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NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 16, 2012
Kirkus Star THE BIG SCREEN: THE STORY OF THE MOVIES
by David Thomson
"A profound and richly satisfying reckoning with the movies and what they mean."
Thomson (The Moment of Psycho: How Alfred Hitchcock Taught America to Love Murder, 2009, etc.) brings his encyclopedic knowledge of film and idiosyncratic, allusive style to bear on this ambitious consideration of the history of motion pictures and their effect on the audience. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 2, 2012
DO THE MOVIES HAVE A FUTURE?
by David Denby
"A must for movie lovers and more proof that Denby's gifts are better displayed in a full-length text than in a short review."
From the New Yorker film critic, a collection of critical essays that's more than a miscellaneous roundup. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 2, 2012
REEL TERROR: THE SCARY, BLOODY, GORY, HUNDRED-YEAR HISTORY OF CLASSIC HORROR FILMS
by David Konow
"A well-told account of the films that have scared the pants off generation after generation."
An exhaustive and entertaining film-by-film history of an oft-maligned genre that refuses to die. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 2, 2012
Kirkus Star THE MAN WHO SAW A GHOST: THE LIFE AND WORK OF HENRY FONDA
by Devin McKinney
"In rich, lyrical prose, McKinney deftly honors both the man and the mystery."
The story of a great American actor whose art was burnished by an anguished life. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 25, 2012
Kirkus Star THE DANGEROUS ANIMALS CLUB
by Stephen Tobolowsky
"A copiously examined life rendered with humor and heart."
Veteran character actor Tobolowsky, perhaps best known for his role in Groundhog Day, offers a beguiling collection of autobiographical essays detailing his experiences in and out of show business. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 18, 2012
GODS LIKE US: ON MOVIE STARDOM AND MODERN FAME
by Ty Burr
"A focused history of films that occasionally flirts with--but does not wed--portentousness."
The film critic of the Boston Globe explores film celebrity and waxes philosophical about what it means to and for the rest of us. Read full book review >