{"product_id":"talking-pictures-ann-hornaday-9781541672970","title":"Talking Pictures: How to Watch Movies","description":"\u003cb\u003eA veteran film critic offers a lively, opinionated guide to thinking and talking about movies -- from \u003ci\u003eCasablanca\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eClueless\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Whether we are trying to impress a date after an art house film screening or discussing Oscar nominations among friends, we all need ways to look at and talk about movies. But with so much variety between an Alfred Hitchcock thriller and a Nora Ephron romantic comedy, how can everyday viewers determine what makes a good movie? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eTalking Pictures\u003c\/i\u003e, veteran film critic Ann Hornaday walks us through the production of a typical movie -- from script and casting to final sound edit -- and explains how to evaluate each piece of the process. How do we know if a film has been well-written, above and beyond snappy dialogue? What constitutes a great screen performance? What goes into praiseworthy cinematography, editing, and sound design? And what does a director really do? In a new epilogue, Hornaday addresses important questions of representation in film and the industry and how this can, and should, effect a movie-watching experience. Full of engaging anecdotes and interviews with actors and filmmakers, \u003ci\u003eTalking Pictures\u003c\/i\u003e will help us see movies in a whole new light-not just as fans, but as film critics in our own right.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ann Hornaday\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541672976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541672970\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/06\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.90d","brand":"Ann Hornaday","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994268467455,"sku":"9781541672970","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_35b145dc-5902-48cc-a759-af75c165cd11.jpg?v=1683329133","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/talking-pictures-ann-hornaday-9781541672970","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}