This second edition of The Rough Guide to Cult Movies offers a new, improved blend of essential trivia and informed opinion as it takes you on a tour of the most compellingly weird – and weirdly compelling – films in the celluloid universe.
From Á Bout de Souffle to Zoltan, Hound of Dracula, this updated edition selects films to savour in every genre, from circus movies to westerns of all flavours: chop suey, spaghetti and sauerkraut. This new edition includes:
• New genres such as cars, nuns, Nazis and vampire movies.
• New movie trivia including the greatest lost films and the four women who have played Hamlet on screen.
• New insights into celluloid’s best back stories, such as the rumours of munchkin mayhem on The Wizard of Oz set.
• New profiles including the movie careers of great Communist leaders from Leon Trotsky to Fidel Castro.
• New heroes including Stan Laurel, Hayao Miyazaki and Hellmuth Costard.
• New celebrity picks of favourite cult movies, from the likes of Johnny Depp, Julie Christie and Gérard Depardieu. |
What The Press Say
A nice resource for the film lover and a fun book to have sitting around. - Charlotte Creative Loafing If you want a nice, levelheaded approach to the world of movies, stick with Leonard Maltin. But if you want a tart, somewhat jaundiced info about the more offbeat areas of the cinematic world — from blaxploitation to swashbucklers and from beaches to wrestling — here's the book for you. - New York Daily News |