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Title: The Film Encyclopedia (3rd Ed) by Ephraim Katz, Fred Klein, Ronald Dean Nolan, Ronald Dean Nolen ISBN: 0-06-273492-X Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 March, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.26 (27 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: This Book Belongs on Every Movie Lover's Shelf
Comment: I wish it were possible to give this book more than five stars.
For precise, copious, detailed information on actors, film makers, and general technical questions this is the place to go. For the most part, this is a biographical dictionary. However, in addition to the 6700 biographies of actors, directors, producers, screenwriters, cameramen, etc., there are also about 1000 articles devoted to technical aspects of film making as well as to short histories of the various national cinemas. Each biographical article also includes, in almost all cases, a complete list of the feature films and shorts to which that individual contributed. Those cases where the list is not complete are usually for actors and film makers from the days of silent films, when accurate and complete recordkeeping was not common. Most silent films, sadly, have been lost anyway.
The articles in this book, in contrast to those in the not recommended "Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies," are long and detailed. It would be hard to ask for more. I sometimes spend hours pouring over this book.
This is the book that should be on the shelf of every serious cinephile. For quick looks, "Leonard Maltin's Encyclopedia of the Movies" is valuable as well, though it needs to be brought up to date. And for a different point of view on almost everyone associated with film, David Thomson's "New Biographical Dictionary of Film" is a pure delight. But if you must have one book on film, Katz is it.
Rating: 5
Summary: The single best book of its kind, ever!
Comment: Since its original publication, I have used this book both as a movie lover and as a writer. As a movie lover, it's a never-failing source of obscure information. Can't remember the name of the movie, and only remember its star? You'll find the answer here. Want to know what a grip does? Looking to discover how many films were made by Howard Hawks or Howard Hughes? What's a dolly? What's a key light? The answers to some of the most obscure questions about moviemaking reside in this brilliant compilation of facts about films and the people who make them--everyone from the best boy to the stars. As a research resource, it's invaluable. To satisfy that nagging question about some film you saw with James Cagney, get the Film Encyclopedia. Next to the Cinebooks Library, this is the single most important book to own. Nothing before it and nothing after it will ever contain a similar wealth of information. This is a must-have volume.
Rating: 2
Summary: Disappointing
Comment: I don't know how this can be called a Film Encyclopedia when one cannot look up a film by its title.
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Title: Leonard Maltin's Movie and Video Guide 2004 by Leonard Maltin ISBN: 0451209400 Publisher: Signet Book Pub. Date: 05 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $8.99 |
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Title: American Film Institute Desk Reference: The Complete Guide to Everything You Need to Know about the Movies by Melinda Corey, George Ochoa, Clint Eastwood ISBN: 0789489341 Publisher: DK Publishing Inc Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: The New Biographical Dictionary of Film by David Thomson ISBN: 0375411283 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Pub. Date: 08 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Halliwell's Film Guide 2004 (HALLIWELL'S FILM & VIDEO GUIDE) by Leslie Halliwell ISBN: 0060554088 Publisher: HarperResource Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The New York Times Guide to the Best 1000 Movies Ever Made by Vincent Canby, Janet Maslin, Peter M. Nichols ISBN: 0812930010 Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA) Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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