Peter Bogdanovich's Movie of the Week: 52 Classic Films for One Full Year

As a critic and historian, Peter Bogdanovich has written about the talents behind the screen, including memorable studies on Orson Welles, Fritz Lang and Frank Tashlin. "Movie of the Week" is a fascinating series of critical and historic essays, ranging from masterworks ("Citizen Kane" and "Grand Illusion") to cult favorites ("Artists and Models" and "The Merry Widow"). His telling observations on influential silents such as "The Crowd" and "Steamboat Bill Jr." - and lesser-known filmmakers like King Vidor and Allan Dwan - make it a book worth having. In fact, one would be hard-pressed to disagree with Bogdanovich's 52 selections.