New York: Public Affairs, Date: 2006. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiv, 385 pp. First printing. Light scuffing to the jacket at the head of the flap folds. 2006. Public Affairs ISBN 1586483951 9781586483951 [US]

PublicAffairs, Date: 2006. Hardcover. As New. Disclaimer:An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact; pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2006. PublicAffairs ISBN 1586483951 9781586483951 [US]

PublicAffairs, Date: 2006-10-09. Hardcover. Used: Good. 2006. PublicAffairs ISBN 1586483951 9781586483951 [US]

PublicAffairs, Date: 2006-10-09. Hardcover. Used:Good. 2006. PublicAffairs ISBN 1586483951 9781586483951 [US]

PublicAffairs, October Date: 2006. Hardcover. USED Good. 2006. PublicAffairs ISBN 1586483951 9781586483951 [US]

New York:: Public Affairs, Date: 2006. A bright, shiny, clean, tight copy. The Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped (26.00). No chips. No tears. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. First printing, with complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. Bound in the original brown boards with black spine. From the Dust Jacket: "Intelligent, big budget movies are a dying breed. As independent films like SIDEWAYS and BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN become increasingly mainstream, sophisticated moviegoers tend to dismiss everything Hollywood produces as merely blockbusters or crowd pleasers. True, not every blockbuster is worth your while. But the studios produce more than cinematic fast food. Many of the most satisfying movies of our age could not have been made without the stars -- and the budget -- of a major studio. Yet with the twenty-five-and-under crowd dominating theatrical attendance, these intelligent, big-budget entertainments are becoming the most difficult films to make. When they do get made, they deserve to be celebrated. In his popular NEVER COMING TO A THEATER NEAR YOU, LA Times and NPR film critic Kenneth Turan profiled the great films that moviegoers may have missed because they never got the screen time they deserved in a blockbuster-dominated culture. Now, in this illuminating collection of reviews, Turan points us to the big studio successes we must ...