About the Author

Andrew Sarris is film critic for The New York Observer and was for 29 years the critic for The Village Voice. The author of the seminal The American Cinema, he teaches at Columbia University and lives in New York City.

Reviews

"Film historian Sarris brings a bit of everything to this enticing, encyclopedic book--political and social history, autobiography, psychology, formal sense, common sense."--Entertainment Weekly
"An indispensable reference on American movies."--The Baltimore Sun
"[A] profound, penetrating study by the highly regarded film critic... a treat for readers. "--San Francisco Chronicle