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|  | A List by Jay Carr
Best of lists in film are as ubiquitous as shopping lists, and usually arrive to the shouts of those decrying certain omissions, and the others bellowing about one or another pick's inclusion. The National Society of Film Critics weighs in with their own canon-fetish, a list of the 100 films necessary to have seen to appreciate the art of the cinema. Each title is accompanied by a short essay by one of the many critics in the Society. Included are THE BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN, introduced by Roger Ebert; NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, introduced by Kevin Thomas; Bruce Lee's ENTER THE DRAGON, introduced by Michael Sragow; and JAILHOUSE ROCK, with an introduction by Carrie Rickey. AUTHOR: Jay Carr
PUBLISHER: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture 
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 | A Midsummer Night's Dream by A. L. Rowse, Alan Durband, Alfred Alexander Evans, Barbara A. Mowat, David Bevington
Confusions of the heart reign in Athens, where everyone is pining away for the wrong person except Theseus, the Duke and his fiancee, Hippolyta, whose wedding day is fast approaching. Hermia, the Duke's daughter, is intent on marrying Lysander, although her father disapproves and threatens to make her a nun if she refuses to marry his choice for her, Demetrius. However, Helena loves Demetrius, who courted her once, and Lysander and Hermia plan to elope despite the Duke's orders. Hoping that Demetrius will fall for her instead, Helena plans to alert Demetrius that Hermia will shortly be spoken for. Meanwhile, in a subplot, the artisans Quince, Snug, Flute, Snout, Starveling, and Bottom, are rehearsing the play PYRAMUS AND THISBE to be performed at the Duke's wedding. As Hermia and Lysander head into woods to elope, with Helena and Demetrius following, the amateur acting troupe likewise takes cover in the woods to rehearse in privacy. This leads all the players into the realm of fairy magic, where fairies Oberon and Titania are arguing over a changeling. When Oberon decides to play a trick on Titania with the aid of a magic flower that causes people to fall in love with the first person (or beast) they set eyes on, the real trouble starts. The flower is used liberally on both the humans and the fairies by the trouble-making sprite Puck, inspiring many amorous entanglements. There is no known source for Shakespeare's fantastic plot, though the structure is classical, as the events begin in the court, relocate to an uncivilized environment, and return to the court with renewed order, and aspects of the imagery are drawn from classic works, such as Apuleius's THE GOLDEN ASS and Ovid's METAMORPHOSES. Evidence in the play, like Titania's remark about three unusually unpleasant summers in a row--documented elsewhere in England's records--suggest a composition date of 1595 or 1596. A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM was listed in a 1598 catalogue of Shakespeare's works, and was publi AUTHOR: A. L. Rowse, Alan Durband, Alfred Alexander Evans, Barbara A. Mowat, David Bevington
PUBLISHER: Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Odyssey by Derek Walcott
Description not available.Dramatizes events and characters from Homer's Odyssey, including Proteus, the Old Man of the Sea, the Cyclops, Circe, ghosts, and mermaids AUTHOR: Derek Walcott
PUBLISHER: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Silent Screens by Michael Putnam
In this work, photographer Michael Putnam shares his shots of decrepit movie theaters that he discovered in small towns while traveling on Route 66. His eerie black-and-white images are accompanied by essays by famous writers--including Molly Haskell, Andrew Sarris, and Larry McMurty--that entertain themes of love, loss, and transformation. AUTHOR: Michael Putnam
PUBLISHER: Johns Hopkins University Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | I Want a Hat Like That by Children's Television Workshop Staff
Description not available.Grover has an interest in many occupations and decides to give them a try, thus with the quick change of a hat, he is soon experiencing the life of a fireman, astronaut, and baseball player all in one adventurous day. AUTHOR: Children's Television Workshop Staff
PUBLISHER: Random House, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Art in Europe 1700-1830 by Matthew Craske
Matthew Craske creates a totally new and vivid record of eighteenth-and early nineteenth-century art in Europe, taking a critical view of such conventional categories as the rococo , the neo-classical , and the romantic . He goes on to explore crucial thematic issues, such as changes in taste and manners and the impact of enlightenment on art. 130 photos, 65 in color. AUTHOR: Matthew Craske
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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