Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Note to the Second Edition vi
3. CONTENTS vii
4. Foreword xii
5. Introduction xix
6. Prologue xxxi
7. PART 1. INTERVIEWS AND PROFILES 1
8. PART 2. THE BEST 103
9. PART 3. FOREIGN FILMS 221
10. PART 4. DOCUMENTARIES 265
11. PART 5. OVERLOOKED AND UNDERRATED 305
12. PART 6. ESSAYS AND THINK PIECES 335
13. PART 7. ON FILM CRITICISM 385
14. A Memo to Myself and Certain Other Film Critics 430
15. Epilogue: Thoughts on the Centennial of Cinema 433
16. Coda: On the Meaning of Life . . . and Movies 437
17. Appendix 1: Ten Best Lists, 1967–2012 441
18. Appendix 2: More of “The Best,” 2006–2012 458
19. Index 483