The Rough Guide to Chick Flicks is an essential guide to the movies that women love to watch. Taking a female perspective this book covers everything, from the history of cinema and the different films made around the world, to the stars, the directors and the people behind the scenes of this increasingly popular movie genre. The guide includes details on costume design and has a unique chapter on the chick lit/chick flick crossover. Written by a film scholar, this book leaves no stone unturned with an exciting mix of old favourites from Bridget and Bette Davis to some surprising choices - thrillers, warrior movies and even the odd western. With hundreds of film reviews, this guide opens up a whole new world of interesting and fun films that women will love to watch.
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Samantha Cook has a first-class degree in Film Studies and English Studies and has worked as a freelance editor and writer for the British Film Institute and other film publications. She is author of Rough Guides to USA and New Orleans, and has contributed to the Rough Guide to Comedy Movies.
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Here's a fine handbook to the movies women love,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Rough Guide to Chick Flicks 1 (Rough Guide Reference) (Paperback)
Here's a fine handbook to the movies women love, from thrillers to romantic comedies, portraits of sexy or bad women to strong women, silent's to modern films. Each film receives a synopsis, comments on successes and failures, an outline of cast and inspirational origins, and more. Add black and white film shots and color sidebars of additional data and you have a film guide highly recommended for any who would understand the genres and possibilities of 'chick flicks'.
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Other than comedy, the staple genre in the earliest cinema was melodrama. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn, George Cukor, Meryl Streep, Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Julia Roberts, Jane Campion, Rock Hudson, Gone With the Wind, New Zealand, Douglas Sirk, Doris Day, Jane Fonda, Stella Dallas, Hugh Grant, Meg Ryan, Greta Garbo, The Piano, Moulin Rouge, Roman Holiday, Wuthering Heights, Barbara Stanwyck Browse Sample Pages:
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Other than comedy, the staple genre in the earliest cinema was melodrama. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
essential chick flicks, flick legends Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn, George Cukor, Meryl Streep, Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Julia Roberts, Jane Campion, Rock Hudson, Gone With the Wind, New Zealand, Douglas Sirk, Doris Day, Jane Fonda, Stella Dallas, Hugh Grant, Meg Ryan, Greta Garbo, The Piano, Moulin Rouge, Roman Holiday, Wuthering Heights, Barbara Stanwyck Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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