Publisher's Synopsis
Lost in HollywoodHollywood is responsible for laughs, tears, dramatic moments, deep thought, superhero flicks, car chases, and more consumption of expensive popcorn than anyone would ever have thought possible.Everyone has a film nerd inside them. This book celebrates that, and checks your Hollywood Nerd Quotient, through the hundreds of creative questions that give you clues of different types to guess film names.In the pages of this book, your knowledge of English language films will be tested in the following ways: - Through questions on the titles of films: Oscar winning blockbusters, obscure film school flicks, old films, new movies, traditional films, bold arthouses pieces - they're all represented!- Through hints relating to the year of release and directors: This book celebrates all that is great about the world's largest film industry, and the directors are an important part of that.- Through lateral thinking puzzles: In addition to the facts given above that will help you guess the movie that I have clued in each puzzle, I have also made sure to give you facts about the title, so that you can guess it through logic and your intelligence alone, even if one movie in ten is super obscure, and you probably have not heard of it. There are also detailed answers available at the end of the book.This book is very accessible - you will find it instructive and enjoyable whether you know the entirety of IMDB back to front, or whether you are a mere novice in the world of Hollywood trivia, and are just getting started on your starry eyed quest for stardom. The large number of questions and diverse question types ensure that you can spend dozens of hours on this book. It can also be enjoyed either by you individually, or with friends - sharing is caring!The book can also be used as an educational tool, and as an important tool that can help you discover new films that you didn't know existed. This is done by the feature where you can concentrate on a single director's output, or on works from a particular time range. Therefore, you will be entertained, you will feel nostalgia, your mind will get a workout, and you will discover new films, all at once.Lights, Camera, Action!
