Leonard Maltin's movie guide
Offers readers a comprehensive reference to the world of film, including more than twelve thousand DVD titles, along with information on performers, ratings, running times, plots, and helpful features.
Other Authors: | Maltin, Leonard. |
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Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
Plume ,
2011.
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Summary: |
Offers readers a comprehensive reference to the world of film, including more than twelve thousand DVD titles, along with information on performers, ratings, running times, plots, and helpful features. |
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Physical Description: |
1643 p. ; 20 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780452297357 0452297354 |
Author Notes: |
Maltin has written or edited many other film-related books and television specials, and he has hosted, produced and/or written video documentaries. His title Leonard Maltin's 2012 Movie Guide made The New York Times Best Seller List for 2012. He has hosted radio and cable programs, was a film critic for Playboy magazine, and has been the movie reviewer for Entertainment Tonight since 1982. Maltin has also appeared in several animated television series including South Park. He lectures on film and taught for nine years at New York City's New School for Social Research. Maltin currently teaches in the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California. He has been a guest curator for the film department of New York's Museum of Modern Art, president of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, and a member of the National Film Preservation Board and the Advisory Board of the Hollywood Entertainment Museum. Maltin has been the recipient of awards and citations from the American Society of Cinematographers, Anthology Film Archives, The Society of Cinephiles, and the Telluride Film Festival. (Bowker Author Biography) |