Never Coming To A Theater Near You
From the introduction…
"It is in the nature of today’s movie business that while Hollywood blockbusters invade every megaplex, smaller, quality films often don’t get screen time. Fans of these films have to count on catching up to them on video and DVD, but even the most hard-core devotees have trouble remembering what sounded good when a film was originally released. This collection of film critic Kenneth Turan’s reviews point viewers toward the films they can’t quite remember, but should not miss." As a note, many of the now regarded "classic" films are included due to their initial neglect. Also a final chapter entitled "Retrospectives" cover ignored Directors or film genres that can’t be singled out on this list.
Included are:
Jaques Becker and Robert Bresson
Frank Borzage
Anthony Mann
Jean-Pierre Melville
Max Ophuls
Edgar G. Ulmer
Chinese Martial Arts Films
Pre-Code Hollywood
Yiddish films
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