Movies Books

I've not seen the movie yet, but I wanted to read the bok anyway. I loved it. I can't wait to go see the film this weekend!

Also, this is the second movie novelization I've read by Terry Bisson. I believe Bisson also wrote the novelization for The Fifth Element. I really must check out Bisson's work unrelated to film. I heartily recommend this bok.

It was a great book to a great movie. I read it in less than a day

My Family loved Galaxy Quest ... It was so funny on so many levels... Great writers and a Outstanding cast....

Paris truly has an affection for Garbo, which sprung from researching his subject matter. The most entertaining bio of Garbo, honest, but not trashy.

Paris has done a great job in shedding light on the reclusive Garbo. It probes into her life, but is not needlessly intrusive. Endlessly fascinating.

Barry Paris' life of Greta Garbo is an extraordinary biography in many ways. First, it tells the story of one of Hollywood's most enigmatic and legendary icons without resorting to hyperbole or the sort of highblown psychobabble so many other, lesser writers would have stooped to. Second, it is meticulously researched and tells Garbo's story honestly, responsibly and thoroughly, including her mysterious days as New York's Most Famous Recluse. Finally, it delves deep into the heart of what made, and continues to make, Garbo one of the enduring figures in 20th century popular culture. Paris reveals the woman behind the dark sunglasses--and she turns out to be much more interesting than one might think. Garbo, it seems, was a woman of vast contradictions, who ultimately became the victim of both her own compulsive need for privacy and her vast emotional ambivalence. This is the biographical art at its finest, and highly recommended.

Nothing short of pleasurable! Marchant has a sharp and studied eye for the cinema, and his lists of titles in this examination of movies from the conscious creation perspective reads like a who's who of best flicks, making his presentation quite palatable. I wanted to immediately set up a wishlist (and will, through my local library) for virtually every film mentioned! I particularly enjoyed the chapters covering the themes of "Self-Actualized Cinema", "Storming the Castle", and "Connecting the Dots". Though there are a few tough to find titles scattered throughout, a vast majority are readily available. Even with little experience and knowledge of the conscious creation movement made popular through the writings of Jane Roberts and Seth, it was not difficult to understand the connections the author makes with their teachings, and its relevance to the analysis of movies included in Get The Picture. Marchant is a wonderful writer, and he shines as a film critic and reviewer. Includes endnotes and an index.

I had always loved going to the movies and then analyzing them from a psychological prespective. However, my current worldview is a metaphysical perspective of the world. Brent Marchant's book, "Get the Picture: Conscious Creation Goes to The Movies" is a great stimulator of thought on both movies and some of the concepts involved in reality creation in our lives.

I often have been in need of examples of metaphysical concepts, in order to grasp events in my own life. Marchant's book helps to show us how movies can aide us in our personal quests. The wonderful news is, we no longer have to read dry or abstract writings to learn, we can simply buy some popcorn and go to the movies! Marchant's writing is clear, witty, personal and delightful to read.

Though entertaining, Get the Picture has its own brand of philosophy. Early on, while discussing the movie "A Beautiful Mind", Brent Marchant credits Jane Roberts and Seth with that unique view of reality when he mentions probable selves and probable realities. What better way to demonstrate how conscious creation really works, than by example. The author examines in depth more than sixty movies and shows us how the characters' feats and pitfalls illuminate the underlying thoughts and beliefs that have created them in the first place. A wonderful read and a movie lover's delight!

I thoroughly enjoyed the great photos, and the interesting stories in this book. It's rare to find a golf book this entertaining, and well-researched.

I loved the photos, and thoroughly enjoyed the stories of Hollywood's elite. For golfers like me who play the local municipal course, I wish I could tee it up on these great courses, and swing away with the stars!

Terrific. A sleeper. Full of intriguing Hollywood golf lore and L.A. land history. Captivating photos, but what kept me up late was the text that brings the pictures alive. I found this a surprisingly substantive, well researched piece of work: a topical history of L.A. from an oblique angle--the conception, building and peopling of the city's great golf courses and golf clubs. On top of that it's an eyeball on the entertainment world through the leveling prism of golf: Stars, producers, directors striving to shine or at least //look// good at the maddening game. Easy, amusing writing. Who is the scratch-handicap actor who plays with his shoelaces untied so as not to overswing?

I read this one only in Japanese,but it has been one of my best storys. I think this is not as perfect as "Other voice,_" but,or therefor,I can feel something that I used to have,and now gone enywhere,from this novel.

I ESPECIALLY LIKED IT WHEN SISTER IDA CAME INTO TOWN.HER 15 CHILDREN NEEDED TO APPEAR MORE OFTEN.I WAS IN LOVE WITH THE CROSSED EYED TWIN

The Grass Harp is a perfect and beautiful piece of American fiction. I have read this novel at least ten times, and each time it moves me. The language is rich and textured, the characters are real and true, the story is simple and touching. To read Capote is to fall in love with an American South that is no more- a time and place that can only exist in the imagination.

Chick flick is just that, it's a night out with the girls, the movie is picked the food is picked and the discussion questions are picked all you need to do is gather a few volunteers to set up and invite the girls over!

This is such a fun and easy way to plan a Girls' Night Out! You get detailed meal ideas to go with your movie and decoration ideas as well! A must have!

Chick Flicks 2 came just in time! We've used nearly every movie in the original Chick Flicks book, and these Dinner and a Movie resources from Group have us spoiled. I've been asked several times "what movie would you suggest we use for a movie night?" and I always wonder why someone would want to choose a movie first and then create an event around the movie when it's already completely done for you. Great movies, great planning, great fun!

Love this book! My Youth group has started doing a movie a night once a week and this book has been a tremendous help...it's where I got the idea to do a movie night. So worth it.

If you're looking for the perfect family event, look no farther! Within the pages of this book are tons of ideas on how to plan, prepare and propel an incredible night for the families in your community. From a choice of older favorites ("Mary Poppins" & "Swiss Family Robinson") to brand-new releases ("Meet the Robinsons") you can immediately connect with all generations. All of the activities and ideas center around the movie; and the authors do a great ob of guiding us to learn how to see God in everything we are watching - what a valuable skill for parents to take home!

Love it! I have the entire Dinner and a Movie series, and I've nearly used all of the movies listed in the original Dinner and a Movie and Chick Flicks, so I'm thankful this one was released. All of these resources are extremely easy to use. Simply pick one of the movies (13 are included in G-Rated), turn to the chapter, and you'll find ideas for decorations, food, trivia, discussion questions, and more. All you have to do is invite people, create a comfortable place, and let everyone enjoy a movie afternoon or night. Great for small groups, families or churchwide events.

This is a really cute book for young fans of Sesame Street. "Loveable, furry old Grover" uses his body and props to illustrate each letter of the alphabet. For example, he uses the reflection of himself in a mirror to create the letter M. He also uses words beginning with each letter in the text, e.g., for the letter A he uses four apples and says, "This is a little awkward, but is it not an absolutely adorable A?" It's a fun and creative book. I can imagine children tyring to use their own bodies to form the letters after reading this book. Excellent.

Being a long-time Grover fan, I had high hopes for "Grover's Own Alphabet" (which I ordered shortly after my son was born). Thankfully, I got what I wished for -- and then some! The folks behind this kid-sized book have captured Grover's whimsical nature in both the text and the illustration. He huffs and puffs and contorts his furry old body into letter after letter, using props from the ordinairy to the unusual to make his starting-letter points clear. Grover is drawn as the fuzzy creature he is (with none of the smoothed out edges that some illustrators give him), and his heart is as big as his body is flexible. I give this book the highest grade possible: "G" for (what else?) Grover!

Great book! Especially fun for kids who are just getting the hang of the letters of the alphabet. And so nice to see Grover making a comeback. I for one have been saddened by the recent dominance of Elmo and the near disappearance of Grover. I don't know whether Rosie O'Donnell's histrionic shilling of Tickle-Me-Elmo was causitive or just another symptom of the craze, but I am not an Elmo-head. Elmo is too positive, too cute, too precious. When I watch Elmo doing his thing, I am forced to hold on to all my negativity and anxiety, it is very stressful. But Grover, he is much more human to me, even though I recognize they are technically both monsters. Grover struggles, he fails, he gets scared. I watch Grover and I can displace a wide range of emotions on him, it's far more freeing. And I never would have described Grover's voice as soothing before Elmo took over, Grover sounds like he could really use a mucolytic, but at least it is in a register that is not piercing.

So I highly endorse this book, not just from a pro-Grover stance but it also gives plenty of fodder for active reading with your children. You can focus on Grover trying to contort his body into all the letters and his eventually collapse into exhaustion, you can focus on the unnamed pictures on each page that start with the letter in question, or you can try and find how many words on each page start with the same letter.

A comprehensive tome on filmmaking. You'll learn much from this book no matter who you are. If you want to make a film or just want to know about filmmaking, this one should be a part of your library

Basically this book is a three part book. The start of the book goes into the film making process, what it is about, why bother and how to get started. It gives you a general air of what is going on before a film starts shooting.

The middle part of the book is extremely technically useful. Don't be put-off by the fact that it is a British book, most of the standards are the same and the writer covers both US systems and UK systems. Anyway the value of this book is in that the writer interviews very important people that work in the filming process - actors, special effects, film lab, cameramen, editors, sound editors, legal agencies, projectionists, marketing people, producers, directors... etc.... and they all give very profesional tips on what you should do and what you should NOT do.

The third part of the book deals with CASE STUDIES and various filmmakers talk about their projects and what went right and what went wrong.

Overall this is a very good book with lots of information from the people that matter in this industry. There is a lot of information on what NOT to do when shooting your first film. Anybody who wants to get into to film making should not miss out on this writer/director's account of his experiences with film making.

I am only Half of the way thru this book so far, but this is INCREDIBLE. Its actually giving me a head ache, how much information this guy has crammed into his book. The graphics, illustrations and photos are all excellent, and even the cartoons (which I normally HATE) are good. It helps that the chick is kinda cute!

Every chapter gives you a "blueprint" of what you need to know about that specific part of movie-making. Sound, camera, make-up, music, setting up a company, editing, casting, it's all there. There's even a chapter on catering which includes recipes for film crews, it's brilliant. Another good thing is that the writing is laugh-out-loud funny sometimes, you can really tell that this guy has been thru the mill when it comes to making no-budget movies. This book is a breath of fresh air. If you don't believe me, go to a book store and flick through it. If you walk out without buying it, I'll be amazed.

Great gift for the young ones, yet I found myself envious not to be able to keep it for myself... :)
Great pictures and a good daily planner for keeping track of important items.

Unlike the other wall calenders, this daily planner calender is filled with pictures from the actual movie and is very enjoyable. It's nifty and dead useful, too!

Unlike the wall calendar, this desk calendar has actual movie photos, including some scenes I don't recall seeing (the waterfall, for example). It also includes a small typo: on the copyright page, it says it's the Prisoner Of Azkaban 2006 calendar. Oops. Looks like somebody forgot to update that page from last year.