Silver Screen Fiend (Learning About Life From an Addiction to Film)
by Patton Oswalt
2015
978-1451673210
Biography/Memoir
Who doesn't like the movies? Well, this funny memoir from standup comedian Patton Oswalt (the voice of the rat in the Pixar movie) describes the negative outcomes from being addicted to film watching. It's actually hilarious and can be nostalgic for folks who grew up in the 90's, the Tarantino/Miramax generation when indie filmmakers were growing on trees. Oswalt takes us on his journey as a rookie standup comic and a purveyor of great cinema, traveling across the country playing clubs and buying movie tickets in art-house theaters showing old Orson Welles movies or French New Wave films. It's a quick fun read and a lesson in movies and comedy. Highly recommended.
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