{"product_id":"in-love-with-movies-daniel-talbot-9780231203159","title":"In Love with Movies: From New Yorker Films to Lincoln Plaza Cinemas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"All that I do is go out and look at films and choose the ones I want to play--films that stimulate, and give some insight into our lives. I hope that people will come, but if they don't, that's okay too.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDaniel Talbot changed the way the Upper West Side--and art-house audiences around the world--went to the movies. \u003ci\u003eIn Love with Movies\u003c\/i\u003e is his memoir of a rich life as the impresario of the legendary Manhattan theaters he owned and operated and as a highly influential film distributor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTalbot and his wife, Toby, opened the New Yorker Theater in 1960, cultivating a loyal audience of film buffs and cinephiles. He went on to run several theaters including Lincoln Plaza Cinemas as well as the distribution company New Yorker Films, shaping the sensibilities of generations of moviegoers. The Talbots introduced American audiences to cutting-edge foreign and independent filmmaking, including the French New Wave and New German Cinema. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this lively, personal history of a bygone age of film exhibition, Talbot relates how he discovered and selected films including future classics such as \u003ci\u003eBefore the Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShoah\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Dinner with Andre\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Marriage of Maria Braun\u003c\/i\u003e. He reminisces about leading world directors such as Semb鈩e, Godard, Fassbinder, Wenders, Varda, and Kiarostami as well as industry colleagues with whom he made deals on a slip of paper or a handshake. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Love with Movies\u003c\/i\u003e is an intimate portrait of a tastemaker who was willing to take risks. It not only lays out the nuts and bolts of running a theater but also tells the story of a young cinephile who turned his passion into a vibrant cultural community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Talbot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231203152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231203159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/29\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2022 pg. 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/10\/2022","brand":"Daniel Talbot","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050758435071,"sku":"9780231203159","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_63b5d3e2-9456-400b-a760-3bb54906e4af.jpg?v=1685009071","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-love-with-movies-daniel-talbot-9780231203159","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}