awolverton77Dec 5, 20213 minBest Discoveries of 2021: Books on MoviesToday 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...
awolverton77Aug 15, 20214 min2021 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....
awolverton77Jul 23, 20214 min2021 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...
awolverton77Jun 29, 20214 min2021 Summer Reading Challenge: The Blank Wall (1947) Elisabeth Sanxay HoldingThe Blank Wall (1947) Elisabeth Sanxay Holding (adapted as The Reckless Moment, 1949*) Women Crime Writers: Suspense Novels of the 1940s...
awolverton77Jun 25, 20213 min2021 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...
awolverton77Jun 13, 20215 min2021 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,...
awolverton77Jun 3, 20211 minSummer Reading Challenge 2021In 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...
awolverton77Jun 1, 20213 min2021 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,...
awolverton77Feb 7, 20211 minBook Journey, Where I Totally Nerd OutI 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...
awolverton77Dec 4, 20203 minThe Best Discoveries of 2020: Books on MoviesToday 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...
awolverton77Dec 2, 202012 minThe Film Noir Holiday Gift GuideBy 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...
awolverton77Nov 29, 20203 minNoirvember 2020, Bonus Feature #2: The Black Path of Fear - Cornell WoolrichThe Black Path of Fear (1944) Cornell Woolrich Ballantine Books (1982 reprint) Mass market paperback, 160 pages ISBN 0345304888 Today’s...
awolverton77Aug 31, 20204 min2020 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:...
awolverton77Aug 15, 20203 min2020 Summer Reading Challenge: Seconds (1963) David ElySeconds (1963) David Ely Signet Books, third printing Mass Market Paperback, 159 pages Like the film of the same name that was adapted...
awolverton77Jul 24, 20204 min2020 Summer Reading Challenge: Robert Wise: The Motion Pictures (Revised Edition, 2020) J. R. JordanRobert Wise: The Motion Pictures (Revised Edition, 2020) J. R. Jordan BearManor Media Paperback, 480 pages Includes Table of Contents,...
awolverton77Jun 29, 20204 min2020 Summer Reading Challenge: The Devil Finds Work (1976) James BaldwinThe Devil Finds Work (1976) James Baldwin Vintage International Paperback, 127 pages ISBN 9780307275950 We should pay close attention to...
awolverton77Jun 3, 20203 min2020 Summer Reading Challenge: Painting with Light (1949, 2013) John AltonPainting with Light (1949, 2013) John Alton Introduction by Todd McCarthy With a new foreword by John Bailey University of California...
awolverton77May 20, 20205 minHow to Become a Movie Expert... Or NotI 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...
awolverton77May 15, 20203 minEnjoy 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...
awolverton77Apr 22, 20204 minPhantom 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...