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The acclaimed Virgin Film Series is back, with guides on Animated Films, Comic Book Movies, Horror Films, Coen Brothers, Tarantino, and Tim Burton, all out now priced £9.99 each, published by Virgin Books - win sets of the books!

Animated Films
The best animated films have combined the latest technology with creativity and a flair for storytelling and are adored by both children and adults. With films such as Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo and Toy Story capturing the imagination of moviegoers and critics everywhere, animated film is enjoying a resurgence unseen since its golden age in the 30s and 40s. From the earliest full-length feature animation, Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, through stop-motion animation and Japanese anime to the advent of CGI, this book takes a critical look at animation through the ages and explores its infinite cinematic possibilities.

Comic Book Movies
Since the 1970s, the film world has found inspiration in comic books and graphic novels. These days no summer is complete without a major blockbuster movie based on a comic: Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, X-Men, Men in Black, Daredevil, and The Hulk. This book looks in detail at twenty key titles, covering every step of the development from comic book panel to feature film frame. Includes interviews with key creative artists about the evolution of the films from the original comics, and speculates about future films.

Horror Films
From the slasher icons of Jason, Freddy and Leatherface and the slick horror of Alien, Scream and The Ring to the cult classics of Dracula, Frankenstein and The Mummy, horror has earned its place in the movie-going psyche, with many of the key films spawning numerous copycats. This book analyses the definitive works (and the most influential directors) of the genre over the last 50 years -- from silent Expressionist classics to Hollywood scream queens -- looking at the themes and impact of the genre on both the movie-making industry and audiences the world over.

Coen Brothers
From their debut tour de force Blood Simple to the hugely acclaimed Fargo, the brothers' films have attracted critical kudos and commercial success in equal measure due to their irreverent, individual and technically virtuoso nature. Each of their films defies categorisation, yet you're never in any doubt you're watching a Coen brothers movie. This exploration of the movie career of Hollywood's best-loved outsiders charts their rise from cult favourites to box-office contenders, whilst combining indispensable reference material and critical analysis of their films.

Tarantino
Reservoir Dogs launched Quentin Tarantino as a pioneering new filmmaker and director – his hip-talking, hypnotically shot, ultraviolent US indie films revolutionised American filmmaking and spawned a number of imitators. Jim Smith examines the iconic films Tarantino has directed including Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown and Kill Bill, as well as exploring the Tarantino scripts that were filmed by other directors such as True Romance and the controversial Natural Born Killers.

Tim Burton
Across all his full-length feature films in the last 36 years, Tim Burton has demonstrated versatility without sacrificing the thematic and stylistic unity of his work. Smith and Matthews look at the diverse film projects that Tim Burton has been involved in, including the visually striking Batman and Sleepy Hollow to the smaller, more personal Ed Wood. Featuring a range of old and new interviews with key figures, contemporary criticism and a look at Burton's forgotten piece, Luau, this is a crucial release for Burton fans and anyone interested in the creation of unorthodox mainstream cinema.

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Question – What are the first names of the Coen Brothers?
Answer – Ethan and Joel

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