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Cinema speculation

Description:	391 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Publisher:	New York, NY : Harper, 2022.
ISBN:	9780063112582
3 of 12 copies available at NOBLE (All Libraries). 0 of 1 copy available at Beverly Public Library. Library Location Call number Status Beverly Main NEW PN 1993.5 .U6 T279 2022 Checked out
▸"Organized around key American films from the 1970s, all of which he first saw as a young moviegoer ... at the time, this book is as intellectually rigorous and insightful as it is rollicking and entertaining. At once film criticism, film theory, a feat of reporting, and wonderful personal history, it is all written in the singular voice recognizable immediately as QT’s and with the rare perspective about cinema possible only from one of the greatest practitioners of the artform ever." --book jacket Read More

Cinema speculation

Description:	1 online resource (10 audio files) : digital
Publisher:	New York : HarperAudio, 2022.
ISBN:	9780063112605 (sound recording)
Edition:	Unabridged.
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▸The long-awaited first work of nonfiction from the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Once ... Upon a Time in Hollywood: a deliriously entertaining, wickedly intelligent cinema book as unique and creative as anything by Quentin Tarantino. In addition to being among the most celebrated of contemporary filmmakers, Quentin Tarantino is possibly the most joyously infectious movie lover alive. For years he has touted in interviews his eventual turn to writing books about films. Now, with Cinema Speculation, the time has come, and the results are everything his passionate fans—and all movie lovers—could have hoped for. Organized around key American films from the 1970s, all of which he first saw as a young moviegoer at the time, this book is as intellectually rigorous and insightful as it is rollicking and entertaining. At once film criticism, film theory, a feat of reporting, and wonderful personal history, it is all written in the singular voice recognizable immediately as QT's and with the rare perspective about cinema possible only from one of the greatest practitioners of the artform ever. Read More

Cinema speculation

Description:	1 online resource
ISBN:	9780063112599 (electronic bk)
Electronic resource	Access title from OverDrive Available Formats -
▸The long-awaited first work of nonfiction from the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Once ... Upon a Time in Hollywood: a deliriously entertaining, wickedly intelligent cinema book as unique and creative as anything by Quentin Tarantino. In addition to being among the most celebrated of contemporary filmmakers, Quentin Tarantino is possibly the most joyously infectious movie lover alive. For years he has touted in interviews his eventual turn to writing books about films. Now, with Cinema Speculation, the time has come, and the results are everything his passionate fans—and all movie lovers—could have hoped for. Organized around key American films from the 1970s, all of which he first saw as a young moviegoer at the time, this book is as intellectually rigorous and insightful as it is rollicking and entertaining. At once film criticism, film theory, a feat of reporting, and wonderful personal history, it is all written in the singular voice recognizable immediately as QT's and with the rare perspective about cinema possible only from one of the greatest practitioners of the artform ever. Read More