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Mark Olsen Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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I write about movies, all kinds, for the Los Angeles Times + a weekly newsletter on the world of cinema in L.A. and beyond.

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Book Cover for: Far from Heaven, Safe, and Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story: Three Screenplays, Todd Haynes

Far from Heaven, Safe, and Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story: Three Screenplays

Todd Haynes
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Billed as "An Evening With Todd Haynes" @UCLAFTVArchive turned out to be screenings of beautiful restorations of his early shorts SUPERSTAR: THE KAREN CARPENTER STORY (!) and DOTTIE GETS SPANKED plus a conversation with the filmmaker. What a night.

Paperback, 2003

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Book Cover for: Daughters of Copper Woman, Anne Cameron

Daughters of Copper Woman

Anne Cameron
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"I'm not part of the fast-moving world." During last night's @am_cinematheque Q&A between CORSAGE & BERGMAN ISLAND, Vicky Krieps pulled a book (Anne Cameron's "Daughters of Copper Woman") from her handbag to read a passage in response to a question.

Paperback, 2002

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Book Cover for: How to Blow Up a Pipeline, Andreas Malm

How to Blow Up a Pipeline

Andreas Malm
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“Initially the whole idea was just, what if it was us and our friends? What if we went out tomorrow and did this, what would that look like?” Ariela Barer on adapting a non-fiction political manifesto into a heist thriller with HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE https://t.co/nXtdqZSGRf

Paperback, 2021

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Book Cover for: Mad Max: Fury Road: The Prelude to the Blockbuster Film!, George Miller

Mad Max: Fury Road: The Prelude to the Blockbuster Film!

George Miller
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"You’re definitely looking to not repeat what you’ve just done and you are looking to make it, if you like, uniquely familiar. It’s got to be its own thing." George Miller on continuing the MAD MAX saga with the upcoming FURIOSA https://t.co/3TNjxtEyXL https://t.co/YnSbEM1hki

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Book Cover for: Ava Gardner: The Secret Conversations, Peter Evans

Ava Gardner: The Secret Conversations

Peter Evans
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The play AVA: THE SECRET CONVERSATIONS, written by & starring Elizabeth McGovern as Ava Gardner, isn't the camp trash-terpiece it might be, but rather a startlingly sincere tribute from an actress of one generation back to another.

Paperback, 2014

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