Eyes Wide Open 2014: The Year's 25 Greatest Movies (and the 5 Worst) - Softcover

Barsanti, Chris

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1507505671 ISBN 13: 9781507505670

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

Who has the time to waste on a bad movie? In this quick and informative annual guide, critic Chris Barsanti ("Filmology," "The Sci-Fi Movie Guide") runs down the 25 movies from 2014 you should seek out—and the 5 worst you should avoid at all costs, including: · Dramas ("Boyhood," "Selma," "Calvary") · Comedies ("The Grand Budapest Hotel," "Birdman," "Top Five") · Foreign films ("Two Days, One Night;" "Omar") · Musicals ("Into the Woods," "20,000 Days on Earth") · Indies ("Bird People," "Locke," "Under the Skin") · Documentaries ("Life Itself," "Tales of the Grim Sleeper," "Last Days in Vietnam") · Surprises ("Guardians of the Galaxy," "The Lego Movie," "Begin Again") This guide to the year in movies also includes Best-Of lists, Honorable Mentions, DVD reviews, and the year’s best lines. From mega-budget blockbusters to tiny indies, "Eyes Wide Open: 2014" covers it all.

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About the Author

Chris Barsanti is a member of the National Book Critics Circle, New York Film Critics Online, and the Online Film Critics Society. He is the author of "Filmology: A Movie-a-Day Guide to the Movies You Need to Know" and "The Sci-Fi Movie Guide: The Universe of Film from Alien to Zardoz." His writings have been published everywhere from "The Chicago Tribune" and "Playboy" to "The Barnes & Noble Review," "The Virginia Quarterly Review," and "Publishers Weekly." His website is: chrisbarsanti.net.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1507505671
• ISBN 13: 9781507505670
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 154