The Resource Shit, actually : the definitive, 100% objective guide to modern cinema, by Lindy West
Shit, actually : the definitive, 100% objective guide to modern cinema, by Lindy West
Resource Information
The item Shit, actually : the definitive, 100% objective guide to modern cinema, by Lindy West represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library Service (CCRLS).This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
Resource Information
The item Shit, actually : the definitive, 100% objective guide to modern cinema, by Lindy West represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library Service (CCRLS).
This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
- Summary
-
- "New York Times opinion writer and best-selling author Lindy West was once the in-house movie critic for Seattle's alternative newsweekly The Stranger, where she covered film with brutal honesty and giddy irreverence. In Shit, Actually, Lindy returns to those roots, reexamining beloved and iconic movies from the past 40 years with an eye toward the big questions of our time: Is Twilight the horniest movie in history? Why do the zebras in The Lion King trust Mufasa - who is a lion - to look out for their best interests? Why did anyone bother making any more movies after The Fugitive achieved perfection? And, my god, why don't any of the women in Love, Actually ever fucking talk? From Forrest Gump, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, and Bad Boys II, to Face/Off, Top Gun, and The Notebook, Lindy combines her razor-sharp wit and trademark humor with a genuine adoration for nostalgic trash to shed new critical light on some of our defining cultural touchstones - the stories we've long been telling ourselves about who we are. At once outrageously funny and piercingly incisive, Shit, Actually reminds us to pause and ask, "How does this movie hold up?", all while teaching us how to laugh at the things we love without ever letting them or ourselves off the hook."--Back cover
- Reexamines iconic movies from the past forty years to identify laugh-worthy plot holes and fictional misrepresentations in such esteemed blockbusters as "Forrest Gump," "The Lion King," and "Top Gun."
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xxiii, 243 pages
- Isbn
- 9780316449823
- Label
- Shit, actually : the definitive, 100% objective guide to modern cinema
- Title
- Shit, actually
- Title remainder
- the definitive, 100% objective guide to modern cinema
- Statement of responsibility
- by Lindy West
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- "New York Times opinion writer and best-selling author Lindy West was once the in-house movie critic for Seattle's alternative newsweekly The Stranger, where she covered film with brutal honesty and giddy irreverence. In Shit, Actually, Lindy returns to those roots, reexamining beloved and iconic movies from the past 40 years with an eye toward the big questions of our time: Is Twilight the horniest movie in history? Why do the zebras in The Lion King trust Mufasa - who is a lion - to look out for their best interests? Why did anyone bother making any more movies after The Fugitive achieved perfection? And, my god, why don't any of the women in Love, Actually ever fucking talk? From Forrest Gump, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, and Bad Boys II, to Face/Off, Top Gun, and The Notebook, Lindy combines her razor-sharp wit and trademark humor with a genuine adoration for nostalgic trash to shed new critical light on some of our defining cultural touchstones - the stories we've long been telling ourselves about who we are. At once outrageously funny and piercingly incisive, Shit, Actually reminds us to pause and ask, "How does this movie hold up?", all while teaching us how to laugh at the things we love without ever letting them or ourselves off the hook."--Back cover
- Reexamines iconic movies from the past forty years to identify laugh-worthy plot holes and fictional misrepresentations in such esteemed blockbusters as "Forrest Gump," "The Lion King," and "Top Gun."
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10928258
- Cataloging source
- NjBwBT
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- West, Lindy
- Dewey number
- 791.43/75
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PN1995
- LC item number
- .W395 2020
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Motion pictures
- Motion pictures
- Motion pictures
- Motion pictures
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- the definitive, 100% objective guide to modern cinema
- Label
- Shit, actually : the definitive, 100% objective guide to modern cinema, by Lindy West
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1199337237
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xxiii, 243 pages
- Isbn
- 9780316449823
- Lccn
- 2020942010
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1199337237
- Label
- Shit, actually : the definitive, 100% objective guide to modern cinema, by Lindy West
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1199337237
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xxiii, 243 pages
- Isbn
- 9780316449823
- Lccn
- 2020942010
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1199337237
Subject
- truePopular culture
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- trueFilm criticism
- trueFilm reviews
- trueFilms
- History
- Humor
- Humor
- trueHumorous writing
- Motion picture reviews
- Motion picture reviews
- Motion pictures
- Motion pictures -- Criticism and interpretation
- Motion pictures -- History
- Motion pictures -- Humor
Genre
Included in
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
Library Links
Embed
Settings
Select options that apply then copy and paste the RDF/HTML data fragment to include in your application
Embed this data in a secure (HTTPS) page:
Layout options:
Include data citation:
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.ccrls.org/portal/Shit-actually--the-definitive-100%25-objective/E1shW_Ylmd8/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.ccrls.org/portal/Shit-actually--the-definitive-100%25-objective/E1shW_Ylmd8/">Shit, actually : the definitive, 100% objective guide to modern cinema, by Lindy West</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.ccrls.org/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.ccrls.org/">Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library Service (CCRLS)</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Note: Adjust the width and height settings defined in the RDF/HTML code fragment to best match your requirements
Preview
Cite Data - Experimental
Data Citation of the Item Shit, actually : the definitive, 100% objective guide to modern cinema, by Lindy West
Copy and paste the following RDF/HTML data fragment to cite this resource
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.ccrls.org/portal/Shit-actually--the-definitive-100%25-objective/E1shW_Ylmd8/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.ccrls.org/portal/Shit-actually--the-definitive-100%25-objective/E1shW_Ylmd8/">Shit, actually : the definitive, 100% objective guide to modern cinema, by Lindy West</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.ccrls.org/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.ccrls.org/">Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library Service (CCRLS)</a></span></span></span></span></div>
