Just a few pages into this book, Jandy & I already have much to discuss.
You Want History: American Movie Critics (The Introduction)
Jandy has inspired me to read, and Lopate has inspired me to write. A new series of posts begins based on a great compendium of film criticism.
Master Teacher: Reading Cameron Crowe’s Conversations With Wilder
I spent the last year nursing one book, one where one of my favorite writers spent hours speaking to another of my favorite writers.
Sea Change: Reading Pictures at a Revolution
One of the best film books I’ve read yet details the moment many things in film changed, some things remained the same, and critics responded curiously.
Afternoons & Coffeespoons: Reading Peter Biskind’s My Lunches With Orson
Please Mr. Welles – Tell me what you really think…
This Is How We Do It: Reading Sidney Lumet’s Making Movies
If you’ve ever wondered where your dreams come from, Sidney Lumet can explain precisely how they’re made.
Things Have Changed: Reading Jonathan Rosenbaum’s Goodbye Cinema, Hello Cinephilia
It’s all fun and games until someone brings up Fassbinder…