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From: cbf@allegra.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Books on film
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Date: Wed, 19-Oct-83 09:12:16 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct 19 09:12:16 1983
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I must disagree with utcsrgv!oscar on the interpretive merits of
Leonard Maltin's "TV Movies".  While I admire its scope and factual
accuracy, I have gotten turned off by its views on a lot of movies
about which I have strong feelings.  I find the rival "Movies on TV" to
be a MUCH more literate approach to film.  If I had to summarize the
differences between the two books, I would say that "TV Movies" places
a rather pedestrian emphasis on film "reviewing", whereas "Movies on
TV" is written from the standpoint of film "criticism" with a greater
awareness of a film's historical, intellectual and esthetic worth
beyond its mere plot line and production values.  To give just one
example of why I treasure "Movies on TV", this is what it has to say
about Renoir's *The Rules of the Game*:  "The greatest film ever made.
Period."

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