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Ultimate Film: The UK's 100 Most Popular Films (Paperback, 2005 Ed.)
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Ultimate Film: The UK's 100 Most Popular Films (Paperback, 2005 Ed.)
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One of the most revealing snapshots of British cinema-going ever
produced, "The Ultimate Film" is the definitive list of the
all-time top 100 films based on UK cinema admissions. From the
1930s to the present, the chart shows the diverse tastes that come
together to make up Britain's choice of film favorites.
Is Harry Potter more popular than The Lord of the Rings? How does
Bond compare with Bridget Jones? "The Ultimate Film" has the
answers taking the reader from "Carry on Nurse" to "A Clockwork
Orange, South Pacific "to "Star Wars" and "Ben Hur" all the way to
"Doctor Zhivago,"
Each film is looked at in turn. What did the critics think of it
when it was released and, with the benefit of hindsight, were they
right? Who were the stars and who directed the action? What
happened behind the scenes? What other films were being lauded at
the same time? What was happening in the country and the wider
world that led the film to be made, and then made it so
popular?
Sure to provoke debate and discussion, this fascinating and
lavishly illustrated book tells us much about our shared history,
culture and attitudes.
This is the first time a list has been compiled based on the films
people have most wanted to see. Some of the results will come as a
surprise and the list has much to tell us about how we once were,
and how cinema going has played no small part in shaping our
culture and helped make us the way we are today.
"The Ultimate Film" contains a number of breakout sections--lists
within a list to satisfy the most ardent film buff:
* Leading Ladies--discusses the female stars who did and didn't
make the list
* My Name's Bond--Britain's most successful film
franchiseexplored
* Missing Men--the male stars included and surprisingly
absent
* Ones that Got Away--Classic films not in the list
* Drawing the Crowds--Animated films and their continued
popularity
* Picture Palaces--The history and evolution of British
cinemas
* The Film at War--How wartime affected film production and cinema
going
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