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Movie Culture in the Age of Reagan

by J. Hoberman ...

Named a Best Book of the Year by Financial Times"Singular, stylish and slightly intoxicating in its scope."— Rolling StoneAcclaimed media critic J. Hoberman's masterful and majestic exploration of the Reagan years as seen through the unforgettable movies of the eraThe third book in a brilliant and ambitious trilogy, celebrated cultural and film critic J. Hoberman's Make ... ... Read more

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Named a Best Book of the Year by Financial Times"Singular, stylish and slightly intoxicating in its scope."— Rolling StoneAcclaimed media critic J. Hoberman's masterful and majestic exploration of the Reagan years as seen through the unforgettable movies of the eraThe third book in a brilliant and ambitious trilogy, celebrated cultural and film critic J. Hoberman's Make ...
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An Army of Phantoms

American Movies and the Making of the Cold War

by J. Hoberman ...

The film critic's sweeping analysis of American cinema in the Cold War era is both "utterly compulsive reading [and] majestic" in its "breadth and rigor" ( Film Comment).An Army of Phantoms is a major work of film history and cultural criticism by leading film critic J. Hoberman. Tracing the dynamic interplay between politics and popular culture, Hoberman offers "the most detailed year-by-year ... Read more

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The film critic's sweeping analysis of American cinema in the Cold War era is both "utterly compulsive reading [and] majestic" in its "breadth and rigor" ( Film Comment).An Army of Phantoms is a major work of film history and cultural criticism by leading film critic J. Hoberman. Tracing the dynamic interplay between politics and popular culture, Hoberman offers "the most detailed year-by-year
... Read more
Make My Day

Movie Culture in the Age of Reagan

by J. Hoberman ...

Named a Best Book of the Year by Financial Times"Singular, stylish and slightly intoxicating in its scope."—Rolling StoneAcclaimed media critic J. Hoberman's masterful and majestic exploration of the Reagan years as seen through the unforgettable movies of the eraThe third book in a brilliant and ambitious trilogy, celebrated cultural and film critic J. Hoberman's Make M... ... Read more

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Named a Best Book of the Year by Financial Times"Singular, stylish and slightly intoxicating in its scope."—Rolling StoneAcclaimed media critic J. Hoberman's masterful and majestic exploration of the Reagan years as seen through the unforgettable movies of the eraThe third book in a brilliant and ambitious trilogy, celebrated cultural and film critic J. Hoberman's Make M...
... Read more
Everything Is Now

The 1960s New York Avant-Garde--Primal Happenings, Underground Movies, Radical Pop

by J Hoberman ...

A groundbreaking cultural history of 1960s New York, from the legendary writer on art and filmLike Paris in the 1920s, New York City in the 1960s was a cauldron of avant-garde ferment and artistic innovation. Boundaries were transgressed and new forms created. Drawing on interviews, memoirs, and the alternative press, Everything Is Now chronicles this collective drama as it was played out in ... Read more

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A groundbreaking cultural history of 1960s New York, from the legendary writer on art and filmLike Paris in the 1920s, New York City in the 1960s was a cauldron of avant-garde ferment and artistic innovation. Boundaries were transgressed and new forms created. Drawing on interviews, memoirs, and the alternative press, Everything Is Now chronicles this collective drama as it was played out in
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Film After Film

(Or, What Became of 21st Century Cinema?)

by J. Hoberman ...

One of the world’s most erudite and entertaining film critics on the state of cinema in the post-digital—and post-9/11—age. This witty and allusive book, in the style of classic film theorists/critics like André Bazin and Siegfried Kracauer, includes considerations of global cinema’s most important figures and films, from Lars von Trier and Zia Jiangke to WALL-E, Avatar and Inception. ... Read more

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One of the world’s most erudite and entertaining film critics on the state of cinema in the post-digital—and post-9/11—age. This witty and allusive book, in the style of classic film theorists/critics like André Bazin and Siegfried Kracauer, includes considerations of global cinema’s most important figures and films, from Lars von Trier and Zia Jiangke to WALL-E, Avatar and Inception.
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Unwatchable

by Erika Balsom, Kenneth Berger, Susie Bright, Alex Bush, Alec Butler, Noel Carroll, Mel Chen, Jonathan Crary, Abigail De Kosnik, Samuel England, Mattias Frey, Peter Geimer, Michael Boyce Gillespie, Asbjørn Grønstad, Boris Groys, Frances Guerin, Jack Halberstam, Barbara Hammer, Julian Hanich, Stefano Harney, J. Hoberman, Lynne Joyrich, Alexandra Juhasz, E. Ann Kaplan, Katariina Kyrölä, Nathan Lee, Akira Lippit, Jennifer Malkowski, W.J.T. Mitchell, Brandy Monk-Payton, Fred Moten, Bill Nichols, Jan Olsson, Danielle Peers, Raul Perez, Mauro Resmini, B. Ruby Rich, Elif Rongen-Kaynakçi, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Rebecca Schneider, Jeffrey Sconce, Jared Sexton, Philipp Stiasny, Meghan Sutherland, Bennet Togler, Leshu Torchin, Alok Vaid-Menon, Christophe Wall-Romana, Meir Wigoder, Emily Wills, Federico Windhausen, Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa, Genevieve Yue, Alenka Zupancic, Poulomi Saha, Vivian Sobchack ...

We all have images that we find unwatchable, whether for ethical, political, or sensory and affective reasons. From news coverage of terror attacks to viral videos of police brutality, and from graphic horror films to transgressive artworks, many of the images in our media culture might strike us as unsuitable for viewing. Yet what does it mean to proclaim something “unwatchable”: disturbing, ... Read more

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We all have images that we find unwatchable, whether for ethical, political, or sensory and affective reasons. From news coverage of terror attacks to viral videos of police brutality, and from graphic horror films to transgressive artworks, many of the images in our media culture might strike us as unsuitable for viewing. Yet what does it mean to proclaim something “unwatchable”: disturbing,
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Duck Soup

by J. Hoberman ...

Series series BFI Film Classics
The Marx Brothers are universally considered to be classic Hollywood's preeminent comedy team and Duck Soup is generally regarded as their quintessential film. A topical satire of dictatorship and government in general, the movie was a critical failure and box-office let-down on its initial release in 1933.J. Hoberman's study of the film traces its reputation history, from the initial ... Read more

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The Marx Brothers are universally considered to be classic Hollywood's preeminent comedy team and Duck Soup is generally regarded as their quintessential film. A topical satire of dictatorship and government in general, the movie was a critical failure and box-office let-down on its initial release in 1933.J. Hoberman's study of the film traces its reputation history, from the initial
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Binghamton Babylon

Voices from the Cinema Department, 1967-1977

by Scott M. MacDonald ...

Series series SUNY series, Horizons of Cinema
Documents a volatile and productive moment in the development of film studies.In Binghamton Babylon, Scott M. MacDonald documents one of the crucial moments in the history of cinema studies: the emergence of a cinema department at what was then the State University of New York at Binghamton (now Binghamton University) between 1967 and 1977. The department brought together a group of faculty and ... Read more

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Documents a volatile and productive moment in the development of film studies.In Binghamton Babylon, Scott M. MacDonald documents one of the crucial moments in the history of cinema studies: the emergence of a cinema department at what was then the State University of New York at Binghamton (now Binghamton University) between 1967 and 1977. The department brought together a group of faculty and
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Everything Is Now

The 1960s New York Avant-Garde--Primal Happenings, Underground Movies, Radical Pop

by J. Hoberman ...

Narrated by Daniel Henning ...

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16 hours 38 min

Like Paris in the 1920s, New York City in the 1960s was a cauldron of avant-garde ferment and artistic innovation. Boundaries were transgressed and new forms created. Drawing on interviews, memoirs, and the alternative press, Everything Is Now chronicles this collective drama as it was played out in coffeehouses, bars, lofts, storefront theaters, and, ultimately, the streets.The principals here ... Read more

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Like Paris in the 1920s, New York City in the 1960s was a cauldron of avant-garde ferment and artistic innovation. Boundaries were transgressed and new forms created. Drawing on interviews, memoirs, and the alternative press, Everything Is Now chronicles this collective drama as it was played out in coffeehouses, bars, lofts, storefront theaters, and, ultimately, the streets.The principals here
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The Acid Queen

The Psychedelic Life and Counterculture Rebellion of Rosemary Woodruff Leary

by Susannah Cahalan ...

Narrated by Susannah Cahalan ...

Unabridged

10 hours 44 min

**“Shines a light on one of the twentieth century’s most amazing untold life stories. ... An essential read—and an unforgettable trip.” —Robert Kolker, author of Hidden Valley Road“Cahalan details a piece of lost but fascinating history, the story of a woman who embodied an era of freedom, experimentation, and psychedelic adventure. Meticulously reported and beautifully crafted.” —Susan OrleanThe ... Read more

$22.00 USD

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**“Shines a light on one of the twentieth century’s most amazing untold life stories. ... An essential read—and an unforgettable trip.” —Robert Kolker, author of Hidden Valley Road“Cahalan details a piece of lost but fascinating history, the story of a woman who embodied an era of freedom, experimentation, and psychedelic adventure. Meticulously reported and beautifully crafted.” —Susan OrleanThe
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World Pacific

A Novel

by Peter Mann ...

Narrated by Josh Innerst, Kathrin Kana, James Meunier ...

Unabridged

15 hours 12 min

A New Yorker Best Book of 2025A darkly comic novel of intrigue, adventure, and the perils of self-invention from the author of The Torqued Man, set in San Francisco and the Asian Pacific during the outbreak of the Second World War.In 1939, just as the clouds of war are gathering, Richard Halifax—boys' adventure writer of manly bravado and the breeziest of prose styles—vanishes in the Pacific. ... Read more

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A New Yorker Best Book of 2025A darkly comic novel of intrigue, adventure, and the perils of self-invention from the author of The Torqued Man, set in San Francisco and the Asian Pacific during the outbreak of the Second World War.In 1939, just as the clouds of war are gathering, Richard Halifax—boys' adventure writer of manly bravado and the breeziest of prose styles—vanishes in the Pacific.
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Thunderclap

A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death

by Laura Cumming ...

Narrated by Laura Cumming ...

Unabridged

7 hours 39 min

Named a Top 100 Must-Read Book of the Year by Time and a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker * Winner of the 2024 Writers**’** Prize for Nonfiction * Shortlisted for the Inaugural Women’s Prize for Nonfiction * Longlisted for the RSL Ondaatje PrizeNew York Times bestselling author Laura Cumming “combines first-rate art history with deeply felt memoir” (The Washington Post) in this fascinating, ... Read more

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Named a Top 100 Must-Read Book of the Year by Time and a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker * Winner of the 2024 Writers**’** Prize for Nonfiction * Shortlisted for the Inaugural Women’s Prize for Nonfiction * Longlisted for the RSL Ondaatje PrizeNew York Times bestselling author Laura Cumming “combines first-rate art history with deeply felt memoir” (The Washington Post) in this fascinating,
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