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Harlan Ellison's Watching
Harlan Ellison, Leonard Maltin
M Press, 2008
This is how it's done
The written reviews have much more to give in terms of sheer entertainment value then the moves themselves. If you run across this in a library check it out, it shows how movies reviews should be done
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Leonard Maltin's Movie Crazy: For People Who Love Movies
Leonard Maltin
Dark Horse Comics, 2008
He's Back
Leonard Maltin inspired a good many people from my generation in the field of classic film. His books introduced me to so many people and things I'd not yet heard of, and his love for classic film jumped off of every page. Then he became a mainstream personality and ...
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Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide
Leonard Maltin
Plume, 2005
Indespensible
This volume includes all of the previous movie guides pre-1960 Ratings and reviews. Very nice to have for a classic movie buff, since older "less" necessary films were being ommited every year for the inclusion of newer releases to keep his annual guide at s useable ...
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The Cartoon Music Book
Charles L. Granata
Chicago Review Press, 2002
Bravo!
Finally...a book on the GREAT cartoon music composers! AND it includes the way under-rated MAURY LAWS of RANKIN/BASS fame! Greg Ehrbar did a wonderful job on this chapter and his DISCOGRAPHY in the back of the book! They are all here....from CARL STALLING to HOYT ...
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Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons; Revised and Updated (Plume Books)
Leonard Maltin, Jerry Beck
Plume, 1987
The history of cartoons (to the 1980s)
When I think of the history of animation, I tend to divide things into three periods: The Golden Age, noted for early Warner Brothers cartoons and the classic Disney movies such as Snow White and Fantasia; The Age of Mediocrity, where creativity seemed to reach its ...
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Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia: Career Profiles of More than 2000 Actors and Filmmakers, Past and ...
Leonard Maltin, Luke Sader, ...
Plume, 1995
Great info on the stars
Leonard has done a great job on this. Tasty tidbits on the stars of yesterday and today. I have only one complaint, there are many of the old stars he did not include. Too bad.
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Leonard Maltin's 2009 Movie Guide (Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide (Signet))
Leonard Maltin
Signet, 2008
Maltin's the king of the succinct review
Every movie lover should have this compact, brick-sized guidebook. With more than 17,000 movie reviews -- including 300 new entries for this edition -- Leonard Maltin's 2009 Movie Guide is a valuable resource. My favorite movie critic has been and always will be Roger ...
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Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide 2008 (Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide)
Leonard Maltin
Plume, 2007
A MUST FOR MOVIEGOERS
Anything we may say will add nothing about this abosolutely indispensable encyclopedia of movies which I keep by my bedside table. I've been getting regular up-to-date editions of Mr. Maltin's book and I've always found a guide to choose movies. You may not agree all ...
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The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang
Leonard Maltin, Richard W. Bann
Three Rivers Press, 1992
A Nostalgic Treasure
Revised in 1992, Leonard Maltin and Richard W. Bann's "The Little Rascals" is a must for anyone who has enjoyed the antics of Spanky and the gang. The authors' exhaustive research and warm-hearted nostalgia is evident as they chronicle the history of these enduring ...
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Leonard Maltin's 2008 Movie Guide (Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide (Signet))
Leonard Maltin
Signet, 2007
Encyclopedia Of Movies
Mr. Maltin has done a great service to movie buffs like myself. It's very important to me to know the names of the actors while watching the so-called old movies on TCM and AMC.
I don't know what's wrong with these channels now days. They do not show the credits ...
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Out of the Inkwell: Max Fleischer and the Animation Revolution
Richard Fleischer
University Press of Kentucky, 2005
An Animation Giant
Everyone knows Walt Disney and his animated creation Mickey Mouse. When cartoons were just starting to become standards of entertainment, however, Disney had one real competitor, whose name is not as well known to the public but is well regarded by cartoon fans: Max ...
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Disney Films, The (Disney Films)
Leonard Maltin
Disney Editions, 2000
Lenny Maltin Gives us another look at the films of Mr.Disney
In this book about the film and tv work of one of animation history's most famous showmen.Leonard Maltin takes us thru the creation,development and the successes of Mr.Walt Disney and his most famous films and tv series.Using in depth research,interviews with many of ...
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Mouse Tracks: The Story of Walt Disney Records
Tim Hollis, Greg Ehrbar
University Press of Mississippi, 2006
An Excellent Read
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. One of my hobbies is collecting Disney records, so this was perfect.
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Leonard Maltin's Movie and Video Guide 2002
Leonard Maltin
Plume, 2001
It gets bigger every year
I try to buy the Leonard Maltin book every year. I am not alone. I may occasionally disagree with a particular review but that is human nature. This book is a great resource book. As I get older the fine print is getting to my eyes. He does release a trade size ...
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The Great American Broadcast
Leonard Maltin
NAL Trade, 2000
Another Maltin triumph
When Leonard Maltin writes on a subject, it betrays his love for that subject, and it is well researched. There have been a number of books on the history of radio, but this one is derived from interviews that Maltin did himself, sometimes before it was too late. My ...
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