| American Movie Critics: An Anthology from the Silents Until Now: A Library of America Special Publication Expanded Edition Contributor(s): Lopate, Phillip (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1598530224 ISBN-13: 9781598530223 Publisher: Library of America OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2008 Annotation: Some of todays greatest film critics and notable American writers weigh in on a range of cinematic experiences, from Carl Sandburg writing on the classic silent film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" to Richard Shickel on the cult of Greta Garbo. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - Guides & Reviews - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 791.43 |
| LCCN: 2007936330 |
| Physical Information: 1.65" H x 6.18" W x 9.2" (2.33 lbs) 784 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An anthology of unparalleled scope, American Movie Critics charts the rise of movies as art, industry, and mass entertainment. Here are the great movie critics who forged a forceful new vernacular idiom for talking about the new art, --Otis Ferguson, James Agee, Richard Schickel, Pauline Kael, Andrew Sarris, and Molly Haskell, among them. Here too are notable American writers, including Carl Sandburg, H. L. Mencken, Susan Sontag, and John Ashbery, weighing in on a range of cinematic experiences. The volume's narrative continues to the present with a sampling of the best of today's reviewers, including J. Hoberman, Roger Ebert, A. O. Scott, and Manohla Dargis. This paperback edition includes additional material reflecting the impact of the Internet and DVDs on film criticism. |