My Year of Flops: The A.V. Club Presents One Man's Journey Deep into the Heart of Cinematic Failure
In 2007, Nathan Rabin set out to provide a revisionist look at the history of cinematic failure on a weekly basis. What began as a solitary ramble through the nooks and crannies of pop culture evolved into a way of life. My Year Of Flops collects dozens of the best-loved entries from the A.V....
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In 2007, Nathan Rabin set out to provide a revisionist look at the history of cinematic failure on a weekly basis. What began as a solitary ramble through the nooks and crannies of pop culture evolved into a way of life. My Year Of Flops collects dozens of the best-loved entries from the A.V. Club column along with bonus interviews and fifteen brand-new entries covering everything from notorious flops like The Cable Guy and Last Action Hero to bizarre obscurities like Glory Road, Johnny Cash’s poignantly homemade tribute to Jesus. Driven by a unique combination of sympathy and Schadenfreude, My Year Of Flops is an unforgettable tribute to cinematic losers, beautiful and otherwise.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781439153123 (1439153124)
ASIN: 9781439153123
Publish date: 19-10-2010
Publisher: Scribner
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Humor,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Writing,
Essays,
Media Tie In,
Movies,
Criticism,
Culture,
Film,
Pop Culture
This book is something that I would consider a seminal work of film criticism, and in its own way shows how the internet and home video have changed film and film criticism.Because of the internet, and the ability to take films home with us, the obscure films, the flops and the bombs have a chance t...
What, no Delgo?My Year of Flops is a series of articles on The AV Club (far more than a year's worth) that explore, obviously, flops. One of my favorites is the article on the huge CGI misfire Delgo, which I totally intend to see someday. It was not included in this book, but here's a link: http://w...
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