- Paperback: 960 pages
- Publisher: Cassell Illustrated; 3rd Revised edition edition (8 Sep 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1844034259
- ISBN-13: 978-1844034253
- Product Dimensions: 21 x 15.8 x 5.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 200,421 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This is the definitive guide to everything you need to know about the must-see movies, from the ones you shouldn't have missed first time around, to the ones you can see again and again. Expert critics in each genre of film, from romance to horror and sci-fi, have painstakingly included, revised, cut and added films to bring the must-watch list bang up-to-date for 2005. They will tell you exactly why these films deserve inclusion in this definitive illustrated list, about their conception and development, and even about the most famous pieces of memorabilia associated with them. Packed with vital statistics, and a few facts that may surprise you, this is a collector's must for the bookshelf as well as an entertaining read for all those who love the wonderful world of film.
About the Author
Steven Jay Schneider lectures in Cinema Studies at New York University, and has taught in various institutions including Harvard and Birkbeck College, London. He is a regular contributor to cinematic journals and an authority on horror films, as well as directors like Kathryn Bigelow and David Lynch.
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26 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Bought this book just as a bit of a coffee table book really.
Worst thing I could have done. I'm now a fully fledge film buff, spend virtually all my spare wages on dvds and can't stop...why?
Because there are apparently 1001 films that I MUST see before I die, and I don't know when thats gonna be! The book doesn't go into what kind of penalties you might be subject to if you don't see them, but I'm not taking any chances.....I gotta see these films!
There are some pretty contentious entries in here,(Big was the one I shook my head at) but that just makes for some good old discussion between friends. The entries range from the hollywood blockbusters such as Star Wars and Goodfellas through art house classics such as Dancer the dark to such foreign masterpieces like Satyricon and City of God. It is catalogued by year, starting in the 1920's going right the way up to 2005, and is pretty much a defining list. I can only think of 5-10 films that I would add to this book, and have discovered countless classics because of it......At last count I've now seen about 200.....another 800 to go!
Worst thing I could have done. I'm now a fully fledge film buff, spend virtually all my spare wages on dvds and can't stop...why?
Because there are apparently 1001 films that I MUST see before I die, and I don't know when thats gonna be! The book doesn't go into what kind of penalties you might be subject to if you don't see them, but I'm not taking any chances.....I gotta see these films!
There are some pretty contentious entries in here,(Big was the one I shook my head at) but that just makes for some good old discussion between friends. The entries range from the hollywood blockbusters such as Star Wars and Goodfellas through art house classics such as Dancer the dark to such foreign masterpieces like Satyricon and City of God. It is catalogued by year, starting in the 1920's going right the way up to 2005, and is pretty much a defining list. I can only think of 5-10 films that I would add to this book, and have discovered countless classics because of it......At last count I've now seen about 200.....another 800 to go!
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Superb reference book, great to flick through time after time with a great variety of films covered from all over the world. For the serious film buff there are some glaring omissions and these do mount up after a while like obvious favorites such as La Haine or Il Postino, The Green Ray, Burnt by the Sun, Soy Cuba, Un Coer en Hiver,Repo Man The passenger,Knife in Water, Rififi to name a few which seems like sacrilege when you have tosh like A Ma Soeur and Goodbye Lenin ! Then again I have been introduced to such great artists like Maya Deren, Gauber Rocha and Miklos Jancso to which I am eternally gratefull. Fully recomended then.
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