AuthorMark Kermode
NarratorMark Kermode
Duration7h 57m
CategoriesAdult Non-Fiction, Music and the Arts
PublisherRandom House
VersionUnabridged
In It's Only a Movie, the incomparable Mark Kermode showed us the weird world of a film critic's life lived in widescreen. Now, in The Good, The Bad and The Multiplex, he takes us into the belly of the beast to ask: 'What's wrong with modern movies?' If blockbusters make money no matter how bad they are, then why not make a good one for a change? How can 3-D be the future of cinema when it's been giving audiences a headache for over a hundred years? Why pay to watch films in cinemas that don't have a projectionist but do have a fast-food stand? And, in a world in which Sex and the City 2 was a hit, what the hell are film critics for? Outspoken, opinionated and hilariously funny, The Good, The Bad and The Multiplex is a must for anyone who has ever sat in an undermanned, overpriced cinema and asked themselves: 'How the hell did things get to be this terrible?'
Author: Daniel Levitin
Author Daniel Levitin
Narrator Daniel Levitin
Duration 11h 46m
Brought to you by Penguin. Using musical examples from Bach to the Beatles, Levitin reveals the role of music in human evolution, shows how our musical preferences begin to form even before we are born and explains why music can offer such an emotional experience. Music is an obsession at the heart of human nature, even more fundamental to our spec...
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Author: Books Listening
Author Books Listening
Narrator Amy Lloyd
Duration 28m
We chat to the author of popular thriller novels One More Lie and The Innocent Wife.
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Author: Andrew Ridgeley
Author Andrew Ridgeley
Narrator Andrew Ridgeley
Duration 5h 59m
For the first time, Andrew Ridgeley - one half of one of the most famous bands in the world - tells the inside story of Wham! and his life-long friendship with George Michael. It is 1975, Watford, and two teenagers, George and Andrew, meet for the first time. Bonding over their love for singing, song writing and pop music, together they set out to...
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An Interview With Angela Chadwick
Author: Books Listening
Author Books Listening
Narrator Angela Chadwick
Duration 18m
We speak to debut author Angela Chadwick about her award-winning novel, XX.
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Author: Books Listening
Author Books Listening
Narrator Simon Lelic
Duration 14m
We speak to the author of the popular thriller novels The House and The Liar's Room. Photo credit Justine Stoddart.
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Author: Uwe Schutte
Author Uwe Schutte
Narrator Sam Peter Jackson
Duration 6h 14m
Brought to you by Penguin. The story of the phenomenon that is Kraftwerk, and how they revolutionised our cultural landscape 'We are not artists nor musicians. We are workers.' Ignoring nearly all rock traditions, experimenting in near-total secrecy in their Dsseldorf studio, Kraftwerk fused sound and technology, graphic design and performance, mo...
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Author: Debbie Harry
Author Debbie Harry
Narrator Clem Burke
Duration 8h 53m
Debbie Harry is a musician, actor, activist and the iconic face of New York City cool. As the front-woman of Blondie, she and the band forged a new sound that brought together the worlds of rock, punk, disco, reggae and hip-hop to create some of the most beloved pop songs of all time. With all the grit, grime, and glory recounted in intimate detail...
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Author: Blake Snyder
Author Blake Snyder
Narrator George Newbern
Duration 5h 25m
Here's what started the phenomenon: the bestseller, for over fifteen years, that's been used by screenwriters around the world! Blake Snyder tells all in this fast, funny, and candid look inside the movie business. Save the Cat is just one of many ironclad rules for making your ideas more marketable and your script more satisfying, others include t...
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An Interview With Sue Moorcroft
Author: Books Listening
Author Books Listening
Narrator Sue Moorcroft
Duration 50m
We chat to the best-selling fiction author whose novels include Just for the Holidays and A Christmas Gift. Photo credit Charlotte Barnes.
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Author: Mark Kermode
Author Mark Kermode
Narrator Mark Kermode
Duration 7h 52m
To avoid fainting, keep repeating It's only a movie ...only a movie If you grew up believing that Planet of the Apes told you all you needed to know about politics, that Slade in Flame was a savage expos‚ of the pop world, and that The Exorcist revealed the meaning of life, then you probably spent far too many of your formative years at the c...
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