Carr, Jay, ed. The A list; The National Society of Film Critics' 100 essential films.Perseus, Da Capo da ca·po adv. Music Abbr. DC From the beginning. Used as a direction to repeat a passage. [Italian : da, from + capo, head.] Press. 352p. 0-306-810964. $17.50. SA The films here are listed alphabetically, and range from Annie Hall and Breathless to La Dolce Vita, Double Indemnity A term of an insurance policy by which the insurance company promises to pay the insured or the beneficiary twice the amount of coverage if loss occurs due to a particular cause or set of circumstances. Double indemnity clauses are found most often in life insurance policies. , High Noon, Fargo and The Wizard of Oz Wizard of Oz reaches and departs from Oz in circus balloon. [Children’s Lit.: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz] See : Ballooning Wizard of Oz false wizard takes up residence in Emerald City. [Am. Lit. . Most of the movies are well known, but a few art house or historical favorites show up too. Commentaries are only a few pages long, and contributors lean heavily toward accessible writers, more daily newspaper reviewers (like ex-Boston Globe critic Carr) than, say, essayists The following is an abbreviated list of essayists, arranged alphabetically by last name (years of birth and death, if applicable, and country of birth, are noted in parentheses). Note: An individual's country of birth is not always indicative of his or her nationality. for Film Comment. I'm not sure why The Boston Herald reviewer gets included and a legend like Pauline Kael does not, but the lack of esoteric focus on critics and films should help make this a good book for film courses and budding film aficionados. Daniel J. Levinson, History & English Teacher, Thayer Acad., Braintree, MA |
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