Essential Cinema : On the Necessity of Film Canons by Rosenbaum, Jonathan

The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004-03-30. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004. xxi, 445 pages; 24 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. A tiny bit of wear along the front free endpaper. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. "In his astute and deeply informed film reviews and essays, Jonathan Rosenbaum regularly provides new and brilliant insights into the cinema as art, entertainment, and commerce. Guided by a personal canon of great films, Rosenbaum sees, in the ongoing hostility toward the idea of a canon shared by many within the field of film studies, a missed opportunity both to shape the discussion about cinema and to help inform and guide casual and serious filmgoers alike. In Essential Cinema, Rosenbaum forcefully argues that canons of great films are more necessary than ever, given that film culture today is dominated by advertising executives, sixty-second film reviewers, and other players in the Hollywood publicity machine who champion mediocre films at the expense of genuinely imaginative and challenging works. He… Read More

Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004-04-27. Hardcover. Like New. 9x6x1. Hardcover and dust jacket. Small tears to jacket. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages.

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Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,900grams, ISBN:9780801878404

Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,950grams, ISBN:9780801878404

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004-04-27. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Johns Hopkins Univ Pr, 2004. Hardcover. New. 472 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.75 inches.