When "New York Daily News" columnist Jami Bernard chose to chronicle her attempt to lose 100 pounds, her editor came up with the column's title, "Our Incredible Shrinking Critic." Jami's readers were so inspired that many decided to lose weight along with her. Bitingly funny, moving, and sometimes shocking, "The Incredible Shrinking Critic" offers ...
"Every extra pound tells a story . . ." At five four and 230 pounds, film critic Jami Bernard took the plunge into what she half-jokingly calls "the heart of darkness"- her innermost self, where, by confronting a past both funny and painful, she was able to let go of those pounds, one by one, week after week. At the end of this intensely personal, ...
The wide gamut of films that turn us on, as judged by the most distinguished group of movie critics in America The National Society of Film Critics dares to go where few mainstream critics have gone before - to the heart of what gets the coloured lights going as they say in A Streetcar Named Desire. Here is their take on the films that quicken ...
Bernard, herself a survivor of breast cancer, brings together helpful advice for women who are battling the disease. Her tips remain practical without being simplistic and she encourages readers to move hopefully through the recovery process.
The first comprehensive, authorized biography of the writer/director of "Pulp Fiction" includes information about his background and the facts behind his fiction. of photos.
The author of First Films playfully examines Hollywood's most celebrated nude scenes and the reasons behind their increase. Chapters include Bare Essentials, Shock Value, Full Frontal Assault, Naked Ambition, and The Butt Stops Here. Contains plenty of photos, a fact-filled appendix listing body doubles who have stood in for celebrities and much ...
Written with the flair that has made Jami Bernard one of the most influential film critics in the country, Chick Flicks is a celebration of the films women love to watch, cleverly organized into categories, such as Catfights (All About Eve), Emotional Rescue (Piano), Female Bonding (Enchanted April), Tearjerkers (Ghost), and Funny Girls (When ...
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