The popular Citadel Press "100" Series takes an exciting new twist with The Film 100, a listing of cinematic luminaries, ranked in order by the sheer magnitude of their impact on the motion picture industry. Filled with information about alluring screen idols, flamboyant producers, and eccentric inventors, The Film 100 offers readers new and engaging biographical entries, photos, diagrams, and exclusive interviews with the living legends of the craft.
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This is the first book this reviewer has covered for Amazon.com that had its genesis on the Internet. The Film 100 expands data originally published on www.film100.com, a Web site created to honor the 100 filmmakers whose legacies have endured most strongly. Editor Scott Smith's choices are eclectic, covering names both familiar (Orson Welles, Marlon Brando, Greta Garbo, Clint Eastwood) and obscure (W.K. Laurie Dickson, Will Hays, Linwood Gale Dunn, Natalie Kalmus). Robert Wise, the Oscar-winning director who introduces the volume, writes that "while each chapter recalls exciting moments in the lives of the most celebrated stars, we are also introduced to some fascinating, hard-working craftsmen and inventors whose contributions took place far from the glittering sets of Hollywood." Readers can learn a lot about movie history from reading this book, and while it would be stronger if it covered its subjects less reductively and provided filmographies and bibliographies with each entry, the book's purpose is admittedly introductory. As Smith writes in his preface, "If the storied accomplishments of these innovators pique your interest, I strongly encourage you to search out additional material on the lives of these unique and compelling artists and tradespeople." --Raphael Shargel
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Smart and Insightful,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Film 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential People in the History of the Movies (Hardcover)
Unlike the other individual who allegedly "reviewed" this book, I have actually read the entire book cover to cover. If the other armchair critic had actually spent the time to read the book (instead of admittedly only glancing at a few chapters), he would have seen that "The Fillm 100" is a smart, insightful look at the lives, careers and continuing influence of the true pioneers of the film industry. The book is intelligent, entertaining, informative and a must-read for all film lovers.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Clearing up facts...,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Film 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential People in the History of the Movies (Hardcover)
The above reader has taken some liberties in recounting the passages of my book; Lasky's essay does not state that SQUAW MAN was the first film "shot" in Los Angeles, nor does it credit De Mille with Cruze's COVERED WAGON. In actuality, the point made was that SQUAW MAN was the first film made by Lasky in Hollywood, and that De Mille efforts as a "director-general" involved him in a number of productions, including Cruze's influential western. It seems while browsing through a bookstore, the reader managed to steal away with a few lines, and missed the context of the essays completely. It would be unfortunate if a few slight ambiguities in the text should warrant a wholesale disregard for the valuable lessons these 100 lives still offer.
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Not nearly good enough,
By Kevin Brianton (Melbourne, Victoria Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Film 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential People in the History of the Movies (Hardcover)
Scott Smith has undermined a good idea with extremely poor research. I read the book with interest and nearly threw it away in disgust.
My expertise is on Cecil B. DeMille and even though he is mentioned only in passing, there are just too many mistakes. p. 35 I doubt that that DeMille used the Ten Commandments (1923) to get around Hays. I think he means Sign of the Cross where he did have some issues. But let us give him the benefit of the doubt on that one. p. 52 Lasky did not move DeMille from the Covered Wagon to romantic comedies. DeMille had directed romantic comedies before going back to epics in 1923. p.52 DeMille did not direct Covered Wagon. p.238 DeMille did not direct Ben Hur (1959). p. 293 DeMille did not direct Ben Hur (1923). DeMille gets about six or seven mentions in the book and there are four errors. As I said, I can only comment on DeMille and if this is any indication at all of the fact checking, the book is beneath contempt.
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