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Beyond Casablanca: 100 Classic Movies Worth Watching    by Jennifer C. Garlen
Price: $9.99 USD. 87900 words. Language: English. Published by Published by Westview, Inc.  on January 24, 2013. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts.

In an age of streaming video and booming DVD production, viewers have access to more old movies than ever before, but the number of choices can be staggering. Beyond Casablanca offers thoughtful reviews of 100 classic films worth watching, including silent and foreign pictures, musicals, dramas, comedies, Westerns, and even science fiction and horror, from cult classics to Oscar winners.
50 Years of Ghost Movies    by Staci Layne Wilson
Price: $3.99 USD. 37510 words. Language: English. Published on January 1, 2013. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts.

Covering the classics from 1935 to 1985, 50 Years of Ghost Movies clearly shows the evolution of the genre from all its facets, including comedy, suspense, mystery, and horror. Each film listed in chronological order by year, and alphabetized for easy reference is described in flash-format with a brief synopsis, while others are spotlighted and reviewed in full.
Animal Movies Guide    by Staci Layne Wilson
Price: $3.99 USD. 156090 words. Language: English. Published on December 9, 2012. Nonfiction » Entertainment » History & Criticism.

Designed especially for animal-loving movie buffs, this all-inclusive film reference contains 90 complete reviews of movies in which a primary character is an animal (genres include animated, western, horror, comedy, drama, and more). There are flash reviews and synopses of nearly 1,000 animal movies spanning from the 1920s to the present.
Lotus Flesh of Bob Chinn: Johnny Wadd from Screen to Novel    by Porn Hound
Price: $5.99 USD. 4650 words. Language: English. Published by Wider Screenings | Transgressor  on July 9, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts.

Bob Chinn and porn star John Holmes jointly created the legendary XXX character Johnny Wadd in a series of popular adult movies in the 1970s, as referenced in Hollywood's tribute, Boogie Nights. Three decades later, Chinn adapted the second film in the series, Flesh of the Lotus, to a novel: Johnny Wadd as pulp fiction. Now for the first time film and novel are compared and reviewed.
Locked Into Cinema    by Phil Mershon
Price: $4.99 USD. 81270 words. Language: English. Published on June 16, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts.

The author goes beyond reviewing hundreds of films and instead analyzes the political framework in which these movies have appeared.
101 Movies About Women Directed By Women    by Susan Winlaw
Price: $2.99 USD. 28510 words. Language: English. Published on April 4, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts.

Women want to watch movies that appeal to their sensibilities. This book helps find movies that will deliver. There aren't enough movies about women/women's issues coming out of Hollywood and even fewer feature films directed by women. But there are quite a few available if you look beyond the current fare in the theaters. Find entertaining films and support women directors with this book.
Five Stars! How to Become a Film Critic, the World's Greatest Job    by Christopher Null
Price: $9.99 USD. 97720 words. Language: English. Published on February 23, 2012. Nonfiction » Entertainment » History & Criticism.

*** SECOND EDITION, REVISED AND UPDATED - PUBLISHED MARCH 2013 *** So you want to be a film critic and review movies for a living? Veteran film critic Christopher Null teaches you, step by step, how to break into the business with the lessons he's learned from more than a decade in the industry. Five Stars! will teach you all you need to know!
The James Bond Movie Guide    by Kyle W. Bell
Price: $3.99 USD. 28300 words. Language: English. Published on June 18, 2010. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts.

The James Bond Movie Guide is the ultimate source for this renowned movie franchise. With a collection of reviews and summaries for the 22 films, you will learn about each in detail and without fear of spoilers. A list of facts and cast for each film is included, along with series trivia, figures, and charts. Adding to the value are reviews for James Bond video games dating back to GoldenEye.