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The Best DVDs You've Never Seen, Just Missed or Almost Forgotten Paperback - 2005

by New York Times

For movie fans seeking a guide to intelligent, engaging films, this handbook by five "New York Times" film critics offers newly updated reviews of 500 movies, all available on DVD.


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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.

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  • Title The Best DVDs You've Never Seen, Just Missed or Almost Forgotten
  • Author New York Times
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Thus
  • Pages 506
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher St. Martins Press-3PL, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 2005-10-01
  • Features Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780312343620 / 0312343620
  • Weight 1.25 lbs (0.57 kg)
  • Dimensions 8 x 5 x 1.3 in (20.32 x 12.70 x 3.30 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Motion pictures, Motion pictures - Plots, themes, etc
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005047053
  • Dewey Decimal Code 791.437

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Citations

  • American Reference Bks Annual, 01/01/2006, Page 547
  • Ingram Advance, 10/01/2005, Page 145
  • Library Journal, 08/15/2005, Page 0

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THE NEW YORK TIMES is renowned for its thoughtful, fun, and wide-ranging movie coverage. Its film critics and writers are known and admired nationwide. Critics A.O. Scott, Stephen Holden, Caryn James, Dave Kehr and Peter M. Nichols have contributed to The Best DVDs You've Never Seen Just Missed or Almost Forgotten.

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