Classic movie companion
By: edited by Robert Moses ; foreword by Andrew Sarris ; a film preservation message from Martin Scorsese.
Contributors: Moses, Robert.; American Movie Classics Company.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Hyperion
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 622
Subjects: Motion pictures -- Catalogs.
Genres: Catalogs.
Other titles: AMC, American Movie Classics.
Notes: CONTENTS:

Editor’s note -- What makes a movie classic?  / Andrew Sarris  -- Why is film preservation important? / Martin Scorsese  -- A film preservation update -- Filmographies  -- Academy awards, 1927--1980 -- The most popular movies, 1939-1980 -- Wish list: pondering the American Film Institute / Alicia Potter -- The American Film Institute list of 100 greatest movies -- The British Film Institute list -- The modern library list -- Movies selected for the national film registry -- TV Guide's 50 greatest movies on TV and video -- Classic-movie web sites -- Movie magazines and journals -- Movie palace memories.