Andrews McMeel
Titles appearing in Art Book News Annual — January 2007
Reel justice; the courtroom goes to the movies, 2d ed.
Bergman, Paul and Michael Asimow.
Andrews McMeel, ©2006 361 p. $16.95 PN1995
978-0-7407-5460-9
Bergman and Asimow (both: law, UCLA Law School) provide a guide to movies related to law subjects, organized by these topics: courtroom heroes, injustice, experts and frauds, comedies, corruption of justice, circumstantial evidence, civil actions, contempt of court, prejudice, the death penalty, military justice, and family law. The authors summarize plots, address accuracy, and answer questions about legal issues and jargon used in the films. This edition contains ratings and about 150 brief film reviews in a category called "short subjects." Indexes are by topic, rating, and movie title. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
