This updated version covers the best films and directors of the last 10 years, along with new discoveries in the history of cinema since the last edition was published in 2011, making it the ultimate gift for any film buff or critic. Leyda spent several years in the USSR in the mid-30s, studying at the world’s first film school, and assisting Eisenstein on his eventually banned film, Bezhin Meadow.

For a reference book, am I allowed to put forward The Oxford History of World Cinema, despite being its editor (OUP, 1996)? Revised and augmented several times (most recently in 1989), it remains unsurpassed and is the high-water mark of auteurist criticism, with Andrew Sarris’ taxonomic masterpiece The American Cinema: Directors and Directions 1929-1968 a close runner-up. Discover the behind-the-scenes stories about timeless classics like Citizen Kane and The Godfather, and take a front row seat at lavish blockbusters like Star Wars or Titanic. Or Dan Talbot’s eclectic Film: An Anthology (1966), a stirring alternative to Ernest Lindgren and Paul Rotha, which first introduced me to writings by Manny Farber, Parker Tyler, Gilbert Seldes and Erwin Panofsky.The book that every young film snob carried around or even memorised in the early 70s – just in case you might catch a rare Edgar Ulmer B movie in a rep cinema (yes, that’s how we saw films maudits in those days). Peppered with observations about friendship, love, and growing up, the books are as funny as the movie. Bring out the popcorn and settle in for the ultimate countdown of a century of celluloid entertainment.

The competition isn’t fierce, but this book remains easily the best serious full-length study of a star. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.Here are some Fresh Takes on The Zone of Interest, the Grand Prix-winning new film from Jonathan Glazer which takes a bold new approach to the story of Auschwitz, told through the eyes of the camp’s commandant and his family. A comprehensive, fun-to-browse, and easy-to-use source of everything you want to know about the movies and the people behi Although only covering developments prior to the 1960s, this is still the most essential publication out there on Japanese film. This is an exemplary collection, with a superb opening essay on the importance of resisting complicity with the culture supermarket. The highest-rated movie on IMDb, this classic is parodied (and homaged) all over the place, a favorite of both fans and critics.