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Hidden Horror: A Celebration of 101 Underrated and Overlooked Fright Flicks (2013)

Hidden Horror: A Celebration of 101 Underrated and Overlooked Fright Flicks (2013)

At best, books about movies feel like a dialogue between reader and writer. Obviously the conversation can’t happen in real time, but as you read along, there should be...

Jennifer
Armageddon Films FAQ: All That's Left to Know About Zombies, Contagions, Aliens, and the End of the World as We Know It! (2013)

Armageddon Films FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About Zombies, Contagions, Aliens, and the End of the World as We Know It! (2013)

People who know me well know that I love me a good disaster movie. Sometimes I even love me a BAD disaster movie, like The Day After Tomorrow. I...

Linda
Horror Films FAQ: All That's Left to Know About Slashers, Vampires, Zombies, Aliens, and More (2013)

Horror Films FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About Slashers, Vampires, Zombies, Aliens, and More (2013)

Though I rarely go back to them, I’m a sucker for books about movies. It’s fun paging through them to see which ones you’ve seen, deciding whether or not...

Jennifer
FilmCraft: Screenwriting (2013)

FilmCraft: Screenwriting (2013)

This latest installment in the FilmCraft series is a delightfully encyclopedic look into the world of screenwriting from the perspective of those working in the industry. It includes interviews...

Jennifer
Rearview Mirror (2012)

Rearview Mirror (2012)

In 2009, George Hamilton penned the memoir Don’t Mind If I Do. This October, Rod Stewart spilled his life story in Rod: The Autobiography. What do the two have...

Jennifer
Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made (2012)

Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made (2012)

Anyone who grew up loving movies undoubtedly has memories of the one film that inspired them to pluck the story from the screen and keep it going. I remember...

Jennifer
Les Misérables: From Stage to Screen (2013)

Les Misérables: From Stage to Screen (2013)

Lovers of Alain Boubil and Claude-Michel Schonberg’s musical masterpiece will delight in the nearly 100-page book that includes insightful details, behind-the-scenes photos and 20 pieces of removable memorabilia such...

John "Broadway" Bailey
Queue Tips: Discovering Your Next Great Movie (2012)

Queue Tips: Discovering Your Next Great Movie (2012)

Indeed, the randomness and complete accessibility of a public library’s collection lends itself to experimentation, and as someone who grew up using the public library to fuel my movie...

Jennifer
Steven Spielberg: A Retrospective (2012)

Steven Spielberg: A Retrospective (2012)

Of all the words that could be used to describe a coffee table book (beautiful, impressive, interesting, beloved), I don’t think “readable” has ever leaped to mind. They’re something...

Linda
Alien Vault: The Definitive Story of the Making of the Film (2011)

Alien Vault: The Definitive Story of the Making of the Film (2011)

OK, I have to admit I stole that line from my friend—he shrieked that his friend would “shit kittens” if she were to get her hands on the fancy...

Linda
The Power of Six (2011)

The Power of Six (2011)

A sequel to the popular teen novel I Am Number Four (which was later made into a movie), The Power of Six picks up right where that story left...

Linda
Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind: A Bestseller's Odyssey from Atlanta to Hollywood (2011)

Margaret Mitchell’s Gone With the Wind: A Bestseller’s Odyssey from Atlanta to Hollywood (2011)

I’m the first to admit that Margaret Mitchell’s Gone With the Wind: A Bestseller’s Odyssey from Atlanta to Hollywood is not for everybody. Heck, it may not even be...

Linda