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    Best Discoveries of 2021: Books on Movies
    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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    2021 Summer Reading Challenge: Phantom Lady (1942) Cornell Woolrich
    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....
    32 views1 comment
    2021 Summer Reading Challenge: The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood
    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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    2021 Summer Reading Challenge: The Blank Wall (1947) Elisabeth Sanxay Holding
    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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    2021 Summer Reading Challenge: Interviews with B Science Fiction and Horror Movie Makers (2006)
    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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    2021 Summer Reading Challenge: The Art of American Screen Acting, 1912-1960 (2018)
    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,...
    46 views2 comments
    Summer Reading Challenge 2021
    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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    2021 Summer Reading Challenge: King's Ransom (1959)
    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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    Book Journey, Where I Totally Nerd Out
    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...
    43 views4 comments
    The Best Discoveries of 2020: Books on Movies
    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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    The Film Noir Holiday Gift Guide
    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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    Noirvember 2020, Bonus Feature #2: The Black Path of Fear - Cornell Woolrich
    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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    2020 Summer Reading Challenge: Scoundrels & Spitballers: Writers and Hollywood in the 1930s (2020)
    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:...
    196 views1 comment
    2020 Summer Reading Challenge: Seconds (1963) David Ely
    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...
    28 views1 comment
    2020 Summer Reading Challenge: Robert Wise: The Motion Pictures (Revised Edition, 2020) J. R. Jordan
    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,...
    79 views1 comment
    2020 Summer Reading Challenge: The Devil Finds Work (1976) James Baldwin
    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...
    57 views1 comment
    2020 Summer Reading Challenge: Painting with Light (1949, 2013) John Alton
    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...
    82 views2 comments
    How to Become a Movie Expert... Or Not
    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...
    115 views2 comments
    Enjoy Hollywood Shenanigans? Allow Me to Introduce You to The Fixers...
    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...
    150 views0 comments
    Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock (2020)
    awolverton77
    • Apr 22, 2020
    • 4 min

    Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock (2020)

    Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock (2020) Christina Lane Chicago Review Press...
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