''Variety Film Reviews'' is the 24-volume hardcover reprint of feature film reviews by the weekly entertainment tabloid-size magazine '' Variety'' from 1907 to 1996. Film reviews continued to be published in the weekly magazine after the reprints were discontinued.

Original series

From 1983 to 1985,

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, which is now wholly owned by

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, published the first 15 volumes of review reprints. Their 16th volume is an alphabetical index of more than 50,000 titles. Perhaps 10% are alternate titles and original foreign titles, so 45,000 review reprints is a realistic estimate for the first 15 volumes.

Bi-annual supplements

The eight additional bi-annual volumes (for 1981–1996) have at least 15,000 additional reprinted film reviews, making an estimated total of 60,000 or more film reviews in the 24-volume series. Volume 18 has the title index for 1981–1984. Each subsequent volume includes its own title index.

Edition binding

The 19 volumes published by Garland are bound in green (''Varietys traditional color) cloth with gold stamping. Each book measures 31.2 cm. (12¼ inches) high by 24 cm. (9¼ inches) wide.

Subsequent publisher

Garland's rights expired after publication of Volume 19, and publication rights were acquired by

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, then owned by

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, which also owned ''Variety''. Bowker undertook a complete reprint of Volumes 1 through 19, changing the title page of each volume to reflect their own imprint, and changing the series name to ''Variety's Film Reviews''. The re-titled series was bound in brown Kivar, or a similar imitation leather binding material. Bowker published the original editions of Volumes 20 through 24 before discontinuing the series.

Alternate binding

Some copies of Volumes 20 through 24 are bound in green cloth with gold stamping similar to the original Garland editions. Apparently Bowker allowed a distributor that bought the Garland inventory of ''Variety Film Reviews'' to bind post-1986 volumes to match the earlier books.

Volumes and years covered

Other reprints of film reviews

''Variety'' is one of the three English-language periodicals with 10,000 or more film reviews reprinted in book form. The other two are * ''

The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...

'' as ''The New York Times Film Reviews'' (1913–2000) in 22 volumes. * ''

Harrison's Reports ''Harrison's Reports'' was a New York City-based motion picture trade journal published weekly from 1919 to 1962. The typical issue was four letter-size pages sent to subscribers under a second-class mail permit. Its founder, editor and publisher ...

'' as '' Harrison's Reports and Film Reviews'' (1919–1962) in 15 volumes. {{DEFAULTSORT:Variety Film Reviews Film guides Books of film criticism Variety (magazine)