Description

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After six decades of writing about film, acclaimed critic Richard Schickel generously shares Keepers, a history of film as he's seen and lived it. Here is a tour of his favorites from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to Pulp Fiction, and a master class in what makes a film soar or flop. Schickel reminds us of the subjective art of film criticism, highlighting above all the true gems, the immortal moments of transcendent "movie magic"--the scenes, characters, lines, shots, scores, and even lighting cues--that have stuck with him over a lifetime of movie-watching. Buster Keaton, His Girl Friday, Ingrid Bergman, Taxi Driver, Star Wars, Stanley Kubrick--Schickel reveals all the films and the forces behind them that have kept him coming back for more.

About the Author

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Richard Schickel is a film critic, documentary filmmaker, and movie historian. His books include "Conversations with Scorsese"; "Clint Eastwood: A Biography";" Intimate Strangers: The Culture of Celebrity in America"; and "D. W. Griffith: An American Life." His documentaries include "Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin";" Woody Allen: A Life in Film"; and "Shooting War," about combat cameramen in World War II. He has held a Guggenheim Fellowship and was awarded the British Film Institute Book Prize, the Maurice Bessy Prize for film criticism, and the William K. Everson Award for his work in film history.