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An award-winning author presents the history and impact of both the theatrical and cinematic versions of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and how it forced audiences to confront deeply-held concepts about relationships, sex and family.

"From the New York times bestselling author of Seinfeldia comes the totally fetch story of one of the most iconic teen comedies of all time, Mean Girls, revealing how it happened, how it defined a generation, "like, invented" meme culture, and why...

"From legendary entertainment journalist and author of Caddyshack comes a rollicking history of 1980s cinema--how eight legendary sci-fi films changed Hollywood forever. In the summer of 1982, eight science fiction films were released within six...

"From actual murder to magazine fiction to movie, the history of Double Indemnity is as complex as anything that hit the screen during film noir's classic period. A 1927 tabloid sensation "crime of the century" inspired journalist and would-be...

"This book is the most comprehensive account to date of the intellectual and artistic development of one of Hollywood's most celebrated filmmakers. Utilizing newly available archival sources to offer an original interpretation of Malick's storied...