Parker Tyler (1904-1974) was a noted American film critic, and this text is regarded as his most significant work. Devoted to homosexuality in films, it aims to look beyond the obvious and to observe the psychology of sex roles, at the same time recognising film as the realm of contemporary mythology. Tyler was once described as one of the most consistently interesting and provocative writers on film that America has produced, "well-informed and free of cant".
Andrew Sarris Books
This critic is most famous for his 1962 essay "Notes on the Auteur theory," which popularized this film criticism technique in America. He began his career writing for the Village Voice, critiquing films and literature before bringing the Auteur theory from France to America. There, he applied it to analyze Hitchcock's film Psycho, developing a deeper understanding of directorial influence. For many years, he served as a professor at Columbia University, educating students in international film and American cinema.
Love and Hisses
The National Society of Film Critics Sound Off on the Hottest Movie Controversies
- 560 pages
- 20 hours of reading
A collection of essays on the most hotly debated films features discussions on Spike Lee, Oliver Stone, the ratings war, and the war of the sexes by such critics as Pauline Kael, Roger Ebert, and Terrence Rafferty. Original.