A fascinating history of motion pictures through the lens of the Academy Awards, the Best Picture winners, and the box-office contenders.In Best Pick: A Journey through Film History and the Academy Awards, John Dorney, Jessica Regan, and Tom Salinsky provide a captivating decade-by-decade exploration of the Oscars. For each decade, they examine the making of classic films, trends and innovations in cinema, behind-the-scenes scandals at the awards ceremony, and who won and why. Twenty films are reviewed in-depth, alongside ten detailed "making-of" accounts and capsule reviews of every single Best Picture winner in history. In addition, each Best Picture winner is carefully scrutinized to answer the ultimate question: "Did the Academy get it right?" Full of wonderful stories, cogent analysis, and fascinating insights, Best Pick is a witty and enthralling look at the people, politics, movies, and trends that have shaped our cinematic world.
ISBN: | 9781538163108 |
Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
Imprint: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
Published date: | 15 Feb 2022 |
DEWEY: | 791.43079 |
DEWEY edition: | 23 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 336 |
Weight: | 648g |
Height: | 159mm |
Width: | 236mm |
Spine width: | 30mm |