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ISBN10: 1931082928, ISBN13: 9781931082921, [publisher: Library of America] Hardcover First Edition First edition, 1st printing. Bright, clean & tight copy, unread, in NEW condition. 720pp. "A provocative and dynamic force in American culture since the early twentieth century, movies have presented several generations of American writers with a new, fascinating, and challenging subject. How writers rose to the challenge and in the process created an extraordinary body of work--passionate, contentious, restlessly curious--makes for a dazzling and constantly entertaining volume. 'I have focused,' writes editor Phillip Lopate, 'on film criticism as an art in itself--the magnet for strong, elegant, eloquent, enjoyable writing." [publisher copy] "This provocative collection provides not only dozens of colorful close-ups of iconic movies but also a vivid panorama of modern times."--A. Scott Berg. "An on-the-spot history of the coming-into-being of a new narrative medium. The arc of this story, as traced by Phillip Lopate, is thrilling."--Jonathan Lethem. "With his deep knowledge of the medium, Phillip Lopate provides a tour of a century of film and the splendid writing it has inspired. Lopate, a gifted essayist, is an ideal guide to these riches."--Roger Ebert. Authors include Carl Sandburg, Arlene Croce, James Agee, Pauline Kael, Vincent Canby, Susan Sontag, Richard Schickel, Bell Hooks, A.O. Scott, dozens more. ...
New York City, NY: The Library Of America, Date: 2006. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: The Library Of America, 2006. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 720 pages. Landmark collection of essays on subject. One of the most valuable film anthologies of our time. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only and as "A Special Publication" by The Library of America. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Phillip Lopate's "American Movie Critics: An Anthology From The Silents Until Now". That is, right before what appears to be its irreversible decline as a memorable film-going experience (with the rise of "streaming" on tiny smartphones), and therefore, as an art. Meanwhile, here is a full history of cinema from the points-of-view of the thoughtful, insightful, and brilliant writers who fell in love with the medium and embraced it. "A provocative and dynamic force in American culture since the early twentieth century, movies have presented several generations of American writers with a new, fascinating, and challenging subject. How writers rose to the challenge, and in the process created an extraordinary body of work makes for a dazzling and constantly entertaining volume. This is an anthology that charts the rise of movies as art, ...
ISBN10: 1931082928, ISBN13: 9781931082921, [publisher: New York City, NY: The Library Of America, 2006] Hardcover First Edition 1st Printing. Signed. 720 pages. Published in 2006. Landmark collection of essays on subject. One of the most valuable film anthologies of our time. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only and as "A Special Publication" by The Library of America. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Phillip Lopate's "American Movie Critics: An Anthology From The Silents Until Now". That is, right before what appears to be its irreversible decline as a memorable film-going experience (with the rise of "streaming" on tiny smartphones), and therefore, as an art. Meanwhile, here is a full history of cinema from the points-of-view of the thoughtful, insightful, and brilliant writers who fell in love with the medium and embraced it. "A provocative and dynamic force in American culture since the early twentieth century, movies have presented several generations of American writers with a new, fascinating, and challenging subject. How writers rose to the challenge, and in the process created an extraordinary body of work makes for a dazzling and constantly entertaining volume. This is an anthology that charts the rise of movies as art, industry, and mass entertainment. Beginning in ...
Library of America, Date: 2006-03-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 2006. Library of America ISBN 1931082928 9781931082921 [US]
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