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David Thomson, «il più grande critico cinematografico vivente» per John Banville, ha qui tentato una storia di Hollywood - la sua - e lo ha fatto col piglio caustico e malandrino che contraddistingue chi da sempre ama quel mondo e ciò che ha da offrire: sogni surrettiziamente innervati dalla realtà. Thomson prende spunto da un capolavoro, Chinatown, il mitico film di Roman Polanski del 1974, il che gli perme...

From one of the greatest living writers on film, a magisterial look at a century of battle depicted on screen, and a meditation on the twisted relationship between war and the movies."Thomson's own genius is his ability to remain one of the leading authorities on cinematic history, without shying away from the controversial. Cinephiles seeking provocative arguments will appreciate his work."--Library JournalIn The Fatal Alliance the acclaimed ...

A provocative, highly engaging essay on the art of pretending on the stage, on screen, and in daily life

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Moment by moment, tale by tale, we navigate through life's challenges from one adventure to the next. Each moment, although vibrant in our minds, tends to blur creatively, inserting laughter, excitement, accomplishments and tears into our overloaded brain circuits. What do we do with these arrays of disorder, excitement, achievements and daring escapes? We spin them into yarns of adventures, tales of woes and proud moments to be shared around ...

A marvelous bombshell of a book, by one of our most formidably knowledgeable and insightful writers on film, it is filled with surprises and witty asides. Though Thomson is quick to pounce on the hypocrisies and historical omissions of some of these war movies, there is nothing compromised about his own daredevil judgments. We are in the hands of a master critic/essayist."--Phillip LopateFrom one of the greatest living writers on film, a magis...

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A leading film critic on the evolving world of streaming media and its impact on society

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