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This is an unmissable book for anyone interested in a piercing, scathing -- and, ultimately, quite touching -- report from the front trenches of Hollywood over a forty year career that spanned avant garde filmmaking to directing episodes of "Dynasty." If there is any justice, Curtis Harrington's long forgotten autobiography will now be appreciated and will be a significant step in establishing -- if not restoring -- a career richly deserving of admiration, respect and acknowledged influence. I recommend this book unreservedly and feel it will be inspiring and enriching to younger filmmakers and scholars in particular who may be unaware of Harrington's work.
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ASIN : 1937112071
Description : A charming, often barbed observation of the evolution of American mainstream filmmaking over the course of its first century, this memoir chronicles the unusual, multidecade career trajectory of Curtis Harrington. Conveyed in a witty and campy style, it follows the strange arc of a man who created avant-garde films as part of Kenneth Anger’s inner circle, directed critically acclaimed and cult-adored horror films like Night Tide and Games, and then descended down the "slippery slope" of television work by directing episodes of Charlie’s Angels and Dynasty. As a fast-paced view of Harrington's journey through the kaleidoscope of the movie business, it acts alternately as personal memoir and cultural history from a veteran of the ente...
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