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Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Highlights key moments from seventy-two movies during more than a century of film history; with 250 illustrations, including scenes from "Citizen Kane," "Sunset Boulevard," "The Red Shoes," "The Piano Teacher," and "Burn After Reading".
Author
Publisher
Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In this wholly original work of film criticism, David Thomson, celebrated author of The Biographical Dictionary of Film, probes the many ways in which sexuality has shaped the movies'and the ways in which the movies have shaped sexuality.
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
From one of the greatest living writers on film, a magisterial look at a century of battle depicted on screen, and a meditation on the twisted relationship between war and the movies."Thomson's own genius is his ability to remain one of the leading authorities on cinematic history, without shying away from the controversial. Cinephiles seeking provocative arguments will appreciate his work."-Library JournalInThe Fatal Alliance the acclaimed film critic...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"From the celebrated film critic and author of The Biographical Dictionary of Film comes an essential work on some of the cinema's finest actors and how they have approached their craft"--
"From the celebrated film critic and author of The New Biographical Dictionary of Film, a fascinating look at some of the cinema’s finest actors and how they approach their craft "Open to any page and you’ll become enthralled by the...tales of forgotten...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"With more than 100 new entries, from Amy Atlas, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Cary Joki Fukunaga to Joaquin Phoenix, Mia Wasikowska, and Robin Wright, and completely updated, here from David Thomson ... is the latest editon of The New Biographical Dictionary of Film, which topped Sight & Sound's poll of international critics and writers as the best film book ever written." -- Back cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The Warner Brothers-Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack-arrived in America as unschooled Jewish immigrants, yet they founded a studio that became the smartest, toughest, and most radical in all of Hollywood. David Thomson provides fascinating and original interpretations of Warner Brothers pictures from the pioneering talkie The Jazz Singer through black-and-white musicals, gangster movies, and such dramatic romances as Casablanca, East of Eden, and Bonnie...