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Hatchet Job Mark Kermode

Hatchet Job By Mark Kermode

Hatchet Job by Mark Kermode


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The UK's most trusted (and scathing) film reviewer asks: who needs the professionals now that everyone's a critic?

Hatchet Job Summary

Hatchet Job: Love Movies, Hate Critics by Mark Kermode

'A wry, robust and developed defence of accountable critical voices' 4 stars, Total Film

For decades, the backbone of film criticism has been the hatchet job - the entertaining trashing of a film by professional reviewers, seen by many as cynical snobs. But with the arrival of the internet, have the critics finally fallen under the axe? With movie posters now just as likely to be adorned by Twitter quotes as fusty reviewer recommendations, has the rise of enthusiastic amateurism sounded the death knell of a profession? Are the democratic opportunities of the internet any more reliable than the old gripes and prejudices of the establishment? Can editing really be done by robots? And what kind of films would we have if we listened to what the audience thinks it wants?

Starting with the celebrated TV fight between film-maker Ken Russell and critic Alexander Walker (the former hit the latter with a rolled-up copy of his Evening Standard review on live television) 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.

Like its predecessor, The Good, The Bad and The Multiplex, Hatchet Job blends historical analysis with trenchant opinion, bitter personal prejudices, autobiographical diversions and anecdotes, and laugh-out-loud acerbic humour. It's the perfect book for anyone who's ever expressed an opinion about a movie.

About Mark Kermode

Outspoken, opinionated, and never lost for words, Mark Kermode has carved out a career in print, radio, and television based entirely on the belief that The Exorcist is the greatest movie ever made and that the Pirates of the Caribbean films should be buried in a very deep hole where they can never bother anyone ever again.

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GOR006699451
9781447235859
1447235851
Hatchet Job: Love Movies, Hate Critics by Mark Kermode
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Pan Macmillan
2013-10-01
400
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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