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Read Instead…in Print
Read instead…in print #21: J’ai connu une belle époque, Jacques Deray Read More
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Satyajit Ray wrote his own dialogue (scored his films and often designed their publicity materials as well), but his films rose above the words, as he believed a film should be conveyed in images as much as possible. Satyajit Ray’s films are like that, striking this incredible balance between sound and image and containing moments of purely visual significance. Read More
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Quentin Tarantino is a filmmaker in complete control of his art, yet when he writes about his favourite films, he does it without the pretentiousness of the deep knowledge he masters. Cinema Speculation is about his personal choices. In this in this fake, politically correct, pretentious medium that cinema and society are struggling in at the moment, Tarantino’s book is a breath of fresh air. Read More
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Read instead…in print #18. Making Movies, Sidney Lumet. If you are a filmgoer, if you like movies just a little bit, if it is just one film that you’ve ever liked, then you should read this book. Read More
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In San Francisco Noir, Nathaniel Rich achieves this really nice balance of content related to the film, scene and location. It’s the kind of writing, not analytical and remote, but personal and engulfing, that immerses the reader in the story, to the point of almost becoming a viewer. Read More
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