{"product_id":"letters-from-hollywood-1977-2017-paperback","title":"Letters from Hollywood: 1977-2017 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBill Krohn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJournalist and filmmaker Bill Krohn has been the Los Angeles correspondent for the French magazine \u003ci\u003eCahiers du cinéma\u003c\/i\u003e for over forty years. \u003ci\u003eLetters from Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e brings together thirty-four of his essays, many of them appearing in English for the first time. Focusing most pieces on a particular director and film, Krohn uses his inside knowledge of the studio system to illuminate an art that is also a multibillion-dollar business. He connects currents in French film criticism and theory with an unfolding account of American cinema past and present, offering penetrating insights into directors and their work. Beginning with Allan Dwan, who learned how to make movies before Hollywood was born by watching D. W. Griffith, Krohn presents a panorama that encompasses Alfred Hitchcock and Woody Allen, Stanley Kubrick and Sergio Leone, \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eI Love Lucy\u003c\/i\u003e. He covers everything from gangsters to gremlins, from blockbusters to no-budget cult films like \u003ci\u003eMoon Over Harlem\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePlan 9 from Outer Space\u003c\/i\u003e, in a style that is accessible to anyone who loves movies, or has a passion for writing about them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Krohn\u003c\/b\u003e is the Los Angeles correspondent for \u003ci\u003eCahiers du cinéma\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eHitchcock at Work\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStanley Kubrick\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAlfred Hitchcock\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 324\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 02, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47412328595634,"sku":"9781438477640","price":66.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/36ee975d805dacf38af9d546e235aff6.webp?v=1778319301","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/letters-from-hollywood-1977-2017-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}