num_pages: 368
description: The images and memories that matter most are those that are unshakeable unforgettable. Kenneth Turans fifty-four favorite films embrace a century of the worlds most satisfying romances and funniest comedies the most heart-stopping dramas and chilling thrillers.Turan discovered film as a child left undisturbed to watch Million Dollar Movie on WOR-TV Channel 9 in New York a daily showcase for older Hollywood features. It was then that he developed a love of cinema that never left him and honed his eye for the most acute details and the grandest of scenes.Not to be Missed blends cultural criticism historical anecdote and inside-Hollywood controversy. Turans selection of favorites ranges across all genres. From All About Eve to Seven Samurai to Sherlock Jr. these are all timeless filmsclassic and contemporary familiar and obscure with big budgets and smalleach underscoring the truth of director Ingmar Bergmans observation that no form of art goes beyond ordinary consciousness as film does straight to our emotions deep into the twilight room of the soul.
language: English
title: Not to be Missed: Fifty-four Favorites from a Lifetime of Film
publisher: PublicAffairs