Telling you everything you need to know about the must-see movies, from the ones you shouldn't have missed the first time around, to the ones you can see again and again, this reference guide details each genre of film, from romance to horror and sci-fi. It tells you exactly why these films deserve inclusion in the list, about the their conception and development and even about the most famous pieces of memorabilia associated with them.nnContributors include: Geoff Andrew, Linda Badley, Joanna Berry, Edward Buscombe, Tom Charity, Travis Crawford, Adrian Danks, David Del Valle, Roumiana Deltcheva, Dana Duma, Rachel Dwyer, Angela Errigo, Cynthia Freeland, Jean-Michel Frodon, Chris Fujiwara, Ernest Hardy, Philip Kemp, Joshua Klein, Karen Krizanovich, Colin MacCabe, Adrian Martin, Annalee Newitz, Kim Newman, R. Barton Palmer, Richard Pena, Murray Pomerance, Phil Powrie, B?r?nice Reynaud, David Robinson, Jonathan Romney, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Martin Rubin, Adam Simon, David Sterritt, Adisakdi Tantimedh, Ella Taylor, Ginette Vincendeau, and Josephine Woll.