Film Flam: Essays on Hollywood
Appearance
Film Flam: Essays on Hollywood is a 1987 collection of essays by writer Larry McMurtry about movies including his own experiences with the adaptations of his novels The Last Picture Show.[1][2]
The book was based in part in a regular column McMurtry did for American Film, a magazine for the American Film Institute.[3]
Reception
[edit]Kirkus called it "a top-notch collection."[4]
The Sun Herald said "there's a spareness to it."[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Review of book at Publishers Weekly
- ^ Review of book at Los Angeles Times
- ^ McMurtry, Larry (2010). Hollywood: A Third Memoir. p. 27.
- ^ Review of book at Kirkus
- ^ "McMurtry's Hollywood does have heart". Sun Herald. 2 August 1987. p. F3.