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Book & Zine Reviews
Welcome! Every film-related book or fanzine reviewed on this website will be linked below, displayed in reverse chronological order, so the latest reviews will be at the top.
Also, be sure to check out The Film Zine Project (always a work in progress) chronicling the history of movie zines!
Beverly Gray: ROGER CORMAN – AN UNAUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY
Roger Corman: An Unauthorized Biography of the Godfather of Indie FilmmakingBeverly Gray Renaissance Books, 2000 This…
Ed Naha: THE FILMS OF ROGER CORMAN – BRILLIANCE ON A BUDGET
The Films of Roger Corman: Brilliance on a Budget Ed NahaArco Publishing, 1982 In pre-Internet days,…
Roger Corman: HOW I MADE A HUNDRED MOVIES IN HOLLYWOOD AND NEVER LOST A DIME
How I Made a Hundred Movies in Hollywood and Never Lost a DimeRoger Corman (with Jim…
Jimmy McDonough: THE GHASTLY ONE
The Ghastly One: The Sex-Gore Netherworld of Andy Milligan Jimmy McDonough A Cappella, 2001 If you…
Xavier Mendik, Steven Jay Schneider: UNDERGROUND USA
Underground USA: Filmmaking Beyond the Hollywood Canon Xavier Mendik & Steven Jay Schneider (editors) Wallflower Press,…
Joan Hawkins: CUTTING EDGE
Cutting Edge: Art-Horror and the Horrific Avant-Garde Joan HawkinsUniversity of Minnesota, 2000 Both of my faithful…
Nicholas Christopher: SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT
Somewhere in the Night: Film Noir and the American CityNicholas ChristopherHenry Holt Press, 1997 The most…
Arthur Lyons: DEATH ON THE CHEAP
Death on the Cheap: The Lost B Movies of Film NoirArthur LyonsDa Capo Press, 2000 Once film…
Eddie Muller: DARK CITY DAMES
Dark City Dames: The Wicked Women of Film NoirEddie Muller Harper Collins, 2001 The femme fatale…
Eddie Muller: DARK CITY
Dark City: The Lost World of Film NoirEddie MullerSt. Martin’s Press, 1998 Dark City is a…
Parker Tyler: UNDERGROUND FILM
Underground Film: A Critical History Parker Tyler 1995, DaCapo Press (originally published in 1969) The world…
Richard Roud: A PASSION FOR FILMS
A Passion for Films: Henri Langlois and the Cinémathèque FrançaiseRichard Roud1983; Viking I felt it fitting…
Tom Dardis: BUSTER KEATON – THE MAN WHO WOULDN’T LIE DOWN
Buster Keaton: The Man Who Wouldn’t Lie DownTom Dardis1979; Penguin This is an entertaining biography of…
Liz Renay: MY FACE FOR THE WORLD TO SEE
My Face for the World to SeeLiz Renay1971; Lyle Stuart This fast and easy read is…