The movies were a place where my single mother could hide in the dark and not have to share her Sonny Boy with anyone else–Pacino
00 Experiencing Hitchcock: How to Enjoy More Deeply the Work of the World’s Greatest Filmmaker
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Experiencing Hitchcock: How to Enjoy More Thoroughly the Work of World’s Greatest Filmmaker
Oscar Directors: Lynch, David–Impact of Singular “Lynchian” Touch on Cinema and Pop Culture
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A book on David Lynch‘s musical and literary influences became more relevant after the news of the iconic filmmaker’s death at age 78.
Books: Non Fiction–Tina Post’ “Deadpan” (Non-Fiction)
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My work is preoccupied with racial performativity, especially (though not exclusively) the ways that black Americans perform racial identity.
Overtures: How to Read Opening Scenes (2017)
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In Cinematic Overtures, Annette Insdorf discusses the opening sequence so that viewers turn first impressions into deeper understanding of cinematic technique.