Movie Commentary

Now featuring exclusive new material including excerpts from Desi Arnaz’s unpublished second memoir and commentary by daughter Lucie Arnaz, here is the expanded edition of the New York Times bestselling memoir of Cuban American entertainment legend, TV pioneer, and I Love Lucy star Desi Arnaz...

Julius Caesar wrote his exciting Commentaries during some of the most grueling campaigns ever undertaken by a Roman army. The Gallic Wars and The Civil Wars constitute the greatest series of military dispatches ever written. As literature, they are representative of the finest expressions of Latin prose in its "golden" age, a benchmark of elegant style and masculine brevity imitated by young schoolboys for centuries.

Mel Brooks' own words telling all about the players, the filming, and studio antics during the production of this great comedy classic. The book is alive and teeming with hundreds of photos, original interviews, and hilarious commentary. Young Frankenstein was made with deep respect for the...

Can '80s pop culture really teach us valuable life lessons? Yes, it can! And in the words of the immortal Jeff Spicoli, it is "Awesome. Totally Awesome!" Life skills. Most of us learned them the hard way and the practical way -- through painful personal trial and error or by witnessing the successes and failures of those around us. Experience and observation can teach us a lot. But what if you could learn powerful life lessons the easy, fun, rad, and totally awesome way? What if your future mantras and bullet-proof perspectives for a happier, more balanced, and more productive life could be...

A sharp, hilarious essay collection from the creators of Black Nerd Problems, this pop culture manifesto celebrates fandom and representation through a bold Black perspective that “will fill you with joy and give you hope for the future of geek culture” (Ernest Cline, #1 New York Times...

A passionate celebration of cinema's most perfect predator. Funny, insightful, and unapologetically obsessive, "That Lovely Lovely Shark Movie" takes you on a scene-by-scene journey through one of the most influential films ever made. This isn't your typical analysis – it's a love letter written by someone who would marry Jaws if it were human. From the haunting two-note theme to the triumphant final explosion, this book explores the countless "quiet moments" that make Spielberg's masterpiece endure fifty years later. Discover how a mechanical shark that barely worked created cinematic ...

The Commentaries by Julius Caesar contains eight books on the Gallic War in addition to all three books on the Civil War. Brilliantly translated, these commentaries provide an account of the many extraordinary events of these wars, brought to life by the words of Julius Caesar himself. If you have ever wondered about the events and thoughts that shaped the mind of Caesar, these commentaries will provide you with that insight.

A penetrating dive into the cultural phenomenon that changed horror forever. For forty years, Freddy Krueger has stalked not just our dreams but our collective imagination, becoming more than just a villain—he's become a mirror reflecting America's deepest fears. In WHY WE LOVE OUR NIGHTMARES, Dennis Santaniello confronts his own childhood terror of Freddy to uncover why this burned, wisecracking killer continues to endure. This insightful exploration reveals how "A Nightmare on Elm Street" transcended typical slasher fare to tap into profound cultural anxieties: the false security of ...

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to How False Idols Are Praised and learn about Baal, God's view on false gods, and the worship of professional athletes and movie stars.

Fame is a deadly game… Even if you win, you lose. The dark, razor-sharp new thriller from the author of That Woman and Such a Good Mother. 'A whip-smart thriller about the price of fame' My Weekly 'Plunges readers into the cutthroat world of Hollywood, peeling back the veneer of celebrity and...

Funny, insightful, provocative and engaging, Scott Telek’s movie writing is never boring. Culled from the acclaimed website he ran from 2015 to 2013, these reviews bring attention to under-appreciated cult gems and call out hidden themes in films we think we know. Telek’s point of view on film focuses less on whether a movie is “good” and considers everything equally as a work of creative art, however misguided it may be. He will frequently divert into discussion of the social issues raised by a film or simply pepper his reviews with jokes. His love of the bizarre, subversive, ...

Gerade 26 geworden, hat Cheryl Strayed das Gefühl, alles verloren zu haben. Drogen und Männer trösten sie über den Tod ihrer Mutter und das Scheitern ihrer Ehe hinweg. Als ihr ein Outdoor-Führer über den Pacific Crest Trail in die Hände fällt, trifft sie die folgenreichste Entscheidung ihres Lebens: mehr als tausend Meilen zu wandern. Die berührende Geschichte einer Selbstfindung - voller Witz, Weisheit und Intensität, mit einer respektlosen Heldin, die man lieben muss.

THE CONTROVERSIAL SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER. Candid, fearless and provocative – the author of American Psycho on who he is and what he thinks is wrong with the world today. Bret Easton Ellis is most famous for his era-defining novel American Psycho and its terrifying anti-hero, Patrick...