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9780226182032 English 0226182037 Roger Ebert wrote the first film review that Martin Scorsese ever received - for 1967's 'I Call First', later renamed 'Who's That Knocking at My Door', forming a lasting bond between the two men. This volume offers a record of one of America's most respected critic's engagement with one of her greatest filmmakers., Roger Ebert wrote the first film review that director Martin Scorsese ever receivedfor 1967's I Call First, later renamed Who's That Knocking at My Doorcreating a lasting bond that made him one of Scorsese's most appreciative and perceptive commentators. Scorsese by Ebert offers the first record of America's most respected film critic's engagement with the works of America's greatest living director, chronicling every single feature film in Scorsese's considerable oeuvre, from his aforementioned debut to his 2008 release, the Rolling Stones documentary Shine a Light. In the course of eleven interviews done over almost forty years, the book also includes Scorsese's own insights on both his accomplishments and disappointments. Ebert has also written and included six new reconsiderations of the director's less commented upon films, as well as a substantial introduction that provides a framework for understanding both Scorsese and his profound impact on American cinema. "Given their career-long back-and-forth, this collection makes perfect sense. . . . In these reconsiderations, Ebert invites us into his thought processes, letting us see not just what he thinks, but how he forms his opinions. Ebert's insights into Scorsese are terrific, but this book offers the bonus of further insights into Ebert himself."Time Out Chicago "Ebert, film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times, is an unabashed fan of Scorsese, whom he considers 'the most gifted director of his generation.' . . . Of special note are interviews with Scorsese over a 25-year period, in which the director candidly discusses his body of work."Publishers Weekly, This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 edition. Excerpt: ...Hemp, other than manila hemp. Hides of cattle, buffalocs, and horses, and calfskins. Iron pyrites. Jute piece goods and bags and sacks made made of jute. Jute yarns. (Applications may be made for special export license for jute articles.) Khaki woolen cloth. Leather, undressed or dressed, suitable for saddlery, harness, military boots or military clothing. the following, Magnetos. Meat, namely, '.beef and mutton, fresh or refrigerated. Mercury. Oats. Periscopes. Projectiles of all kinds and their component parts. Range finders and parts thereof. Sbeepgut. Silk cloth, silk braid, silk thread, suitable for cartridges. Silk noils. Silk shantung in the piece. Spirits, methylated. Spirits of a strength of not less than 43 degrees above proof. Swords, bayonets, and other arms. (not being firearms) and parts thereof. Tarpaulins and wagon covers. Wheat, wheat flour, and wheat meal. Wood, namely: Ash. Ash three-ply wood. Spruce. Walnut wood. Zinc (including zinc ashes, zinc rods, zinc sheets, spelter and spelter dross). (B) That the exportation of the following goods be prohibited to all destinations abroad other than British possessions and protectorates: Accoutrements, namely: Web equipment. Leather belts. Leather bandoliers. Leather pouches. Otherleatheraritcles ofpersonalequipment suitable for military purposes. Alunite. Blankets, colored, exceeding 3; pounds in weight, containing wool. Boneash. Boots, heavy, for men. Camp' equipment, articles of, including tents and their component parts, wooden huts, ovens, camp kettles, buckets, lanterns, and horse rugs. Carts, two-wheeled, capable of carrying 15 cwt. or over, and their component parts. Chemicals, drugs, medicinal and pharmaceutical preparations, namely: Acetanilide. Aconitc and its...
9780226182032 English 0226182037 Roger Ebert wrote the first film review that Martin Scorsese ever received - for 1967's 'I Call First', later renamed 'Who's That Knocking at My Door', forming a lasting bond between the two men. This volume offers a record of one of America's most respected critic's engagement with one of her greatest filmmakers., Roger Ebert wrote the first film review that director Martin Scorsese ever receivedfor 1967's I Call First, later renamed Who's That Knocking at My Doorcreating a lasting bond that made him one of Scorsese's most appreciative and perceptive commentators. Scorsese by Ebert offers the first record of America's most respected film critic's engagement with the works of America's greatest living director, chronicling every single feature film in Scorsese's considerable oeuvre, from his aforementioned debut to his 2008 release, the Rolling Stones documentary Shine a Light. In the course of eleven interviews done over almost forty years, the book also includes Scorsese's own insights on both his accomplishments and disappointments. Ebert has also written and included six new reconsiderations of the director's less commented upon films, as well as a substantial introduction that provides a framework for understanding both Scorsese and his profound impact on American cinema. "Given their career-long back-and-forth, this collection makes perfect sense. . . . In these reconsiderations, Ebert invites us into his thought processes, letting us see not just what he thinks, but how he forms his opinions. Ebert's insights into Scorsese are terrific, but this book offers the bonus of further insights into Ebert himself."Time Out Chicago "Ebert, film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times, is an unabashed fan of Scorsese, whom he considers 'the most gifted director of his generation.' . . . Of special note are interviews with Scorsese over a 25-year period, in which the director candidly discusses his body of work."Publishers Weekly, This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 edition. Excerpt: ...Hemp, other than manila hemp. Hides of cattle, buffalocs, and horses, and calfskins. Iron pyrites. Jute piece goods and bags and sacks made made of jute. Jute yarns. (Applications may be made for special export license for jute articles.) Khaki woolen cloth. Leather, undressed or dressed, suitable for saddlery, harness, military boots or military clothing. the following, Magnetos. Meat, namely, '.beef and mutton, fresh or refrigerated. Mercury. Oats. Periscopes. Projectiles of all kinds and their component parts. Range finders and parts thereof. Sbeepgut. Silk cloth, silk braid, silk thread, suitable for cartridges. Silk noils. Silk shantung in the piece. Spirits, methylated. Spirits of a strength of not less than 43 degrees above proof. Swords, bayonets, and other arms. (not being firearms) and parts thereof. Tarpaulins and wagon covers. Wheat, wheat flour, and wheat meal. Wood, namely: Ash. Ash three-ply wood. Spruce. Walnut wood. Zinc (including zinc ashes, zinc rods, zinc sheets, spelter and spelter dross). (B) That the exportation of the following goods be prohibited to all destinations abroad other than British possessions and protectorates: Accoutrements, namely: Web equipment. Leather belts. Leather bandoliers. Leather pouches. Otherleatheraritcles ofpersonalequipment suitable for military purposes. Alunite. Blankets, colored, exceeding 3; pounds in weight, containing wool. Boneash. Boots, heavy, for men. Camp' equipment, articles of, including tents and their component parts, wooden huts, ovens, camp kettles, buckets, lanterns, and horse rugs. Carts, two-wheeled, capable of carrying 15 cwt. or over, and their component parts. Chemicals, drugs, medicinal and pharmaceutical preparations, namely: Acetanilide. Aconitc and its...