The Film Snob*s Dictionary

An Essential Lexicon of Filmological Knowledge

David Kamp, Lawrence Levi

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Dell
21 February 2006

Film, TV & Radio; Films, movies & cinema; Reference works

From the same brain trust that brought you The Rock Snob
*s Dictionary, the hilarious, bestselling guide to insiderist rock arcana, comes The Film Snob
*s Dictionary, an informative and subversively funny A-to-Z reference guide to all that is held sacred by Film Snobs, those perverse creatures of the repertory cinema. No longer must you suffer silently as some clerk in a ""Tod Browning's Freaks"" T-shirt bombards you with baffling allusions to ""wire-fu"" pictures, ""Todd-AO process,"" and ""Sam Raimi."" By helping to close the knowledge gap between average moviegoers and incorrigible Snobs, the dictionary lets you in on hidden gems that film geeks have been hoarding (such as Douglas Sirk and Guy Maddin movies) while exposing the trash that Snobs inexplicably laud (e.g., most chop-socky films and Mexican wrestling pictures). Delightfully illustrated and handily organized in alphabetical order for quick reference, The Film Snob
*s Dictionary is your fail-safe companion in the video store, the cineplex, or wherever insufferable Film Snobs congregate.

By: David Kamp, Lawrence Levi
Imprint: Dell
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 202mm, Width: 124mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 142g
ISBN: 9780767918763
ISBN 10: 0767918762
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 21 February 2006
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Film Snob*s Dictionary: An Essential Lexicon of Filmological Knowledge

A witty, often devastatingly funny, ultra-sophisticated guide for the uninitiated, the would-be cinephile's equivalent to decrypting the Rosetta Stone. Even I had no idea that Clint Howard was a cult figure. -Bruce Goldstein, Repertory Program Director, Film Forum (New York) and founder, Rialto Pictures