Moments that Made the Movies by David Thomson
New in paperback, an unprecedented visual journey re-examining a series of moments from seventy-two films across 100 years.
'David Thomson is the best writer on film in our timeHe is our most argumentative and trustworthy historian of the screen' - Michael Ondaatje
'Probably the greatest living film critic and historian … writes the most fun and enthralling prose about the movies since Pauline Kael' - Benjamin Schwarz, The Atlantic Monthly
'Thomson has been one of the liveliest, most literate, productive, provocative and daring movie critics for more than forty years … [this book is] elegantly designed and handsomely produced … witty and full of insights' - Independent
'Probably the greatest living film critic and historian … writes the most fun and enthralling prose about the movies since Pauline Kael' - Benjamin Schwarz, The Atlantic Monthly
'Thomson has been one of the liveliest, most literate, productive, provocative and daring movie critics for more than forty years … [this book is] elegantly designed and handsomely produced … witty and full of insights' - Independent
David Thomson is a British film critic and historian based in the USA and the author of more than twenty books. His reference works in particular – Have You Seen...?: A Personal Introduction to 1,000 Films and The New Biographical Dictionary of Film – have been praised as works of high literary merit and eccentricity. John Banville called him ‘the greatest living writer on the movies’.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780500291559 |
| ISBN 10 | 0500291551 |
| Title | Moments that Made the Movies |
| Author | David Thomson |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Year published | 2014-09-29 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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