Book description
With more than one million copies sold worldwide in twenty-four
languages, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die celebrates the great
and groundbreaking, classic and cult, must-see movies of all time and
offers a treasure trove of incisive, witty and revealing insights into
the world of film. This newly revised and updated edition of 1001 Movies
is illustrated with hundreds of stunning film stills, portraits and
poster art, bringing together the most significant movies from all
genres, from action to Western, through animation, comedy, documentary,
musical, noir, romance, thriller, short and sci-fi. The selection
includes movies from over 30 countries and spans more than a century of
extraordinary cinema. Whether your passion is rom-com or art house, The
Blue Angel or Blue Velvet, 1001 Movies is the book for you. Steven Jay
Schneider, one of the true connoisseurs of movie horror, has written,
talked, taught and published extensively on all aspects of film, from
aesthetics and psychoanalysis to the joys of the slasher flick. Here he
has brought together more than 50 of the finest writers, reviewers,
critics, professors, aficionados and filmmakers from around the globe.
From Le Monde's Jean-Michel Frodon in Paris to Undercurrent's Chris
Fujiwara in Tokyo, the team compromises the best that film writing has
to offer and includes contributiors to Empire, Sight & Sound, Time
Out, Rolling Stone, the New York Times, Total Film, International Film
Guide, LA Weekly, CineAction, Film Quarterly, NME, the Washington Post,
Filmmaker, Moviemaker and many more. Jason Solomons writes film columns
for the Observer and the Mail on Sunday and is a broadcaster on film.
