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The Bookshelf: Glen David Gold’s SUNNYSIDE

Jan 31, 2014 Carley MIchelle Hildebrand 0

Sunnyside (Knopf, 576 pages, $26.95) By Glen David Gold The same brand of white-hot prose and ever-so-clever historical fudging that made Glen David Gold’s magical Carter Beats the Devil, a critical and popular smash, is […]

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Mirrors of Silent Hollywood

Jan 10, 2014 Carley MIchelle Hildebrand 2

Hollywood has all the earmarks of a bona-fide, tangible city: its sun kissed sloping hillsides and stretching curves of blue coast; its whimsical architecture that blends neoclassicism, deco and Moorish sensibilities with carefree abandon; the […]

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David Thomson’s The Big Screen: The Story Of Movies And What They Did To Us

Nov 15, 2013 Carley MIchelle Hildebrand 0

The Big Screen: The Story of Movies and What They Did To Us (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 608 pages, $35) By David Thomson Oh, to be David Thomson! Love him or hate him, you gotta […]

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Book Review: Final Cuts–The Last Films of 50 Great Directors

Sep 28, 2013 Carley MIchelle Hildebrand 0

Final Cuts: The Last Films of 50 Great Directors (BearManor Media, 350 pages, $24.95) By Nat Segaloff In a business where you’re only as good as your last film, it is surprising to learn that […]

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Book Review: Roman Polanski: A Retrospective

Aug 6, 2013 Drew Morton 1

Roman Polanski:  A Retrospective By James Greenberg ISBN:  978-1419707216 Abrams August 2013 288 pages James Greenberg’s new book Roman Polanski:  A Retrospective is a beautifully illustrated coffee table book chronicling the Polish enfant terrible’s long career.  Coming into […]

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Book Review: Jaws: Memories from Martha’s Vineyard

Jul 22, 2013 Drew Morton 0

Jaws: Memories from Martha’s Vineyard (Expanded Second Edition, 2012) By Matt Taylor ISBN: 9781781163023 Titan Books September 2012 312 pages The introductory statement “Matt Taylor’s coffee table book Jaws:  Memories from Martha’s Vineyard (Expanded Second Edition, 2012)” perfectly […]

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The Best Film You’ve Never Seen

Jul 13, 2013 Carley MIchelle Hildebrand 5

The title really does say it all. But what works best about Robert K. Elder’s new release The Best Film You’ve Never Seen is that this is not a book about guilty pleasures. It’s about […]

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Book Review: My Lunches with Orson

Jul 10, 2013 Drew Morton 6

My Lunches with Orson is a classic film fan’s dream come true…partially.  The book contains the transcripts of Henry Jaglom’s lunchtime conversations with Orson Welles that took place during the last three years of his […]

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  • There’s HOPE For Us Yet: Bob Hope from Kino Lorber

    Feb 5, 2018 0
    I may get some hits for this, but I posit that classic film fans generally do not have as great an affinity for the popular movie comedians of the 30s and 40s, as they do [...]
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    Fire Walk With # Me Too: A Personal Retrospection on Twin Peaks

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    Reviewing a movie you’ve seen a million times over an almost twenty year period is a hard task, especially when it comes to something that has become a large part of your life and that [...]
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    Dame in the Game: Gloria Grahame

    Jul 19, 2017 2
    Gloria Grahame may not seem to fit alongside the women we typically feature in this column — she didn’t found her own company, become a director, break any particular barriers, or do significant philanthropic work. [...]
  • Dame in the Game: We Love Lucy

    May 26, 2017 0
    Though we’ll always remember Lucille Ball as Lucy Ricardo, the madcap housewife constantly getting herself into scrapes, the depth and reach of her career and influence extend far beyond I Love Lucy. The character of [...]
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    Dame in the Game: Lois Weber

    Apr 20, 2017 2
    Film historian Maureen Lee Lenker returns with the latest edition of her column, Dame in the Game: an in-depth look at groundbreaking women in film. Though she is little known today, Lois Weber was one [...]

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  • LOST LA: Dream Factory

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    I’m a nut for L.A. history, and when that history melds with the early days of Hollywood, I’m in 100%. So I was very excited to screen LOST LA: The Dream Factory.  Most confounding, was my [...]
  • An Afternoon at the Silent Clowns Film Series

    Jun 14, 2017 2
    The Bruno Walter Auditorium is home to the Silent Clowns Film Series, which boasts itself as “New York’s longest-running regularly scheduled silent film showcase.” For twenty years now, the series has provided the public with [...]
  • The Retro Set Virtual Alt-Fest: Saturday Edition

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    Welcome to the Retro Set Virtual Fest: Saturday Edition! Join the party and follow the links below – no matter where you are! This year, you can watch the films at the same time we do. [...]
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