Author(s): Paul Simpson

Non-Fiction

This new ROUGH GUIDE will make you a movie buff faster than you can say Pulp Fiction. And if you are already a movie buff, how can you resist a book which tells you which Russian revolutionary leader had a bit part as a spy, why Phil Silvers fans can't help giggling when they see The Manchurian Candidate and where to find a country and western musical with a detective sub-plot about a teenage werewolf. We also select films to savour in every genre from film noir to Mexican wrestling movies stopping along the way to pay homage to the woman who was the real vocal star of three Hollywood musicals, the X-rated drama which could have starred Elvis Presley and the movie which mixes Tuvan throat music with the blues. Almost as fun as watching a cult movie . . .