{"product_id":"9781401382964","title":"Schlock Value: Hollywood at Its Worst","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA hilarious collection of essays, riffs, and lists that celebrate the insanity of Hollywood--for anyone who loves the movies.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Roeper, like the rest of us, adores the movies. In this uproarious, off-beat book, he gives us a whole new set of critical lenses for assessing the movies and the people and the industry that make them. With his characteristic acerbic wit, he weaves short essays with lists that work together to explain where Hollywood succeeds--and where it so often frustrates, disappoints, and fails us. But while Roeper devotes most of the book to mockery and ridicule, this book is, in the end, a love letter to film.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome of the essays and lists included in \u003cem\u003eSchlock Value\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eComical statistical breakdowns, including career batting averages of actors  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReviews of Hollywood finances, including budgets, salaries, and ticket prices  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA proposed moratorium on pet projects, e.g., Kevin Costner's \u003cem\u003eThe Postman\u003c\/em\u003e or John Travolta's \u003cem\u003eBattlefield Earth\u003c\/em\u003e  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe age differences between Woody Allen and his various leading ladies  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eActors appearing around the world in television commercials, including a list of the biggest stars that do overseas commercials--and the products they push\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cem\u003eSchlock Value\u003c\/em\u003e is the perfect book for anyone who loves grumbling and complaining about the movies--but still can't help spending their weekends and evenings in front of the screen.","brand":"Hachette Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47180832669936,"sku":"9781401382964","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781401382964_p0.jpg?v=1769894856","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781401382964","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}