The Best DVDs You've Never Seen, Just Missed or Almost Forgotten - A Guide for the Curious Film Lover (Paperback)

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Want to look further than the nearest mega-plex?
At last, a guide for you.
A.O. Scott Stephen Holden
Caryn James Dave Kehr
Peter M. Nichols
If just trudging to the latest Hollywood blockbuster doesn't appeal to you, "The Best DVDs You've Never Seen, Narrowly Missed or Almost Forgotten" is the perfect companion. Inside, the film critics of "The New York Times" have made their top choices for those movies that are unjustly obscure, overlooked or just plain forgotten.
* Newly updated reviews of 500 films---all available on DVD!
* Sophisticated, intelligent, entertaining, provoking---these films run the gamut.
* Each critic's top 10 picks from the book
* Introduction by A. O. Scott, chief movie critic for "The New York Times"
The perfect gift for any serious movie buff, no matter what they prefer, from "Waiting for Guffman "to "Happy, Texas," "The Opposite of Sex "to "Belle Epoque," Film noir, documentaries, drama, Westerns, animation, comedies, foreign films, even a few must-see TV shows on DVD---"The Best DVDs You've Never Seen, Narrowly Missed or Almost Forgotten" has it all.

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Want to look further than the nearest mega-plex?
At last, a guide for you.
A.O. Scott Stephen Holden
Caryn James Dave Kehr
Peter M. Nichols
If just trudging to the latest Hollywood blockbuster doesn't appeal to you, "The Best DVDs You've Never Seen, Narrowly Missed or Almost Forgotten" is the perfect companion. Inside, the film critics of "The New York Times" have made their top choices for those movies that are unjustly obscure, overlooked or just plain forgotten.
* Newly updated reviews of 500 films---all available on DVD!
* Sophisticated, intelligent, entertaining, provoking---these films run the gamut.
* Each critic's top 10 picks from the book
* Introduction by A. O. Scott, chief movie critic for "The New York Times"
The perfect gift for any serious movie buff, no matter what they prefer, from "Waiting for Guffman "to "Happy, Texas," "The Opposite of Sex "to "Belle Epoque," Film noir, documentaries, drama, Westerns, animation, comedies, foreign films, even a few must-see TV shows on DVD---"The Best DVDs You've Never Seen, Narrowly Missed or Almost Forgotten" has it all.

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Imprint

St. Martin's Griffin

Country of origin

United States

Release date

October 2005

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

October 2005

Authors

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Dimensions

203 x 127 x 33mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

512

ISBN-13

978-0-312-34362-0

Barcode

9780312343620

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LSN

0-312-34362-0



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