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It Came From the '70s: From The Godfather to Apocalypse Now Review

It Came From the '70s: From The Godfather to Apocalypse Now
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Reviewed by Joy H. for ReadersFavorite.com
A movie buff's must have, It Came From the `70s is a book you have been waiting for. With over 45 movies produced in the 1970's, this book is one you will cherish for years to come. The `70s era brought such films as Rocky, Superman, Dracula, Freaky Friday, The Godfather Parts I and II, Star Wars, The Black Hole, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and so many more masterpiece films.

The film reviews in this book were written in the Quad City Times between 1970 and 1979. Each film has its own chapter in this book. Each chapter includes a few pages about the movie, pictures of movie scenes, the movie rating, the cast, release date, director, writer and the actors. At the end of each chapter you will also find Trivia questions (and answers) about the movie actors, etc.
At the end of the book, you will find the Best and Worst films of 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979. Did you know that Animal House was the #1 best film of 1978, while Grease was the #1 worst, and that Apocalypse Now was the #1 best film of 1979? You just can't go wrong with these 256 pages of classic information!
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book about the classic movies of the `70s. It brought back a lot of memories and reminded me of things I'd forgotten about the movies. The author did an extremely good job of researching this information and compiling it into this awesome tribute to the`70s era.

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It Came From the '70s is the book movie lovers old and new have been searching for. The 1970s represented a fertile decade that producedsuch films as:Alien, Dirty Harry, Apocalypse Now,The Exorcist, Chinatown, The French Connection, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Godfather (Parts I and II), Star Wars, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and many, many more.Featured in these pages are over 75 photos, major casts, a multitude of reviews, "Best of/Worst of" lists, and trivia for both the film buff and the uninitiated.It Came From the '70s is a slice of film history, painstakingly documented by noted author and journalist Connie Corcoran Wilson. The original reviews found here could not be replicated today. Consider them tiny time capsules capturing the zeitgeist of a decade.

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Aristotle's Poetics for Screenwriters: Storytelling Secrets From the Greatest Mind in Western Civilization Review

Aristotle's Poetics for Screenwriters: Storytelling Secrets From the Greatest Mind in Western Civilization
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Many screenwriting gurus say "Everything you need to know about how to write good drama is in Aristotle's Poetics," but then they never explain what's actually in that work! I've tried reading Aristotle's original text, but it is really tough going. Tierno's book is a real find - it boils down a rambling, classics text into concise concepts, tips and techniques that I could understand and use. Tierno provides examples of how all this stuff really works in a variety of films, too. This book is not only practical, but pretty inspiring, too. It gets to the "heart" and "roots" of good drama, something you can forget about when you get bogged down with a script. After reading this, I was excited and motivated to return to my own work.

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What's That From?: The Ultimate Quiz Book of Contemporary Movie Lines Review

What's That From: The Ultimate Quiz Book of Contemporary Movie Lines
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What a great idea! "What's That From?: The Ultimate Quiz Book of Contemporary Movie Lines" is a wonderful compilation of movie quotes that bring you back to great movie moments. The book is fun to read on one's own and even more fun when quizzing friends with trivia questions that tickle the corners of the brain. This book is wonderful for any movie buff!

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Do you know what films have given us the following quotes?"What we have here is a failure to communicate.""Excuse me while I whip this out.""Would somebody get this walking carpet out of my way?""I don't know why they call this stuff Hamburger Helper, it does just fine by itself."And how are you at movie trivia?In The Blues Brothers why are Jake and Elwood "puttin' the band back together"?In Airplane!, which dinner was poisioned: the fish or the chicken? True or False: Diane Keaton won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Annie Hall.For the movie buff and video hound, What's that From? provides hours of entertainment.You can test your knowledge with more than 1,000 quotes and questions from more than 250 contemporary films--from Academy Award winners to cult classics.Also included are bonus questions on actors and directors, special categories on individual actors, movies, and themes (Wester, baseball, sequels), plus a section devoted exclusively to Academy Award-winning performances.It's all here in the ultimate tribute to the great movies of the seventies, eighties, and nineties from National Lampoon's Animal House to When Harry Met Sally... So the next time you hear someone say, "It's just a flesh wound, " you won't have to ask "What's that from?"

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