{"product_id":"when-movies-mattered-when-movies-mattered-when-movies-mattered-reviews-from-a-transformative-decade-reviews-from-a-transformative-decade-reviews-from-9780226429410","title":"When Movies Mattered When Movies Mattered When Movies Mattered: Reviews from a Transformative Decade Reviews from a Transformative Decade Reviews from","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf you have ever wanted to dig around in the archives for that perfect Sunday afternoon DVD and first turned to a witty weekly column in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, then you are already familiar with one of our nation's premier film critics. If you love movies--and the writers who engage them--and just happen to have followed two of the highest circulating daily papers in the country, then you probably recognize the name of the intellectually dazzling writer who has been penning pieces on American and foreign films for over thirty years. And if you called the City of the Big Shoulders home in the 1970s or 1980s and relied on those trenchant, incisive reviews from the \u003ci\u003eChicago Reader\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune \u003c\/i\u003eto guide your moviegoing delight, then you know Dave Kehr. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Movies Mattered \u003c\/i\u003epresents a wide-ranging and illuminating selection of Kehr's criticism from the \u003ci\u003eReader\u003c\/i\u003e--most of which is reprinted here for the first time--including insightful discussions of film history and his controversial Top Ten lists. Long heralded by his peers for both his deep knowledge and incisive style, Kehr developed his approach to writing about film from the auteur criticism popular in the '70s. Though Kehr's criticism has never lost its intellectual edge, it's still easily accessible to anyone who truly cares about movies. Never watered down and always razor sharp, it goes beyond wry observations to an acute examination of the particular stylistic qualities that define the work of individual directors and determine the meaning of individual films.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom current releases to important revivals, from classical Hollywood to foreign fare, Kehr has kept us spellbound with his insightful critical commentaries. \u003ci\u003eWhen Movies Mattered\u003c\/i\u003e will secure his place among our very best writers about all things cinematic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3220618\"\u003eDave Kehr\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.99h x 6.35w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226429410\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226429415\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER004020\"\u003eFilm | Guides \u0026amp; Reviews\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER004030\"\u003eFilm | History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDave Kehr \u003c\/b\u003emoved to the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune \u003c\/i\u003eafter leaving the \u003ci\u003eChicago Reader \u003c\/i\u003ein 1986, and he was its principal film critic until late 1992, when he moved to New York. His work has appeared regularly in \u003ci\u003eFilm Comment\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand he is a member of the National Society of Film Critics. He blogs at www.davekehr.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42670158807277,"sku":"9780226429410","price":43.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_66fa9a16-fe62-4792-bad8-a43427f801d6.jpg?v=1649489171","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/when-movies-mattered-when-movies-mattered-when-movies-mattered-reviews-from-a-transformative-decade-reviews-from-a-transformative-decade-reviews-from-9780226429410","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}