More than a memoir, this is “a love song to the silver screen” ( Paste Magazine). “Clever and readable.Oswalt’s encyclopedic knowledge and frothing enthusiasm for films (from sleek noir classics, to gory B movies, to cliché-riddled independents, to big empty blockbusters) is relentlessly present, whirring in the background like a projector” ( The Boston Globe). Set in the nascent days of LA’s alternative comedy scene, Silver Screen Fiend chronicles Oswalt’s journey from fledgling stand-up comedian to self-assured sitcom actor, with the colorful New Beverly collective and a cast of now-notable young comedians supporting him all along the way. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Silver screen celluloid became Patton’s life schoolbook, informing his notion of acting, writing, comedy, and relationships. Marlon Brando, Steve McQueen, and James Dean are now legends of the silver.
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“ a set of synapses like a pinball machine and a prose style to match” ( The New York Times).īetween 19, Patton Oswalt lived with an unshakable addiction. These weekday screenings are mainly aimed at guests aged 60+ but are open to anyone who fancies a catch up with friends or the chance to meet. Reading the Silver Screen: A Film Lovers Guide to Decoding the Art Form That Moves Foster, Thomas C on. Back then, the films were projected on big screens and the surface that was used for projecting them wasn't just a plain surface.
The instant New York Times bestseller from author, comedian and actor Patton Oswalt, a “heartfelt and hilarious” ( USA TODAY) memoir about coming of age as a performer during the late 1990s while obsessively watching classic films at a legendary theater in Los Angeles. films, film goddesses, film sets, behind the scenes, stories on the film industry. The term 'Silver Screen' first originated in the early 1900s.
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