Peter Bogdanovich's Movie of the Week: 52 Classic Films for One Full Year

By Peter Bogdanovich

Book Overview

A FRONT-ROW SEAT TO A YEAR'S WORTH OF MUST-SEE FILMS Director, producer, screenwriter, author, actor, and film critic, Peter Bogdanovich knows movies. Now, in this unique new book, he shares his passion with a connoisseur's insight and delight by inviting the reader to join him for a year at the movies--fifty-two weeks, fifty-two films, fifty-two reasons to watch. Which films does Peter Bogdanovich call . . . "The most hauntingly chilling, strangely prophetic science-fiction picture ever made." (You'll be treated to it on Halloween) "A scintillatingly directed comedy." (Discover it with someone you love on Valentine's Day) "A bittersweet human comedy of vintage genius that only becomes more precious as the years pass." (Ringing in the New Year with it is reason enough to celebrate) With recommendations specific to the seasons and holidays--from sparkling comedies, timeless musicals, landmark foreign films, powerful dramas and thrillers to legendary masterpieces and neglected treasures--Bogdanovich's eclectic cinematic calendar of classics, each available on video, each accompanied by an illuminating essay, and each followed by a list of tie-in recommendations, makes the perfect date for movielovers every week of the year.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345432053
• ISBN13: 9780345432056
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

A Provocative Look at Classic Cinema

As a critic and historian, Peter Bogdanovich has written about the talents behind the screen, including memorable studies on Orson Welles, Fritz Lang and Frank Tashlin. "Movie of the Week" is a fascinating series of critical and historic essays, ranging from masterworks ("Citizen Kane" and "Grand Illusion") to cult favorites ("Artists and Models" and "The Merry Widow"). His telling observations on influential silents such as "The Crowd" and "Steamboat Bill Jr." - and lesser-known filmmakers like King Vidor and Allan Dwan - make it a book worth having. In fact, one would be hard-pressed to disagree with Bogdanovich's 52 selections.