Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide: The Modern Era, Previously Published as Leonard Maltin's 2015 Movie Guide

by Leonard Maltin

Previously published as Leonard Maltin’s 2015 Movie Guide, this capstone edition includes a new Introduction by the author. ( No new reviews have been added to this edition)Now that streaming services like Netflix and Hulu can deliver thousands of movies at the touch of a button, the only question What should I watch?Summer blockbusters and independent sleepers; the masterworks of Alfred Hitchcock, Billy Wilder, and Martin Scorsese; the timeless comedy of the Marx Brothers and Woody Allen; animated classics from Walt Disney and Pixar; the finest foreign films ever made. This capstone edition covers the modern era while including all the great older films you can’t afford to miss—and those you can—from box-office smashes to cult classics to forgotten gems to forgettable bombs, listed alphabetically, and complete with all the essential information you could ask for.With nearly 16,000 entries and more than 13,000 DVD listings, Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide remains “head and shoulders above the rest.” (The New York Times) Also included are a list of mail-order and online sources for buying and renting DVDs and videos, official motion picture code ratings from G to NC-17, and Leonard's list of recommended films.

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference

1637 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 28, 2017

About the author

Leonard Maltin, is an American film and animated-film critic and historian.

Maltin began his writing career at age fifteen, writing for Classic Images and editing and publishing his own fanzine, Film Fan Monthly, dedicated to films from the golden age of Hollywood. After receiving a journalism degree at New York University, Maltin went on to publish articles in a variety of film journals, national news-papers, and magazines, including Variety and TV Guide.
Maltin in 1990

As an author, Maltin is best known for Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide, (some editions titled as his ...Movie and Video Guide), a compendium of synopses and reviews that first appeared in September 1969 and has been annually updated since October 1987. (It was published under the title TV Movies until the 1990s, and in 2005 spawned a spin-off, Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide, limited to films released in 1960 and earlier to allow the regular book to cover a larger number of more recent titles.) He has also written several other works, including Behind the Camera, a study of the art of cinematography, The Whole Film Sourcebook, Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia, Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals, and Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons.

Since May 29, 1982, Maltin has been the movie reviewer on the syndicated television series Entertainment Tonight. He also appears on the Starz cable network, and hosted his own syndicated radio program, Leonard Maltin on Video, as well as the syndicated TV show Hot Ticket with Boston film critic Joyce Kulhawik (originally E! personality and game show host Todd Newton). He currently hosts a television show entitled Secret's Out on ReelzChannel movie network. He also spearheaded the creation of the Walt Disney Treasures collectible DVD line in 2001,[4] and continues to provide creative input and host the various sets.

He appeared on Pyramid twice as a celebrity player, in 1987 on the CBS $25,000 version and in 1991 on the John Davidson version. He appeared on Super Password as a celebrity guest in 1988.

In the mid-1990s, he became the president of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and is on the Advisory Board of the Hollywood Entertainment Museum. For nearly a decade, Maltin was also on the faculty of the New School for Social Research in New York City. He currently teaches in the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California.

In 1998, Maltin settled a libel suit brought by former child star Billy Gray, of Father Knows Best fame, whom Maltin identified as a drug addict and dealer in his review of the film Dusty and Sweets McGee for the movie guide book. The statement appeared in print for nearly twenty-five years before Maltin publicly apologized for the error.[5]

He currently hosts "The Maltin Minute" for DirecTV customers. Maltin also teaches at the University of Southern California.

Reviews

[Anthony McGill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sadly this edition is the end of the line for this indispensable movie guide.
Having bought every one of these Leonard Maltin film reference gems since their inception in the late 1960s, when it was only available in a small size mass paperback version, right up to the larger trade paperback editions, it is obvious I am a huge fan.
Over the years Mr Maltin and his team of dedicated editors, all experts in their field, have provided film lovers with invaluable information. The reviews, some 16,000 have been put together with profound knowledge of the subject, are easy to read and more importantly, give us a remarkable amount of ACCURATE information on each film, amazing when you consider the limited space for each entry.
And of course there is Leonard's rating system, from **** to BOMB which is not only a handy quick guide to find the good, the bad and the ugly in film but also creates a great talking debate.
An added bonus has always been the consistent updating and corrections from previous editions, adding cast additions, title changes etc., making this epic an even more reliable book of film lore.
Nearly 50 years after making its first impression, this is still my #1 film reference bible that I turn to and is never far from the remote control.
Thank you Leonard for your love and appreciation of film which has enhanced the joy of movie watching to all your fellow movie buffs!

[Khalid Hajeri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Legendary film critic Leonard Maltin presents quick mini reviews of movies!

"Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide: The Modern Era" is a dictionary of mini versions of Mr. Maltin's movie reviews. This big book is filled with hundreds of movie titles of different genres as well as ratings of each movie and why they were notably good or bad.

The book serves as a great look-back into the most popular movies that are recommended to watch. It also cautions readers about movies that are in the lower scale of rating, the lowest of which are hilariously roasted in just a few words by Maltin. As for the best movies, some are compiled in a list in the first parts of the book as a suggestion to readers to watch those films. After all, who wouldn't enjoy watching a critically acclaimed movie?

I will admit (and I am in the minority here) that as comprehensive as this book is, there was another movie guide book that did a nicer job in compiling movies and slightly longer reviews. That book was Mick Martin and Marsha Porter's 2006 movie guide book; I loved its format and how the authors elaborated more than Mr. Maltin in their reviews for each movie. I wish Maltin included a bit more to the reviews as more specific information to why the particular movie was good or bad. Still, Maltin's book is nice as a quick reference guide and the format is very neat and tidy when compared to the other book.

If you are looking for a movie guide book that has the charming comments of a legendary film critic, then this is arguably the one for you. In any case, with the age of the internet now upon us, these kinds of books are probably going to be phased out. So there is no harm in having a great movie reference guide sitting next to your television set when you want to quickly leaf through the pages for your next movie recommendation!

[Tim · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the last Maltin movie guide, unfortunately. As he explains, the contract is up, so no more. So what you have here are movies rated through about 2015 (or likely earlier), so for more recent films, you'll have to look elsewhere. I like Maltin, but he's definitely on the square side. Edgier fare, particularly films with violence, tend to get marked way down. To each his own. I respect that everyone has an opinion; makes the world go round. But a two-star review for "Taxi Driver," for instance, makes it seem as if Maltin's looking a little too hard for axes to grind (or, in his case, to grind away the entire edge so it can't hurt anybody).

[Joe Besserfan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've got a new copy of Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide every year for 35 years. Now his book is called "The Modern Era" (It's a reissue of his 2015 book.) Maltin's book remains a requirement for any serious fan of movies. I look at IMDB of of the time but it doesn't scratch the itch like Leonard does. This book is a true classic.

[John Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another fantastic book by Mr Maltin. A perfect companion book to his TCM Classic Movie Guide. This book covers modern cinema from 1965- 2015 when this last capstone edition was compiled. Great reference and will open doors and lead you to flims you would not consider.

[Gianna Rupert · Rating 5 out of 5]

Overall, a great guide for movie lovers. I was impressed with the obscure entry of Student Bodies.

[Mike · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best of the best.

[lul Ahmed]

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