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Article posted: 12/1/2012 6:00 AM

Stories about films light up ‘Big Screen’

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"The Big Screen: The Story of the Movies" by David Thomson

ASSOCIATED PRESS/FARRAR, STRAUS AND GIROUX

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A treat for the film fan who already knows his Murnau from his Eisenstein, David Thomson's reflections on movies and their impact is a tart challenge to people who think the cinema began with their first box of popcorn. As Thomson notes, his look back at more than a century of movies is personal and reflective. It is full of opinions, but none that demand agreement to the point of being a turnoff. "They are there," he writes, "to urge you into your own."