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The Knowledge
Fulminanti film
Al cinema, tutto è possibile! E spesso il più interessante è quello che si svolge dietro le quinte. Volete sapere tutto sui registi con la frusta, sui contratti capestro e sui costumi che uccidono? Volete sapere come si fa a strapparsi i capelli... e a diventare una stella del cinema?
Se siete fra quelli che resistono seduti e immobili in una sala buia, ipnotizzati da costumi scintillanti ed effetti speciali, questa guida è per voi: imparerete a scatenare un incendio appallottolando un sacchetto di patatine, a trasformare il vostro professore nel mostro di Frankenstein e a recitare in mezzo a una rivoluzione senza lasciarci le penne!
La cultura non è mai stata così pazzesca!
Se siete fra quelli che resistono seduti e immobili in una sala buia, ipnotizzati da costumi scintillanti ed effetti speciali, questa guida è per voi: imparerete a scatenare un incendio appallottolando un sacchetto di patatine, a trasformare il vostro professore nel mostro di Frankenstein e a recitare in mezzo a una rivoluzione senza lasciarci le penne!
La cultura non è mai stata così pazzesca!
- GenresNonfictionChildrensHumor
160 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1998
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June 18, 2020
An informative and amusing introduction to the subject.
The book is well-illustrated and includes some great anecdotes about the movie industry and how it operates.
A few minor criticisms. One of these is that the book focuses almost entirely on the US film industry and Hollywood with barely a mention of the British, European or Asian studios. Secondly, there is at least one error: Mae West and Busby Berkeley are certainly not the only movie figures to have given their names to other things.
Nevertheless, a great little book guaranteed to entertain and interest....
The book is well-illustrated and includes some great anecdotes about the movie industry and how it operates.
A few minor criticisms. One of these is that the book focuses almost entirely on the US film industry and Hollywood with barely a mention of the British, European or Asian studios. Secondly, there is at least one error: Mae West and Busby Berkeley are certainly not the only movie figures to have given their names to other things.
Nevertheless, a great little book guaranteed to entertain and interest....
April 27, 2021
Naprawdę fajna i przyjemna książka!
February 21, 2022
Simpatico compendio di aneddoti e curiosità cinematografiche, con tanti quiz per mettere alla prova anche i più esperti.
Peccato che arrivi solo fino agli anni '90.
Peccato che arrivi solo fino agli anni '90.
July 7, 2019
A perfect combination of humour and information.
November 6, 2015
Besides a bookworm, I am a cinephile. It has interesting facts I have never heard of (whaat? Humphrey Boggart was shorter than Ingrid Bergman?) but there are also a couple of errors (Emilio Estevez is Charlie Sheen's brother, not his cousin).
January 6, 2013
3,5 stars
I love this collection, I have to get my hands on more volumes.
I love this collection, I have to get my hands on more volumes.
July 18, 2013
Crazy facts. Cool illustrations. I need a lot of this kind of movie-info books to escape the Internet.
October 31, 2016
Kind of outdated but it was published in 1998 so, can't blame them. Still very informational, though.
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