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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:1001 Movies You Must See Before You Dieby Steven Jay Schneider
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:'[back cover] What the critics are saying... “1001 MOVIES You Must See Before You Die ... a great motivating guide to cinema. After reading one of its engaging, often profound entries on a missed film, you want to run out and rent it.” Dallas Morning News
“If youre constantly wondering what to pop into the VCR or DVD player, get this book!” The Star
“An excellent new film anthology...1001 Movies will serve as one of your ultimate movie guides. It presents everything you need to know about the must-see films...” The Wave Channel Guide
“Instead of simply summarizing the plot, Schneider and his team of experts briefly explain why each film is a must see.... Schneiders choices are irrefutable. Highly recommended...” Library Journal
“... a browsers delight as well as a useful guide for casual viewers and film buffs alike” Booklist
“...Schneiders sources are solid...” Buffalo News
[front flap] Here is everything you need to know about the movies you simply must seeall 1001 of them! Whether you want to look up details about a film you thought you knew by heart, or if youre simply trying to decide what to watch tonight, 1001 Movies will serve as your ultimate movie guide. It presents everything you need to know about those magnificent, must-see filmsnot only the ones you shouldnt have missed the first time around, but also the classics that are worth seeing again and again.
Open this book to any page and youll find a major films vital statistics, plus a few facts about it that might surprise you. If you collect DVDs and VCRs, youll find this volume a must for your bookshelf. But even if youre simply a casual moviegoer, youre sure to enjoy browsing through this big, entertaining volume.
For students of cinema, for discerning film buffs, for enthusiastic fans, and for readers who enjoy thumbing through and reminiscing over unforgettable screen memories, heres the place to start reading. Youll find information and reviews covering nearly a century of memorable movies.
So read, enjoy, and relish!
[back flap] Steven Jay Schneider is a Ph.D. candidate in Philosophy at Harvard University, and in Cinema Studies at New York Universitys Tisch School of the Arts. He is the author of Designing Fear: An Aesthetics of Cinematic Horror (Routledge); editor of The Horror Film and Psychoanalysis: Freuds Worst Nightmares (Cambridge University Press), and Fear Without Frontiers: Horror Cinema Across the Globe (FAB Press); and co-editor of Understanding Film Genres (McGraw-Hill), Horror International (Wayne State University Press), and Underground U.S.A.: Filmmaking Beyond the Hollywood Canon (Wallflower Press).' Review:'“1001 MOVIES You Must See Before You Die ... a great motivating guide to cinema. After reading one of its engaging, often profound entries on a missed film, you want to run out and rent it.” Dallas Morning News
“If youre constantly wondering what to pop into the VCR or DVD player, get this book!” The Star
“An excellent new film anthology...1001 Movies will serve as one of your ultimate movie guides. It presents everything you need to know about the must-see films...” The Wave Channel Guide
“Instead of simply summarizing the plot, Schneider and his team of experts briefly explain why each film is a must see.... Schneiders choices are irrefutable. Highly recommended...” Library Journal
“... a browsers delight as well as a useful guide for casual viewers and film buffs alike” Booklist
“...Schneiders sources are solid...” Buffalo News' Review:"We at Gotham love, love, love our movies. So when we received 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Dieàwe started taking notes for our next Netflix order. 1001 Movies is a cinephile's dream: From the silents (The Birth of a Nation) to 1940s film noir (The Maltese Falcon) to the first of the independents (Cassavetes' Shadows) to 2004's Oscar-winning Million Dollar Baby, the book gives an extensive history of each film, with most entries accompanied by stills. We found plenty of little-seen gems, too, like Japanese director Kon Ichikawa's The Burmese Harp from 1956." —Gotham "This gargantuan volume is the perfect tip sheet for cinephiles, and includes everything from 1920's A Trip to the Moon to last year's Million Dollar Baby. Its balanced diet of indisputable classics (The Godfather), cult flicks (Eraserhead), and obscurities (The Ear) oughta keep you and your DVD player busy for many, many yearsàor until Ben Affleck makes a movie worthy of inclusion." —Scene "àterrifically useful. You can reacquaint yourself with old favorites you haven't seen for years and remind yourself of what to pick up for home viewing. Editor Steven Jay Schneider and his team deliver succinct plot summaries and smart comment." —Houston Chronicle Synopsis:Updated with brand-new entries to describe the most recent major motion pictures, this critically acclaimed volume spans more than a century of moviemaking, concisely describing 1,001 of the best films from around the world. Includes hundreds of movie still shots in color and black and white. Synopsis:'Updated with brand-new entries to describe the most recent major motion pictures, this critically-acclaimed volume spans more than a century of moviemaking, concisely describing 1001 of the best films from around the world. New in this edition are entries to describe such film hits as Lord of the Rings, Mystic River, Farenheit 9/11, and Million Dollar Baby. But in fact, this volume\'s team of critics goes back to 1902, describing such films as The Great Train Robbery, and progressing chronologically across the decades to cover the best cinematic dramas, comedies, westerns, musicals, suspense and horror films, gangster classics, films noir, sci-fi epics, documentaries, and adaptations of novels and stage plays made by filmmakers around the world. Each entry includes a full list of cast and credits, awards won by the film, an essay summarizing the story line and screen-history, and still shots of the film\'s memorable scenes. At the back of the book, both an alphabetical index and a genre index will help readers find any film they\'re looking for. Movie fans will find descriptions of great musicals like Singing in the Rain, westerns like High Noon, science-fiction classics like Star Wars, dramas like Chinatown and Schindler\'s List, and international classics from master directors who include Fellini, Antonioni, Resnais, Truffaut, Eisenstein, Kurosawa, and many others. Here is a volume that belongs in the personal library of film buffs, movie reviewers, collectors of DVDs-and every reader who enjoys reminiscing over great movies of the past and present. Hundreds of movie still shots in color and black and white. \"... a great motivating guide to cinema. After reading one of its engaging, often profound entries on a missed film, you want to ... rent it. Best of all, it includes international, silent, animated, and recent films.\" --Dallas Morning News' What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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