Glenn Kenny 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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Film stuff @nytimesarts , @ebertvoices , @decider . Author of “Made Men: The Story of ‘Goodfellas’.” Coming soon: “The World is Yours: The Story of ‘Scarface.’”
The Power of the Dog
Don WinslowGlenn KennyRT @StephenKing: THE POWER OF THE DOG is a novel by Don Winslow. THE POWER OF THE DOG is a film by Jane Campion. Both derive their titles f…
Paperback, 2006
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Red Harvest
Dashiell HammettGlenn KennyRT @ethan_iverson: Today I re-read Dashiell Hammett's RED HARVEST and re-watched Joss Whedon's BUFFY episode "Once More, With Feeling." In…
Paperback, 1989
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Magnolia: The Shooting Script
Paul Thomas AndersonGlenn Kenny"Magnolia Network:" from dailies to first assembly to work print to release version, every iteration of Paul Thomas Anderson's controversial third feature
Paperback, 2000
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Our Lady of the Flowers
Jean GenetGlenn KennyI do not often encounter the word “loins” in my reading but every time I do, I remember the book reviewer who thought it great sport to make fun of Franzen for using it in “Crossroads.” Anyway, James Baldwin (“Tell Me How Long…”) and Jean Genet (“Our Lady of the Flowers”)
Paperback, 1994
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The Sovereignty of Good
Iris MurdochGlenn Kenny"A great deal of art, perhaps most art, actually is self-consoling fantasy," wrote Iris Murdoch in "The Sovereignty of Good." This simple statement of fact provides a skeleton key to many things, including the attitudes of "betrayed" "Star Wars" people.
Paperback, 2001
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I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp: An Autobiography
Richard HellGlenn Kenny"I'm like him for God's sake. I am him." — Richard Hell, writing of a latter-day encounter with his estranged comrade Tom Verlaine, in his 2019 book "I Dreamed I Was A Very Clean Tramp."
Paperback, 2014
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When You Have Eliminated the Impossible, Whatever Remains, However Improbable, Must Be the Truth
James AndersonGlenn KennyWhen you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. Wordle 586 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Hollywood Ending: Harvey Weinstein and the Culture of Silence
Ken AulettaGlenn KennyIn Ken Auletta’s “Hollywood Ending,” he uses a 2004 interview he did with Scorsese to imply that Scorsese held Harvey Weinstein in grudging respect. When I spoke to MS for “Made Men” in 2020 he made his true feelings clear. An interesting contrast.
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Mike Nichols: A Life
Mark HarrisGlenn KennyRT @drjonty: Mark Harris talks about writing film books and his @nytimes bestseller Mike Nichols A Life https://t.co/9RvlcQajsA
Paperback, 2022
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Sasha WhiteGlenn KennyWhite Men Can Leap Tall Buildings In A Single Bound Do The Right Thing — Don’t Torch That Pizzeria Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner As Long As He Doesn’t Make Us Feel Bad About Ourselves Selections from Sasha Stone’s Fantasy League Ten Best List
Paperback, 2017
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