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The Rough Guide to Cult Fiction (2005) — Toimittaja — 308 kappaletta
The Rough Guide to Cult Movies (2001) 239 kappaletta
The Rough Guide to Superheroes (2004) 55 kappaletta
The Rough Guide to James Bond (2002) 47 kappaletta
The Rough Guide to Cult Pop (2003) 46 kappaletta
The Rough Guide to Westerns (2006) 35 kappaletta

Associated Works

Star Trek: The Complete Unauthorized History (1976) — Avustaja — 38 kappaletta
The Young Bond Rough Guide to London (2007) — Toimittaja — 1 kappale

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Syntymäaika
1961
1963-11-07 (LoC)
Sukupuoli
male
Kansalaisuus
UK

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The Rough Guide to Cult Movies (2001) by Rough Guide. I love movies. Good movies mostly, but there are some stinkers in my collection of DVDs and Blu-Rays. But this book is a wonderful guide to those “good, bad and very weird indeed” films that may have slipped by unnoticed by our collective knowledge. But here in one pocket sized edition (it is small in shape, but an inch thick and has very small print) are the flicks you might not have heard of but which might satisfy your itch for that next film you HAVE to see.
The films are broken into categories ranging from action/adventure to zombies. If your taste runs to sci-fi, serial killers, musicals, 3-D, kitsch, buddy movies or block busters, there is a category for you. I will not start listing the names of the films included, just keep in mind this guide is 20 years old now so newer flicks will not be included. That being said, most of the films thought of as “Cult” would by necessity have to be twenty years or more in the public realm so as to have proved their status. Rocky Horror, included here, being one very notable exception, although it did take a while for even that classic to gain traction among the viewing public.
This is a nice easy to use guide for many well known films and some obscure titles (Oblomov anyone?) that will make your day. In a good or bad way I can’t say, but you will be amused. Each entry also lists the director, top actors in the film, year of release and a short blurb on why this film should be considered a cult classic.
This book has been indispensable to me during the past year of the pandemic and it will remain by my remote controls for a long time to come. And this is just the first of two Cult Movie books by Rough Guide!
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TomDonaghey | 2 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Aug 20, 2021 |
Loved all the history showcased within this book. And it made so many things clear that were confusing even after all these years
 
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aldimartino | 1 muu arvostelu | Nov 24, 2020 |
Loved all the history showcased within this book. And it made so many things clear that were confusing even after all these years
 
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Andy_DiMartino | 1 muu arvostelu | Nov 24, 2020 |
Listing of movies till 2004 divided into about 35 categories. Makes clear how many good English language (or subtitled) movies have been made over the years. This guide makes sound recommendations by putting an "admission ticket" to those films which are not to be missed.
Cult films are defined as those films which have the ability to draw fans together and invite discussion over even the minutest aspects among the audience viewers. Lots of snubs, but overall basic agreement. Some are:
Willy Wonka (1971)
Edward Scissorhands
Enter the Dragon
The Princess Bride
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
The Seventh Seal
Singing in the Rain
It's a Wonderful Life
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sacredheart25 | 2 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Mar 12, 2016 |

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