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Radio Times Guide To Films 2010 - Welcome to the 2010 edition of the Radio Times Guide to Films. With a grand total of 22,131 films (an increase on last year and including 505 new entries), this tenth edition of the Guide boasts better coverage than ever. The new entries comprise films released in UK cinemas during the past 12 months, and movies, old and new, that have been screened on television or become available on DVD during the same time period and have never before appeared in the Guide. And, as always, we aim to be the most up-to-date film guide on the market, thanks to the advance work of our dedicated reviewers. You will find a large number of reviews for movies that hadn’t made it to cinemas in the UK at the time of going to press, and 26 previews clearly signposted of major upcoming films that were not available for review prior to our deadline. Making way for these new entries are minor productions with limited availability that have slipped off TV channel transmission lists and are not on DVD. The Radio Times Guide to Films covers a wide range of cinema; we haven’t limited our selection to mainstream UK and US movies, but also include European films, significant and interesting works of world cinema, and even underground and experimental films a cross-section of 20th- and 21st-century cinema. Some film series may be represented here selectively, to give you a feel for their character and style. Many straight-to-DVD/video movies are included, as are made-for-television films, except for British TV productions, which are treated as dramas rather than films by Radio Times.

Radio Times 100 Greatest Film Comedies - Welcome to the Radio Times 100 Greatest Films series, a set of books to collect and treasure that provides a lively, colourful and informative guide to the 100 movies in key genres. In this case, it’s comedy, from silent cinema (The General) through to the latest critical or commercial successes (Little Miss Sunshine). We invite you to join us in our love of cinema, as we celebrate the best films of their kind throughout the history of the moving image, with detailed entries for each film in the 100 as well as expert analyses at the back of the book on the key influences – director, studio – in each genre. You can use these books to enhance your knowledge of film, to have fun testing your friends and family, as a starting point for your own list, or even to build a comprehensive DVD or Blu-ray library. And how did we come up with the 100? As Radio Times Film Editor Andrew Collins has already mentioned in his Foreword, fierce debate and noisy deliberation played a major part. But the nuts and bolts of the process were that all contributors voted for their top 50, each top ten was allocated points (from 12 down to 3), with the remaining 40 getting 1 point apiece. The total was then weighted according to how many times a film had been voted for, ensuring that no one person’s tastes would outweigh the majority. Honourable mention must go to the films that almost made the 100 – but not quite. The Contributors’ Top Tens section at the back of the book is marked with asterisks against titles that are not in the 100, to give you a flavour of the films that were considered but didn’t make the list. Every entry includes a plot synopsis and a review providing critical insights from our expert writing team The most memorable line from each film is quoted, with behind-the-scenes anecdotes about the film and its stars Other details include major cast and director/writing credits. Some actors/directors are occasionally credited in different ways on different films. In these cases, we have printed the name as credited on that film, followed in square brackets by the name under which that person is more commonly known. Major awards for each title (Oscars and Baftas) are also given, and any DVD extras are listed with details of the DVD edition being highlighted and Blu-ray availability.

Radio Times 100 Greatest Film Thrillers - Welcome to the Radio Times 100 Greatest Films series, a set of books to collect and treasure that provides a lively, colourful and informative guide to the 100 movies in key genres. In this case, it’s thriller, from the 1930s (The 39 Steps) through to the latest critical or commercial successes (The Bourne Trilogy). We invite you to join us in our love of cinema, as we celebrate the best films of their kind throughout the history of the moving image, with detailed entries for each film in the 100 as well as expert analyses at the back of the book on the key influences – director, musical score – in each genre. You can use these books to enhance your knowledge of film, to have fun testing your friends and family, as a starting point for your own list, or even to build a comprehensive DVD or Blu-ray library. And how did we come up with the 100? Well, fierce debate and noisy deliberation played a major part. But the nuts and bolts of the process were that all contributors voted for their top 50 in the genre, each top ten was allocated points (from 12 down to 3), with the remaining 40 getting 1 point apiece. These points were then weighted according to how many times a film had been voted for, ensuring that no one person’s tastes would outweigh the majority. The points were collated and the results are before you. Honourable mention must go to the films that almost made the 100 – but not quite. The Contributors’ Top Tens section at the back of the book is marked with asterisks against titles that are not in the 100, to give you a flavour of the films that were considered but didn’t make the list. Every entry includes a plot synopsis and a review providing critical insights from our expert writing team The most memorable line from each film is quoted, with behind-the-scenes anecdotes about the film and its stars Other details include major cast and director/writing credits. Some actors/directors are occasionally credited in different ways on different films. In these cases, we have printed the name as credited on that film, followed in square brackets by the name under which that person is more commonly known. Major awards for each title (Oscars and Baftas) are also given, and any DVD extras are listed with details of the DVD edition being highlighted and Blu-ray availability.