The Great Movies (Kindle Edition)
July 16th, 2009 by Admin, under CD Stands. 10 Comments
Amazon.com Review
If Pauline Kael popularized movie love, Roger Ebert is the eloquent Valentino of cinephiles. This invaluable volume gathers 100 of the Pulitzer winner’s mini-essays composed since 1997, revised and updated, to form a love letter that could only spring from decades of devotion. A feat of superlative analysis, historical reflection, personal diary, and journalistic odyssey, The Great Movies combines an accessible style with an academics precision. Accompanied b (more…)
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Batson on July 17th, 2009
5.0 out of 5 stars
Two Thumbs Up
Roger Ebert has become an established film critic, more because of his picks than his pans. The Thumbs-up guy shares a wealth of insights that ties the stories together, gives you…
Bin on July 17th, 2009
3.0 out of 5 stars
At least it’s worth a look…
I don’t see how this is “film-school in a book”. I’ve learned more about films just by watching them and acknowledging them for myself.
Anonymous on July 17th, 2009
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Great, Accessible Resource On Great Cinema.
“The Great Movies” by world-renowned film critic Roger Ebert is a highly valuable resource. In this beautiful volume of film scholarship, Ebert brings across a true love of film…
Sabriel on July 17th, 2009
5.0 out of 5 stars
Film School In A Book
I couldn’t believe how many of the films listed in this book I had never heard of before, let alone never seen.
Ginny on July 17th, 2009
5.0 out of 5 stars
Movies you should see, things you should know.
Ebert is the most erudite of the film reviewers making money plying their understanding of the world.
Ximena on July 17th, 2009
5.0 out of 5 stars
An amazing book AND a good read
I love Ebert’s reveiws for so many reasons. The reviews are well-written and literate. I’m not a film buff to any great degree, so I really don’t have any deep opinions about…
Kyan on July 17th, 2009
5.0 out of 5 stars
Essential for movie buffs
Nobody writes about film the way Roger Ebert does. Ebert’s writing about film, like his TV reviews, are always fun and entertaining, not pretentious and stuffy, like other film…
Live Music Videos on July 17th, 2009
5.0 out of 5 stars
gave as a gift- they loved it!!
Everyone has their own ideas about what should be on the list, but Ebert is pretty much right on!
Umberto on July 18th, 2009
1.0 out of 5 stars
GREAT BOOK, TERRIBLE BOOK BINDING
These are short essays on 100 of Roger’s favorite movies. Even though Roger has studied many of these films shot by shot there is no thorough deconstruction of these movies.
Jennis on July 16th, 2009
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Book for Movie buff
I gave this book as gift to my son, who loves film (in his twenties now) who grew up with good movies, and yet is still young enough to have never heard of many great ones of…