Beschreibung:
'Like a pizza delivery driver who travels everywhere by moped, or a volcanologist who keeps turning the central heating up, I'm a film critic who loves going to the cinema.' - Peter Bradshaw. Peter Bradshaw is the film reviewer for intelligent, curious cinemagoers; he has worked at the Guardian for twenty years. The Films That Made Me collates his finest reviews from the last two decades, which carry with them his deep experience, knowledge and understanding of film.Introducing each section with a brief introductory article in his light, humorous tone, and ranging from The Cat in the Hat and the Twilight Saga to Synecdoche: New York, Bradshaw shares the films that he loved, the films that he hated, the films that made him laugh, cry, swoon and scared. His reviews range from the insightful and introspective to the savage and funny. A must read for all film fanatics.
IntroductionThe films that made me feel goodThe films that made me feel badThe films that made me laughThe films that made me cryThe films that made me worry: 9/11, the War on Terror, Obama and the awful aftermathThe films that made me scaredThe films that made me swoon: love stories and sexinessThe films that made me freak: shocking moviesThe films that made me think about the real world: documentariesThe films that made me reflect on childhood, mine and other people'sThe films that made ponder my suitability for LycraThe films that made me take my protein pills and put my helmet onThe films that made me consider Tilda Swinton's maxim: "There is no such thing as an old film."Index