A guide to 52 prime examples of must-see cinema, The Essentials Vol. 2. -- based on the Turner Classic Movies series -- is packed with behind-the-scenes stories, insightful commentary, moments to watch for, and hundreds of photos spotlighting films that define the meaning of the word "classic."

Featured films:
Sunrise (1927)
Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)
Freaks (1932)
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
Twentieth Century (1934)
Top Hat (1935)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Dodsworth (1936)
Awful Truth, The (1937)
Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)
Stagecoach (1939)
Women, The (1939)
Great Dictator, The (1940)
Philadelphia Story, The (1940)
Maltese Falcon, The (1941)
Ball of Fire (1941)
Sullivan's Travels (1942)
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Cat People (1942)
Laura (1944)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Brief Encounter (1945)
Notorious (1946)
Ghost and Mrs. Muir, The (1947)
Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (1948)
Asphalt Jungle, The (1950)
Rashomon (1950)
Place in the Sun, A (1951)
American in Paris, An (1951)
The Quiet Man (1952)
High Noon (1952)
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Night of the Hunter, The (1955)
Pather Panchali (1955)
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Face in the Crowd, A (1957)
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957)
Vertigo (1958)
Pillow Talk (1959)
Apartment, The (1960)
Psycho (1960)
Ride the High Country (1962)
Battle of Algiers, The (1966)
Producers, The (1967)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Sting, The (1973)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Harlan County, USA (1976)
Network (1977)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Field of Dreams (1989)

About the Author
Jeremy Arnold is a film historian, commentator, and author of Turner Classic Movies: The Essentials and Christmas in the Movies: 30 Classics to Celebrate the Season. His writing has appeared in Variety, the Hollywood Reporter, Moviemaker, and the Directors Guild of America magazine, and he has recorded audio commentaries for the Blu-ray or DVD releases of numerous vintage films. He lives in Los Angeles.


Book Information
ISBN 9780762469390
Author Jeremy Arnold
Format Paperback
Page Count 312
Imprint Running Press Adult
Publisher Running Press,U.S.
Weight(grams) 1100g
Dimensions(mm) 232mm * 188mm * 30mm