John Carradine

• Utgivningsdatum: 2008-02-12
• Mått: 178 x 254 x 21 mm
• Vikt: 699 g
• Format: Häftad
• Språk: Engelska
• Antal sidor: 408
• Förlag: McFarland & Co Inc
• ISBN: 9780786437788

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Tom Weaver of Sleepy Hollow, New York, has been interviewing moviemakers for 35 years. The New York Times called him a leading scholar in the horror field and USA Today has described him as the king of the monster hunters. Classic Images said he was “the best interviewer we have today.” A frequent contributor to film magazines, he has written many books about American popular culture and is also a Blu-ray audio commentator.

“one of the leading scholars in the horror field”—New York Times; “the king of the monster hunters”—USA Today; “one of our foremost fantasy film historians”— Sight & Sound; “outstanding...terrifically extensive interviews...Weaver, the greatest interviewer ever in my opinion...remarkable detail, insight and very, very funny comments”—Classic Images; “well-done survey”—ARBA; “this is the BEST book I’ve read in years...superb...fantastic”—Little Shoppe of Horrors; “exhaustive”—Film Review; “marvelous...invaluable...highly recommended”—Midnight Marquee; “remains the definitive work...Weaver’s book is fantastic, a true labor of love...extensive research”—Standard; “lavishly illustrated”—Video Watchdog; “excellent...packed with information, interviews...and rare stills”—Psychotronic; “beautifully researched...intelligently written, exhaustive reference book”—Shock Cinema; “a fine and fitting tribute to a too-long overlooked personage of classic horror history...thoroughly researched, hugely informative, frequently amusing, and most importantly, simply a must-have book”—Horror-Wood; “exhaustive detail...another nicely-produced volume from McFarland”—Interzone; “a first-class book”—Fangoria; “a sooperdooper bang-up job...tremendous...Weaver delves deep”—Cult Movies; “thorough and thoroughly enjoyable account...excellent assemblage. Exhaustively researched...scholarly and anecdotal”—VideoScope; “insanely, comprehensive...highly recommended.... Tom Weaver is the king of film historians”—Starlog; “a marvelous piece of work...a magnificent tribute...invaluable”—Shivers; “comprehensive...thorough...a detailed, superbly written analysis of each of Carradine’s films...superb production stills...absolutely essential reading”—Monsters from the Vault; “well crafted essays...the most complete Carradine biography...fascinating...the illustrations are excellent”—Movie Collector’s World; “a fine and fitting tribute to a too-long overlooked personage of classic horror history...thoroughly researched, hugely informative, frequently amusing, and most importantly: simply a must-have book”—Horror-Wood; “John Carradine finally has a book that does justice to his incredible film career.”—Leonard Maltin.com.

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