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A lifelong movie buff puts his knowledge and passion on paper to show you the best films of his favorite movie genre, Coming of Age. The author highlights some of the finest acting, the most poignant moments, and the funniest gags in movies about growing up, reflecting each decade of American culture...

A compulsively readable journey into the area of movie-making where all writers, directors and stars fear to tread: Development Hell, the place where scripts are written, actors hired and sets designed... but the movies rarely actually get made!  Whatever happened to Darren Aronofsky's Batman movie...

Consciously Created Cinema: The Movie Lover’s Guide to the Law of Attraction, the latest book from author Brent Marchant, takes an inventive approach to a topic that’s both enlightening and entertaining—how the world of film helps to illustrate how we create the world we experience. Marchant’s...

In time for Oscar season, Hollywood’s top stars talk about the movies that move them Everyone has a favorite movie—even movie stars themselves. In You Gotta See This, veteran entertainment reporter Cindy Pearlman gets the scoop on the top movie picks of Hollywood’s entertainment elite....

"I sense an unnatural presence in this place... and I'm going to f--k it!" Infamous internet film critic Mr. Satanism sets his sights on the haunted house film, savaging the Amityville Horror series, Sean S. Cunningham's House series (including the elusive third entry), and dozens more,...

In 66.6 Absurd Movies About the Devil, infamous supervillain-turned-Internet film critic Mr. Satanism sounds off on over 65 movies about the Prince of Darkness, from misguided multi-million dollar sequels to Eurotrash sleaze to home-grown straight-to-DVD disasters, and whether you believe in the Devil...

Audrey and Givenchy is a stunning showcase of the most influential teaming of star and designer in fashion history: Audrey Hepburn and Hubert de Givenchy. Legendary screen star Aubrey Hepburn and designer Hubert de Givenchy were a brilliant meeting of fashion-forward minds. Over the course...

Sure, everyone's seen The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and Attack of the Killer Tomatoes. But as you'll learn in this shockingly tasteless collection of great awful movies, there's so much more to the world of truly bad film. You'll dive into the steaming swamp of such...

South Park is an American adult animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for the Comedy Central television network. Intended for mature audiences, the show has become famous for its crude language and dark, surreal humor that lampoons a wide...

A rich, fact-filled collectible, packed with vibrant history, amazing trivia, and rare photographs, The Twilight Zone Encyclopedia, assembled with the full cooperation of the Rod Serling estate, includes biographies of every principal actor involved in the series and hundreds who toiled behind the...

A complete overview of the art form, from the coauthors of Studio GhibliThis guide to anime offers an overview of the art form, looking at its development in Japan and its export to other cultures. It includes a history of Japanese animation from early examples to the relaunch of animation as a viable...

In this ebook exclusive, Boston Globe film critic Ty Burr introduces the fifty films every movie lover must know. This carefully curated list of great movies spans over a century of filmmaking, from the silent era to the last decade, from American favorites to international classics. Including...

British author Barry Atkinson (You’re Not Old Enough Son; Indie Horrors!) plunges us into a cinematic world dominated by the atomic bomb and presents us with a buffet of delights, from the rare to the unusual. Although the classics get a deserved mention, the author concentrates mainly on the neglected...

From Sorcerer's Stone toFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, J. K. Rowling's neverending world of enchantment has charmed a generation. Now, from the editors of Entertainment Weekly comes the spellbinding tale of how a beloved children's book series became a blockbuster movie franchise-and more....