Rainer on film thirty years of film writing in a turbulent and transformative era / by Peter Rainer.

"From American Beauty (overrated) to The Night of the Hunter (masterpiece), this collection of Peter Rainer's film criticism spans the course of his illustrious 30-year career, which dates back to the early 1980s. It is drawn from a wide range of publications, including the Christian Scien...

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Main Author: Rainer, Peter, 1951-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Solana Beach, Calif. : Santa Monica Press, 2013.
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Uniform Title:Works.
Table of Contents:
  • Overrated, underseen
  • Youngish turks
  • Auteurs
  • Steven Spielberg
  • About acting, star actors, and acting stars
  • Some masterpieces
  • Documentaries
  • Issues (mostly hot-button)
  • Comedies (intentional and unintentional)
  • Literary and theatrical adaptations
  • Miscellany: book reviews and cruise ships.