Flickipedia: Perfect Films for Every Occasion, Holiday, Mood, Ordeal, and Whim

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Chicago Review Press, Incorporated, 2007 - Performing Arts - 352 pages
From the jolting summer electricity of "Jaws" to mending a broken heart with "When Harry Met Sally," this entertaining and unique guide takes movies off the silver screen, offering viewing recommendations tailored to everyday situations. Equipped with more than 1,300 movie suggestions, this informative resource covers every landmark event, social situation, and annual occurrence from having a baby to watching the Super Bowl. Organized by categories such as holidays, seasonal passages, life phases, and emotional trials and eruptions, this guide recommends movies that readers may not be familiar with, while also featuring the popular classic movie pairings, such as "It's a Wonderful Life "at Christmas and "The Ten Commandments "at Passover. Whether readers are looking for a scare on Halloween, packing for a road trip, or yearning for a bygone era, this innovative movie guide has the perfect recommendation.

About the author (2007)

Michael Atkinson is the author of Blue Velvet, a study of the David Lynch film, and Ghosts in the Machine: The Dark Heart of Pop Cinema. He has written on film for Detour, Film Comment, Gear, The Guardian, Interview, Movieline, Sight & Sound, Spin, Swing, The Village Voice, and many other publications. His first volume of poetry, One Hundred Children Waiting for a Train, won the 2001 Washington Prize. Laurel Shifrin, is an opinionated movie fan, database manager, and mother. Lives in Centerport, New York.

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