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BOOK REVIEW #18: THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE THE MAKING OF THE MOVIE

Posted on 16 Oct 2017

The Ninjago Movie: The Making of the Movieis yet another Lego theme book published by DK and this one follow six months after the release of The Lego Batman Movie: The Making of the Movie. If you are the kind that keeps tab on entertainment news, you should know by now that The Lego Ninjago Movie didn’t perform as well as the other two Lego movies. Critics call the story predictable a ...

BOOK REVIEW #19: WONDER WOMAN: THE ART AND MAKING OF THE FILM

Posted on 28 Nov 2017

Wonder Womanwas a huge success for Warner Bros and a strong entry in the lacklustre DC universe. This handsome, majestic looking 192 page hardcover book by Sharon Gosling features many gorgeous artwork and behind-the-scenes photos of the Patty Jenkins’ hit movie. The book is presented chronologically introducing us to the locales and characters as per the movie. So imagine holding on ...

BOOK REVIEW #20: GEORGE LUCAS: A LIFE

Posted on 09 Apr 2018

Though he wanted people to remember him as one of the pioneers of digital cinema, for better or worse, George Lucas will forever be remembered in history as the creator of Star Wars. Born in Modesto, California, Lucas was never a bright student right from the start but he was particulary good at building stuff. After surviving an automobile accident that nearly killed him during his high sc ...

BOOK REVIEW #21: I'll HAVE WHAT SHE'S HAVING: HOW NORA EPHRON'S THREE ICONIC FILMS SAVED THE ROMANTIC COMEDY

Posted on 26 Jul 2018

It’s easy to confuse Nora Ephron with Nancy Meyers, both being contemporary, accomplished female writers and directors in Hollywood. While Meyers famously grant Mel Gibson the power to listen to women’s thoughts in What Women Want, Ephron will forever be remembered for the famous orgasm scene in When Harry Met Sally. From entertainment journalist Erin Carlson comes I’ll Ha ...

BOOK REVIEW #22: BRUCE LEE: A LIFE

Posted on 03 Aug 2018

Despite the fact that you could probably find more than a dozen books about Bruce Lee in bookstores, what makes Matthew Polly’sBruce Lee: A Lifethe best biography on the late legendary kung-fu master is the years of extensive, detailed research that goes into it. Bruce Lee: A Lifebegins with a brief prologue on Lee’s funeral which took place in Hong Kong, 5 days after his unfort ...

BOOK REVIEW #23: HOW TO AMERICAN: AN IMMIGRANT'S GUIDE TO DISAPPOINTING YOUR PARENTS

Posted on 25 Aug 2018

How to American: An Immigrant’s Guide to Disappointing Your Parents is an outrageously funny read that you will devour in one sitting. There you have it. A short and sweet review of Jimmy O. Yang’s very first memoir if you are in a rush. But as a responsible entertainment site, we are simply not going to stop here. Jimmy O. Yang who became a household name with his regular r ...

BOOK REVIEW #24: TOMB RAIDER: THE ART AND MAKING OF THE FILM

Posted on 11 Sep 2018

We shall be upfront here, if you are going to spend time watching the updated 2018 version of Tomb Raider, you might as well check out Tomb Raider: The Art and Making of the Film. In a way it allows you to appreciate the rebooted franchise in a better light especially with all the hard work that goes to making sure the famous archaeologist gets to perform her stunt pieces in lavishly crafted se ...

BOOK REVIEW #25: THE ART OF ALVIN JOHN

Posted on 24 Sep 2018

Movie posters were once a form of art and also a marketing tool. Painstakingly hand drawn on acrylic or oil canvas and then transfer to paper format, movie posters in the past were a joy to marvel at. Fast forward to present times and what you see nowadays in theaters are just awkwardly digitally created posters with embarrassing body proportions and cut-and-paste headshots. The Art of Alvi ...

BOOK REVIEW #26: WHO IS MICHAEL OVITZ?

Posted on 16 Oct 2018

Who is Michael Ovitz? And what makes him so interesting that we need to feature his book on our site? Well, Ovitz was originally one of the founders of Hollywood top talent agency, Creative Artists Agency (CAA) until he left the company he setup for a disastrous short stint at Disney. In Ovitz’s memoir, he tries to paint himself as just a man doing his job- that is protecting his mult ...

BOOK REVIEW #27: GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S THE SHAPE OF WATER: CREATING A FAIRY TALE FOR TROUBLED TIMES

Posted on 12 Nov 2018

Nominated for thirteen awards,The Shape of Waterwon a total of four awards including Best Director at the 90thAcademy Awards in the end. The latter the first for Director Guillermo del Toro. The Shape of Water: Creating A Fairy Tale for Troubled Timeschronicles the making-of process behind the award-winning romantic fantasy drama. Published by Insight Editions which is well-known for their ...

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