{"product_id":"moments-that-made-the-movies","title":"Moments that Made the Movies","description":"In the first fully illustrated work of his illustrious career, David Thomson takes readers on an unprecedented visual journey re-examining a series of moments from 72 films across 100 years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThomson’s moments range from a set of Eadward Muybridge’s pioneering photographs to sequences in films from the classic – \u003ci\u003eCitizen Kane, Sunset Boulevard\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Red Shoes\u003c\/i\u003e – to the unexpected – \u003ci\u003eThe Piano Teacher\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBurn After Reading\u003c\/i\u003e – immersing the reader via images and the author’s narrative.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMoments that Made the Movies\u003c\/i\u003e, with its combination of text and image, David Thomson can focus in on one scene, or even a few seconds of celluloid. As he writes, ‘there are surprises, offbeat choices, perhaps even capricious or provocative selections, as well as plenty of films that you might have guessed would be included – though not always with the moments you anticipated.’ His choices range from the silent era to the last decade, from Katherine Hepburn and Orson Welles to Brad Pitt and the Coen brothers, including:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePandora’s Box  *  'M'  *  Bringing Up Baby  *  Gone With the Wind  *  The Shop Around the Corner  *  Casablanca  *  Tokyo Story  *  The Night of the Hunter  *  The Searchers  *  Psycho  *  The Exterminating Angel  *  Pierrot le Fou  *  Blow-Up  *  Bonnie and Clyde  *  The Godfather  *  The Shining  *  When Harry Met Sally  *  A History of Violence  *  The Piano Teacher  *  Zodiac  … plus dozens more\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis new edition contains added entries on \u003ci\u003e24t\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Way Back\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStories We Tell\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAll is Lost\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Thames and Hudson Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48607144902933,"sku":"9780500291559","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/0503\/0165\/products\/9780500291559_std_moments-that-made-the-movies.jpg?v=1696348159","url":"https:\/\/www.thamesandhudson.com\/products\/moments-that-made-the-movies","provider":"Thames \u0026 Hudson","version":"1.0","type":"link"}