Movie Lust: Recommended Viewing for Every Mood, Moment, And Reason - Couverture souple

McDonagh, Maitland

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1570614784 ISBN 13 : 9781570614781

Editeur : Sasquatch Books, 2006

Synopsis

Just as "Book Lust" and "Music Lust" supplied thousands of new reading and listening recommendations, "Movie Lust" continues the "Lust" series tradition, offering more than 1,000 film recommendations for the discerning filmgoer and DVD renter. Forget about that box office slump you've been hearing about (which really only accounts for the decline of the blockbuster; not to mention that reporters of the slump forget to mention DVD sales and rentals). The truth is moviegoers today are becoming more discerning with the films they see. Films that would once have been deemed "unmarketable" have in recent years become very successful, from documentaries ("Fahrenheit 9/11", "March of the Penguins") to foreign films ("Hero", "A Very Long Engagement"), quirky indies ("Sideways", "Lost in Translation") to films made primarily for minority audiences ("Diary of a Mad Black Woman", "Beauty Shop"), to name a few. In addition, with the rise of the DVD and of such innovative DVD rental distributors as Netflix, more home viewers than ever are interested in viewing backlist film titles to find jewels they may have missed. But what jewels from cinema's past and present are out there? In the lists and essays in "Movie Lust", author Maitland McDonagh offers suggestions for 100 quirky categories and genres of film, ranging from zombie films to the films of Christopher Walken, from Hitchcock thrillers to quirky comedies that feature huggably eccentric British villagers. As the senior film editor for "TV Guide Online", and as a regular contributor to Netflix reviews, "Time Out New York", and "Film Comment", McDonagh is well-accustomed to offering recommendations for the general public, and is not ashamed to recognize the not only the pleasures of a fine "art film" and the guilty joy of pure trash.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Sasquatch Books
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1570614784
• ISBN 13: 9781570614781
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible