Cinescopes [Paperback]

Risa Williams (Author), Ezra Werb (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2007

Lights! Camera! Psychoanalysis!
 
Discovering something new about your personality is as easy as making a list of your ten favorite movies.
 
In Cinescopes, you’ll learn about your strengths, weaknesses, and innermost secrets, all based on the movies you most enjoy. This unique form of personality assessment blends psychology and cinematic analysis to reveal sixteen core personality types and how they relate to one another. Your Cinescope profile identifies your best (and worst) relationship matches and even helps you understand just what your friends and colleagues think of you.
 
Cinescopes will forever change the way you look at yourself and the way you see your favorite films.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Quick: What’s your favorite movie? The answer may be revealing. See what your screen selections say about you with Cinescopes.”—Parade Magazine
 
“Cinescopes will help you realize your destiny when it comes to film genres while revealing more about your personality and your most (or least) compatible fellow cinescopes.”—Curve Magazine
 
“Is it fun? You betcha—especially for cinephiles.”—McClatchy-Tribune News Service

About the Author

Risa Williams is a screenwriter and social worker with degrees in clinical psychology and dramatic writing. She is a Magical Creator. Ezra Werb is a screenwriter/novelist and a behaviorist for autistic children. He is a Youthful Sage. They live in Los Angeles and are the proprietors of www.cinescopes.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Quirk Books (November 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1594741913
• ISBN-13: 978-1594741913
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.6 x 7.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #855,802 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars for those who love movies; FUN and INSIGHTFUL!!!, November 28, 2007

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Dan Tischler "Enthusiast and Misanthrope" (Santa Monica, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cinescopes (Paperback)

I came across Cinescopes at a local bookstore recently and as a lifelong movie buff, picked up a copy on a whim. Man am I happy that I did! Not only was I surprised by the writers clear love of such a broad range of films, but I was even more fascinated by the insightful psychological implications of WHY I relate so deeply to some of my all time favorites. As a died-in-the-wool "rationalist", I don't put much stake in a "pseudo-science" like astrology, so I found the Cinescopes approach in this regard truly refreshing. Planning to purchase multiple copies for holiday gifting.

MORE FUN THAN A FORTUNE COOKIE (AND TASTIER TOO!) ***HIGHLY RECOMMENDED***

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You are what you watch!!!, January 7, 2008

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Ryan Golembeske (NY, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cinescopes (Paperback)

Cinescopes takes western astrology and gives it a 21st century overhaul. In this present era dominated by distraction and disconnection, Cinescopes provides a fun, relevant and easily digestible manner to reconnect with both yourself and your friends and family. We all need a character 'check up' once in awhile and what easier way to do it than with your favorite film characters at your side.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 21st Century's Answer to Trivial Pursuit, February 6, 2008

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Julia McDonough (Charlton, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cinescopes (Paperback)

The authors of this book have combined their educational credentials and film industry experience to create a unique, fun, and not-so-scientific analysis of personality type based upon favorite movies. I participated on the Internet before I bought the book, and to validate my "Charismatic Performer" profile, I entered another ten movies and obtained the same result. It appears that in some instances, your profile may not portray what you are as much as what you wished you could be (your alter-ego, as it were). In the last few days, I have encouraged many people to find their Cinescope and have enjoyed the feedback and discussion.

CINESCOPES has the potential for being the 21st Century's answer to Trivial Pursuit and will probably stimulate us to watch movies that we haven't seen in a while and view some from others' Top Ten (I have spent a lot of time on IMDb lately). My only criticism is that the list of movies in the back of the book is very incomplete. No White Christmas? No Interlude? Last night on Turner Classic Movies, The Sterile Cuckoo with Liza Minelli (nominated for two Academy Awards) was on, and that wasn't listed either. Because this book is so different and has provided me with a winter diversion, I forgave the omissions and awarded it Five Stars for originality.