Read any good books lately?
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JAMES DEAN and NICHOLAS RAY
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Dewey1960 »
April 20th, 2007, 7:47 am
I just recently finished reading the book LIVE FAST, DIE YOUNG: THE WILD RIDE OF MAKING REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE by Lawrence Frascella and Al Weisel. In...
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The Egg and I
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Fedya »
December 16th, 2022, 4:00 pm
I listen to podcasts of the various English services of what were the old foreign broadcasters on shortwave, which have almost entirely moved to the...
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May 27th, 2014, 1:09 pm
Movies made from Books?
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JulieMarch4th »
April 16th, 2007, 10:40 am
Anyone interested in this topic? I always wonder if people pick up a book after seeing a movie, or how a screenwriter translates a book into a...
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February 4th, 2014, 9:36 am
Fredric March: A Consummate Actor
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charlestranberg »
October 30th, 2013, 3:08 pm
I wrote the book Fredric March: A Consummate Actor because I've been a fan of Fredric March's for a long time. In his lifetime he was acknowledged as...
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November 20th, 2013, 8:35 pm
"The Films of Agnes Moorehead"
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Vecchiolarry »
July 8th, 2013, 8:00 pm
Hi,
An advertisement for a book The Films of Agnes Moorehead caught my eye in the latest Classic Images magazine.
Author - Axel Nissen
Rowman &...
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Last post by Professional Tourist
October 28th, 2013, 10:12 pm
Hollywood Royalty by Gregory Speck
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Lomm »
October 23rd, 2013, 7:29 am
I have been reading this and it's terrific. Basic premise, the author has taken many interviews he did with lots of film legends of the 30s-60s,...
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Last post by Lomm
October 23rd, 2013, 1:37 pm
Vintage Movie Magazines Online
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MissGoddess »
April 1st, 2010, 10:23 am
TCM Morlocks posted this interesting article about the Media History Digital Library project, which is uploading movie magazines like Photoplay for...
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August 24th, 2013, 9:24 am
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July 9th, 2013, 5:23 pm
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May 11th, 2013, 1:12 pm
First Biography of Albert Capellani
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Ann Harding »
February 23rd, 2013, 9:09 am
I am going to blow my own horn, I hope you don't mind. My first book as an author is coming out now. It's the first ever biography of French film...
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February 24th, 2013, 11:52 am
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November 14th, 2012, 8:50 pm
Napoléon by K. Brownlow
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Ann Harding »
November 3rd, 2012, 10:35 am
Hello everybody! This is one of the reasons why I wasn't much online recently. My French translation of Kevin Brownlow's book on Napoléon is coming...
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Last post by charliechaplinfan
November 3rd, 2012, 2:53 pm
Who Still Needs a Biography?
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egolden »
July 3rd, 2008, 9:36 am
I already have my next subject chosen (though I can't say anything till I have a publisher sewn up). I am known for writing about esoteric people no...
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August 26th, 2012, 3:43 pm
La Parade est passée... by K. Brownlow
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Ann Harding »
September 20th, 2011, 10:12 am
Hello everybody! I have been away on holidays. When I came back I got bogged down by proof corrections. At long last, The Parade's Gone By... is...
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Last post by Ann Harding
October 11th, 2011, 4:54 am
"BOXED, LIKE PROUST"
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Sue Sue Applegate »
June 26th, 2010, 12:10 am
The title I chose for this thread is from one of my favorite quotes from Auntie Mame when she was thinking about writing her memoirs.I couldn't help...
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Last post by Sue Sue Applegate
February 4th, 2011, 9:09 pm
The Five Most Inspirational Books About Film
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ChiO »
July 7th, 2010, 5:21 pm
OK, you literate cinephiles, you.
Sight and Sound conducted a poll of film critics to name the five most inspirational books about film. Fifty-one...
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Last post by charliechaplinfan
July 22nd, 2010, 11:49 am
The Films In My Life
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ChiO »
June 29th, 2010, 11:12 am
The Films in My Life is a collection of the writings by Francois Truffaut , as selected by him in 1975. It has an introductory essay by him and six...
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Last post by Sue Sue Applegate
June 29th, 2010, 2:52 pm
New Brownlow book
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Ann Harding »
May 19th, 2009, 10:32 am
I just want to mention that very soon UKA Press will release a new book by Kevin Brownlow. It's not a volume about silent pictures, but a detailed...
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June 21st, 2010, 1:41 pm
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May 17th, 2010, 7:18 am
Pictures at a Revolution
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kingrat »
April 6th, 2010, 11:57 am
Lzcutter recommended that I check out Mark Harris' Pictures at a Revolution , which I absolutely loved. Harris examines the five films nominated for...
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April 11th, 2010, 1:01 pm
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February 16th, 2010, 2:40 pm
Leonard Maltin's CLASSIC MOVIE GUIDE
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markfp »
September 3rd, 2009, 10:53 pm
Great literature it may not be, but being a book I thought it would fit in here. For those of you who, like me, depend upon CLASSIC MOVIE GUIDE...
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February 6th, 2010, 5:34 am
Sight & Sound (September)
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ChiO »
September 24th, 2009, 10:02 am
The issue I've been checking for at my local magazine store for three weeks: The Mad, The Bad and the Dangerous -- 50 Visionary Film-Makers . For...
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Last post by ChiO
September 24th, 2009, 10:02 am
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September 23rd, 2009, 2:18 pm
Godard on Godard
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ChiO »
May 9th, 2009, 2:38 pm
After 30 years of reading about what Godard wrote and why it matters, I finally read some of what Godard actually wrote. Godard on Godard: Critical...
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May 9th, 2009, 4:11 pm
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Last post by MissGoddess
March 25th, 2009, 9:10 am
the Cliff Roberston scandal
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filmlover »
April 25th, 2007, 11:58 am
If you would like to read an excellent expose of Hollywood's business ethics, Indecent Exposure by David McClintick should be on your list. It...
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Last post by Professional Tourist
March 3rd, 2009, 8:34 pm
A little more from Harry Carey Jr.
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markfp »
January 24th, 2009, 12:01 am
The lastest issue of the great classic film publication FILMS OF THE GOLDEN AGE arrived today and features an article called Henry Hathaway- Raw...
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Last post by markfp
January 24th, 2009, 12:01 am
Harry Carey, Jr. & John Ford
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markfp »
January 17th, 2009, 12:58 pm
I was ready for a movie related re-read the other night and pulled this enjoyable little book off my shelf. COMPANY OF HEREOES-MY LIFE AS AN ACTOR IN...
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January 17th, 2009, 4:39 pm
Pauline Kael.
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bryce »
August 28th, 2008, 1:04 pm
Well, this seems as good a place as any to put it, so:
I wasn't alive during Pauline Kael's critical run, so my views are somewhat bias (although I...
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January 16th, 2009, 8:16 pm
Manny Farber
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ChiO »
August 19th, 2008, 8:42 am
Artist and film/culture critic (definitely not a movie reviewer). I broke out Negative Space and Cinema Nation last night upon hearing the news of...
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August 19th, 2008, 8:42 am
Four Fabulous Faces
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traceyk »
May 31st, 2008, 12:21 pm
Just got a copy of this book. Wow. It's HUGE! Lots of gorgeous pictures and information on the evolution of those faces, especially Joan Crawford's....
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Last post by charliechaplinfan
July 30th, 2008, 1:03 pm
Moviola
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traceyk »
July 7th, 2008, 3:02 pm
I read in another thread that there was a movie version of this book? Does anyone know if it's available on VHS or DVD? I really enjoyed the book...
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Last post by raftfan
July 8th, 2008, 5:30 pm
Collected "Variety Obituaries"
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egolden »
July 3rd, 2008, 2:16 pm
I have Vol. 1 (1908-1928) and it is my favorite bedside reading. These volumes are impossible to find, for love or money (though to be fair, I...
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Last post by egolden
July 3rd, 2008, 2:16 pm
The Star Machine by Jeanine Basinger
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mahlerii »
June 17th, 2008, 12:15 pm
My brother gave me a gift card for Barnes and Ignoble :D and since I was in the mood for another movie book, I chose this one. Basinger provides...
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Last post by charliechaplinfan
June 22nd, 2008, 2:12 pm
Thank You, Jonathan Rosenbaum
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ChiO »
February 14th, 2008, 8:43 am
For those who enjoy reading serious film criticism, February 27 will be a sad day, especially here in Chicago. Jonathan Rosenbaum turns 65 and is...
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May 3rd, 2008, 8:35 am
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April 5th, 2008, 2:54 pm
Stop Smiling (Issue 33)
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ChiO »
February 20th, 2008, 4:02 pm
The latest issue of the magazine Stop Smiling includes 20 interviews (most are short). The six persons involved in film who are interviewed are: Paul...
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Last post by ChiO
February 20th, 2008, 7:54 pm
Christmas Books
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moira finnie »
December 1st, 2007, 12:26 pm
Dear Santa ,
I think that I have been a very good girl this year, though perhaps you should overlook some of my more sarcastic comments sprinkled...
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Last post by charliechaplinfan
January 22nd, 2008, 7:18 am
Chaplin's autobiography?
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bobhopefan1940 »
May 2nd, 2007, 3:16 pm
Hello,
To whom ever could help me, I had the chance to pick up this book. I was wondering if anyone here had read it and might recommend it. I...
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January 20th, 2008, 10:15 am
Score!
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SSO Admins »
April 15th, 2007, 1:16 pm
I was digging through the shelves at my favorite used book store this morning, looking to add to my collection of early 20th century pulp fiction,...
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January 8th, 2008, 9:41 am
Kay Francis Bio's
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ken123 »
April 17th, 2007, 11:00 am
The almost now forgotten leading lady of 1930's Warner's pic has to recent Bio's that I own. Kay Francis : I Can't Wait to be Forgotten by Scott...
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Last post by feaito
November 9th, 2007, 9:02 pm
MGM Greatest Moments
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Garbomaniac »
May 11th, 2007, 11:04 pm
Years ago I purchased a VHS called MGM Greatest Moments which included many of the musicals, dramas, and comedies. But one section was devoted to...
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Last post by precoder
August 12th, 2007, 11:35 pm
Great Quotes about the Movies
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Lzcutter »
May 7th, 2007, 3:29 pm
I couldn't add this one to my signature line because it would have been too long but I did want to share it with everyone:
Film is history. With...
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August 5th, 2007, 8:46 pm
Maureen Bio
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ken123 »
April 16th, 2007, 1:29 am
Tis Herself Maureen O' Hara's Bio is one film autobiography that I would recommend . A number of review on Amazon.com thought it a little self -...
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Last post by Sue Sue Applegate
April 26th, 2007, 10:23 pm
Art Buchwald vs. Paramount Studios
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filmlover »
April 25th, 2007, 12:14 pm
Fatal Subtraction by Pierce O'Donnell and Dennis McDougal is a truly fascinating look at the case that columnist and humorist Art Buchwald brought...
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April 25th, 2007, 9:49 pm
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