Wondering what video to rent tonight? This bestselling, fact-packed guide is the only sourcebook you and your family will ever need. Mick Martin and Marsha Porter steer you toward the winners and warn you about the losers. DVD & Video Guide 2004 covers it all-more films than any other guide, plus your favorite serials, B-Westerns, made-for-TV movies, and old television programs! Each entry, conveniently alphabetized for easy access, includes a summary, fresh commentary, the director, major cast members, the year of release, and the MPAA rating, plus a reliable Martin and Porter rating-from Five Stars to Turkey-so you'll never get caught with a clunker again!

Now in an all-new updated edition, a concise guide to the video and DVD market provides in the most recent year's edition more than four hundred new entries, a star-based rating system, cast and director indexes, an Academy Award winner list, and more than eighteen thousand reviews. Simultaneous. 35,000 first printing.

This 2005 edition of the annual critical guide that focuses on independent and international films as well as the best in the mainstream contains reviews for more than 10,000 films, more than 300 photos, a comprehensive selection of cinema from more than 50 countries, and much more.

Thoroughly revised and updated for 2005! Includes a new chapter on the best special edition DVDs and a new chapter on finding hidden easter egg features.

Rates thousands of movies and offers easy reference through genre categorization and title, star, and director indexes.

Ranging across a hundred years of cinema, and featuring more than 23,000 films,Halliwell’s Film, Video & DVD Guideis the undisputed bible for movie enthusiasts and trivia buffs everywhere. For more than two decades, film enthusiasts, trivia buffs, and ordinary movie watchers alike have consulted the pages of Halliwell's for the most comprehensive information available on their favorite films. Often imitated, but never bettered,Halliwell’s Film, Video and DVD Guideis packed with essential information, from the classics of the Silver Screen to the very latest blockbusters. Contents include: Concise plot synopses for every film; casts and credits; critical evaluations and reviews; insider gossip and facts; quotes and dialogue, a quick-reference guide to the best films ever; an index of leading directors; Academy Award winners, listed by year, and more. There are also easy-to-spot icons for: family viewing; video, DVD, and soundtrack availability; and Oscar awards and nominations.

Reviews thousands of movies and rates each film according to a five-star rating system, and features cross-indexing by title, director, and cast.