David Schmader

Filmlandia! by David Schmader is a fun glance at the many film and television productions filmed or taking place in the Pacific Northwest.

There are about 200 productions covered here, so obviously this is not going into minute detail on each film or television show. That would require and encyclopedia, and I will assume an intelligent reader isn't going to actually expect, in under 200 pages, for about 200 films and television series to be covered in great detail. That is neither the purpose nor the intention of this book. This does, however, include a wide variety of productions in enough detail to send an interested reader off in search of more information on whatever might interest them.

A quick aside about all these "experts" that find so-called errors. I don't doubt there are a couple of errors in the book. But the examples I've seen where the people actually specified what they called errors was actually better described as possible anecdotes that make the rounds when people love a movie and want to "know" just a little bit more than the other fans. In other words, this is not an error-filled book. The vast majority of entries are about a paragraph, so to be "full of errors" is overblown at best and probably just posturing to (unsuccessfully) demonstrate that reader's "knowledge." If there is an error in a movie you happen to love, don't extrapolate out, that would be as childish as using a Sharpie to visually demonstrate one's stupidity.

If you love movies and have some connection(s) to the Pacific Northwest, you will find a lot you probably forgot about here, plus some you didn't know (or maybe hadn't even heard of). If you're just a film lover who enjoys lists of films that have some common feature, this will be fun also, and you may find a few movies you want to watch.

Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley.… (altro)