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

Bys: Dorney, John, Regan, Jessica, Salinsky, Tom

Book Overview

A fascinating history of motion pictures through the lens of the Academy Awards, the Best Picture winners, and the box-office contenders.

In Best Pick: A Journey through Film History and the Academy Awards, 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 "making-of" 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: "Did the Academy get it right?"

Full of wonderful stories, cogent analysis, and fascinating insights, Best Pick is a witty and enthralling look at the people, politics, movies, and trends that have shaped our cinematic world.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538163101
• ISBN13: 9781538163108
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"