The Best DVDs You've Never Seen, Just Missed or Almost Forgotten: A Guide for the Curious Film Lover (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780312343620)

Want to look further than the nearest mega-plex?
At last, a guide for you.

A.O. Scott
Stephen Holden
Caryn James
Dave Kehr
Peter M. Nichols

If just trudging to the latest Hollywood blockbuster doesn't appeal to you, The Best DVDs You've Never Seen, Narrowly Missed or Almost Forgotten is the perfect companion. Inside, the film critics of The New York Times have made their top choices for those movies that are unjustly obscure, overlooked or just plain forgotten.

* Newly updated reviews of 500 films---all available on DVD!
* Sophisticated, intelligent, entertaining, provoking---these films run the gamut.
* Each critic's top 10 picks from the book
* Introduction by A. O. Scott, chief movie critic for The New York Times

The perfect gift for any serious movie buff, no matter what they prefer, from Waiting for Guffman to Happy, Texas, The Opposite of Sex to Belle Epoque. Film noir, documentaries, drama, Westerns, animation, comedies, foreign films, even a few must-see TV shows on DVD---The Best DVDs You've Never Seen, Narrowly Missed or Almost Forgotten has it all.

Author: A. O. Scott, Stephen Holden
ISBN-10: 0312343620
ISBN-13: 9780312343620
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2005
Pages: 512
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.30d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 08/01/2005 pg. 119
Ingram Advance 10/01/2005 pg. 145
Library Journal 08/15/2005
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2006 pg. 547