Movie Books: An Overview (Taking Suggestions)
Submitted by stooky on Tue, 09/28/2004 - 12:56
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Extensive
Pop Goes The Weasel
- 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die!
- 1001: A Video Odyssey: Movies To Watch For Ever Mood
- Cinematherapy—The Girl’s Guide To Movies For Every Mood
- Facets Movie Lover's Video Guide
- Film: The Critic’s Choice
- Video Hounds’ Golden Movie Retriever (Series)
Good
- 365 Four Star Movies You (Probably) Haven’t Seen
- 400 Videos You’ve Got To Rent! Great Movies You’ve Probably Missed
- 500 Best British & Foreign Films To Buy, Rent Or Videotape
- 500 Great Films
- Asian Cult Cinema
- Roger Ebert’s Video Companion (Series)
- Roger Ebert’s Movie Yearbook (Series)
- Entertainment Weekly Guide To The Greatest Movies Ever Made
- Family Video Guide: Over Three-Hundred Movies To Shair With Your Children
- Guiness Book Of Film
- Halliwell Film And Video Guide (Series)
- **Annoying rating system, british sensibilities and a love for short film.
- The Horror Film: A Guide To More Than 700 Films On Video Cassette
- Leonard Maltin’s Movie And Video Guide (series)
- Movie Mom’s Guide To Family Movies
- Movies On TV & Videocassette (Series, 1993-1994 last year in print)
- New York Times Best 1000 Films
- The Premiere Guide To Movies On Video
- The Reel List: A Categorical Companion To Over 2000 Memorable Films
- Sci-Fi On Tape: A Comprehensive Guide To Over 1250 Scence Fiction And Fantasy Films on Video
- Silent Films 1877-1996: A Critical Guide To 646 Movies
- Terror On Tape
- Time Out Film Guide (Series)
- Variety Movie Guide (Series)
- Video Detective’s 1997 Guide To The Top 1000 Films Of All Time
- Video Movie Guide (Series)
- Videohound’s DVD Guide (Series)
- **A must for DVD buyers.
- What’ll We Watch Tonight?: A Video Guide To Winning Movies
Funny
- Bad Movies We Love
- Advanced Cinematherapy: A Girl’s Guide To Finding Happiness One Movie At A Time
- Guys’ Guide To Guys’ Videos: The Only Guide With Attitude
- Manly Movie Guide: Virile Video & Two Fisted Cinema
Blah
- Comedy On Tape: A Guide To Over 800 Movies That Made America Laugh
- Creature Features: The Science Fiction, Fantasy And Horror Movie Guide
- History Goes To The Movies: A Viewer’s Guide To The Best (And Some Of The Worst) Historical Films Ever Made
- Horror: Video Tapes And Discs (hard to get)
- Nightmare Movies: A Critical Guide TO Contemporary Horror Films
- **1988 release so it’s not very current, of interest only to hardcore horror fans.
- TLA Film Video And DVD Guide (Series)
- Video Movies: A Core Collection For Libraries
- Video Movies To Go: The Complete Video Movie Review Guide
- War Movies: A TV & Video Guide To 4200 Genre Films
Arf
- Best Videos For Children And Young Adults: A Core Collection For Libraries
- **These people need to get a life.
- The Book Of Video Lists: More Than 700 Categories Of Movies You Can See Cross-Referenced With 7,500 Capsule Reviews
- Family Guide To Movies On Video: The Moral And Entertainment Values Of Over 7500 Movies On TV & Videotape
- Elliot’s Film Guide (Series)
- Variety Action Movies: Illustrated Reviews Of Classic Films
- Video Movies To Go (Series)
COMPACT
Boo-ya!
- A Century Of Film: Derek Malcolm’s Personal Best
- Jeffrey Lyons’ 101 Great Movies For Kids
Good
- 100 Best Films To Rent You’ve Never Heard Of : Neglected Classics, Hits From Bygone Eras And Hidden Treasures
- 101 Greatest Films Of Mystery & Suspence
- 50 Classic Motion Pictures: The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of
- The A-List: The National Society Of Film Critics' 100 Essential Films
- Chick Flicks: A Movie Lover’s Guide To The Movies Women Love
Funny
- Chicks On Film: Video Picks For Women And Other Intelligent Forms Of Life
Informative
- 100 Best Films Of The Century
- War Movies
Blah
- Blockbuster Entertainment Guide: 1999
- He Rents, She Rents: The Ultimate Guide to the Best Woman’s Films and Guy’s Movies
- Rex Reed’s Guide To Movies On TV And Video, 1992-1993
- Wordsworth Book Of Movie Classics
Bad
Interesting Theologically
- Picture This!: A Guide To Over 300 Environmentally, Socially & Politically Relevant Films And Videos
- Reel Spirit: A Guide To Movies That Inspire, Explore And Empower
Information
Baying At The Moon
- On Filmmaking (by Edward Dmytryk)
- A Personal Journey Through American Cinema With Martin Scorcese (Available on videotape too and it's a doozy)
Good
- Get The Picture! The Movie Lover’s Guide To Watching Films
- Halliwell's Filmgoer's Companion (Series)
- **Cross-referenced overviews of people involved in film and a pathalogical obsession for stream-lined information.
- Hong Kong Babylon
Pointless
Good
- Book Of Movie Lists: An Offbeat Provocative Collection Of The Best And Worst Of Everything In Film
- Movies of The Silent Years
Blah
- Good Guys And Bad Guys: The World Of Movies
Bad
- Viewer’s Choice: Guide To Movies And Video: Over 3,500 Films Rated In Consumer Reports Movie Poll
- Movies of The Seventies
Bizarro Teaching Book That Sucks
- Five Star Films
You continue to bring a huge smile to my face, stooky.
A History of Narrative Film by David A. Cook is very good, ridiculously comprehensive (especially when going through the history of films in obscure filmmaking nations), and well-structured. I loved it. If I was making this list, I'd put it under 'Pop Goes the Weasel' under 'Extensive,' but to be honest I haven't read any of those so I couldn't compare!
Good to know, I'll order it through the library and eventually add it to the list.
Thanks!
:?)
Try Jonathan Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema. Really well-written, and it ends with a sort of "personal canon" listing of 1,000 movies that Rosenbaum likes.