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Best Pick: A Journey through Film History and the Academy Awards

Best Pick: A Journey through Film History and the Academy Awards
Author: John Dorney;Jessica Regan;Tom Salinsky;Helen O'Hara
Price: $21.60
ISBN-10: 153816311X
ISBN-13: 9781538163115
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<b>A fascinating history of motion pictures through the lens of the Academy Awards, the Best Picture winners, and the box-office contenders.</b><br><br>In <i>Best Pick: A Journey through Film History and the Academy Awards</i>, John Dorney, Jessica Regan, and Tom Salinsky provide a captivating decade-by-decade exploration of the Oscars. For each decade, they examine the making of classic films, trends and innovations in cinema, behind-the-scenes scandals at the awards ceremony, and who won and why. Twenty films are reviewed in-depth, alongside ten detailed &ldquo;making-of&rdquo; accounts and capsule reviews of every single Best Picture winner in history. In addition, each Best Picture winner is carefully scrutinized to answer the ultimate question: &ldquo;Did the Academy get it right?&rdquo; <br><br>Full of wonderful stories, cogent analysis, and fascinating insights, <i>Best Pick</i> is a witty and enthralling look at the people, politics, movies, and trends that have shaped our cinematic world.