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Ed Sikov is a film scholar, author, and
lecturer. Ed's new book, Film Studies, is being published by Columbia University Press. |
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Dark Victory "A refreshingly unsentimental and unapologetic biography...Sikov's book is a valuable guide to an essential career." The Washington Post "[Sikov] is both a respected scholar and a delicious gossip, which makes him perfect to chronicle Davis's bravura life....Essential reading for anyone interested in Bette Davis." The New York Times "Perceptive and superbly written." Publishers Weekly [MORE] |
Mr. Strangelove: A Biography of Peter Sellers Mr. Strangelove is the story of a screamingly funny, desperately unhappy soul. Sellers himself identified most personally with the character he played in Being There -- an utterly empty man on whom others projected what they wanted, or needed, to see. [MORE] |
On Sunset Boulevard Built on extensive new research and interviews, On Sunset Boulevard combines detailed biography with in-depth criticism of Wilder's work, from his journalism in Vienna and Berlin to his German film scripts and Hollywood feature films.[MORE] |
Screwball
out of print
"The definitive study of screwball comedy. Movie by movie, Ed Sikov brings his theories to luminous life." —Andrew Sarris, New York Observer [MORE]
Queer
Representations
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Queer Representations, edited by Martin Duberman, celebrates the eclectic nature of gay and lesbian culture and scholarship. [MORE]
Laughing
Hysterically
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"Rejecting the notion that the 1950s was a bleak, conformist decade in the U.S., this engaging, sophisticated study argues that the era's film comedies reflect the period's underappreciated artistic and social rebelliousness." — Publishers Weekly [MORE]
Boys Like Us
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"Chemistry," Ed Sikov's essay, traces his ridiculously repressed college days at Haverford, his experimentation with mind-altering substances, and his eventual coming out in New York City, thanks to his straight best friend. [MORE]
