Movies List

FREAKS OF NATURE, ODD CRIMES, SHOCKING DEATHS,

DEVASTATING DISASTERS, BLOOD-CURDLING RITES,

CRAZY CONSPIRACIES & MUCH, MUCH MORE

•Gruesome Torture Devices

•Mass Hysteria Outbreaks

•Unbelievable Miniatures

•Disturbingly Scary Clowns

•Outer Space Mysteries

•Astonishing Aphrodisiacs

•Disgusting Ancient Jobs

•Spooky Sports Curses

•World-Famous Penises

•Mail-Order-Bride Shockers

•Brutal Pope Deaths

•Outrageous Wedding Locales

•Grossest Edible Animals

•Appalling Religious Practices

One of Hollywood’s most triumphant successes is the crime movie. Crime Wave offers an authoritative and entertaining guide to the crime movie genre from its beginnings to the present, charting its history, its sub-genres, and its developments. The book focuses on the most interesting and influential films, from Little Caesar,The Maltese Falcon, Point Blank, and The Godfather trilogy to L.A. Confidential, Ocean’s Eleven, and many others.
Crime Wave covers gangster and heist movies, blaxploitation, noir, murder mystery, and vigilante and buddy cop movies. Hughes explores each film’s sources and influences, its impact on the crime genre and current fashion, including spin-offs, copies and sequels, themes, style, and box office fortunes. Detailed cast lists are provided for each of the main films, as are biographies and filmographies of the key personnel, along with background details of the films’ production, locations, and sets.

Films featured include Dirty Harry, Once Upon a Time in America, Get Carter, Bonnie and Clyde, Chinatown, White Heat, GoodFellas, Lethal Weapon and Pulp Fiction.  

BIZARRE STUFF, AMAZING FACTS, ASTONISHING MYSTERIES, NATURAL WONDERS, LITTLE-KNOWN PEOPLE, USEFUL TIPS AND MUCH, MUCH MORE

From crime, movies and music to science, history and literature, this book offers an incredible array of intriguing top-10 lists, including:

•Urban Legends—Debunked
•Influential People Who Never Lived
•Ancient Methods of Execution
•Poisonous Foods We Love to Eat
•Inventions of the Middle Ages
•Gruesome Fairytale Origins
•Secret Societies
•Amazing Film Swordfights
•Bizarre Animal Mating Rituals
•Misconceptions About Evolution
•Tips for Frugal Living
•Fascinating Graveyards You Must See