Halliwell's Film Guide, 1994 - Hardcover
The film guide Hollywood insiders refer to more than any other -- now newly updated with more than 23,000 film reviews
For twenty-seven years Halliwell's has provided highly intelligent, sharply opinionated,and perennially entertaining reviews of all your favorite movies. From Casablanca to Moulin Rouge, from Lawrence of Arabia to The Matrix, each entry in this thoroughly revised and updated edition is filled with the most comprehensive film information available, including:
- Plot synopses, critical evaluations, and ratings ranging from no stars to four stars
- Comprehensive lists of cast members, writers, directors, producers, and Academy Award winners and nominees
- Quotes from contemporary reviews, original publicity tags, and alternative titles
- DVD, VHS, and soundtrack availability, as well as computer-colorized versions of the old classics
- Easy-to-interpret icons indicating films appropriate for family viewing
Editor John Walker provides concise, insightful, detailed, and witty reviews in the outstanding tradition of Leslie Halliwell.
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For more than two decades, film enthusiasts, trivia buffs, and ordinary movie watchers alike have consulted the pages of Halliwell’s for the most comprehensive information available on their favorite films. Often imitated, but never bettered, Halliwell’s Film, Video and DVD Guide is packed with essential information, from the classics of the Silver Screen to the very latest blockbusters. Contents include: Concise plot synopses of every film; casts and credits; critical evaluations and reviews; fascinating insider gossip and facts; pithy quotes and dialogue, a quick–reference guide to the best films ever; an index of leading directors; Academy Award–winners, listed by year, and more. There are also easy–to–spot icons for: family viewing suitability; video, DVD, and soundtrack availability; and Oscar awards and nominations. An absolute must for film fans.
About the Author:
John Walker is one of the UK's leading film critics. He has revised Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies, as well as Halliwell's Film and Video Guide, since Leslie Halliwell's death in 1989. He lives in London.
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- PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 0062715739
- ISBN 13 9780062715739
- BindingHardcover
- EditorWalker John
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