The film, claimed the legendary media philosopher Marshall McLuhan, is a hot medium. And he was right; because despite all the intellectualism with which the medium is interpreted and analyzed, it truly simmers, boils, and bubbles on the screen just like in cooking pots. True cinema is a culinary delight, and food scenes are as old as the medium itself. Wolfram Knorr has selected twelve classics from film history where things get really juicy; in both Westerns and thrillers. The delightful works are accompanied by recipes.