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

Rabin, Nathan

ISBN 10: 1439153124 / ISBN 13: 9781439153123

Published by Scribner, 2010

About this Item

Light wear. No creasing to the covers or the spine. First edition with the full numberline. Inscribed by the author on the first page, To Erik Dude you missed and awesome reading. A dude got shot and a baby delivered. It was insane. Nathan Rabin".

Seller Inventory # 045891

Bibliographic Details

• Title: My Year of Flops: The A.V. Club Presents One Man's Journey Deep Into the Heart of Cinematic Failure
• Publisher: Scribner
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1439153124
• ISBN 13: 9781439153123
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Movie Memorabilia/Film Related

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Synopsis

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 way of life. My Year Of Flops collects dozens of the best-loved entries from the A.V. Club column along with bonus interviews and fifteen brand-new entries covering everything from notorious flops like The Cable Guy and Last Action Hero to bizarre obscurities like Glory Road, Johnny Cash’s poignantly homemade tribute to Jesus. Driven by a unique combination of sympathy and Schadenfreude, My Year Of Flops is an unforgettable tribute to cinematic losers, beautiful and otherwise.

About the Author

From the faceless corporation behind The Onion and Inventory comes My Year of Flops, A.V Club Head Writer Nathan Rabin's hilarious and insightful exploration of the strange world of cinematic fiascos. 

In January 2007 Rabin began a curious project for A.V Club, the entertainment section of satirical newspaper and website The Onion: he set out to provide a revisionist look at the history of failed films. What began as a solitary ramble through some of the more bizarre corners of pop culture quickly developed a cult following.

My Year of Flops collects dozens of the best-loved entries from the column along with loads of bonus features. These include interviews with talent from the films chronicled, a new introduction and postscript, illustrations by Danny Hellman, fifteen new entries on everything from notorious flops like The Cable Guy and The Last Action Hero to bizarre obscurities like Gospel Road, Johnny Cash's homemade tribute to Jesus. But that's not all: because your pain is his pleasure, Rabin had written a minute-by-minute account of the three hour long director's cut of Waterworld. Driven by a unique combination of sympathy and Schadenfreude, My Year of Flops is an unforgettable tribute to cinematic losers, beautiful and otherwise.
 

Praise for The Big Rewind 

"Packed like a cannon full of caustic wit and bruised feelings"--The New York Times 

"With his uncanny grasp of the cultural zeitgeist, Rabin could unseat Chuck Klosterman as the slacker generation's vital critical voice."--Heeb Magazine 

The A.V Club was founded in 1995 as the arts-and-entertainment arm of satirical institution The Onion. In recent years, A.V Club's web presence has become huge, attracting over a million and a half unique users per month. Nathan Rabin has long been A.V Club's Head Writer. In 2009 Scribner  published his memoir, The Big Rewind, to great acclaim.