Mom in the Movies: The Iconic Screen Mothers You Love (and a Few You Love to Hate) Hardcover - 2014

From Time movie critic Richard Corliss and Turner Classic Movies: The definitive, comprehensive guide to mothers in filmâÈ'the good, the fierce, and the complicatedâÈ'featuring more than 100 photographs and stills.

Whether sheâÈçs the cozy All-American Mom, the terrifying Mommie Dearest, or the protective Sigourney Weaver in Aliens, when it comes to mothers on the silver screen, it takes all kinds. Now Turner Classic Movies teams up with film historian and critic Richard Corliss to bring you Mom in the Movies, the definitive, fully illustrated guide to the many ways that Hollywood has celebrated, vilified, and poked good fun at dear old Mom.

YouâÈçll meet the Sad Moms, like Mary Tyler Moore in Ordinary People, and the eccentric Showbiz Moms, including those from Frances and Postcards from the Edge. YouâÈçll also find All-American moms, who are as warm and nourishing as apple pie, in movies such as I Remember Mama and Places in the Heart, along with Battling Mothers whoâÈçll do anything to protect their kids, like Cher in The Mask and Doris Day in The Man Who Knew Too Much. There are even cartoon Disney moms and stepmoms, from Dumbo to Snow White to Tangled. And who can forget the baddest mothers of all? No book on movie moms would be complete without Angela Lansbury in The Manchurian Candidate.

Packed with an incredible collection of photographs and film stills, Mom in the Movies makes a great gift for any momâÈ'and for anyone with a mother who oughta be in pictures.

Details

• Title Mom in the Movies: The Iconic Screen Mothers You Love (and a Few You Love to Hate)
• Author Turner Classic Movies Inc; Richard Corliss
• Binding Hardcover
• Edition First Edition
• Pages 256
• Volumes 1
• Language ENG
• Publisher Simon & Schuster, NY
• Date 2014-04-08
• Illustrated Yes
• Features Dust Cover, Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
• ISBN 9781476738260 / 1476738262
• Weight 2.7 lbs (1.22 kg)
• Dimensions 10.9 x 8.7 x 1 in (27.69 x 22.10 x 2.54 cm)
• Themes
  • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Topical: Family
• Library of Congress subjects Mothers in motion pictures
• Library of Congress Catalog Number 2013044850
• Dewey Decimal Code 791.436