
The Film Snob*s Dictionary
An Essential Lexicon of Filmological Knowledge
Random House USA Inc (Publisher)
Published on 21. February 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-0-7679-1876-3 (ISBN)
Description
From the same brain trust that brought you The Rock Snob*s Dictionary, the hilarious, bestselling guide to insiderist rock arcana, comes The Film Snob*s Dictionary, an informative and subversively funny A-to-Z reference guide to all that is held sacred by Film Snobs, those perverse creatures of the repertory cinema. No longer must you suffer silently as some clerk in a "Tod Browning's Freaks” T-shirt bombards you with baffling allusions to "wire-fu” pictures, "Todd-AO process,” and "Sam Raimi.” By helping to close the knowledge gap between average moviegoers and incorrigible Snobs, the dictionary lets you in on hidden gems that film geeks have been hoarding (such as Douglas Sirk and Guy Maddin movies) while exposing the trash that Snobs inexplicably laud (e.g., most chop-socky films and Mexican wrestling pictures). Delightfully illustrated and handily organized in alphabetical order for quick reference, The Film Snob*s Dictionary is your fail-safe companion in the video store, the cineplex, or wherever insufferable Film Snobs congregate.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
40 ILLUSTRATIONS
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 124 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
180 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7679-1876-3 (9780767918763)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
David Kamp with Lawrence Levi