This is the most recent edition of Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2016 Edition).

Do you know someone who spends ages scrolling through Netflix? This book ensures that they'll always have something to watch. This book contains 500 original movie posters, hundreds of stunning movie stills, quotes from movie directors and critics, and fun trivia about each movie! The film recommends films from every genre imaginable. Whether they prefer Spike Lee or Nancy Meyers, this book has something for everyone. Price: £10.00

Schneider, S: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die von Steven Jay Schneider

With over 1.75 million copies sold worldwide, this book is a must-have for all movie lovers, from casual movie-goers to film connoisseurs. This brand-new edition of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die covers more than a century of movie history. Selected and authored by a team of international film critics, every profile is packed with details, plot summaries and production notes, and little-known facts relating to the film's history. Each entry offers a fresh look at some the greatest films of all time. Learn the complete history of filmmaking, from silent-era sensations such as D. W. Griffith's controversial The Birth of a Nation to recent Oscar winners. Discover little-known facts about Hollywood's most memorable musicals, greatest dramas, noteworthy documentaries, screwball comedies, classic westerns, action and adventure films, and more. Movie lovers of all stripes will thoroughly enjoy this must-have compilation. Author: Steven Jay Schneider Publisher: B.E.S. Published: 12/14/2021 Pages: 960 Binding Type: Hardcover Weight: 4.55lbs Size: 8.40h x 6.60w x 2.30d ISBN: 9781438089119

This is the most recent edition of Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2016 Edition).

Every movie lover has a personal list of movies to watch before you die. There's classics, indies, and legendary films. I bet you haven't seen all 101!

So I stumbled upon this list on Pinterest earlier today (also available below) and have spent the past half hour going through it. All 1001 entries. It’s from the book of the same name, 1001 …

I still have fond memories of my collection of the Aurora monster models I use to put together in the 1970’s. The core collection pictured here, taken from the website atomicantiques.com, includes all the Universal Studios monsters, as well as my personal favorite, The Forgotten Prisoner. Why was it my favorite? Because there was nothing but shackled skeletal remains left of him! The skull was screaming, but the scariest part to me when I was a kid was the fact that he had been, as the title suggests, forgotten. What torment he must have gone through. I still have a Dr. Zaius model from Planet of the Apes, which didn’t quite fit in with the theme of monster models, but I liked it. I also had a glow-in-the-dark King Kong, which has long since gone to that big monster plantation in the sky. Painting the models after you glued them together was optional, but I honestly like the look of them unpainted. Why do I bring this up on the 1001 movie blog? Two of these models were based on characterizations based on the silent films of Lon Chaney Sr. I will always think of Chaney when I think of the The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Sorry, Disney) and will also always think of Chaney when I think of The Phantom of the Opera (Sorry, Andrew Lloyd Webber). The Phantom model was maybe the coolest of the lot because it had a removable mask that you could attach to his face or put on his outstretched hand. There is also a man in a prison cell behind the Phantom's feet, which doesn’t have any relation to the movie, but was always a pretty frightening concept to me anyway. In the 1925 film itself, the Phantom is described thusly: His eyes are ghastly beads in which there is no light-like holes in a grinning skull! His face is like leprous parchment, yellow skin strung tight over protruding bones! His nose-there is no nose! After Chaney is unmasked as the Phantom, it is an image that is still disturbing and unforgettable. The film has its plusses (The Phantom’s underground lair and Chaney) and minuses (plot holes and a few mediocre supporting performances). Certainly no horror movie buff can be complete without watching The Phantom of the Opera, so get on it and don’t tell me you don’t like silent movies! And while you’re at it, try to get one of the old monster models on Ebay or somewhere else and put it together. You’ll be glad you did.