David Poland Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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WWII: A Chronicle of Soldiering
James Jones
I've always found James Earl Jones an oddly spiritual figure. Born of The Depression, too young to serve in WWII, too old for Vietnam. He signed up for ROTC & thought he'd fight in Korea, but never got there. A stutterer who became the most familiar & respected voice on earth.
Paperback, 2014
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Cinema: The Archaeology of Film and the Memory of a Century
Jean-Luc Godard
3/4 still be locked away in a vault in Russia. He also produced films that really counted, by Werner Herzog, Paul Schrader, Norman Mailer, Jean-Luc Godard, Barbet Schroeder, Agnieszka Holland and others. Tom lived and breathed cinema, and he was truly irreplaceable.
Hardcover, 2000
$150.00$125.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
The Studio
John Gregory Dunne
@JBFlint Lynda Obst’s Hello, He Lied John Gregory Dunne’s The Studio Any William Goldman book Soderbergh’s Getting Away With It Julia Phillips’ You’ll Never Do Lunch In This Town Again Spike Lee Interviews Saul Bass: A Life In Film & Design
Paperback, 1998
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Out of Control
David Russell
No review of Amsterdam. Embargo. But the amount of talent involved, at the heights of their powers, so incredibly open to the work and play, makes this one of the great tragedies of modern cinema. I root for David O Russell. But this thing is agonizingly out of control.
Paperback, 2019
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Cinema Speculation
Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino’s “Cinema Speculation” Is an Obsessive Insider’s View of Hollywood https://t.co/lhOJnRq9vk via @NewYorker
Paperback, 2024
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Star Wars: Galactic Phrase Book & Travel Guide
Ben Burtt
Ben Burtt, ‘Wall-E’ and ‘Star Wars’ Voice Actor, Reflects on Creating Cinema’s Most Famous Sounds With Academy Museum Installation https://t.co/63FeQHajIU via @variety
Paperback, 2001
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Blonde
Joyce Carol Oates
THB Headline: Joyce Carol Oates Tweet Reviews Blonde, by @DavidPoland https://t.co/JZS6MTEt3C https://t.co/O21757mCDq
Paperback, 2020
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Women Talking
Miriam Toews
Big congrats to Sarah Palley and Miriam Toews on winning the Scripter for Women Talking.
Paperback, 2020
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Whispers
David Story
This is SUCH a bullshit story. 100% clickbait. Some idiot whispers a personal spin to Deadline, so they BREAKING NEWS 1 sentence from a long meeting. Shame on Deadline. Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav On Rumored Merger Talks: “We Are Not For Sale” https://t.co/ff2MHXJRBC
Paperback, 2009
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Matilda
Roald Dahl
I love the show. And I love Emma Thompson. But they probably should have let a man play Trunchbull. Thompson is doing drag here too. Pam Ferris was perfect. Sarah Lancashire might have been too Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical | Official Teaser | Netflix https://youtu.be/EzKASl2T9d0
Paperback, 2007
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