From Publishers Weekly
At times, Ebert’s second collection of 100 essays on great (but not, he’s careful to point out, the greatest) movies reads like an anthology of recycled reviews from his Chicago Sun-Times column, especially when he gets talking about the bonus features on DVDs. But anyone looking for a crash course in cinema viewing—regardless of whether they’ve been through Ebert’s first Great Movies collection (published in 2002)—will find plenty of rewards here. Some…
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Review
“This handy collection of 79 essays… should be most helpful as a reference guide for newcomers to film studies, but advanced scholars will also benefit from the historical analyses and interpretations of film texts. Highly recommended.” — Choice”Rollins’s reference allows readers to appreciate films in context, enhancing the experience. Film buffs will find the mix of history and cinematic analysis captivating, while historians will be intrigued by the book’s analysis …
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From Booklist
Film lovers seeking critical guidance more discerning than daily newspaper reviews but less daunting than scholarly journal articles depend on a handful of critics who write about rarefied films for a general audience. 1001 Movies You Must See before You Die puts a user-friendly mask on the serious thought animating its effort to create a roster of indispensable films and rather belies the erudition of its well-qualified contributors. The chosen 1,001 are chronologi…
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Starred Review. The first all-new publication from The Onion’s stable of mad satirists since 1999’s Our Dumb Century, this globe-spanning volume raises the bar for topical humor. Known for their savage, irreverent newspaper parody, The Onion staff delight in playing up stereotypes and skewering perceptions, and they have picked an enormous playground in which to do so; this skewed world atlas compiles enough fictional facts to tickle-and probably offend-jus…
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For half a century, the Village Voice has set the gold standard for serious film coverage. The New York City alternative weekly has boasted three of America’s best critics–Jonas Mekas, Andrew Sarris, and J. Hoberman–and the backup reviewers have been nearly as good. In the pieces collected here, they turn their acumen to some 150 films, from Bunuel’s L’Age d’Or and Vigo’s Zero for Conduct to Scorsese’s The Age of Innocence, from meritorious crowd-pleasers like Chi…
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