| The Movie Doctors Main Edition Contributor(s): Mayo, Simon (Author), Kermode, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 1782116648 ISBN-13: 9781782116646 Publisher: Canongate Books OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 791.437 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.60 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Whatever your ailment, the nation's best-loved film experts have the perfect cinematic prescription for you, whether it's a course of the Coens or a dose of Die Hard. And they're ready to cure the movies to, taking their scalpels to bloated blockbusters and warning of the ill effects of overpraise. Where medical ignorance and movie expertise meet - the surgery of Doctors Kermode and Mayo is now open. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mayo, Simon: - Simon Mayo is one of Britain's best-loved radio presenters. He has worked on BBC radio since 1982 and is the presenter of Drivetime on BBC Radio 2, which features the regular Radio 2 Book Club. He is also the co-presenter of Kermode and Mayo's Film Review on BBC Radio 5 Live. He is the author of three successful children's books, Itch, Itch Rocks and Itchcraft with many more to come, as well as a number of books based on his radio series.Kermode, Mark: - Mark Kermode is the UK's most trusted film critic. He is the film critic for the Observer, and the resident film reviewer of BBC Radio 5 Live's Sony award-winning Kermode and Mayo's Film Review. He also co-presents The Film Review on the BBC News Channel, and hosts the bi-weekly video-blog Kermode Uncut. He has written several books on cinema including It's Only a Movie, The Good, The Bad and the Multiplex and Hatchet Job: Love Movies, Hate Critics. He plays double-bass in The Dodge Brothers. |