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Genre/Form: | Directories Indexes Reviews |
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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: 1001 movies you must see before you die. New York : Barron's /Quintet, ©2005, 2003 (OCoLC)892807642 |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Steven Jay Schneider |
ISBN: | 0764159070 9780764159077 |
OCLC Number: | 225055129 |
Notes: | "This edition for the United States and Canada published by Barron's Educational Series, Inc., 2005"--Page [4]. |
Description: | 960 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm |
Other Titles: | One thousand and one movies you must see before you die |
Responsibility: | general editor: Steven Jay Schneider. |
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"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 you're 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.... Schneider's choices are irrefutable. Highly recommended..." --Library Journal "... a browser's delight as well as a useful guide for casual viewers and film buffs alike" --Booklist "...Schneider's sources are solid..." --Buffalo News "We at Gotham love, love, love our movies. So when we received 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die...we 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 years...or until Ben Affleck makes a movie worthy of inclusion." --Scene "...terrifically 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 Read more...

