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The Film Snob*S Dictionary:an Essential Lexicon Of Filmological Knowledge
[Paperback - 2006]
david kamp
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Sub-category: Film
Additional Category: Sociology
Publisher: Crown | ISBN: 9780767918763 | Pages: 144
Shipping Weight: .142 | Dimensions: 4.9 x .35 x 7.95 inches

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From the same brain trust that brought you The Rock Snob*s Dictionary, the hilarious, bestselling guide to insiderist rock arcana, comes The Film Snob*s Dictionary, an informative and subversively funny A-to-Z reference guide to all that is held sacred by Film Snobs, those perverse creatures of the repertory cinema. No longer must you suffer silently as some clerk in a “Tod Browning’s Freaks” T-shirt bombards you with baffling allusions to “wire-fu” pictures, “Todd-AO process,” and “Sam Raimi.” By helping to close the knowledge gap between average moviegoers and incorrigible Snobs, the dictionary lets you in on hidden gems that film geeks have been hoarding (such as Douglas Sirk and Guy Maddin movies) while exposing the trash that Snobs inexplicably laud (e.g., most chop-socky films and Mexican wrestling pictures). Delightfully illustrated and handily organized in alphabetical order for quick reference, The Film Snob*s Dictionary is your fail-safe companion in the video store, the cineplex, or wherever insufferable Film Snobs congregate.

About the Author

David Kamp is an author, journalist, lyricist, and humorist. Among his books are the national bestsellerThe United States of Arugula(Broadway Books, 2006), a chronicle of America’s foodways; the critically laudedSunny Days(Simon & Schuster, May 2020), a history of theSesame Street-Mister Rogersera of enlightened children’s television; and, as collaborator, Martin Short’s bestselling memoir,I Must Say(HarperCollins, 2014), and Ron Howard and Clint Howard’s joint memoir,The Boys(William Morrow, 2021). A longtime contributor toVanity Fair, he has profiled such figures as Johnny Cash, Sly Stone, Lucian Freud, Kerry Washington, Bruce Springsteen, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and the Brill Building songwriters. His first outing as a lyricist for the stage, for the John Leguizamo musical comedyKiss My Aztec!, had its world premiere at Berkeley Rep in the spring of 2019; the show is now New York-bound. David was born and raised in New Jersey. He began his career atSpy, the legendary satirical monthly. He lives in New York City and rural Connecticut with his family.

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