The Best DVDs You've Never Seen, Just Missed or Almost Forgotten

A Guide for the Curious Film Lover

By The New York Times

2005

First Published

3.37

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512

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Want to look further than the nearest mega-plex? At last, a guide for you. A.O. Scott Stephen Holden Caryn James Dave Kehr Peter M. Nichols If just trudging to the latest Hollywood blockbuster doesn't appeal to you, The Best DVDs You've Never Seen, Narrowly Missed or Almost Forgotten is the perfect companion. Inside, the film critics of The New York Times have made their top choices for those movies that are unjustly obscure, overlooked or just plain forgotten. * Newly updated reviews of 500 films—-all available on DVD! * Sophisticated, intelligent, entertaining, provoking—-these films run the gamut. * Each critic's top 10 picks from the book * Introduction by A. O. Scott, chief movie critic for The New York Times The perfect gift for any serious movie buff, no matter what they prefer, from Waiting for Guffman to Happy, Texas, The Opposite of Sex to Belle Epoque. Film noir, documentaries, drama, Westerns, animation, comedies, foreign films, even a few must-see TV shows on DVD—-The Best DVDs You've Never Seen, Narrowly Missed or Almost Forgotten has it all.

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The New York Times

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The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed internationally. Founded in 1851, the newspaper has won 112 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other news organization. Its website receives 30 million unique visitors per month.