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Synopsis
Selected, edited and written by film critics from the "Daily Telegraph", "Time Out", the "Sunday Times", "Sight and Sound" and "LOVEFiLM", "The DVD Stack" contains the finest film writing. It also compares and rates different DVD editions of classic films from around the world, including the all-important special features. So whether it is limited editions, budget releases, box-sets, special editions or more, "The DVD Stack 2nd Edition" can tell you the best possible edition of the movie and where in the world to find it. The editors' aim was to make a book 'representing both the best of cinema and the best of DVD'. Mixing the canonical and the eclectic, it also allows its writers to make idiosyncratic choices, so that it can help create the right DVD stack for your living room. From the classic ("Casablanca", "On the Waterfront") to the cult ("The Big Lebowski", "Mulholland Drive"); from foreign language ("La Dolce Vita", "Oldboy") to documentary ("Bus 174", "Capturing the Friedmans"); from the arthouse ("The Kingdom", "Solaris") to the multiplex ("Con Air", "Kill Bill"), all manner and make of film on DVD is here...
From the Back Cover
'Written by people who reallly know their stuff' Evening Standard The DVD Stack 2 is the ultimate guide to the best DVDs of the best films from around the world. Over 350 key films selected and reviewed by film critics from the Daily Telegraph, Time Out, the Sunday Times, Sight and Sound and LoveFilm. Surveys different DVD editions of new releases and classic films from around the world, including the all-important special features. Includes limited editions, budget releases, box sets, special editions and more. From the classic to the cult; from foreign language to documentary; from the arthouse to the multiplex, this is the indispensable guide to building your home's DVD collection. CANON#GATE www.canongate.net £12.99 ISBN 978 1 84767 004 5 Cover photo by Zoë Maxwell Cover design by Cluny Sheeler