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9781566633185

Matinee Idylls : Reflections on the Movies

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    9781566633185

  • ISBN10:

    1566633184

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-09-01
  • Publisher: Natl Book Network

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Summary

Some of the movies' greatest figures, some of the most important issues raised by the medium, come under close, highly personal, and deeply informed reflection by one of out most influential critics.

Author Biography

Richard Schickel is a film critic for Time magazine and head of Lorac Productions, where he produces, directs, and writes documentaries for television. He lives in Los Angeles.

Table of Contents

Preface: A Month of Sundays vii
Mind Slips: Remembering and Disremembering Movies
3(18)
Romantic Idealist
21(10)
King Vidor
The Legend as Actress
31(30)
Garbo
One Man, Many Films
61(18)
Frank Capra
A Secret Light
79(15)
Irene Dunne
Marked Woman
94(8)
Bette Davis
Auteur of Our Misery
102(14)
No Room for Genius
116(25)
Charles Laughton
The Master Builder
141(10)
Laurence Olivier
Time Out: Or, Love in a Cold Climate
151(6)
Days and Nights in the Art Houses
157(10)
Satyajit Ray
Send in the Clowns
167(11)
Fellini
Cinema Paradiso: The Rise and Fall of a Film Culture
178(23)
Movie Bozo
201(10)
Sam Fuller
Tales Out of School
211(16)
Richard Brooks
Real Reality Bites
227(9)
Advantage, Andy
236(17)
The Star on the Stairs
253(15)
Clint on the Back Nine
268(11)
The Narrative Crisis
279(22)
Author's Note 301

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