Best Film Reading in 2022
It's a real dilemma: Watch a movie or read about them? If you're reading this, you may have the same problem, especially when there are...
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awolverton77
- Dec 5, 2021
- 3 min
Best Discoveries of 2021: Books on Movies
Today I’m kicking off my Best Discoveries of 2021 lists, a series of books and movies I enjoyed during the year in a variety of...
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awolverton77
- Aug 15, 2021
- 4 min
2021 Summer Reading Challenge: Phantom Lady (1942) Cornell Woolrich
Phantom Lady (1942) Cornell Woolrich (writing as William Irish) Centipede Press, 2013 edition Originally published by J.B. Lippincott Co....
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awolverton77
- Jul 23, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 5 min
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 3, 2021
- 1 min
Summer Reading Challenge 2021
In today's video, I talk about the Summer Film Book Reading Challenge and the books I plan to read. I hope you'll take a look and tell me...
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awolverton77
- Jun 1, 2021
- 3 min
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
- Feb 7, 2021
- 1 min
Book Journey, Where I Totally Nerd Out
I was delighted to be a recent guest on Book Journey, a video series created and hosted by my friend Nathan Jones, who also produces a...
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awolverton77
- Dec 4, 2020
- 3 min
The Best Discoveries of 2020: Books on Movies
Today begins my Best of 2020 lists, a series of books and movies I enjoyed during the year in a variety of categories. Today, the best...
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awolverton77
- Dec 2, 2020
- 12 min
The Film Noir Holiday Gift Guide
By request (okay, so it was a request from only two people), I’m giving you an updated version of my Film Noir Holiday Gift Guide...
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awolverton77
- Nov 29, 2020
- 3 min
Noirvember 2020, Bonus Feature #2: The Black Path of Fear - Cornell Woolrich
The Black Path of Fear (1944) Cornell Woolrich Ballantine Books (1982 reprint) Mass market paperback, 160 pages ISBN 0345304888 Today’s...
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awolverton77
- Aug 31, 2020
- 4 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 4 min
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, 2020
- 4 min
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 3, 2020
- 3 min
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
- May 20, 2020
- 5 min
How to Become a Movie Expert... Or Not
I don’t know about you, but I often reflect upon the fact that I’ll never be an expert on anything, particularly movies. This sobering...
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awolverton77
- May 15, 2020
- 3 min
Enjoy Hollywood Shenanigans? Allow Me to Introduce You to The Fixers...
The Fixers: Eddie Mannix, Howard Strickling and the MGM Publicity Machine (2005) E. J. Fleming McFarland & Company Paperback, 315 pages...
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