2023 Summer Reading Challenge: Showdown (1980) John H. Lenihan
Showdown: Confronting Modern America in the Western Film (1980) John H. Lenihan University of Illinois Press Paperback, 214 pages...
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awolverton77
Sep 5, 20232 min read
2023 Summer Reading Challenge: Suite for Barbara Loden (2012/2016) Nathalie Léger
Suite for Barbara Loden (2012/2016) Nathalie Léger, translated by Nathalie Léger and Cécile Menon Dorothy Project Paperback, 123 pages...
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awolverton77
Jul 29, 20234 min read
2023 Summer Reading Challenge: Class, Crime & International Film Noir (2014) Dennis Broe
Class, Crime & International Film Noir: Globalizing America’s Dark Art (2014) Dennis Broe Palgrave Macmillan Hardcover, 233 pages...
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awolverton77
Jun 11, 20233 min read
2023 Summer Reading Challenge: 100 Great Film Performances You Should Remember - John DiLeo
100 Great Film Performances You Should Remember - But Probably Don’t (2004) John DiLeo Limelight Editions Paperback, 416 pages Includes...
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awolverton77
Jun 8, 20231 min read
It's That Time Again... The 2023 Classic Film Reading Challenge
Love classic movies? Of course you do, otherwise you wouldn't be reading this post. Love reading? Same. So here's a way you can enjoy...
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awolverton77
Jul 23, 20214 min read
2021 Summer Reading Challenge: The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood
The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood (2020) Sam Wasson Flatiron Books Hardcover, 416 pages Includes notes, index...
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awolverton77
Jun 29, 20214 min read
2021 Summer Reading Challenge: The Blank Wall (1947) Elisabeth Sanxay Holding
The Blank Wall (1947) Elisabeth Sanxay Holding (adapted as The Reckless Moment, 1949*) Women Crime Writers: Suspense Novels of the 1940s...
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awolverton77
Jun 25, 20213 min read
2021 Summer Reading Challenge: Interviews with B Science Fiction and Horror Movie Makers (2006)
Interviews with B Science Fiction and Horror Movie Makers: Writers, Producers, Directors, Actors, Moguls and Makeup (2006) Tom Weaver...
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awolverton77
Jun 13, 20215 min read
2021 Summer Reading Challenge: The Art of American Screen Acting, 1912-1960 (2018)
The Art of American Screen Acting, 1912-1960 (2018) Dan Callahan McFarland & Company Trade paperback, 242 pages Includes 28 photos,...
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awolverton77
Jun 1, 20213 min read
2021 Summer Reading Challenge: King's Ransom (1959)
Today I kick off Raquel Stecher’s 2021 Summer Reading Classic Film Book Challenge with my first entry. If you haven’t already done so,...
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awolverton77
Aug 31, 20204 min read
2020 Summer Reading Challenge: Scoundrels & Spitballers: Writers and Hollywood in the 1930s (2020)
Scoundrels & Spitballers: Writers and Hollywood in the 1930s (2020) Philippe Garnier (originally published as Honni soit qui Malibu:...
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awolverton77
Aug 15, 20203 min read
2020 Summer Reading Challenge: Seconds (1963) David Ely
Seconds (1963) David Ely Signet Books, third printing Mass Market Paperback, 159 pages Like the film of the same name that was adapted...
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awolverton77
Jul 24, 20204 min read
2020 Summer Reading Challenge: Robert Wise: The Motion Pictures (Revised Edition, 2020) J. R. Jordan
Robert Wise: The Motion Pictures (Revised Edition, 2020) J. R. Jordan BearManor Media Paperback, 480 pages Includes Table of Contents,...
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awolverton77
Jun 29, 20204 min read
2020 Summer Reading Challenge: The Devil Finds Work (1976) James Baldwin
The Devil Finds Work (1976) James Baldwin Vintage International Paperback, 127 pages ISBN 9780307275950 We should pay close attention to...
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awolverton77
Jun 20, 20203 min read
2020 Summer Reading Challenge: The Psycho File (2009) Joseph W. Smith III
The Psycho File: A Comprehensive Guide to Hitchcock’s Classic Shocker (2009) Joseph W. Smith III McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers...
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awolverton77
Jun 3, 20203 min read
2020 Summer Reading Challenge: Painting with Light (1949, 2013) John Alton
Painting with Light (1949, 2013) John Alton Introduction by Todd McCarthy With a new foreword by John Bailey University of California...
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awolverton77
Sep 3, 20193 min read
Summer Reading Challenge 2019: Of All the Gin Joints - Mark Bailey, Edward Hemingway
Of All the Gin Joints: Stumbling through Hollywood History (2014) Written by Mark Bailey, illustrated by Edward Hemingway Algonquin Books...
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awolverton77
Aug 17, 20194 min read
Summer Reading Challenge 2019: Reinventing Hollywood - David Bordwell
Reinventing Hollywood: How 1940s Filmmakers Changed Movie Storytelling (2017) David Bordwell University of Chicago Press Hardcover, 592...
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awolverton77
Jul 28, 20194 min read
Summer Reading Challenge 2019: Ice Station Zebra - Alistair MacLean
Ice Station Zebra (1963) Alistair MacLean Sterling Publishing Trade paperback, 255 pages ISBN 9781402790331 (mild spoilers for the book,...
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awolverton77
Jul 8, 20195 min read
Summer Reading Challenge 2019: Moseby Confidential - Matthew Asprey Gear
Moseby Confidential: Arthur Penn’s Night Moves and the Rise of Neo-Noir (2019) Matthew Asprey Gear Jorvik Press Trade paperback, 178...
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