Film Tales

Movie Trivia in the Age of DVD

Robert Cettl

Inkstone Press

Web: http://www.inkstone-press.com

DVD has brought cinema from around the world into the home and changed the face of cinema forever. While video tape started the revolution, it was DVD that really made it happen, especially when it comes to world, cult and art-house cinema.

While in the past World cinema, cult films and art-house were seen by the few, now they have become common place, but to really appreciate the world of cinema we need to get behind the facade and come to understand something about the directors, producers and people who make these strange and wonderful films, in other words, we need to get into their heads.

Film Tales, Movie Trivia in the Age o the DVD, does just that. It is a fantastic exploration of all manner of news, trivia and just plain “tales out of school”. Cettl has collected the best possible items and recorded them as bite sized pieces categorized according to genre. There is everything from Westerns to Classics, Science Fiction to Erotica, Exploitation to Cult and of course, the Hollywood flops !

Cettl has an easy writing style and is able present his subject matter in an entertaining and enjoyable manner, he even includes questions at the begging of each chapter with answers at the end. So if you want to appear as a real film tragic, here is your chance!!

Film Tales is a great packed with movie trivia, scoops and strange facts and is a real must for any movie buff !