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Author:   Scott Jordan Harris (United Kingdom.) ,  Charlie Marshall ,  David McMillan ,  Jayde Perkin
Publisher:   Intellect
Imprint:   Intellect Books
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.402kg
ISBN:  

9781783200405

ISBN 10:   1783200405
Pages:   128
Publication Date:   15 August 2013
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

The Clock on the Skyscraper in Safety Last! (1923) The Baby Carriage on the Steps in Battleship Potemkin (1925) Maria the Robot in Metropolis (1927) The Ruby Slippers in The Wizard of Oz (1939) The Floating Globe in The Great Dictator (1940) The Maltese Falcon in The Maltese Falcon (1941) The Rosebud Sled in Citizen Kane (1941) The Letters of Transit in Casablanca (1942) The Portrait of Laura Hunt in Laura (1944) Harold Russell’s Metal Hands in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) The Escalator between Heaven and Earth in A Matter of Life and Death (1946) The Camera with a Telescopic Lens in Rear Window (1954) Marilyn Monroe’s White Dress in The Seven Year Itch (1955) The Red Balloon in The Red Balloon (1956) The Bridge on the River Kwai in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) The Chess Set in The Seventh Seal (1957) Apu’s Manuscript in The World of Apu (1959) Mrs Robinson’s Stockings in The Graduate (1967) The Cosmic Cup of Coffee in Two or Three Things I Know About Her (1967) The Alien Monolith in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) The Harmonica in Once Upon A Time in the West (1968) Rooster Cogburn’s Eye Patch in True Grit (1969) The .44 Magnum in Dirty Harry (1971) Charlie’s Golden Ticket in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) The Horse’s Head in The Godfather (1972) The Golden Gun in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) The Two-Headed Coin in Sholay (1975) Luke Skywalker’s Lightsaber in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977) Michael Myers’s Mask in Halloween (1978) Kermit the Frog’s Bicycle in The Muppet Movie (1979) The Starship Enterprise in Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) The Discarded Coke Bottle in The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980) Jake LaMotta’s Title Belt in Raging Bull (1980) Indiana Jones’s Hat in The Indiana Jones films (1981-2008) The Red Ryder BB Gun in A Christmas Story (1983) The Wafer-Thin Mint in Monty’s Python’s The Meaning of Life (1983) Marty McFly’s Hoverboard in Back to the Future Part II (1989) Christy Brown’s Wheelchair in My Left Foot (1989) Jack Gable’s Typewriter in Delirious (1991) The Little Girl’s Red Coat in Schindler’s List (1993) The Briefcase in Pulp Fiction (1994) Sheriff Woody in Toy Story (1995) ‘The Worst Toilet in Scotland’ in Trainspotting (1996) Dirk Diggler’s (Prosthetic) Penis in Boogie Nights (1997) The Neuralyzer in Men in Black (1997) The White Plastic Bag in American Beauty (1999) The Red Pill and the Blue Pill in The Matrix (1999) The One Ring in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003) The Batmobile in Batman Begins (Christopher Nolan, 2005) Ryan Bingham’s Backpack in Up in the Air (2009)    

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Anyone who's ever obsessed over Rosebud or ruby slippers will find this wonderful book as essential as it is entertaining. The choices within are satisfying and often surprising, but be warned: you will want to revisit all fifty films as soon as you learn more about the iconic objects that have come to define each one. -Elizabeth Weitzman, film critic, New York Daily News A sparkling assessment of some of cinema's most iconic inanimate stars -Robbie Collin, chief film critic, Daily Telegraph

Anyone who's ever obsessed over Rosebud or ruby slippers will find this wonderful book as essential as it is entertaining. The choices within are satisfying and often surprising, but be warned: you will want to revisit all fifty films as soon as you learn more about the iconic objects that have come to define each one. -Elizabeth Weitzman, film critic, New York Daily News

Rosebud Sleds and Horses' Heads weds the sophisticated visual dreaminess of some great children's books to the prose of an unusually smooth scholar. Scott Jordan Harris isn't speaking for the objects. The objects are speaking through him. <br><br>--Wesley Morris, Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic, Boston Globe

Anyone who's ever obsessed over Rosebud or ruby slippers will find this wonderful book as essential as it is entertaining. The choices within are satisfying and often surprising, but be warned: you will want to revisit all fifty films as soon as you learn more about the iconic objects that have come to define each one. -Elizabeth Weitzman, film critic, New York Daily News A sparkling assessment of some of cinema's most iconic inanimate stars -Robbie Collin, chief film critic, Daily Telegraph Rosebud Sleds and Horses' Heads weds the sophisticated visual dreaminess of some great children's books to the prose of an unusually smooth scholar. Scott Jordan Harris isn't speaking for the objects. The objects are speaking through him. -Wesley Morris, Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic, Boston Globe

Author Information

Scott Jordan Harris is a culture critic for the Daily Telegraph, a contributor to the BBC's The Film Programme, and Roger Ebert's UK correspondent. He is the author of several books, most recently, World Film Locations: Chicago, also published by Intellect.

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