TCM Underground
Title | TCM Underground PDF eBook |
Author | Millie De Chirico |
Publisher | Running Press Adult |
Total Pages | 462 |
Release | 2022-10-25 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 0762480017 |
Based on the Turner Classic Movies series, TCM Underground is the movie-lover's guide to 50 of the most campy, kitschy, shocking, and weirdly wonderful cult films you need to see. In the pages of this book, you'll explore this unique order of films—primarily from the 1960s, '70s, and '80s—with insightful reviews, behind-the-scenes stories, subgenre sidebars, and full-color and black-and-white photography throughout. Go along for the ride with new takes on crime films, including The Honeymoon Killers and The Harder They Come. Witness one-of-a-kind horror in Bill Gunn's landmark vampire film Ganja and Hess and Nobuhiko Obayashi’s infamous and indescribable Hausu. Absorb the boundary-pushing documentary-style trilogy The Decline of Western Civilization, which throws you into indelible moments in the punk and metal music scenes. And marvel at pure '80s oddities like Mac and Me and The Garbage Pail Kids. From Possession to Polyester and Beyond the Valley of the Dolls to Xanadu, no two films are alike in this compendium. Just sit back and prepare to be surprised, amused, and entertained by this celebration of the stars, filmmakers, and stories behind fifty of the most beguiling and unforgettable movies ever to hit the screen.
Turner Classic Movies Cinematic Cities: New York
Title | Turner Classic Movies Cinematic Cities: New York PDF eBook |
Author | Christian Blauvelt |
Publisher | Running Press Adult |
Total Pages | 176 |
Release | 2019-11-05 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 0762495421 |
For armchair travelers, film buffs, tourists, and city dwellers alike, Turner Classic Movies takes you on a one-of-a-kind tour of the cinematic sites of New York City. Highlighting the great films set in the Big Apple since the dawn of cinema to the present, Cinematic Cities: New York City is both a trove of information including behind-the-scenes stories and trivia, and a practical guide full of tips on where to go, eat, drink, shop, and sleep to follow along the path of your favorite films set in NYC. Organized by neighborhood and featuring photographs and illustrated maps throughout, this is a love letter to the city and a one-of-a-kind history of the movies. Featured films and locations include The Godfather, The Seven Year Itch, King Kong, North by Northwest, On the Town, West Side Story, When Harry Met Sally, the films of Woody Allen, and scores of others.
Turner Classic Movies Trivia Deck
Title | Turner Classic Movies Trivia Deck PDF eBook |
Author | Frank Miller |
Publisher | RP Studio |
Total Pages | 101 |
Release | 2021-10-05 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780762475278 |
From Turner Classic Movies, this fun and challenging game offers film lovers 400 questions to test their movie knowledge! Set includes: TRIVIA DECK: 100 full-color printed cards filled with trivia questions (4 per card) RANGE OF ERAS AND SUBJECTS: Questions on film history encompass a range of subjects from behind the scenes as well as the stars and stories that have lit up the screen from the silent era through modern times; cards measure 3 x 5 inches KEEPSAKE BOX: Cards are house in full-color printed keepsake box with magnetic closure ENTERTAIN LIKE A PRO: This game works for solo play as well as groups of 2, 3, or more PERFECT GIFT: A movie lover's dream deck TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES: Trivia from the film buff's network
Danger on the Silver Screen
Title | Danger on the Silver Screen PDF eBook |
Author | Scott McGee |
Publisher | Running Press Adult |
Total Pages | 288 |
Release | 2022 |
Genre | Motion pictures |
ISBN | 9780762474844 |
"An entertaining, action-packed addition to the TCM program that celebrates an essential, but often overlooked or disregarded part of the film industry: stunts. Offering readers a unique perspective as well as history of the impact and evolution of stunt work, and behind-the-scenes stories from the stunt professionals who risked life and limb to make the magic happen"--
This Was Hollywood
Title | This Was Hollywood PDF eBook |
Author | Carla Valderrama |
Publisher | Running Press Adult |
Total Pages | 236 |
Release | 2020-11-17 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 0762495855 |
In this one-of-a-kind Hollywood history, the creator of Instagram's celebrated @ThisWasHollywood reveals the forgotten past of the film world in a dazzling visual package modeled on the classic fan magazines of yesteryear. From former screen legends who have faded into obscurity to new revelations about the biggest movie stars, Valderrama unearths the most fascinating little-known tales from the birth of Hollywood through its Golden Age. The shocking fate of the world's first movie star. Clark Gable's secret love child. The film that nearly ended Paul Newman's career. A former child star who, at ninety-three, reveals her #metoo story for the first time. Valderrama unfolds these stories, and many more, in a volume that is by turns riveting, maddening, hilarious, and shocking. Drawing on new interviews, archival research, and an exhaustive library of photographs, This Was Hollywood is a compelling and visually stunning catalogue of the lost history of the movies.
TCM Classic Movie Trivia: Featuring More Than 4,000 Questions to Test Your Trivia Smarts
Title | TCM Classic Movie Trivia: Featuring More Than 4,000 Questions to Test Your Trivia Smarts PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Chronicle Books |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2011-09-21 |
Genre | Games & Activities |
ISBN | 9781452101521 |
This is the definitive movie trivia book, from the authority on classic film. Rediscover your favorite films and put your movie knowledge to the test with more than 4,000 questions that draw on a century of landmark cinema. Questions range from early Hollywood to the 1960s and beyond, including key genres, stars, directors, behind-the-scenes facts, famous quotes, and more all highlighted by spotlight trivia features and hundreds of images and film stills. A foreword by TCM host Robert Osborne and a challenging Experts Only section round out this ultimate volume for classic film aficionados.
Cult Movies
Title | Cult Movies PDF eBook |
Author | Danny Peary |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 1981 |
Genre | Cult films |
ISBN | 9780440516262 |
One hundred all-time cult favorites are discussed with essays on what is special about each, what its claim to fame is, and who its most avid fans are.