{"product_id":"9781476738284","title":"Mom in the Movies: The Iconic Screen Mothers You Love (and a Few You Love to Hate)","description":"Turner Classic Movies and film historian Richard Corliss present \u003ci\u003eMom in the Movies: The Iconic Screen Mothers You Love (and a Few You Love to Hate)\u003c\/i\u003e, the definitive, fully illustrated book that shares the many ways Hollywood has celebrated, vilified and otherwise memorialized dear old Mom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a foreword written by Debbie Reynolds and her daughter Carrie Fisher, and sidebar essays by Eva Marie Saint, Illeana Douglas, Jane Powell, Sam Robards, and Tippi Hedren, this book is packed with an incredible collection of photographs and film stills. \u003ci\u003eMom in the Movies\u003c\/i\u003e makes a great gift for any mom—and for anyone with a mother who oughta be in pictures. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere, you will meet the Criminal Moms, like Shelley Winters in \u003ci\u003eBloody Mama\u003c\/i\u003e, and the eccentric Showbiz Moms, including those from \u003ci\u003eGypsy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePostcards from the Edge\u003c\/i\u003e. You’ll also find Great American Moms, as warm and nourishing as apple pie, in movies such as \u003ci\u003eI Remember Mama\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePlaces in the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, along with Surrogate Moms, like Ginger Rogers in \u003ci\u003eBachelor Mother\u003c\/i\u003e, Rosalind Russell in \u003ci\u003eAuntie Mame\u003c\/i\u003e, Dianne Wiest in \u003ci\u003eEdward Scissorhands\u003c\/i\u003e and Sandra Bullock in \u003ci\u003eThe Blind Side\u003c\/i\u003e. And who can forget the baddest mothers of all? No book on movie moms would be complete without Angela Lansbury in \u003ci\u003eThe Manchurian Candidate\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the cozy All-American mom to the terrifying \u003ci\u003eMommie Dearest\u003c\/i\u003e or the protective Sigourney Weaver in \u003ci\u003eAliens\u003c\/i\u003e, when it comes to mothers on the silver screen, it takes all kinds. With \u003ci\u003eMom in the Movies\u003c\/i\u003e, Richard Corliss and Turner Classic Movies bring those many moms vividly to life, in words and pictures.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47163322532080,"sku":"9781476738284","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781476738284_p0.jpg?v=1763609631","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781476738284","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}