Author : Leonard Maltin
Publisher : Signet Book
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 12,79 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Motion pictures
ISBN : 9780451234476
Offers readers a comprehensive reference to the world of film, including more than twelve thousand DVD titles, along with information on performers, ratings, running times, plots, and helpful features.
Author : Leonard Maltin
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 2655 pages
File Size : 37,18 MB
Release : 2012-09-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1101604638
NEW More than 16,000 capsule movie reviews, with more than 300 new entries NEW More than 13,000 DVD and 13,000 video listings NEW Up-to-date list of mail-order and online sources for buying and renting DVDs and videos NEW Completely updated index of leading performers MORE Official motion picture code ratings from G to NC-17 MORE Old and new theatrical and video releases rated **** to BOMB MORE Exact running times—an invaluable guide for recording and for discovering which movies have been edited MORE Reviews of little-known sleepers, foreign films, rarities, and classics AND Leonard's personal list of fifty notable debut features Summer blockbusters and independent sleepers; masterworks of Alfred Hitchcock, Billy Wilder, and Martin Scorsese; the timeless comedy of the Marx Brothers and Buster Keaton; animated classics from Walt Disney and Pixar; the finest foreign films ever made. This 2013 edition covers the modern era, from 1965 to the present, while including all the great older films you can’t afford to miss—and those you can—from box-office smashes to cult classics to forgotten gems to forgettable bombs, listed alphabetically, and complete with all the essential information you could ask for. • Date of release, running time, director, stars, MPAA ratings, color or black and white • Concise summary, capsule review, and four-star-to-BOMB rating system • Precise information on films shot in widescreen format • Symbols for DVD s, videos, and laserdiscs • Completely updated index of leading actors • Up-to-date list of mail-order and online sources for buying and renting DVDs and videos
Author : Leonard Maltin
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 47,89 MB
Release : 1987-12-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0452259932
Whether you’re seeking movie gifts or something for the history buffs in your life, this comprehensive guide to animation and cartoons has it all. In this one-of-a-kind definitive history of American animated cartoons, renowned film critic and historian Leonard Maltin presents the most extensive filmography on cartoons ever compiled. In this revised and updated edition of Of Mice and Magic, Leonard Maltin not only recreates this whole glorious era from the silent days through the Hollywood golden age to Spielberg’s An American Tail, he traces the evolution of the art of animation and vividly portrays the key creative talents and their studios. This definitive history of American animated cartoons also brings Maltin’s many fans up to date on the work being done today at the Walt Disney and Warner Bros. studios, and other developments in the world of animation. Drawing on colorful interviews with many of the American cartoon industry’s principals, Maltin has come up with a gold mine of anecdotes and film history. Behind the scenes were genius animators and entrepreneurs such as Walt Disney, Chuck Jones, Tex Avery, Mel Blanc, and a legion of others. In all, Maltin has put together a glorious celebration of a universally loved segment of Americana.
Author : Leonard Maltin
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 19,21 MB
Release : 2010-01-21
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0061987816
What 151 movies have you never seen—but should? What French film could teach Hollywood how to make a smart, sexy romantic comedy? (page 233) Where will you find a female-centric Western with a gender-bending protagonist? (page 10) What film won a Special Jury Prize at Sundance and then fell off the radar? (page 261) What farcical comedy includes such real-life characters as Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger? (page 50) In what unsung comedy will you find Michael Douglas giving his all-time best performance? (page 130) What debut film from the director of The Dark Knight creates palpable chills—despite a shoestring budget and a no-name cast? (page 79) What John Wayne movie was out of circulation for thirty years—and still qualifies as a sleeper? (page 121) What terrific Heath Ledger movie was released the same month as Brokeback Mountain—and flopped? (page 26) What clever modern-day film noir was made for just half a million dollars? (page 18) What captivating film stars one of the seminal artists of the twentieth century? (page 203)
Author : Leonard Maltin
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 487 pages
File Size : 40,87 MB
Release : 2012-07-25
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0486154742
Survey and anecdotal interviews with 5 masters — Arthur Miller, Hal Mohr, Hal Rosson, Lucien Ballard, and Conrad Hall. 105 photographs. Filmographies.
Author : Leonard Maltin
Publisher : Plume Books
Page : 1650 pages
File Size : 33,22 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780452279148
With more than 300 new entries, 1,000 more videocassette and laser-disc listings, and an enlarged index of leading performers and directors, the 1998 edition of this perennial bestseller continues to be a "must" for every movie buff's bookshelf. "Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide" has long been acclaimed because of its factual authority and sheer depth of information.
Author : Leonard Maltin
Publisher : Plume
Page : 844 pages
File Size : 27,30 MB
Release : 2010-01-27
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN :
Covers thousands of films, from the silent era through 1965, including The Birth of a Nation, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Grand Illusion, The Maltese Falcon (all three versions: 1931, 1936, and 1941), Singin' in the Rain, and Godzilla, King of the Monsters! This comprehensive guide has expanded star and director indexes, more foreign films, and capsule reviews of little-known and forgotten films.
Author : Leonard Maltin
Publisher : Plume
Page : 1668 pages
File Size : 34,66 MB
Release : 2003-09-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780452284784
The leading authority on American film is back with the latest edition of his "indispensable" (Los Angeles Times) and bestselling movie and video guide. Leonard Maltin's Movie and Video Guide 2004 is the best, biggest, and most up-to-date of its kind. The comprehensive 2004 guide includes: € Capsule reviews of more than 18,000 films, including more than 300 new entries € More than 13,000 listings of videocassettes and 8,000 DVD listings € Write-ups on every film series € A revised index of leading actors and actresses € Leonard Maltin's exclusive list of Fifty Films That Got Away: Movies You Really Ought to See ...and much, much more.
Author : Leonard Maltin
Publisher : Dutton Adult
Page : 1006 pages
File Size : 42,28 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Maltin's long-awaited comprehensive Who's Who of Hollywood is entertaining and informative as only Maltin can make it. A must reference for any moviegoer's bookshelf--and the perfect companion to his bestselling Movie and Video Guide. Satellite TV tour.
Author : Leonard Maltin
Publisher : Random House Value Publishing
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 46,3 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN :
