Ty Burr: 3 books
The 50 Movie Starter Kit
What You Need to Know if You Want to Know What You're Talking About
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
In this ebook exclusive, Boston Globe film critic Ty Burr introduces the fifty films every movie lover must know.
This carefully curated list of great movies spans over a century of filmmaking, from the silent era to the last decade, from American favorites to international classics. Including...
Gods Like Us
On Movie Stardom and Modern Fame
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2012
WITH 8 PAGES OF BLACK-AND-WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS
How—and why—do we obsess over movie stars? How does fame both reflect and mask the person behind it? How have the image of stardom and our stars’ images altered over a century of cultural and technological change? Do we create celebrities, or...
The Best Old Movies for Families
A Guide to Watching Together
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2008
If a child can watch Barney, can’t that same child also enjoy watching Charlie Chaplin or the Marx Brothers? And as they get older, wouldn’t they grow to like screwball comedies (His Girl Friday), women’s weepies (Imitation of Life), and westerns (The Searchers)? The answer is that they’ll...