BearManor Media News — book review

"Raymond Valinoti Jr.’s new book, 'The Joe McDoakes Comedies: A Critical Filmography,' is the first serious appreciation of the unfairly overlooked Joe McDoakes shorts. For those unfamiliar with these films, this is a perfect introduction. For those who are already fans, it’s a fun companion guide."- Phil Hall for The Epoch Times

                                                                  The Tunesmith: The Musical Journey of M.K. Jerome Too often these days you’ll pick up a biography of a star, director or composer from the Golden Age of Hollywood and find it is a cut and paste job; meaning the author looked up news articles about the making of a movie or interesting moments from that person’s life and just added that to the book chronologically. There are no interviews with the subject or co-workers since the person is long dead and was perhaps private.   That is not the case with The Tunesmith:The Musical Journey of...

  "Readers drawn to cult cinema, post-apocalyptic film history, and the odd afterlife of once-overlooked movies will find a book that preserves a genuine corner of genre culture with affection and persistence."- Seattle Book Review

"McHale's Navy set a new standard for oddball funniness, on the ABC network from 1962 to 1966, as well as two theatrical movies. It set the tone for other shows, like F Troop, that are now classic forays, into satirical entertainment. Now, authors Denny Reese & Steven Thompson take readers on an excursion through so many aspects, including who created the show, the people who were tested for roles, it was originally intended to be a WWII war drama then changed concept to what it evolved into, why Ernest Borgine originally told his agent no interest and what changed his...