David Kalat's Books
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	J-Horror The Definitive Guide to The Ring, The Grudge and Beyond by David Kalat 320 pages, $14.99 paperback Publisher: Vertical (February 27, 2007) ISBN-10: 193223408X ISBN-13: 978-1932234084 An exhaustive study of this international pop culture phenomenon, discussing 100 movies from all perspectives: from the role of ancient folklore to modern history, sociological developments, and changes in the film industry. Order from Amazon.com
	The Strange Case of Dr. Mabuse A Study of Twelve Films and Five Novels by David Kalat 300 pages $29.95 paperback edition ISBN 0-7864-1066-3 110 photographs, bibliography, filmography, index May 2001 from McFarland & Co. Press The Mabuse phenomenon is recognized as a touchstone of horror in Germany as much as Frankenstein and Dracula are in the United States. This work is a study of the 12 motion pictures and five books (as well as some secondary films) that make up the eight decades of adventures of master criminal Mabuse, created by Norbert Jacques in the bestselling 1922 German novel and brought to the screen by master filmmaker Fritz Lang that same year. Both on screen and off, the story of Dr. Mabuse is a story of love triangles and revenge, of murder, suicides, and suspicious deaths, of betrayals and paranoia, of fascism and tyranny, deceptions and conspiracies, mistaken identities, and transformation. %%SoftCart.discount(9780786423378).DiscountDisplayProductHTML%% Price: %%SoftCart.config.currency1%% %%product(9780786423378).price(%%SoftCart.config.currency1%%)%%
	A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series by David Kalat 275 pages $35 paperback edition ISBN 0-7864-0300-4 notes, filmography, index 1997 from McFarland & Co. Press Though sometimes dismissed by critics, particularly in the United States, the Godzilla movies are some of the best-loved but least understood films in the world. The modifications made by American distributors–adding unsuitable footage, making changes in the musical score, even altering the plot–take away from the subtlety that makes the movies so popular in Japan. Then there are the dubbed voices–a matter of ridicule for American audiences and critics alike. This work is a thorough and critical account of the Godzilla movies focusing on how differences in American and Japanese culture, as well as differences in their respective film industries, underlie the discrepancies in the Japanese and American versions of the film. For each film, there are exhaustive filmographic data for both the Japanese and American versions, including plot synopses, cast, credits, and detailed production notes. The various political and social subtexts of the movies are also thoroughly covered. Order Now!
	Fear Without Frontiers Horror Cinema Across the Globe edited by Steven Jay Schneider 320 pages $29.99 ISBN 1903254159 August 2003 from FAB Press This staggering anthology on horror cinema from around the planet includes essays, interviews and hard-to-find facts from an international collection of leading authorities on the world horror film phenomenon. FEAR WITHOUT FRONTIERS includes new work from renowned horror experts Kim Newman, Pete Tombs, Art Black, Mitch Davis, Pam Keesey, Travis Crawford, Ken Hanke, David Kalat and many more. Also includes interviews with legends of the genre (old and new) Takashi Miike, Reggie Nalder, Nonzee Nimibutr, Jorge Molina, Juraj Herz and Sion Sono. From Italy to India, Cuba to Czechoslovakia, France to the Philippines, Japan, Mexico, Hong Kong, Austria, Brazil, Indonesia, Korea and many other countries besides, this book, with 24 amazing chapters each dedicated to a different region, truly breaks new ground. Order Now!
	Homicide: Life on the Street The Unofficial Companion by David Kalat 340 pages $16.95 illustrated trade paperback ISBN 1-58063-021-9 photographs, bibliography, filmography, index 1998 from Renaissance Media (St. Martin's Press) H:LOTS is addictive television. Each week we watch to see who Detective Pembleton will spar with in "The Box," or what conspiracy theories Detective Munch will espouse, but more than anything we tune in to see the gritty reality that makes this the best police drama to ever grace the small screen. There aren't any car chases, rarely any shootouts, and sometimes the cases don't get solved. Instead, these detectives keep their clothes on, have a relentlessly morbid sense of humor, and catch the criminals because they have brains, not brawn. In other words, they're real. Homicide: Life on the Street, the Unofficial Companion by David Kalat is the first full-length guide to this Emmy Award-winning and three-time Peabody Award-winning television series, brilliantly capturing the essence of this groundbreaking show. Follow this link to order this book from Amazon.com
	501 Movie Directors edited by Steven Jay Schneider Hardcover: 640 pages Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (November 1, 2007) ISBN-10: 0764160222 ISBN-13: 978-0764160226 A copy of this valuable book is destined to find its way into the home of every true movie fan, cinema scholar, and film critic. It’s an A-to-Z compendium that profiles the 501 most important film directors of all time. Entries—augmented with a photo of each director plus movie stills from his or her films—describe such major figures as Sergei Eisenstein, Martin Scorsese, Alfred Hitchcock, Fritz Lang, Leni Riefenstahl, Orson Welles, Federico Fellini, Steven Spielberg, Robert Altman, and many, many others. Written by an expert team of film critics and historians (including, ahem, David Kalat), this book was compiled under the direction of editor Steven J. Schneider, who’s 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die has sold a half-million copies worldwide to date. All filmmakers receive at least a one-page entry, which includes discussion of their work and influences, their complete filmography, and listing of awards they have received. Seventy-five directors of special importance are profiled in larger entries—two-page spreads—while 15 internationally acknowledged master directors are discussed and examined in two double-page spreads. Here is a comprehensive survey of the creative imaginations behind more than a hundred years of filmmaking. It’s a wonderful book for browsing, for reference, and for gaining insights into the personalities who directed the most memorable movies ever made. Order Now!