{"product_id":"2026200013566-secondhand-picture-shows-peter-bogdanovich-on-the-movies","title":"Picture Shows: Peter Bogdanovich On The Movies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew figures in Hollywood history occupy as singular a position as Peter Bogdanovich — a cinephile turned director turned critic — and Picture Shows: Peter Bogdanovich on the Movies captures that restless intelligence in full flight. This collection of essays and reviews presents Bogdanovich's passionate, learned commentary on cinema, drawing on his intimate knowledge of the Golden Age of Hollywood and his personal relationships with the legends who shaped it. Writing with the authority of a filmmaker who studied at the feet of John Ford, Howard Hawks, and Orson Welles, he illuminates the craft of filmmaking with a rare inside perspective, dissecting everything from studio-era masterworks to the New Hollywood wave he himself helped to define.\n\nWhat sets Picture Shows apart from conventional film criticism is its deeply personal and conversational tone — Bogdanovich does not merely review films; he argues for their importance, champions their forgotten virtues, and chronicles the cultural shifts that elevated or buried them. His prose style is warm yet rigorous, blending the enthusiasm of a devoted fan with the analytical precision of a practitioner. For anyone seeking to understand why cinema matters, and how its greatest artists worked, this volume remains an indispensable — and endlessly rewarding — companion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203391627483,"sku":"2026200013566-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/df251059-5e4d-4cb1-bfbf-763e2957cbeb.png?v=1788148352","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200013566-secondhand-picture-shows-peter-bogdanovich-on-the-movies","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}