July 03, 2005
Pretentious thought of the day: I was reorganizing my film books this afternoon and thinking about how future editions of the great Directors On Director' series from Faber are being made either irrelevant or, more likely, far easier to edit. After all, couldn't they all be considered post factum blogs? Take any of the filmmakers from the list of links to the left - I daresay that they all may warrant a volume of their own in the future, and those that maintain regular blogs already probably have at least one book's worth of very substantial and personally revealing content, all fit and ready for the press.
Posted by David Lowery at July 3, 2005 04:27 PM
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i'm reading the lynch one right now, and i'm absolutely loving it. my mind is blown every few pages.. it's the only one i've read so far. any other suggestions?
Posted by: brad at July 5, 2005 12:46 AM
Lynch On Lynch was my favorite until I got the mother-lode, Cassavetes On Cassavetes. Prior to reading it, I'd been assured by a few people that it was practically a religious experience. I couldn't believe how right they were.
The only other ones I've read - the first ones I bought, way back in the day - are Burton On Burton and Scorsese On Scorsese, which are both great if you like either of those directors, but not really essential.
The great thing about these books is how incessantly readable they are. I can always just pick them up off the shelf and read a few pages and fell all the better for it.
Posted by: Ghostboy at July 5, 2005 01:03 AM