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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- FOREWORD xi
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xv
- INTRODUCTION Fragments from the Dream World xvii
-
PART 1 EARLY YEARS
- NUEVA YORK 1
- THE NEW YORKER THEATER 11
- THEATER DIARY: 1960 13
- THE IDEAL MOVIE HOUSE 16
- THE IDEAL MOVIE HOUSE 18
- WHAT TO PLAY 21
- BELLA AND THE CRITIC 27
- CHANDLER BROSSARD 31
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PART 2 THOSE WHO MADE ME LAUGH
- MAE WEST AND W. C. FIELDS 33
- THE MARX BROTHERS 38
-
PART 3 UNSUNG FILM PIONEERS
- COLLECTORS 41
- EARLY DISTRIBUTORS 45
- ED HARRISON’S INDIAN IDOL 48
- MEL NOVIKOFF West Coast Perfectionist 51
- PRESENTING DON RUGOFF Manhattan Exhibitor Like No Other 53
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PART 4 ACQUISITIONS
- EMILE DE ANTONIO AND THE MAKING OF POINT OF ORDER 59
- NEW YORKER FILMS 67
- MY DINNER WITH ANDRÉ 69
- RULES OF THE GAME 71
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PART 5 DIRECTORS IN MY LIFE
- YASUJIRO OZU 73
- NAGISA OSHIMA 77
- OUSMANE SEMBÈNE 78
- ROBERTO ROSSELLINI 81
- JEAN- LUC GODARD 84
- RAINER WERNER FASSBINDER 87
- WIM WENDERS 91
- WERNER HERZOG 93
-
PART 6 SHOAH
- CLAUDE LANZMANN 97
- A MEMORY PROJECT 103
-
PART 7 MORE DIRECTORS
- AGNÈS VARDA 105
- JACQUES TATI 111
- GLAUBER ROCHA 114
- JEAN EUSTACHE 118
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PART 8 CRITERIA
- FROM THE SAFETY OF MY LIVING ROOM 121
- ROZHINKEL 127
- MIURA 129
- “IGNATZ, DON’T GO SO DEEP.” 132
- MINYAN 134
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PART 9 REFLECTIONS
- CLUSTERS OF FRAGMENTED MOMENTS 137
- THE NEW FRANKNESS 142
- DEATH EQUALS FREEDOM 154
- TAKE TO THE STREETS 157
-
PART 10 PORTRAITS
- PETE MARTIN AND THE NEW YORKER BOOKSHOP 159
- PAULINE KAEL Fueled by Fire 168
- VINCENT CANBY With Brains and Heart 177
- TOSCAN Gaumont’s Wit 180
- THE INDOMITABLE LIA VAN LEER Founder of the Jerusalem Cinematheque 183
- KIESLOWSKI, MALLE, AND MASTROIANNI Three Lives and Three Deaths 185
- GIANNI AMICO AND JACQUES DEMY Journal Excerpts 189
-
PART 11 UPPER WEST SIDE CINEMAS
- UPPER WEST SIDE 193
- ALL SEATS $1.00 AT ALL TIMES 198
- ALL SEATS $1.00 AT ALL TIMES 201
- THE METRO 204
- THE LINCOLN PLAZA CINEMAS 206
- THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF RUNNING A MOVIE THEATER 212
- FESTIVALS 217
- EPILOGUE 221
- APPENDIX EXCERPTS FROM DAN TALBOT’S FESTIVAL NOTES 227
- CREDITS 287
- INDEX 289
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- FOREWORD xi
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xv
- INTRODUCTION Fragments from the Dream World xvii
-
PART 1 EARLY YEARS
- NUEVA YORK 1
- THE NEW YORKER THEATER 11
- THEATER DIARY: 1960 13
- THE IDEAL MOVIE HOUSE 16
- THE IDEAL MOVIE HOUSE 18
- WHAT TO PLAY 21
- BELLA AND THE CRITIC 27
- CHANDLER BROSSARD 31
-
PART 2 THOSE WHO MADE ME LAUGH
- MAE WEST AND W. C. FIELDS 33
- THE MARX BROTHERS 38
-
PART 3 UNSUNG FILM PIONEERS
- COLLECTORS 41
- EARLY DISTRIBUTORS 45
- ED HARRISON’S INDIAN IDOL 48
- MEL NOVIKOFF West Coast Perfectionist 51
- PRESENTING DON RUGOFF Manhattan Exhibitor Like No Other 53
-
PART 4 ACQUISITIONS
- EMILE DE ANTONIO AND THE MAKING OF POINT OF ORDER 59
- NEW YORKER FILMS 67
- MY DINNER WITH ANDRÉ 69
- RULES OF THE GAME 71
-
PART 5 DIRECTORS IN MY LIFE
- YASUJIRO OZU 73
- NAGISA OSHIMA 77
- OUSMANE SEMBÈNE 78
- ROBERTO ROSSELLINI 81
- JEAN- LUC GODARD 84
- RAINER WERNER FASSBINDER 87
- WIM WENDERS 91
- WERNER HERZOG 93
-
PART 6 SHOAH
- CLAUDE LANZMANN 97
- A MEMORY PROJECT 103
-
PART 7 MORE DIRECTORS
- AGNÈS VARDA 105
- JACQUES TATI 111
- GLAUBER ROCHA 114
- JEAN EUSTACHE 118
-
PART 8 CRITERIA
- FROM THE SAFETY OF MY LIVING ROOM 121
- ROZHINKEL 127
- MIURA 129
- “IGNATZ, DON’T GO SO DEEP.” 132
- MINYAN 134
-
PART 9 REFLECTIONS
- CLUSTERS OF FRAGMENTED MOMENTS 137
- THE NEW FRANKNESS 142
- DEATH EQUALS FREEDOM 154
- TAKE TO THE STREETS 157
-
PART 10 PORTRAITS
- PETE MARTIN AND THE NEW YORKER BOOKSHOP 159
- PAULINE KAEL Fueled by Fire 168
- VINCENT CANBY With Brains and Heart 177
- TOSCAN Gaumont’s Wit 180
- THE INDOMITABLE LIA VAN LEER Founder of the Jerusalem Cinematheque 183
- KIESLOWSKI, MALLE, AND MASTROIANNI Three Lives and Three Deaths 185
- GIANNI AMICO AND JACQUES DEMY Journal Excerpts 189
-
PART 11 UPPER WEST SIDE CINEMAS
- UPPER WEST SIDE 193
- ALL SEATS $1.00 AT ALL TIMES 198
- ALL SEATS $1.00 AT ALL TIMES 201
- THE METRO 204
- THE LINCOLN PLAZA CINEMAS 206
- THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF RUNNING A MOVIE THEATER 212
- FESTIVALS 217
- EPILOGUE 221
- APPENDIX EXCERPTS FROM DAN TALBOT’S FESTIVAL NOTES 227
- CREDITS 287
- INDEX 289