Reel Culture: 50 Movies You Should Know About

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Reel Culture: 50 Movies You Should Know About

Mimi O'Connor

Teens love movies. But when we start talking about the movies from last century, they're often in the dark. Reel Culture is for the young person who is curious about film history, and wants to be the one at the party who knows what Casablanca was about or who first made the LBD (little black dress) hot in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. From Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory to Raiders of the Lost Ark, Reel Culture explores the 50 most influential--yet often unknown to teens--films of the 20th century.

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Book Details

Genre:

Anthology
Educational
Nonfiction

Age Level:

12 and up

Reel Culture: 50 Movies You Should Know About review by ALue

ALue

Reel Culture by Mimi O'Connor outlines fifty influential movies from the 20th Century. These films have shaped our culture with memorable quotes, scenes, and characters. From Audrey Helpburn's little black dress in "Breakfast atTiffany's to Al Pacino's famous shootout in "Scarface,"O'Connor describes what has made these films endure in American culture. Furthermore, she references more films outside of the main fifty that are related via director, actor, or film style.