Cinema Year by Year 1894-2002

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Summary: Amazing Easy Interesting Account of Cinema Through The Years
Review: This huge compendium of journal-like snapshots of the Cinema from the beginning is a fascinating, capsulized visit to the highlights of movies described by year and special interest articles with plenty of pictures and poster art, citing most of the major movies and personalities involved in the motion picture industry including foreign films. Minor irritations only slightly detract from this amazing work. There are glaring black and white photos used for color motion pictures confusing the transition between the history of black and white to technicolor. There is special attention made to Oscar award winners without many of the awards failing to get the detailed attention that they might deserve or at least some guideline as to how the editors picked their film selections. Many of the picture arts and extra photos are given good exposure, yet the reader is left often times wanted to know a bit more about them. Regardless of these faults, "Cinema" remains a gorgeous, easily read masterpiece of film across the years.