The Bigger Little Book Of Hollywood Clichés: A Greatly Expanded And Much Improved Compendium Of Movie Clichés, Stereotypes, Obligatory Scenes, Hackneyed Formulas, Shopworn Conventions And Outdated Archetypes

Roger Ebert's Books Of Hollywood Clichés

by Roger Ebert

Since "The Little Book of Hollywood Cliches" was first published the author has been flooded with new contributions and, along with some of his own insights, has combined the best of old and new in this expanded compendium of movie cliches, stereotypes and obligatory scenes.

176 pages, Hardcover

First published November 19, 1999

About the author

Roger Joseph Ebert was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American film critic and screenwriter.

He was known for his weekly review column (appearing in the Chicago Sun-Times since 1967, and later online) and for the television program Siskel & Ebert at the Movies, which he co-hosted for 23 years with Gene Siskel. After Siskel's death in 1999, he auditioned several potential replacements, ultimately choosing Richard Roeper to fill the open chair. The program was retitled Ebert & Roeper and the Movies in 2000.

Ebert's movie reviews were syndicated to more than 200 newspapers in the United States and abroad. He wrote more than 15 books, including his annual movie yearbook. In 1975, Ebert became the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize for Criticism. His television programs have also been widely syndicated, and have been nominated for Emmy awards. In February 1995, a section of Chicago's Erie Street near the CBS Studios was given the honorary name Siskel & Ebert Way. Ebert was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in June 2005, the first professional film critic to receive one. Roger Ebert was named as the most influential pundit in America by Forbes Magazine, beating the likes of Bill Maher, Lou Dobbs, and Bill O'Reilly.[2] He has honorary degrees from the University of Colorado, the American Film Institute, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

From 1994 until his death in 2013, he wrote a Great Movies series of individual reviews of what he deemed to be the most important films of all time. He also hosted the annual Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival in Champaign, Illinois from 1999 until his death.

Reviews

[Robert · Rating 5 out of 5]

After many years, just reread this book for chuckles. Invaluable guide for what not to do in your movies. Wish more screenwriters read this.

[Mick Meyers · Rating 4 out of 5]

interesting book for cinephiles.