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Sunday Times, New Statesman, The Times, Guardian, Observer and Independent BOOKS OF THE YEAR  Taking us around the globe, through time and across multiple media, Thomson tracks the ways in which we were initially enchanted by this mesmerizing imitation of life and let movies - the stories, the stars, the look - show us how to live. But at the same time he shows us how movies, offering a seductive escape from the everyday reality and its responsibilities, have made it possible for us to evade life altogether. The entranced audience has become a model for powerless citizens trying to pursue happiness by sitting quietly in a dark room. Does the big screen take us out into the world, or merely mesmerize us? That is Thomson's question in this great adventure of a book. A passionate feat of storytelling that is vital to anyone trying to make sense of the age of screens - the age that, more than ever, we are living in.  Reviews:  'The greatest living writer on the movies ... 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Buffs and casual fans alike will enjoy this extra-large serving of popcorn for thought' Publishers Weekly  'Nobody does it better' Scott Eyman (author of Empire of Dreams and Lion of Hollywood)  'None is better informed or more authoritative than David Thomson ... [The Big Screen] re-awakens in us the thrill and wonder of moving images and the need to know what happens next ... It is as close to definitive as any book on film can be' Spectator Life  'Thomson's brain is the ultimate repertory theatre, perpetually rerunning our favourites and allowing us to wonder at them all over again. 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