The Great Movies is the name of several publications, both online and in print, from Roger Ebert, the American film critic and columnist for The Chicago Sun-Times. The object was, as Ebert put it, to "make a tour of the landmarks of the first century of cinema",[1] by writing essays on films Ebert considered particularly well-made, important or influential.
The Great Movies was published as four books:
- The Great Movies, published in November 2003 (544 pages, Three Rivers Press, ISBN 978-0767910385)
- The Great Movies II published in February 2006 (517 pages, Three Rivers Press, ISBN 978-0767919869)
- The Great Movies III, published in October 2011 (440 pages, University of Chicago Press, ISBN 978-0226182094)
- The Great Movies IV, published in September 2016 (288 pages, University of Chicago Press, ISBN 978-0226403984)
See also edit
- 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, a similar-themed book with essays from 70 different critics, released in 2003
- List of films considered the best
References edit
Explanatory notes
Citations
- ^ Ebert, Roger (November 2003). The Great Movies. New York: Three Rivers Press. p. xvi. ISBN 978-0767910385.