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David Kalat is a film historian and a forensic technologist. His writings on film have been published by Turner Classic Movies, Video Watchdog, and other publications. He has contributed audio commentaries to the home video editions of numerous classic movies. He lives in La Grange Park, Illinois.

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Gangbare naam
Kalat, David
Geboortedatum
1970-04-07
Geslacht
male
Nationaliteit
USA
Woonplaatsen
La Grange Park, Illinois, USA
Agent
Janet Rosen

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This is a great book for anyone interested in where "J-horror" got it's start and those that helped to bring it to the forefront. My only complaint is that it can get a bit repetitive but it was a relatively quick read.
 
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everettroberts | Oct 20, 2023 |
A nice deep dive into the the making and the meaning of my favorite Kaiju. Kalat not only explains how economic factors affected the movies over time, but digs into the differences between how the Japanese view the movies in comparison to the US vision of them.

I wish the book would be updated with a third edition that covered the more recent movies and anime, but this is a great place to start if you want to know more and understand more about the cultural significance of Godzilla and other kaiju.… (meer)
 
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Murphy-Jacobs | Jun 7, 2018 |

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Werken
6
Ook door
1
Leden
160
Populariteit
#131,702
Waardering
½ 3.6
Besprekingen
2
ISBNs
13
Talen
1
Favoriet
2

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