In the often dreary landscape of Hollywoods blockbuster era the cinema of Joe Dante has always stood out as a rare beacon of fearless originality. Blending humor with terror and trenchant political satire with sincere tributes to the moviegoing act itself the Dante touch is best described as a freeforall orgy of movies memories and mischief. For the first time this colourful universefrom Hollywood Boulevard to Gremlins to Small Soldiers and beyondis comprehensively explored in an English l