This book is a humorous and insightful journey into the world of cheesy movies, those low budget, campy, corny, but thoroughly enjoyable examples of cinematic art that so many of us indulge out masochistic selves in, that as kids we stayed up way past our bedtimes to watch, or payed our admission to see at the Saturday matinee at the little theatre down the street. Within these pages you may rediscover one of those gems from so long ago, or, indeed, discover a new diamond in the rough. You will see good, bad, wonderful works that were made with sincerity and heart, and hopefully you will love...
This book is a humorous and insightful journey into the world of cheesy movies, those low budget, campy, corny, but thoroughly enjoyable examples of c...
For many years now the film Plan 9 from Outer Space has been labeled as "the worst movie ever made. This book comes to the defense of this much maligned film and its creator, Ed Wood. It endeavors to demonstrate through example that Plan 9 is not the worst by a long shot, and provides you, the intrepid explorer of so-bad-it's-good cinema fare, guidance in choosing the best that bad has to offer. Author Jim DeVault has blazed the hazardous trail for you, clearing a safe path that will take you to the most entertaining and enjoyable examples of bad filmmaking known to man.
For many years now the film Plan 9 from Outer Space has been labeled as "the worst movie ever made. This book comes to the defense of this much malign...
Movie production doesn't have to cost millions of dollars. In fact, it doesn't have to cost thousands, either. A feature film can be produced for next to nothing. That is the entire philosophy behind this book: you can make a movie on a very limited, almost non-existent budget. Written by a filmmaker who has been in there making films for forty years, with several feature films in distribution. Not a technical book on lighting, editing, etc., his purpose, here, is not to teach you how to make a movie, rather, how to get your movie made. He offers solid advice to the prospective producer that...
Movie production doesn't have to cost millions of dollars. In fact, it doesn't have to cost thousands, either. A feature film can be produced for next...
Many years ago, ten-year-old Emily was murdered, along with her father. She has spent the intervening years haunting the old ancestral home, alone and lonely. The tragedy of seeing her father die, along with her years of seclusion in the old house, have affected her mind over the decades, as she wandered the empty halls of her home. Now, strangers have come to the old house, and are taking that home that she believes is rightfully hers. It's playtime for Emily... This latest novel from Jim DeVault is a thoughtful, and offbeat ghost story, told with suspense, a little horror, and more than a...
Many years ago, ten-year-old Emily was murdered, along with her father. She has spent the intervening years haunting the old ancestral home, alone and...
Author and film maker Jim DeVault offers his expert opinion on some of filmdom's best bad movies. Expert, not only because he has personally watched more than 600 such films in his lifetime, and amassed a personal video collection of most of them, he also speaks from the heart as someone who not only loves these low-budget gems, but has worked for many years as a low budget filmmaker himself. When he speaks, he speaks with authority gained of experience, and fun-loving affection for the films he discusses in these pages. So enter, and have fun
Author and film maker Jim DeVault offers his expert opinion on some of filmdom's best bad movies. Expert, not only because he has personally watched m...
