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Colin Jarman (1) (1958–)

Author of Guinness Dictionary of Poisonous Quotes

For other authors named Colin Jarman, see the disambiguation page.

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Works by Colin Jarman

The Nasty Quote Book (2001) 21 copies
Barbed Quotes (1999) 12 copies

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THE QUOTABLE FILM CRITIC
Movie Reviews and Film Criticism
Volume One: 2000 - 2010

Compiled & Edited by Colin M Jarman
Published by Blue Eyed books

A comical yet cut-throat collection of the 'best' worst movie reviews that make up the most cutting cinematic criticism of the last decade.

Over 2000 quotes cover Actors (from Jessica Alba to Renee Zellweger), Directors & Producers (from Woody Allen to David Zucker) and over 550 film titles (from Avatar to Zoolander).

The Quotable Film Critic delivers show more some of the funniest, wittiest and harshest critiques on contemporary movie stars and their work. The bulk of the critical content comes from well-known movie critics in the popular media (print, TV & Radio and online).

The two thousand cutting comments in this book candidly appraise the gamut of movie-making from Hollywood to Bollywood, Oscar-winners to Razzie also rans, blockbusters to straight-to-video busts.

This initial volume covers the first 11 years of the 21st century (2000-10). Other volumes are planned to cover preceding eras of cinematic critical abuse.
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"THE QUOTABLE DOCTOR WHO - A Dr Who Quotes Book"

VOLUME ONE - THE DOCTOR, THE SHOW & COMPANIONS etc

A Cosmic Collection of 2000 Biographical Quotations about the World's Favourite Time Lord and the longest-running sci-fi show on TV.

"The Quotable Doctor Who" contains a series of quotes, reviews and popular cultural references about Doctor Who - the famous TV time traveller.

The book also includes comments and quotations about The TV Show (Classic & New Series) as well as the Dr Who Films.

This show more deeply-researched and well-presented compendium also includes main sections on:-

ALL the leading actors (from Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker to David Tennant and Matt Smith)

ALL the Doctor's regular companions (from Susan Foreman to Amy Pond)

One-off Companions from Grace Holloway to Adelaide Brooke

and UNIT and its Soldiers from Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart to Dr Malcolm Taylor.

Volume One also covers the TARDIS, the Sonic Screwdriver, Regeneration, Behind the Sofa, Children's TV, Sex, the Fans, and Dr Who TV spin-offs such as Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures backed up with comments from other TV shows, movies, etc and from fictional characters.

Special chapters relate compare the Doctor and the show to:
Star Trek & other TV shows & films,
James Bond & other fictional characters such as Sherlock Holmes & Comic Book Superheroes.
and to Science Fiction in general.

The 2000 quotations are taken from cast members, production crew & guest stars plus contributions from fans, fanzines, dedicated websites, the world's press and a wide selection of diversely interesting sources.
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