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Whether we are trying to impress a date after an art-house film screening or discussing Oscar nominations with friends, we all need ways to watch and talk about movies. But with so much variety between an Alfred Hitchcock thriller and a Nora Ephron romantic comedy, how can everyday viewers determine what makes a good movie? In Talking Pictures, veteran film critic Ann Hornaday walks us through the production of a typical movie-from writing the script and casting to the final sound edit-and explains how to evaluate each piece of the process. How do we know if a film is well-written, above and beyond snappy dialogue? What constitutes a great screen performance? What goes into praiseworthy cinematography, editing, and sound design? And what does a director really do? Full of engaging anecdotes and interviews with actors and filmmakers, Talking Pictures will help us see movies in a whole new light-not just as fans, but as film critics in our own right.

Author

Hornaday, Ann, author

Publisher

Basic Books, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC, a subsidiary of Hachette Book Group, Inc

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781541672970

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Humanities

Rating

3.92 / 5 (25 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14