Product Description

Twenty-four frames a second, 100 heartbeats a minute, a dozen emotional highs an hour - and shockwaves that last a lifetime: that's cinema. Films entertain us like nothing else can, but they also have the power to change our lives. A film can frighten or reassure us, make us laugh, make us sad or remorseful, make us want to change the world. This is not a reference book, nor an argument for a cannon. "1000 Films to Change Your Life" is, instead, a celebration of the life-changing force of the movies, by 50 of the people best placed to explain it: people who are both inspired film-goers and inspirational film-makers; actors and actresses; critics and writers. This book proves how much the movies still matter. The contributors also include: Jonathan Demme, Holly Hunter, Terry Jones, Takeshi Kitano, Michael Mann, Ken Loach and Steven Soderbergh.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #108821 in Books
• Published on: 2006-05-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 292 pages

From the Publisher
Actors, actresses, directors, animators, authors, comedians and playwrights celebrate the life-changing force of the movies

Customer Reviews

poorly formatted with an obvious film selection
the obvious format for this book would be a list of films by title, sadly they opted for an essay by genre format which makes for a good read but a useless reference guide.

also the choice of films was hugely lacking. absolutely fine if 'the godfather'. 'pulp fiction' and 'starwars' are at the top of your 'best films ever' list but otherwise i'd skip it.

...mostly kack.

Poor
Yes, I agree with prevous reviewer. Not at all user friendly and very unimaginative choice of films. You're much better off with one of the eds of the Virgin film guide which have reasonably long reviews of a much wider selection of films.