rae, the illustrator, was art director on BBC3s Monkey Dust and has a weekly slot in the Guardian Guide.