What is the Best Surprise Ending for a movie? the Best Kissing Scene? Dale Thomajan, a free-lance writer whose pieces have appeared in both Spy and The Village Voice, has created a book of his "opinions" for the serious film aficionado as well as the casual moviegoer. Photographs.
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Thomajan, whose articles have appeared in such publications as the Village Voice and Spy , states that "this book was written not to settle arguments but to start them." The categories he employs are creative: Best Stylized Dialogue, Best Musical Moment in a Nonmusical Movie, and so forth. His excellent prose reveals and revels in a friendly synthesis between print and film. He is a true film buff whose enthusiasm is contagious, which is all that can be asked of this sort of book. A few of the pieces seem to have been penned more for humor than anything else. This is the kind of book film buffs will gobble, particularly those who have gone pale from recent cinema's shameless insipidity. Recommended for large public libraries.
- Brian Geary, West Seneca,
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
- Brian Geary, West Seneca,
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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This review is from: From Cyd Charisse to Psycho/a Book of Movie Bests (Paperback)
Not many people would have the wit to come up with a category like "best musical not to involve Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, or Vincente Minnelli," and even fewer would have the good judgment to select "Good News" as the winner. Witty, insightful, provocative, and at times quirky, this led me to rewatch some old favorites with renewed appreciation and to seek out some I had missed.
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