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Book Review: Understanding Steven Spielberg

Much has been written about Steven Spielberg. He is, after all, the highest-grossing director of all time, and has managed…

5 years ago
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Book Review: Moviemaker John Water’s Contemporary Art Practice is Examined in Indecent Exposure

Alternately ennobled with the titles “Prince of Puke,” “Pope of Trash,” and “The People’s Pervert,” Baltimore moviemaker John Waters is…

5 years ago
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Book Review: Seduction: Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes’s Hollywood

Karina Longworth is best known as the creator, producer, and host of popular Hollywood history podcast You Must Remember This,…

6 years ago
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Book Review: Ad Nauseam is a Charming Trip Through Curated ’80s Horror Newsprint Ads

Like your favorite fright flick marathon, Michael Gingold’s Ad Nauseam: Newsprint Nightmares from the 1980s is a nostalgic trip through '80s horror.…

6 years ago
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Book Review: Harmony Korine’s First Monograph Explores Multi-Disciplinary Practices Ahead of BLOCKBUSTER Exhibit

Harmony Korine’s first monograph reads like a grand montage of a primed spirit. To date, he has created art of…

6 years ago
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Book Review: Hitchcock’s Heroines

Caroline Young is the Scottish author of several books on film and fashion, most recently Hitchcock’s Heroines, a big, beautiful…

6 years ago
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Book Review: Transcendental Style in Film

In 1972, film student and aspiring critic Paul Schrader published his landmark study on spirituality in cinema, Transcendental Style in…

6 years ago
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The Ashtray: Errol Morris Reimagines Total World Philosophy in Overwhelming New Book

New from Errol Morris, The Ashtray (Or the Man Who Denied Reality) is the legendary writer-director’s first book since 2012’s…

6 years ago
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Space Odyssey: Beautiful New Book Examines Two Geniuses’ Creative Relationship Operating At Its Peak

Destined to sit on the dusty bedside tables of young film students and seasoned fanatics alike, Michael Benson’s Space Odyssey:…

6 years ago
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Like Brothers: Mark and Jay Duplass Explore Their Fraternal Filmmaking Bond in New Memoir

“How do you make it in this brutal fucking business?” This is the question that indie moviemaking mainstays Mark and…

6 years ago