"Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia" is an essential addition for every movie fan's bookshelf - preferably right next to the TV set and VCR, where it can be propped up beside, and used in tandem with, his bestselling, annually updated "Movie & VIdeo Guide"
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33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not perfect, but indispensable,
This review is from: Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia: Career Profiles of More than 2000 Actors and Filmmakers, Past and Present (Reference) (Paperback)
Initially about a year ago I made the mistake of following the other reviews which panned the book, and did not buy it. I then gradually realized that some of my favorite short bios on IMDB.com were excerpted from Maltin's Encyclopedia. Of course at that point I bought it. There are few, if any, other volumes that quickly give you the sum-up and low-down on 2,000 movie industry people. To say the book has errors and omissions is to me ridiculous...a perfect book would cost a few thousand dollars. Meanwhile, IMDB.com is available as a backstop for searching out hundreds of thousands of details, which wouldn't fit in a reasonably sized volume anyway. Generally speaking, I've gone wrong far more often in rejecting something based on a review or an opinion about a book, movie, etc., than in consuming something recommended -- you can always bail out if a recommender was wrong.
26 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Leonard, how could you?,
By A Customer
This review is from: Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia: Career Profiles of More than 2000 Actors and Filmmakers, Past and Present (Reference) (Paperback)
I can't believe Leonard Maltin would put his name on this compilation of misinformation. He must be spreading himself too thin and hiring interns to do his writing. This book is so full of wrong dates, films, facts--I hope if he comes out with a second edition, Maltin hires someone to go over it with a fine-toothed comb and make corrections. I expected better of him!
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
TERRIFIC and CONCISE,
By movieholic "movieholic" (Clearwater, Florida) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia: Career Profiles of More than 2000 Actors and Filmmakers, Past and Present (Reference) (Paperback)
As a confirmed habitual movie watcher, this book was a much-welcomed addition to my library. Actually, it never made it to my library, as I have it next to my favorite TV chair, right under the TV Guide. I've never seen anything else with such concise thumbnail bios, just the facts. Yes, many stars are not included, such a book would be impossible to pick up. I did miss some oldies such as Marge & Gower Champion. The content is 5-stars, but I deducted 1-star for the book's dire need of updating: additions such as Chris Cooper, Matthew McConaughey, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jeremy Northam, etc. But I wouldn't want to be the one to decide who gets removed to include these new additions!
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The most successful comedy team of the 1940s, Abbott and Costello consistently made the yearly list of filmdom's top 10 moneymakers, and while their popularity among moviegoers waned during the 1950s, the boys won over new generations of fans with a TV series and endless reruns of their old movies. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
other films include, impressed moviegoers, other recent credits, occasional leading man, solid supporting roles, debuted onscreen, other starring vehicles, colorful supporting roles, costarring part, gag cameo, juicy supporting roles, rare starring role, starring career, former child model, prolific character actor, amusing cameo, hilarious cameo, film debut, lavish adaptation, funny cameo, screen immortality, screen for several years, talkie era, first starring vehicle, feature directorial debut Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Academy Award, New York City, World War, Warner Bros, Best Director, Los Angeles, John Ford, Woody Allen, Alfred Hitchcock, Charlie Chan, John Wayne, Sherlock Holmes, Best Supporting Actress, Robert Altman, United States, Martin Scorsese, Billy Wilder, Clark Gable, Walt Disney, Katharine Hepburn, Orson Welles, Robin Hood, San Francisco, Star Trek, Pink Panther New!
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The most successful comedy team of the 1940s, Abbott and Costello consistently made the yearly list of filmdom's top 10 moneymakers, and while their popularity among moviegoers waned during the 1950s, the boys won over new generations of fans with a TV series and endless reruns of their old movies. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
other films include, impressed moviegoers, other recent credits, occasional leading man, solid supporting roles, debuted onscreen, other starring vehicles, colorful supporting roles, costarring part, gag cameo, juicy supporting roles, rare starring role, starring career, former child model, prolific character actor, amusing cameo, hilarious cameo, film debut, lavish adaptation, funny cameo, screen immortality, screen for several years, talkie era, first starring vehicle, feature directorial debut Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Academy Award, New York City, World War, Warner Bros, Best Director, Los Angeles, John Ford, Woody Allen, Alfred Hitchcock, Charlie Chan, John Wayne, Sherlock Holmes, Best Supporting Actress, Robert Altman, United States, Martin Scorsese, Billy Wilder, Clark Gable, Walt Disney, Katharine Hepburn, Orson Welles, Robin Hood, San Francisco, Star Trek, Pink Panther New!
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