Title: Movies Magnificent: 150 Must-See Cinema Classics
Genre: Non-fiction: Movies and Entertainment
Pages: 268
Synopsis:
Most of these award-winning Hollywood classics are now available on DVD. However, although nearly all the films recommended and reviewed in this book are indeed cinema classics, the author has made an effort to avoid some of the more common titles that always find a prominent place in books of this genre.
"Gone With The Wind" and "The Wizard of Oz" are not included, but many other productions are detailed with full casts and credits, awards, release information, etc. Movies such as "The Yearling", "Going My Way", "Wilson", "The Way to the Stars", "Suspicion", "The Street With No Name", "Spellbound", "The Seventh Veil", "Rebecca", "Sergeant York", "The Razor's Edge", "The Philadelphia Story", "Miracle on 34th Street", "The Lost Weekend", "The Love Parade", "Johnny Eager", "Kitty Foyle", "Key Largo", "Here Comes Mr Jordan", "Holiday Inn", "Henry V", "The Harvey Girls", "Hello, Frisco, Hello", "The Grapes of Wrath", "A Double Life", "Gaslight", "Algiers", "Anna and the King of Siam", "The Bells of Saint Mary's", "The Best Years of Our Lives", "The More the Merrier" and "Citizen Kane" all won or were nominated for Best Picture awards.
Of course, the book also covers movies that should have been nominated but were overlooked, including "None But the Lonely Heart", "Nob Hill", "Sullivan's Travels", "Reap the Wild Wind", "The Women" and "Now, Voyager". By way of contrast, a few films that failed to please both critics and public, such as "The Woman for Joe" and "Strictly Unconventional" are also included.
