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Hollywood Bedlam: Classic Screwball Comedies

1 review
William K. Everson

Carol Publishing Corporation, 1994

invaluable
This is in the series of Citadel Press film books so do not expect a definitive study of screwball. (The cover featuring Jean Arthur put me at odds straight away). Everson's opening chapter also gives a specific definition of the genre, emphasising why titles like Bringing Up Baby, and His Girl Friday (fine with me since it's not one of my favourites) do not qualify, and differentiating between ...

American Silent Film

7 reviews
William K. Everson

Da Capo Press, 1998

Twenty-year old book is still one of the best on silent film
This book, written by the late film expert William K. Everson, is one of the best that you will read on silent film. Everson covers the entire silent film era from its beginnings to the coming of sound. This book focuses on the artistic successes more than the business end of the topic. While he completely covers D.W. Griffith's career, he also champions other early directors like John ...

The Hollywood Western: 90 Years of Cowboys and Indians, Train Robbers, Sheriffs and Gunslingers, and Assorted ...

1 review
William K. Everson

Carol Publishing Corporation, 1992

A must for any western film fan
Truly a must have for any western film enthusiast. Informative text and numerous photos (some quite unique and rare). Covers the real old movies as well as modern recent films too. Very large format makes the photos a real treasure!

Dark God of Eros: A William Everson Reader (California Legacy)

1 review
William Everson

Heyday Books, 2003

Selecting highlights from Everson's full range of work
Edited and with an Introduction by Albert Gelpi, Dark God Of Eros: A William Everson Reader presents and analyzes the poetry of William Everson, a man who was a farmer, a conscientious objector, a printer, a Dominican friar, and more. Selecting highlights from Everson's full range of work, and offering insights by Gelpi (who is a skilled literary critic and personal friend of Everson), Dark God ...

The Complete Films Of Laurel & Hardy (Film Books)

4 reviews
William K. Everson

Citadel, 2000

First guide to Laurel & Hardy movies is still a great read
Motion-picture authority William K. Everson wrote the first book-length guide to Laurel & Hardy movies (it was originally published in 1967). If you or someone you know are Laurel & Hardy fans, this book is a lot of fun. Everson summarizes each Laurel & Hardy film and discusses the various strong and weak points. You'd think this would be dry and dull, but Everson knew and loved his subject, and ...

Classics of the Horror Film

6 reviews
William K. Everson

Citadel, 1995

Well Done History and Criticism
Having grown up watching classic sci-fi, horror and monster movies on Saturday afternoons, I couldn't wait to read this book. It's a well-researched, enjoyable history of Classic Horror Films, from the 20s through the Exorcist. Everson does a fine job of covering the well known films, as well as pointing out a few classic sleepers (e.g., Murders in the Zoo) If you love these films, this book ...

The Veritable Years: Poems 1949-1966 (Everson, William, Crooked Lines of God, V. 2,)

1 review
William Everson

Black Sparrow Press, 1998

The Veritable Years - religious verse of Brother Antoninus
The Veritable Years is the second volume of The Crooked Lines of God: A Life Trilogy, the collected poems of William Everson. Each of the three volumes reflects a major stage in the life of the poet and the thematic development of his verses. Everson, who was known as "the poet of the San Joaquin," died at his home on Kingfisher Flat in Santa Cruz County, California, in June 1994. He left ...

The Detective in Film

1 review
William K. Everson

Lyle Stuart, 1974

THE BIBLE OF CLASSIC DETECTIVE FILMS
From police detectives like Dick Tracy and Charlie Chan, private gumshoes like Mike Shane, Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe, gentlemen detectives like Philo Vance and Nick Charles, international men of mystery like Kintaro Moto and The Saint, to local busybodies like Hildegarde Martha-Withers and Miss Marple. They are the silver screen's greatest crime solvers and we can't get enough of them! Every ...

The Residual Years: Poems 1934-1948 ( V. 1) (Everson, William, Poems, V. 1.)

1 review
William Everson

Black Sparrow Press, 1997

These are the ravens
The Residual Years is the first volume of The Crooked Lines of God: A Life Trilogy, the collected poems of William Everson. Each of the three volumes reflects a major stage in the life of the poet and the development of his poetry. This volume contains poems written between 1934 and 1948, when Everson was writing verse under the influence of the Robinson Jeffers, whom he considered a mentor. ...