Now in Theaters Everywhere : A Celebration of a Certain Kind of Blockbuster

New York:: Public Affairs, 2006. A bright, shiny, clean, tight copy. The Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped (26.00). No chips. No tears. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. First printing, with complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. Bound in the original brown boards with black spine. From the Dust Jacket: "Intelligent, big budget movies are a dying breed. As independent films like SIDEWAYS and BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN become increasingly mainstream, sophisticated moviegoers tend to dismiss everything Hollywood produces as merely blockbusters or crowd pleasers. True, not every blockbuster is worth your while. But the studios produce more than cinematic fast food. Many of the most satisfying movies of our age could not have been made without the stars -- and the budget -- of a major studio. Yet with the twenty-five-and-under crowd dominating theatrical attendance, these intelligent, big-budget entertainments are becoming the most difficult films to make. When they do get made, they deserve to be celebrated. In his popular NEVER COMING TO A THEATER NEAR YOU, LA Times and NPR film critic Kenneth Turan profiled the great films that moviegoers may have missed because they never got the screen time they deserved in a blockbuster-dominated culture. Now, in this illuminating collection of reviews, Turan points us to the big studio successes we must not under-estimate simply because they ruled the box office. More than merely defending these cinematic pleasures, he shows readers what makes these films so great and reveals which filmmakers and actors repeatedly bring quality entertainment to a mass audience. Finally, Turan offers a behind-the-scenes look at two classic big-budget films, BLADE RUNNER and CONAN THE BARBARIAN, demonstrating the intellect and energy that goes into what is nominally a popular entertainment." . First Printing of the First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine condition./Very Good+ DJ (light rubbing). 8vo. xiv, 386pp.. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.