Halliwell's Film and Video Guide 2000 (HALLIWELL'S FILM & VIDEO GUIDE) - Softcover

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John Walker is a film critic based out of London, England. He has revised Halliwell's Film and Video Guide, as well as Halliwell's Filmgoer's Companion since Leslie Halliwell's death in 1989.

John Walker is one of the UK's leading film critics. He has revised Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies, as well as Halliwell's Film and Video Guide, since Leslie Halliwell's death in 1989. He lives in London.

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The Classic Guide to More than 23,000 Films

For over twenty years, Halliwell's Film and Video Guide has provided the most comprehensive information available on your favorite films--from the classics of the silver screen to the latest blockbusters, and everything in between. Each entry in this completely revised and expanded edition tells you everything you'd ever want to know about a movie, Including:

• Plot synopses and critical evaluations

• Cast members, writers, directors, and producers

• Quotes from contemporary reviews, alternative titles, and original publicity tags

• Video cassette, laser disc, and DVD availability

• Easy-to-interpret icons denoting suitable for family viewing, Academy Award winners and nominees, soundtrack availability, computer-colorized versions, and video format compatibility

• Plus, lists of four-star and three-star films by title and year, and a list of all the Academy Award winners for best picture and director, best actor and, best supporting actor and actress, and best original and adapted screenplays.

Upholding the outstanding tradition of Leslie Halliwell, editor John Walker delivers the breadth, detail, succinctness, knowledge, and wit that have always been the hallmarks of Halliwell's.