Movie Geek is a nerdy dive into popular movies, brought to you by the hugely popular entertainment and pop culture fan website Den Of Geek. Discover hidden stories behind movies you love (and, er, don't love so much), and find out just why the most dangerous place to be is in a Tom Hanks film. Fascinating, surprisingly and hugely entertaining, this leftfield movie guide is gold for film buffs, and might just bring out the geek - hidden or otherwise - within you... Includes: Alternative movie endings that were binned Movie sequels you didn't know existed Massive box office hits that were huge gambles The collateral damage of Tom Hanks movies Hidden subtexts in family movies Disastrous things that went wrong on modern movie sets ...and much, much more!

サイモン・ブリューによる本書は、映画への偏愛を独自の視点で解体した情熱的なシネマ論です。トム・ハンクス作品の生存率を問うような奇抜な切り口で、映画史の裏に隠れた人間臭いドラマに光を当てます。失敗やボツ案すら愛おしく語る筆致は、映画への深い敬意に満ち、読者のマニア心を鮮やかに呼び覚まします。 映像化作品との対比で際立つのは、書籍ならではの「思考の飛躍」です。完成された映像を超え、製作陣の葛藤や語られぬ背景を豊かに想像させます。映像版の娯楽性と、本書の重層的な考察が響き合うとき、映画体験は単なる鑑賞を超えた、終わりのない知的冒険へと昇華されるはずです。