{"id":35386,"date":"2021-06-22T07:32:06","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T11:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=35386"},"modified":"2021-06-22T07:32:06","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T11:32:06","slug":"summer-movies-30-sun-drenched-classics-hardcover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/22\/summer-movies-30-sun-drenched-classics-hardcover\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Movies: 30 Sun-Drenched Classics [Hardcover]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/summermovies-book.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/summermovies-book.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"385\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/summermovies-book.jpg 385w, https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/summermovies-book-263x300.jpg 263w, https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/summermovies-book-1x1.jpg 1w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/><\/a>The Newest Book in The Turner Classic Movies home Library, \u201cSummer Movies: 30 Sun-Drenched Classics\u201d is a refreshing and entertaining movie guide for the folks that love summer. If you\u2019re big in to the season and love film, John Malahy\u2019s hardcover guide is just what you need. While the book has every chance to be a superficial look at more popular summer movies, author Malahy digs deep, offering a wonderful variety of summer themed movies.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>There are thirty great essays about various movies set during the season. Malahy amps up the guide by suggesting similar films to what he writes about and even suggests a potential vacation spots and getaways to help improve your cinematic experience. Featured, among many, are classics like the family drama \u201cOn Golden Pond,\u201d the iconic Marilyn Monroe romance \u201cThe Seven Year Itch,\u201d and the period romance musical \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/20\/dirty-dancing-1987\/\">Dirty Dancing<\/a>.\u201d As well there\u2019s the inclusion of challenging films like Spike Lee\u2019s turbulent drama \u201cDo the Right Thing,\u201d and the excellent Richard Linklater romance \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2004\/04\/18\/before-sunrise-1995\/\">Before Sunrise<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Author Malahy is good about switching up the monotony, discussing dramas, comedies, musicals, foreign films, sports films, and yes, even the classic teen beach movies. Author Malahy digs deep in to the aforementioned, discussing the silly pop Sandra Dee starring adventure \u201cGidget,\u201d and the classic Frankie and Annette romp \u201cBeach Blanket Bingo.\u201d At 186 pages, John Malahy\u2019s \u201cSummer Movies: 30 Sun-Drenched Classics\u201d is both a lifestyle guide and a movie guide, and it\u2019s one that\u2019ll work well as a look in to perhaps some of the best films of its ilk. It\u2019s a very light and breezy read that will definitely put fans of the summer season in just the right mood.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Available today from the TCM Shop or wherever books are sold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Newest Book in The Turner Classic Movies home Library, \u201cSummer Movies: 30 Sun-Drenched Classics\u201d is a refreshing and entertaining movie guide for the folks that love summer. If you\u2019re big in to the season and love film, John Malahy\u2019s hardcover guide is just what you need. 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