Leonard Maltin's 2014 Movie Guide: The Modern Era

Summer blockbusters and independent sleepers; masterworks of Alfred Hitchcock, Billy Wilder, and Martin Scorsese; the timeless comedy of the Marx Brothers and Buster Keaton; animated classics from Walt Disney and Pixar; the finest foreign films ever made. This 2014 edition covers the modern era, from 1965 to the present, while including all the great older films you can t afford to miss and those you can from box-office smashes to cult classics to forgotten gems to forgettable bombs, listed alphabetically, and complete with all the essential information you could ask for. NEWNearly 16,000 capsule movie reviews, with more than 300 new entries NEWMore than 25,000 DVD and video listings NEW Up-to-date list of mail-order and online sources for buying and renting DVDs and videos NEWCompletely updated index of leading performers MOREOfficial motion picture code ratings from G to NC-17 MOREOld and new theatrical and video releases rated **** to BOMB MOREExact running times an invaluable guide for recording and for discovering which movies have been edited MOREReviews of little-known sleepers, foreign films, rarities, and classics ANDLeonard s all-new personal recommendations for movie lovers Date of release, running time, director, stars, MPAA ratings, color or black-and-white Concise summary, capsule review, and four-star-to-BOMB rating system Precise information on films shot in widescreen format Symbols for DVDs, videos, and laserdiscs Completely updated index of leading actors Up-to-date list of mail-order and online sources for buying and renting DVDs and videos"