I’ve been asked by fellow-blogger Movieman0283 over at The Dancing Image to join him and a few others in writing a little something each on our favourite books on cinema. I don’t really kn… more →
Man Without a StarBen wrote 4 months ago: I’ve been asked by fellow-blogger Movieman0283 over at The Dancing Image to join him and a few … more →
Ben wrote 7 months ago: Above are a couple of pictures of Hank Mann, a silent comedian with a big moustache. I think these … more →
Ben wrote 11 months ago: John Steinbeck comes across as, like many writers, somewhat ambivalent about the value of cinema. … more →
Ben wrote 1 year ago: This novel came out in 1939. Steinbeck was trying to write, as he put it, a ‘truly American … more →
Ben wrote 1 year ago: I found this intriguing comment on the sequence we have been looking at from The Moviegoer. It was … more →
Ben wrote 1 year ago: The above painting is Edward Hopper’s New York Movie (1939.) It is well known that Hopper wa … more →
Ben wrote 1 year ago: As you’ve probably guessed from the title this post is to be the first in a series offering … more →