The great movies III

The great movies III

Roger Ebert

Book - 2010

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Subjects
Motion pictures.
Motion pictures > Reviews.
Published
Chicago : University of Chicago Press 2010.
Language
English
Main Author
Roger Ebert (-)
Physical Description
xvii, 417 p. ; 24 cm
ISBN
9780226182087
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • 3 Women
  • Ace in the Hole
  • Adaptation
  • After Dark, My Sweet
  • After Hours
  • The Age of Innocence
  • Army of Shadows
  • Atlantic City
  • Au Revoir les Enfants
  • Babel
  • The Band Wagon
  • Baraka
  • The Battle of Algiers
  • Bergman's Trilogy 1: Through a Glass Darkly
  • Bergman's Trilogy 2: Winter Light
  • Bergman's Trilogy 3: The Silence
  • The Best Years of Our Lives
  • The Big Red One
  • Blade Runner: The Final Cut
  • Cabiria
  • Cat People
  • Chimes at Midnight
  • Chop Shop
  • Chuck Jones: Three Cartoons
  • Cool Hand Luke
  • Crimes and Misdemeanors
  • Crumb
  • Dark City
  • The Dead
  • Diva
  • Dog Day Afternoon
  • The Double Life of Veronique
  • Easy Rider
  • El Norte
  • El Topo
  • The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
  • Exotica
  • Fanny and Alexander
  • Faust
  • Fitzcarraldo
  • Forbidden Games
  • The Godfather: Part II
  • The Great Dictator
  • Groundhog Day
  • Howards End
  • Inherit the Wind
  • Johnny Guitar
  • Juliet of the Spirits
  • Killer of Sheep
  • La Belle Noiseuse
  • L.A. Confidential
  • The Last Picture Show
  • Last Tango in Paris
  • The Last Temptation of Christ
  • Late Spring
  • Leolo
  • The Long Goodbye
  • Magnolia
  • The Marriage of Maria Braun
  • Mephisto
  • Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
  • Mon Oncle Antoine
  • Moolaade
  • My Fair Lady
  • My Man Godfrey
  • Nanook of the North
  • Ordet
  • Out of the Past
  • Pan's Labyrinth
  • Paths of Glory
  • The Phantom of the Opera
  • Pixote
  • Playtime
  • A Prairie Home Companion
  • Rebel Without a Cause
  • The Red Shoes
  • Ripley's Game
  • The River (Le Fleuve)
  • Rocco and His Brothers
  • Safety Last
  • Samurai Rebellion
  • Sansho the Bailiff
  • Santa Sangre
  • The Scarlet Empress
  • Secrets & Lies
  • The Shining
  • The Terrorist
  • The Thief of Bagdad
  • Top Hat
  • Triumph of the Will
  • Vengeance Is Mine
  • Waking Life
  • Werckmeister Harmonies
  • What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
  • Withnail & I
  • A Woman's Tale
  • Woodstock
  • WR-Mysteries of the Organism
  • A Year of the Quiet Sun Yojimbo
Review by Booklist Review

Ebert, indisputably the nation's most prominent and influential film critic, returns with a third collection of brief essays on 100 movies worthy of further examination. As before, he balances his selection among classics from Hollywood's golden age (Top Hat, The Band Wagon) and modern era (Godfather: Part II, Groundhog Day), silent movies (Phantom of the Opera, Safety Last), foreign masterworks (Fanny and Alexander, Late Spring), and a smattering of documentaries (Crumb) and animation (three Chuck Jones cartoons). In every case, Ebert offers informed critical appraisals, as well as background on the movie's making and significance, that make these pieces rewarding for film buffs and ideal introductions for first-time viewers. Ebert views his role as one of education and enlightenment: Citing readers who accused him of snobbery when he disparaged the Transformers sequel, he wagers in his introduction that no one could start out loving that misbegotten effort, experience the films in this book, and end by loving it. While few might share his belief that today's moviegoers can be steered away from Michael Bay and toward Béla Tarr, his populist-based optimism is commendable. High-Demand Backstory: Ebert is the most popular movie critic for the average Jane and Joe Citizen, and public libraries need to stock his collected reviews.--Flagg, Gordon Copyright 2010 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Review by Library Journal Review

In this third collection of Ebert's Chicago Sun-Times film essays (after The Great Movies II), he compiles an entertaining selection covering classics such as Cool Hand Luke, new films like Pan's Labyrinth, and many foreign films by Federico Fellini, Ingmar Bergman, and others. In each piece, he gives a brief analysis, plot summary, and original insights on why he feels the film is great. The lively text and subject matter is a winning combination. Also included is a list of movies covered in the first two volumes of this series. Many of the films can be found in other books, e.g., 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die; however, Ebert's role as a critic rather than a film historian provides a different perspective on the merits of a particular movie or director. VERDICT For all movie fans as well as anyone looking for a good film to watch. An essential addition, especially for those owning Ebert's first two collections.-Rosalind Dayen, South Regional Lib., Broward Cty., FL (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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