The Times on Cinema by Brian Pendreigh
'It is up to the Great Film Critic in the Sky to deal with Life of Brian.'Penelope MortimerLETTERS TO THE EDITORIn 1958, The Times referred to Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo as 'not an important film or even major Hitchcock'. In 2012, they reported that it had been declared the best film of all time.Cinematic history is filled with hindsight; filled with tales of the 'underdog' being talked down only to rise triumphantly - nobody thought The Wizard of Oz or Titanic would be remotely successful. But they were.In The Times on Cinema, celebrated film author and journalist Brian Pendreigh throws open the archives on one of Britain's favourite pastimes. From the Fatty Arbuckle scandal in the 1920s to the infamous Oscars mix up of 2017, from Harry Potter to James Bond, cinema's most revered and sharp-tongued critics line up to review and retell some of the world's most famous films and infamous events.
BRIAN PENDREIGH was film correspondent and cinema editor of The Scotsman newspaper for ten years before becoming a freelance film journalist in 1997, writing regularly for many major newspapers. He has also published several books on cinema, including On Location: The Film Fan’s Guide to Britain and Ireland (Mainstream, 1995), Mel Gibson and His Movies (Bloomsbury 1996) and Ewan McGregor (Orion, 1998, 1999). The Times on Cinema is his first book for The History Press.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780750985444 |
| ISBN 10 | 0750985445 |
| Title | The Times on Cinema |
| Author | Brian Pendreigh |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | The History Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2018-09-17 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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