• Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
The Essentials: 52 Must-See Movies and Why They Matter

The Essentials: 52 Must-See Movies and Why They Matter

Paperback

Series: Turner Classic Movies

Film StudiesFilm Guides & Reference

Publisher Price: $26.99

ISBN10: 0762459468
ISBN13: 9780762459469
Publisher: Running Press Adult
Published: May 3 2016
Pages: 288
Weight: 2.40
Height: 1.10 Width: 7.40 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Enjoy the best of the best and learn about 52 essential films from the silent era through the 1980s from Turner Classic Movies.

Based on the TCM series, The Essentials book showcases fifty-two must-see movies from the silent era through the early 1980s. Readers can enjoy one film per week, for a year of stellar viewing, or indulge in their own classic movie festival. Each film is profiled with insightful notes on why it's an Essential, a guide to must-see moments, and running commentary from TCM's Robert Osborne and Essentials guest hosts past and present, including Sally Field, Drew Barrymore, Alec Baldwin, Rose McGowan, Carrie Fisher, Molly Haskell, Peter Bogdanovich, Sydney Pollack, and Rob Reiner. Some long-championed classics appear within these pages; other selections may surprise you.

Featuring full-color and black-and-white photography of the greatest stars in movie history, The Essentials is your curated guide to fifty-two films that define the meaning of the word classic.

Also in

Film Guides & Reference