Title:
Reel culture : 50 classic movies you should know about (so you can impress your friends)
Author:
ISBN:
9780981973319
Publication Information:
San Francisco, CA : Zest Books, 2009.
Physical Description:
176 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Bringing up baby (1938) -- The wizard of Oz (1939) -- Gone with the wind (1939) -- Citizen Kane (1941) -- Casablanca (1942) -- It's a wonderful life (1946) -- Sunset Boulevard (1950) -- Rear window (1954) -- Rebel without a cause (1955) -- The searchers (1956) -- 12 angry men (1957) -- Some like it hot (1959) -- Psycho (1960) -- Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) -- West side story (1961) -- The graduate (1967) -- Bonnie and Clyde (1967) -- Planet of the Apes (1968) -- Night of the living dead (1968) -- 2001 : a space odyssey (1968) -- Easy rider (1969) -- Gimme shelter (1970) -- A clockwork orange (1971) -- Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory (1971) -- Harold and Maude (1971) -- The godfather (1972) -- The exorcist (1973) -- Jaws (1975) -- Rocky horror picture show (1975) -- Monty Python and the holy grail (1975) -- Taxi driver (1976) -- Network (1976) -- All the President's men (1976) -- Rocky (1976) -- Annie Hall (1977) -- Saturday night fever (1977) -- Superman (1978) -- Animal house (1978) -- Apocalypse now (1979) -- Airplane! (1980) -- The shining (1980) -- Raiders of the lost ark (1981) -- Mad Max 2 : the road warrior (1982) -- Blade runner (1982) -- Scarface (1983) -- This is Spinal Tap (1984) -- The breakfast club (1985) -- Do the right thing (1989) -- Goodfellas (1990) -- Silence of the lambs (1991).
Reading Level:
1230 L Lexile
Local Subject:
Summary:
"Reel Culture" is packed full with quotes, characters, fun facts, and Hollywood "inside scoop" on the top films of our time including favorites like: Annie Hall, Psycho, A Clockwork Orange, The Wizard of Oz, Taxi Driver and many, many more! Learn what each film is about and why people make so much fuss about it.
