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What surprised you most during the research process?   There is a lot more material out there than I expected. For sure I came across boxes and boxes of material for Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons, and Touch of Evil. But I also found many files about Paul Masson, G&G Nikka Whiskey, and even a bank in Shreveport, Louisiana. So it was great to find so much that I could use to write an entire book.   Which advertisement tells us the most about Orson Welles as a person?   I’d argue that the ones closest to his own interests...

In 1996, Steve Buscemi wrote, directed, and starred in one of the most honest, fearless independent films ever made. Shot in just 24 days on a super low budget, Trees Lounge became a beloved indie cult classic. I wanted to know how Buscemi did it, so I started asking questions. The result is this oral history. It features all-new interviews with the cast and crew-including Steve Buscemi, Chloë Sevigny, and Mark Boone Junior--telling the story of how Trees Lounge came to life and why it continues to resonate with audiences today. So pull up a stool, go behind the bar and hear the stories of how...

                                         An Interview with Lewis J Stadlen   1- This is your first novel after two theatrical memoirs. How much does LOVE AND SECOND ACTS, rely on biographical events? Stadlen: I believe Philip Roth said the novel is the purist form of biography. 2- You tell the story of a group of ex-acting students and their elderly university professor who meet by chance in a small midwestern city after a twenty-five-year absence.  Fact or fiction? Stadlen:  Fact to a point.  I did teach acting at the North Carolina School of the Arts in 1999. It was one of the most...

"Original, definitively researched, featuring occasional B/W and color illustrations, exceptionally well written, informative and emotionally engaging, "Lovely Lena Zavaroni" by biographer Daniel Selby is the extraordinary story of woman with an extraordinary talent -- and how she was detrimentally exploited by those responsible for her welfare and well-being. Especially and unreservedly recommended for community and college/university library Women's Biography/Memoir collections..."- Midwest Book Review 

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