![]() ![]() The interview was edited for length and clarity. Still, in a recent video interview, Thomson, 80, acknowledged that both space limitations and his age also played major roles in shaping the book. Why 83-year-old Russian director Andrei Konchalovsky has two new films out now.How ‘Valley of the Dolls’ found new life as a camp classic. ![]() ‘Ma Rainey’ star recalls working with Chadwick Boseman: ‘His loss is truly profound’.How these ‘One Night in Miami’ stars came together to play Black American icons.How 1974-era LA transformed music, movies and pop culture in ‘Rock Me On The Water’.In his chapter on Jean-Luc Godard, he takes down David Lean several pegs, which is nothing compared to the way he devotes a chapter to eviscerating most of Quentin Tarantino’s work outside of “Pulp Fiction.” He also speculates on how the dazzling skill with which “The Godfather” was made actually makes people overlook the film’s content (which he feels glamorizes the mob mentality while completely sidelining women.) Related links But he goes well beyond those obvious choices. In his new book, “A Light in the Dark: A History of Movie Directors,” he features chapters on Orson Welles, Howard Hawks and Alfred Hitchcock, bringing his personal tastes and sensibility to each of their careers. And at age 80, he is still exploring and examining the cinematic landscape from every angle. David Thomson, author of “A Biographical Dictionary of Film,” is perhaps the most celebrated living film historian. ![]()
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