A delicate, lyrical picture of a gentle pre-war society, of Irish history and troubled Anglo-Irish relations, and of a delightful family. This story reverberates with the enchantment of falling in love and with the desolation of bereavement.
A delicate, lyrical picture of a gentle pre-war society, of Irish history and troubled Anglo-Irish relations, and of a delightful family. This story r...
David Thomson set himself the task of writing one page each on 1000 of the films that he has particularly liked - or in some cases, abhorred. This title is crammed with great love stories, westerns, musicals, war stories, comedies, and dramas.
David Thomson set himself the task of writing one page each on 1000 of the films that he has particularly liked - or in some cases, abhorred. This tit...
Tells the story of the movies and how they have shaped us. Taking us around the globe, through time and across multiple media, this title tracks the ways in which we were initially enchanted by this mesmerizing imitation of life and let movies - the stories, the stars, the look - show us how to live.
Tells the story of the movies and how they have shaped us. Taking us around the globe, through time and across multiple media, this title tracks the w...
The excitement ofMomentss? dynamic visuals will be matched only by the discussion it incites in film circles, as readers revisit their own list of memorable moments and then re-experience the films--both those included on Thomson's list and from their own life--as never before. Moments That Made the Movies will undoubtedly reaffirm Thomson's place as--according to John Banville--"the greatest living writer on the movies."
The excitement ofMomentss? dynamic visuals will be matched only by the discussion it incites in film circles, as readers revisit their own li...