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| Genre/Form: | Biography Reviews |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Roger Ebert |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Todd Rendleman |
| ISBN: | 9781441192219 1441192212 |
| OCLC Number: | 757482336 |
| Description: | xix, 209 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | Godchild -- Rule of thumb -- Close to Ebert -- The total effect -- Lit crit -- And I still can see Blue Velvet, through my tears -- Cross references -- Turned on -- Misfires -- I ain't a pretty boy no more -- Epilogue: Heroes. |
| Responsibility: | Todd Rendleman. |
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Sharp and multi-faceted in its analysis, Rule of Thumb is an honorable appreciation of Roger Ebert as plainspoken, longstanding arbiter of what's good and bad in the movies. Full of earned insights and refreshingly free of jargon, the book's illuminating reading, not least because Rendleman underscores his subject's influence by interweaving personal reminiscences about coming of age in Illinois moviehouses with his fellow Heartlander's rise as film critic and cultural game-changer. --Kathleen Murphy, Film Critic, MSN Movies Read more...
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