[The author] had a passion for art in all its aspects, but it was the new art of the movies that was his greatest inspiration as a critic. [This book] has long been recognized as the single most influential American book about movies.

... 1931082820 , $ 40.00 A half century after Agee's untimely demise in 1955 ( at age 49 ) , his work takes its place among the Library of America authoritative editions of " America's best and most significant writing . " A lesser ...

The book shattered journalistic and literary conventions.

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Agee was particularly perceptive about the work of his friend John Huston and recognized the artistic merit of certain B films such as The Curse of the Cat People and other movies produced by Val Lewton.

Better known for writing in a variety of other genres, James Agee always thought of himself as essentially a poet.

In this story of change and visitations, Agee has come close to a small triumph: he has pierced the protective shell of a boy's personality and exposed his religious exaltation without once falling into bathos.

The collection sold prolifically throughout the 1960s and ’70s in mass-market editions as a new generation of readers discovered the deep talents of the writer Dwight Macdonald called “the most broadly gifted writer of our American ...

Contains nonfiction work such as Let Us Now Praise Famous Men along with the Pulitzer Prize winning novel A Death In The Family and other fictional material.

In Victor Fleming: An American Movie Master, author Michael Sragow paints a comprehensive portrait of the talented and charismatic man who helped create enduring screen personas for stars such as Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, and Gary Cooper.