• How to Go to the Movies

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How to Go to the Movies

by Quentin Crisp

Format: Hardback

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Since moving to New York City over a decade ago, Quentin Crisp has brought his love of the cinema and his notorious wit together in a series of essays on films and film stars. A veteran film-goer of seventy years who has kept a vigilant eye on changing Hollywood styles and the public tastes that follow, Mr. Crisp discusses both films and stars with his typical panache and dexterity and leads his readers with polite madness to a clear, straightforward moral, proving himself to be an unexpected champion of good sense. Along the way Mr. Crisp shares his personal encounters with the likes of Lillian Gish, John Hurt, David Hockney, Divine, Sting, and Geraldine Page. Prefaced by longer essays on the essence of stardom, the nature of Hollywood, and the deplorable state of that town today, Mr. Crisp's book is a delight to read.

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Author: Quentin Crisp (all their books in stock)
Genre: Humor & Entertainment, Movies
Format: Hardback
Published: 1990
Pages: 224
Publisher: Hamilton
ISBN: 9780241129364

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