Readings of 2023
Missionary Stew, Ross Thomas : More amusing than its title suggested to me. But of…
Glenn KennyJanuary 1, 2024
"Cinema Speculation," by Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino is above all else an entertainer, so one expects his “first work of…
Glenn KennyNovember 7, 2022
Readings of 2021
The Splendid and the Vile, Erik Larson (Recommended by a friend. Enjoyed it quite a…
Glenn KennyJanuary 4, 2022
What keeps authors awake at night
Writing a book and having it published by a prominent house is a generally pleasant…
Glenn KennyJanuary 1, 2021
Readings of 2020
The four best novels I read in 2020. It could hardly have been predicted that…
Glenn KennyDecember 30, 2020
Words, Words, Words: My readings of 2018
Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film by Alan K. Rode Curtiz directed so many pictures that…
Glenn KennyDecember 30, 2018
The "Paradine" Letters: An exchange with The Self Styled Siren, Part One
This is the first of a four-part dialogue. The next installment will appear at Self…
Glenn KennyApril 30, 2015
"Missing Reels" and "The Absolution of Roberto Acestes Laing:" Two Very Different Movie-Mad Novels
This month sees the publication of two novels about both movies and movie love—or movie…
Glenn KennyNovember 11, 2014
"Robert De Niro: Anatomy of an Actor" publication date nears...
In a week and a day, my book for Cahiers du Cinema/Phaidon, Robert De Niro:…
Glenn KennyJuly 21, 2014
A few words about "Robert De Niro: Anatomy of an Actor"
On July 28, Phaidon will release two new books in its Cahiers du Cinema "Anatomy…
Glenn KennyJune 4, 2014