The big screen :

Thomson, David, 1941-

The big screen : the story of the movies and what they did to us / David Thomson. - 1st ed. - New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012. - viii, 595 p., [16] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [529]-551) and index.

Explores movies and media across time, and asks about the role of movies in modern life, from imitations of life to culture changing, as escapes from everyday reality and its responsibilities, or as guides on how to live.

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Motion pictures--Social aspects--United States.
Motion pictures--History.--United States
Motion pictures--Social aspects.--United States
Motion pictures--History.--United States

PN1993.5.U6 / T463 2012

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