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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Once upon a time there were professional film makers and professional critics. They didn't always agree, but there was a mutual respect. It is very different now. Starting with the celebrated TV fight between Ken Russell and Alexander Walker (the former hit the latter with a rolled up copy of his Evening Standard review!) and ending with his own admission to Steven Spielberg of a major error of judgement, Mark Kermode takes us on a journey across the modern cinematic landscape. We are all critics now and, as the professional role diminishes, the democratic opportunities of the internet have created a new monster. Relying on speed of response, rather than considered reaction, these new critics have stolen the thunder of their paid up counterparts. But there is a dark side, the shocking deceptions hidden behind the facade of our digital world's new and supposedly democratic alternative, "the honest, unmediated audience response". Mark questions the future of any and all genuinely impartial criticism when reviews are systemically corrupted by bribery, vote-rigging, cyber-stalking, and sock-puppetry. And he asks that crucial question, what kind of films would we have if we listened to what the audience thinks it wants? Like its predecessor, The Good, The Bad & The Multiplex, Hatchet Job blends historical analysis with trenchant opinion, bitter personal prejudices, autobiographical diversions and anecdotes, and laugh-out-loud cynical humour. It's the perfect book for anyone who's ever expressed an opinion about a movie. The finest film critic in Britain at the absolute top of his form' Stephen Fry Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781447230533
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Book Description Condition: New. The UK's most trusted (and most scathing) film critic exposes an industry's corruption, ignorance and wilful manipulation of its audience. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230. . 2014. Paperback. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9781447230533
Book Description Condition: New. The UK's most trusted (and most scathing) film critic exposes an industry's corruption, ignorance and wilful manipulation of its audience. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230. . 2014. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9781447230533