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Lionel Farrell of "The Newcastle Herald" reviewed the original 200-page, small-format British edition on November 10, 1995. For the present 256-page, large-format American edition, the number of films described and detailed in the book have been considerably increased.
"This account is the second of three books covering the CinemaScope revolution which rescued the film industry from the dramatic slump in cinema attendance in the early 1950s due to the impact of television. It carries the title "20th Century-Fox" in recognition of the fact that this studio not only introduced CinemaScope but provided the answer to the problems of the industry, and thus took over from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as Hollywood’s leading film studio.
"All the films selected for this book, made by or released through Fox, are given the characteristic John Howard Reid treatment, namely complete information on cast, crew and production notes, plus up-to-date reviews and critical assessments.
"Informative, comprehensive and entertaining, with over 80 illustrations (most of them full page or half-page), this selection is sure to awake fond memories."
Many of these titles of course are now available in their original CinemaScope format on DVD.
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