xviii, 149 p. : 23 cm, Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-135) and index, Introduction: how to queue -- 10 movies about movies -- Better than the book! / by Bill Ott -- Gems from the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress -- Extraordinary sound, music, and film / by Ken Vandermark -- 7 reasons to love Nicholas Cage / by Zoe Trope -- Psycho, and other surprising Christmastime movies -- 12 films that made me love America / by Bilge Ebiri -- 9 westerns that aren't westerns -- Tropical cocktails at the movies / by Jeff \"Beachbum\" Berry -- Fires, floods, crashes, viruses: disaster movies -- Flops that actually aren't half bad -- That magic moment, homoerotic display in heteronormative cinema / by David Kodeski -- Man sheep, teen 1958 Plymouth fury, and 7 other unusual romances -- 8 films about doomed romance / by Eugenia Williamson -- Movies guaranteed to make you cry -- 6 great movies based on plays / by Halley Feiffer -- Great movies for kids, tweens, and teens under the age of 99 -- Fabulous films for young adults / by the Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association

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by Robert Christopher

American Library Association

Independent Publishers Group, Chicago, 2012

United States, United States of America

Chicago, Illinois, 2012

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Offering a garden-variety of carefully cultivated lists, this suggestion guide for the at-home movie viewer incorporates classic films with those more obscure for a full menu of watch-worthy films. Online streaming services might present their own recommendation services, but little is provided about the film beyond a snippet description and further research is usually required. This all-in-one recommendation source provides descriptions, a capsule review, trivia, and helpful tips on where to locate the movie—whether in DVD format or online. Hosting a mini-film festival or coordinating the programming for a film class or club becomes an easy undertaking with this guide on hand, or it could simply be the solution for any given Friday night. Such figures as authors, film bloggers, and columnists contribute to the suggestions, incorporating the respected views of people that include Julia Sweeney, Barry Gifford, and Bilge Ebiri.
<p>Among those contributing to this book are:<br>
Bilge Ebiri (popular film blogger)<br>
Barry Gifford (author of <i>Wild At Heart</i>)<br>
Bill Ott (Publisher of <i>Booklist</i>)<br>
Julia Sweeney (Saturday Night Live cast member and monologist)<br>
Zoe Trope (author of YA memoir <i>Please Don’t Kill the Freshman</i>)<br>
Ken Vandermark (MacArthur "genius" grant-winning jazz musician)<br>
Eugenia Williamson (pop culture columnist for <i>The Boston Phoenix</i>)</p>

Offering a garden-variety of carefully cultivated lists, this suggestion guide for the at-home movie viewer incorporates classic films with those more obscure for a full menu of watch-worthy films. Online streaming services might present their own recommendation services, but little is provided about the film beyond a snippet description and further research is usually required. This all-in-one recommendation source provides descriptions, a capsule review, trivia, and helpful tips on where to locate the moviewhether in DVD format or online. Hosting a mini-film festival or coordinating the programming for a film class or club becomes an easy undertaking with this guide on hand, or it could simply be the solution for any given Friday night. Such figures as authors, film bloggers, and columnists contribute to the suggestions, incorporating the respected views of people that include Julia Sweeney, Barry Gifford, and Bilge Ebiri.
Among those contributing to this book
Bilge Ebiri (popular film blogger)
Barry Gifford (author of Wild At Heart )
Bill Ott (Publisher of Booklist )
Julia Sweeney (Saturday Night Live cast member and monologist)
Zoe Trope (author of YA memoir Please Dont Kill the Freshman )
Ken Vandermark (MacArthur "genius" grant-winning jazz musician)
Eugenia Williamson (pop culture columnist for The Boston Phoenix )

Features lists of obscure and classic film suggestions with such themes as "better than the book," "seven reasons to love Nicolas Cage," and "eight films about doomed romance."

2023-06-28