{"product_id":"moments-that-made-the-movies-hardcover","title":"Moments That Made the Movies - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Thomson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his first fully illustrated work, David Thomson breaks new ground by focusing in on a series of moments--which his readers will also experience in beautifully reproduced imagery--from seventy-two films across a 100-year-plus span. An indispensable counterpart to both his classic \u003cem\u003eBiographical Dictionary of Film\u003c\/em\u003e (called \"a miracle\" by \u003cem\u003eSight and Sound\u003c\/em\u003e) and his lauded recent history, \u003cem\u003eThe Big Screen\u003c\/em\u003e (\"a pungently written, brilliant book\" according to David Denby), \u003cem\u003eMoments\u003c\/em\u003e takes readers on an unprecedented visual tour, where the specifics of the imagery the reader is seeing are inextricably tied to the text. Thomson's moments range from a set of Eadweard Muybridge's pioneering photographs to sequences in films from the classic--\u003cem\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSunset Boulevard\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Red Shoes\u003c\/em\u003e--to the unexpected--\u003cem\u003eThe Piano Teacher\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBurn After Reading\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The excitement of \u003cem\u003eMoments\u003c\/em\u003es? dynamic visuals will be matched only by the discussion it incites in film circles, as readers revisit their own list of memorable moments and then re-experience the films--both those included on Thomson's list and from their own life--as never before. \u003cem\u003eMoments That Made the Movies\u003c\/em\u003e will undoubtedly reaffirm Thomson's place as--according to John Banville--\"the greatest living writer on the movies.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 10.2 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756314984736,"sku":"9780500516416","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b53b2e49a7c3886c2aa07e3e0017b7ab.webp?v=1780078681","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/moments-that-made-the-movies-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}