motion pictures

One hundred all-time cult favorites are discussed with essays on what is special about each, what its claim to fame is, and who its most avid fans are.

A discussion of studios and star systems, film genres, and boxoffice trends is followed by an examination of the methods of 18 well-known directors, including Frank Capra, John Huston, Elia Kazan, and Robert Altman.

Presents interviews by Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel of film directors Martin Scorsese, George Lucas, and Steven Spielberg.

Reviews all the films made by Hitchcock with summaries of each.

Third grader Annie Pitts is excited about getting the part of the swamp monster in a high school student's low-budget horror movie, until she finds out how much hard work is involved.

The second reel to a monster movie is stolen and Cam and her friend Eric help find the thief.

Maeve Kaplan-Taylor believes her lifelong dream of becoming a movie star is about to come true.

Pictures and text describe the great villains who have appeared in Disney movies, such as Captain Hook, Shere Khan, Jafar, Cruella De Vil, and the queen from Snow White.

Nomi and her friends get a surprise when they go to see a science fiction movie.