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Read Instead… in Print
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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Peter Shelley’s book, Jules Dassin: The Life and Films, is a first full account in English of the director’s life and work. Jules Dassin, who, according to none other than François Truffaut, “made the best film noir I have seen”. Read More
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It’s all in that title. The possibilities that title holds. The mysteries it eventually further deepens. I didn’t expect anything less from David Lynch. Room to Dream does not demystify. What movie lover would want that? Read More
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