The Big Screen: The Story of the Movies

by David Thomson

Book Overview

The definitive story of the medium that defines our times

The Big Screen tells the enthralling story of the movies: their rise and spread, their remarkable influence over us, and the technology that made the screen as important as the images it carries.
But The Big Screen is not another history of the movies. Rather, it is a wide-ranging narrative about the movies and their signal role in modern life. The celebrated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374534136
• ISBN13: 9780374534134
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.5" x 8.3"