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Movies: Over a Century of the Greatest Films, Stars, Scenes, Speeches and Events That Rocked the Movie World (Little Black Book)
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Product Description
This book is part expert selection of seminal moments, part glorious celebration of 100 years of cinema. The 1000 seminal moments will be divided into categories. The seminal films, the major players - actors, actresses, directors, producers - focusing on a moment that encompasses their contribution, great scenes, great lines and major events, from meetings and debuts to casting quirks and deaths. Whether dazzlingly inventive, technically breathtaking, shockingly simple or simply shocking, these moments took movies to their greatest heights. Some are legendary - the spectacular action sequence, awesome special effects, extraordinary performances, genius direction or unforgettable dialogue. Others are more subtle - groundbreaking films that inspired decades of imitators, the first screen appearance of a future star, the untimely death of a major player, or even the roll of the dice on the casting couch that gave us Brando's "Godfather" rather than Borgnine's.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #2211374 in Books
- Published on: 2007-09-15
- Original language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- 800 pages
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About the Author
Chris Fujiwara is the author of Jacques Tourneur: The Cinema of Nightfall, a regular contributor to The Boston Phoenix, the editor of Undercurrent, and a former contributing editor of Hermenaut. He has also written for Film Comment, Cineaste, InterCommunication, Osian's Cinemaya, Film International, The Boston Globe, The Village Voice, The Chicago Reader, Senses of Cinema and many others. Chris has lectured on film studies at Yale University, Emerson College, and Rhode Island School of Design. He is also is a member of FIPRESCI (Federation Internationale de la Presse Cinematographique), the National Society of Film Critics (USA), and the Boston Society of Film Critics. AUTHOR LIVES: New York and Tokyo
