101 Forgotten Films by Brian Mills
Somewhere in the labyrinth of our memories are films that we have seen and cannot forget but frustratingly may never see again because they have mysteriously vanished from the public domain. They may be hidden away in a film studio's vault, buried beneath the floorboards of a filmmaker's home, imprisoned by some ancient legality, refused release at a director's whim or simply not optioned by a distributor. This book brings back to life 101 films that are entombed in a cinema cemetery and in so doing unearths a film noir masterpiece, a French classic, a Mastroianni feature comparable to Cinema Paradiso, a pioneering Independent film of the fifties, a Joan Crawford headliner, an amazing Nicholas Ray experimental feature, Italian comedies by Nichetti and lost gems by Widerberg, Hitchcock, Lang, Ford, Lubitsch, Litvak, Dmytryk, Kazan, Cacoyannis, Boetticher, Zinnemann, Ray, Huston and many more luminaries of the silver screen. No film is guaranteed a general release whether screened at Sundance or Cannes and though critics may acclaim them, audiences applaud them, too many disappear into oblivion. This book pays homage to those lost films that deserve to be exhibited beyond the screen of our mind.
An astonishing list of neglected classics, this is a genuine revelation -- Howard Maxford * Film Review *
Kamera Books adds to its terrific collection with this addictive compendium of obscure films from the '20s to today * Empire Magazine *
I've seen just six of the films extolled in this short, snappy survey, one of which, The Victors, the only movie ever directed by Carl Foreman, finally popped up at some unearthly hour on TV recentlyWhat a treat it proved to be -- Quentin Falk * Academy Magazine *
This curious little volume does just what it says on the tin: lists 101 films which are generally unavailable and which the author thinks ought not to be * Verbal Magazine *
101 Forgotten Films is an engrossing and valuable collection -- Michael Antman * popmatters.com *
Kamera Books adds to its terrific collection with this addictive compendium of obscure films from the '20s to today * Empire Magazine *
I've seen just six of the films extolled in this short, snappy survey, one of which, The Victors, the only movie ever directed by Carl Foreman, finally popped up at some unearthly hour on TV recentlyWhat a treat it proved to be -- Quentin Falk * Academy Magazine *
This curious little volume does just what it says on the tin: lists 101 films which are generally unavailable and which the author thinks ought not to be * Verbal Magazine *
101 Forgotten Films is an engrossing and valuable collection -- Michael Antman * popmatters.com *
Brian Mills is a film reviewer, movie therapist and author of Movie Star Memorabilia - A Collector's Guide. He has appeared on The Richard & Judy Show.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781842432525 |
| ISBN 10 | 1842432524 |
| Title | 101 Forgotten Films |
| Author | Brian Mills |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oldcastle Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2008-02-21 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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