Filmlandia!
  • Published: 16 May 2023
  • ISBN: 9781632174253
  • Imprint: Sasquatch
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 160
  • RRP: $45.00

Filmlandia!

A Movie Lover's Guide to the Films and Television of Seattle, Portland, and the Great Northwest

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From Twin Peaks to Twilight, from Practical Magic to Portlandia!, Filmlandia! highlights more than 200 film and television entertainments created and centered in Seattle, Portland, and the greater Pacific Northwest, extensively researched and curated by culture writer David Schmader.

From Twin Peaks to Twilight, from Practical Magic to Portlandia!, Filmlandia! highlights more than 200 film and television entertainments created and centered in Seattle, Portland, and the greater Pacific Northwest, extensively researched and curated by culture writer David Schmader.

The PNW has a thriving, rich film culture, and it's finally celebrated in a guide as visually arresting and compelling as the films and television themselves!

More than 200 entries are included and feature:
• Hilarious, insightful synopses
• Behind-the-scene facts and trivia
• Regional scenic highlights

In addition, sidebars pepper the pages, covering:
• Regional filmmakers like Gus Van Sant and Lynn Shelton
• Television shows that shaped the public's perception of the region (such as Twin Peaks, Shrill, and Portlandia!)
• Documentaries, queer cinema, silent films, Vancouver-shot imposters, and more.

Colorful artwork, inspired by the primary VHS color palette of the 80s, turns this handy guide into a visual treat as well. This is a book for any cinephile, but for those who love and live in the PNW, Filmlandia! is an absolute must-have.
  • Published: 16 May 2023
  • ISBN: 9781632174253
  • Imprint: Sasquatch
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 160
  • RRP: $45.00
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Praise for Filmlandia!

“David Schmader’s film writing has always been dryly funny and incisive, but it has rarely been this affectionate. This very comprehensive collection of PNW-centric film and TV capsules is for locals or tourists, hardcore cinephiles or casual viewers. Full disclosure: David once called me a "Showgirls truther.” —Matt Lynch, Scarecrow Video, cohost of The Suspense Is Killing Us podcast and YouTube’s Viva Physical Media

“If David Schmader does anything, ever…you can bet it will be both informative and hilarious.” 
—Seattle City Arts

“What Schmader does [with Showgirls] is crystallize the consistency of the movie's badness. It’s marvelous.”—Hollywood Reporter