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Title: Flicker by Theodore Roszak ISBN: 0553297929 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 1993 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.8
Rating: 5
Summary: impossible to describe
Comment: ...
Being a fan of films of all kinds, i was attracted to this book that calls itself "a secret history of the movies".
I was looking forward to a clever tale of subliminal persuasion and hooded figures lurking in the shadows behind the scenes in the studios. What I got was so much more. This is a fascinating read on so many levels. What starts out as a detailed memoir of one man's love of films, quickly turns into a study of the technology that makes the films possible, and then into a tale about what can happen when that technology is used to its fullest potential by those who understand the mesmerising effect that movies can produce. We travel with Jonathan Gates as he uncovers secret techniques used by an early pioneer in film, Max Castle, to "enhance" the impact of his films. We watch as he goes deeper and deeper and deeper still into a conspiracy that seems to stretch back as far as Christianity and earlier. We learn about how, in skilled hands, a thing as seemingly innocent as a Shirley Temple dance number can be transformed into an instrument of evil. We learn how fascination for the morbid can open doors for more of such things in the future; and most of all, as we find ourselves just as mesmerised and fascinated with the story as Jonathan is with Castle, how each of us is just as guilty as the characters that we have grown to dislike within the story.
This is much much more than "a secret history of the movies". This is a documentary on the degradation of standards, values, taste, and life itself. This book raises some very interesting questions about things that many of us take for granted, such as the process of making a film, and the quality of the art we are willing to accept. It raises interesting questions about where the line should be drawn between art and trash, and how where we choose to draw that line can potentially mean the choice between life or death for our entire species.
Sound crazy? It is.. but it might be just crazy enough to be true.
This is one of the best books I've ever read. It's such a shame that it's been out of print for so long.
Rating: 5
Summary: Flicker- A Movie that needs to be made!!!
Comment: This is the first and only book by Roszak that I have read, but it may be one of the most enjoyable and disturbing tales I've ever taken the time to experience. Roszak slowly builds our relationship to every character, then watches us wince as things go horribly wrong. As a movie-fanatic it was impossible for me not to love how he stiches real movie lore with his unreal concoctions. You too will find yourself drawn, as if hypnotically entranced by the flickering play of light, down into the murky depths of film legends and our own perverted psyches. His characters are both engaging and impressively human to a fault, whether they be his own creations, or film legends. I found myself wanting to go rent movies that did exsist (Maltese Falcion, Citizen Kane) to find the Max Castle touches of darkness and shadow-play. After reading this book, it will give you a new respect for the movies you watch. If you can find this book, read it and pass it on to as many people as possible. I cry to the ears that will probably not hear to reprint this book, and have it made into one hell of a film.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent book for conspiracy lovers and movie lovers!
Comment: While it's curretnly out-of-print, this well-written novel about a film fan's obsession with the long lost movies of direcotr Max Castle is a real gem. What does our hero find? Darkness lies behind the light on the screen...
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Title: The Mailroom: Hollywood History from the Bottom Up by David Rensin ISBN: 0345442342 Publisher: Ballantine Books (Trd) Pub. Date: 04 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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