The DVD Stack I

by Nick Bradshaw (Author), Bradshaw Nick And Robey Tim (Author), Tim Robey (Author)

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  Paperback
  2006

  $3.23

  This is a unique book idea: Region-specific DVD guides are available on-line but not in print. This work is perfect for use as a guide for buying, or for renting from the phenomenally popular DVD clubs. It is the perfect Christmas present for the film buff in your life. Here is the ultimate guide to the burgeoning world of cinema on DVD - the 300 movies you must own, from Airplane! to The Wizard of Oz . DVD sales now far outstrip visits to the cinema. Indeed, film studios have realised that they make far more money with DVDs than with the original release - and have started tailoring DVDs accordingly, creating numerous special editions, box sets, widescreen transfers etc. The film fan who wants to buy the definitive version of, say, This is Spinal Tap is faced with a tough choice - there are several different versions available, with different edits, voiceovers, outtakes and so on. The DVD Stack is the definitive guide to 300 classic movies on DVD, right down to the best possible edition of the movie - and where in the world to find it.

• Used

  Paperback
  2007

  $3.23

  Selected, edited and written by film critics from the Daily Telegraph , Time Out , the Sunday Times , Sight and Sound and LOVEFiLM , The DVD Stack contains the finest film writing. It also compares and rates different DVD editions of classic films from around the world, including the all-important special features. So whether it is limited editions, budget releases, box-sets, special editions or more, The DVD Stack 2nd Edition can tell you the best possible edition of the movie and where in the world to find it. The editors' aim was to make a book 'representing both the best of cinema and the best of DVD'. Mixing the canonical and the eclectic, it also allows its writers to make idiosyncratic choices, so that it can help create the right DVD stack for your living room. From the classic ( Casablanca , On the Waterfront ) to the cult ( The Big Lebowski , Mulholland Drive ); from foreign language ( La Dolce Vita , Oldboy ) to documentary ( Bus 174 , Capturing the Friedmans ); from the arthouse ( The Kingdom , Solaris ) to the multiplex ( Con Air , Kill Bill ), all manner and make of film on DVD is here...