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 perfect gift for any serious movie buff, no matter what they prefer, from
Waiting for Guffman
to
Happy, Texas,
The Opposite of Sex
Belle Epoque
. Film noir, documentaries, drama, Westerns, animation, comedies, foreign films, even a few must-see TV shows on DVD—-
has it all.