The Greatest Bad Movies of All Time
Phil Hall's New Book from BearManor Media
The Greatest Bad Movies of All Time
Phil Hall's New Book from BearManor Media
These are the films that
inspire wonder - you are left wondering how seemingly intelligent
people could gather together and spend money to create such bizarre
productions. From A-list atrocities to Grade-Z zaniness, 100 of the most
wonderfully warped anti-classics have been gathered together for this
celebration of cinematic kookiness.
Relive the jaw-dropping spectacle of John Wayne as Genghis Khan, Halle Berry as Catwoman, Jack Palance as Fidel Castro, and Jerry Lewis as a Gore Vidal-inspired extra-terrestrial. Sing along with a naked Anthony Newley, tap your toes to a "Pennsylvania Polka" dance number in the middle of an unauthorized remake of A Streetcar Named Desire, watch a suicidal Elizabeth Taylor run amok in Rome and appreciate Coleridge's poetry with topless women.
Hook up with Edward D.
Wood Jr., Phil Tucker, Tommy Wiseau and their peers in the
so-bad-they're-good genre, and marvel at how cinema royalty including
Stanley Kubrick, George Cukor, Michelangelo Antonioni and Clint Eastwood
could conceive celluloid debacles of an unprecedented scale. When it
comes to shock and awe, nothing compares to
The Greatest Bad Movies of All Time.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Phil Hall is a contributing editor for the influential online site Film
Threat, where he is best known for his long-running weekly column The
Bootleg Files. His previous books include: The Encyclopedia of Underground Movies (2004), Independent Film Distribution (2006) and The History of Independent Cinema (2009).
His film writing has also been published by the New York Times, New
York Daily News, Wired and American Movie Classics Magazine.
ABOUT THE PUBLISHER: Founded
in 2001, BearManor Media is an independent book publisher specializing
in titles related to all aspects of the entertainment world. For more
information, visit the company online at www.bearmanormedia.com.
The Greatest Bad Movies of All Time
by Phil Hall
258 pages, $21.95
ISBN 978-1-59393-731-7
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