1992 - Longmeadow Press - 1st Edition - Hardcover - Love Stories - By Daniel M. Kimmel &amp; Nat Segaloff - Hollywood's Most Romantic Movies - Limited Edition - VG+ Condition - Collectible

Love Stories: Hollywood's Most Romantic Movies

Arts & Photography

Daniel M. Kimmel

Nat Segaloff

Performing Arts

Longmeadow Pr.

(a parody by Daniel M. Kimmel) Daniel M. Kimmel has made us think about film as the veteran critic who wrote the Hugo finalist Jar Jar Binks Must Die... and other observations about science fiction movies. He's made us laugh as the author of Shh! It's a Secret: a novel about aliens, Hollywood, and the Bartender's Guide, Time on My Hands: My Misadventures in Time Travel, and Father of the Bride of Frankenstein. Now, for the first time anywhere, in the guise of his pompous alter ego Dr. Brentwood Masterling, M.F.A., D.V.M., Ph. D., he gets to do both. Can Your Heart Stand the Shocking Facts? is indeed a "deep dive" into the world of director Edward D. Wood, Jr.'s Golden Turkey Award winner for Worst Film, Plan 9 from Outer Space. In it, Dr. Masterling provides an annotated complete transcript of the movie, along with an essay about Wood, and several questions for further discussion. Herein you'll learn how star Bela Lugosi cleverly died before the film was even made, and how Plan 1 had been to bring a gift basket to Earth. Is any of it true? As the Amazing Criswell asks in the film's stirring climax, "Can you prove that it didn't happen?"

Can Your Heart Stand the Shocking Facts? by Dr. Brentwood Masterling, M.F.A., D.V.M., Ph. D.: A Deep Dive into an American Masterpiece, Edward D. Wood, Jr.'s Plan 9 from Outer Space

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"[Kimmel's] writing is intelligent and entertaining.… his knowledge of SF movies is encyclopedic.… This is the guy you want sitting next to you when Channel 45 has a weekend 'sci-fi' movie marathon.… For anyone who likes SF movies, this volume is worth the price of admission." —Don Sakers, "The Reference Library", in Analog Science Fiction and Fact "Kimmel displays expertise on the subject along with a lively sense of humor—scarcely a page is turned that doesn't yield a few good laughs.… Readers who already take science fiction seriously will enjoy the book's panoptic breadth and it's frank jubilation in its subject matter.… [Kimmel] makes it his business to guide his readers to science fiction films that are worthy of our attention as social commentary, whiz-bang spectacle, or works of entertainment that carry an extra edge.… the best advice to take with you on your foray into Jar Jar Binks Must Die is this: keep your Netflix wish list at the ready. You're going to revisit movies you hadn't thought about in years and be irresistibly tantalized by films you've never seen, and maybe never even heard of." —Kilian Melloy, in Edge Boston "…the leading film voice in fandom today… Dan's look at all the SF Films of the previous century-plus is powerful and serious and smart and even sassy at points.… His look at Metropolis and Things to Come are both brilliant and much deeper and broader than mine in these pages.… I thought it was the best written look at Destination Moon I've ever read.… I could spend a day heaping praise on the essay 'Our Batman'.… So many great piece in here that I should just say this is the best film of essays about film of any nature that I've read in ages.… the best pieces of writing on SF Film you'll ever see!" —Chris Garcia, in The Drink Tank "…one is left wanting more, which is a testament to Kimmel's writing abilities.… Even when you find yourself not agreeing with Kimmel—his take on E.T. is just plain wrong damn it!—the book remains worthwhile and thought-provoking.… Jar Jar Binks Must Die is worth a purchase." —Sci-Fi Movie Page "A spirited explanation of the role of science fiction films in our culture. Any serious fan of the cinema must read this book." —Michael A. Burstein, John W. Campbell Award-winning author

Jar Jar Binks Must Die... and other Observations about Science Fiction Movies

Humor & Entertainment

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