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Every year, the booksellers at Powell’s submit their Top Fives: their five favorite books that were released in 2023. It’s a list that, when put together, shows just how varied and interesting the book tastes of Powell’s booksellers are. I highly recommend digging into the recommendations — we would never lead you astray — but today...
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Pauline Kael a Life in the Dark
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Brian Kellow
Norman Wilson
, February 29, 2012
Brian Kellow has done it again. Here he treats us to yet another epic recounting of a fascinating life in the entertainment industry. Pauline Kael was a new and exciting voice in film criticism. Her hard-as-nails style and eye for talent made her a favorite among movie fans. She was certainly not a favorite of other critics with her contrary opinions and blatant dismissals of reviews with which she did not agree. But she had a style all her own and despised critics who talked down to their readers. She wrote passionately about young new directors and provided another voice for people who didn't agree with "high-brow" critics. She was also instrumental in introducing smaller films and foreign films to an audience that otherwise might have kept their distance. She was a tough cookie and often made waves in the industry. She made as many enemies as she did friends; but through her long career-the first half of which she spent struggling as a single parent-she made incredible impressions as a writer, a critic and a film aficionado. Kellow's writing is captivating and easy to read, and it is inspiring to read a story about a woman who struggled for years but refused to give in to the system, insisted on being heard and eventually made a successful career and left a lasting impression on the industry she loved.
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Life Itself A Memoir
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Roger Ebert
Norman Wilson
, January 02, 2012
This was my favorite book of the year because it took me totally by surprise. I have always enjoyed Roger Ebert's film reviews, and I have fun memories of watching him and Gene Siskel arguing like spoiled brats on their TV show. But I never knew the whole story behind Ebert's rise to critic stardom or his genuine love of journalism. His coming-of-age in suburban Illinois, his travels, his loves and friendships are all captured in beautiful style. The writing is colorful and captivating, and his story is uplifting and interesting. I highly recommend this book to all lovers of movies, journalism, criticism and well-told autobiographies. It made me an even bigger Ebert fan than I was before.
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Leonard Maltins 2012 Movie Guide
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Leonard Maltin
Norman Wilson
, September 13, 2011
Essential! Yes, you can download the app for iPhone, but it's not the same! The book contains a thoughtful foreword which cannot be viewed on the app. But, more importantly, if you are going to have a movie reference guide on your shelf, this is one to have. Thorough, comprehensive and sometimes funny, Maltin's reviews are insightful and a great way to determine what's worth watching out of the plethora of cinema with which we are barraged every year. And books are just more fun. Don't we spend enough time staring at a little screen?
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