Silver Screen Fiend: Learning About Life from an Addiction to Film
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (612 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1451673221 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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Silver Screen Fiend shows Oswalt's maturity as a writer and a thinker." (Philadelphia Inquirer)"Oswalt isa formidable storyteller.A love song to the silver screen." (Paste Magazine)"Vivid and funny." (Entertainment Weekly)"Oswalt has a set of synapses like a pinball machine and a prose style to match.Oswalt's writing gives off the hallucinogenic shimmer of the true obsessive, packing all the sharpness and bite of his stand-up." (New York Times)"Clever and readableOswalt’s encyclopedic knowledge and frothing enthusiasm for films (from sleek noir classics, to gory B movies, to cliche-riddled independents,to big empty blockbusters) is relentlessly present, whirringin the background like a projector." (Boston Globe)"A must for fans
More than a memoir, this is “a love song to the silver screen” (Paste Magazine).. The instant New York Times bestseller from author, comedian and actor Patton Oswalt, a “heartfelt and hilarious” (USA TODAY) memoir about coming of age as a performer during the late 1990s while obsessively watching classic films at a legendary theater in Los Angeles. Silver screen celluloid became Patton’s life schoolbook, informing his notion of acting, writing, comedy, and relationships.Set in the nascent days of LA’s alternative comedy scene, Silver Screen Fiend chronicles Oswalt’s journey from fledgling stand-up comedian to self-assured sitcom actor, with the colorful New Beverly collective and a cast of now-notab
DC area shopper said Good fit for PO and movie fans. Bought for my DH, who loves PO. According to him: "It's a great picture of a moment in time of young man who loves the movies. Very funny in parts." I think if you like PO and if you like movies, you will like this book, no?. "They loved it." according to barry@entropics.org. Purchased as a present. They loved it.. Patton rules. Patton rules. Very good book.
He has released four TV specials and four critically acclaimed comedy albums, including the Grammy-nominated My Weakness Is Strong. Patton Oswalt is the author of the New York Times bestseller Zombie Spaceship Wasteland. Oswalt has also appeared on many television shows and in more than tw