David Thomson
English-American writer David Thomson was educated at Dulwich College and the London School of Film Technique. After seven years at Penguin Books, he became a Director of Film Studies at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire between 1977 and 1981. Perhaps best known for his magisterial Biographical Dictionary of Film , Thomson is a prolific writer on film including biographies of David O Selznick and Orson Welles, and two books on Hollywood: Beneath Mulholland: Thoughts on Hollywood and Its Ghosts...See more
English-American writer David Thomson was educated at Dulwich College and the London School of Film Technique. After seven years at Penguin Books, he became a Director of Film Studies at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire between 1977 and 1981. Perhaps best known for his magisterial Biographical Dictionary of Film , Thomson is a prolific writer on film including biographies of David O Selznick and Orson Welles, and two books on Hollywood: Beneath Mulholland: Thoughts on Hollywood and Its Ghosts and The Whole Equation: A History of Hollywood . See less
David Thomson's Featured Books
David Thomson book reviews
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Have You Seen . . . ?: A Personal Introduction to 1,000 Films
Useful reference book
by 82798, May 29, 2014
Although the vast majority of the films critiqued by the author are older ones, I did find his review of films I am considering buying/renting quite helpful and informative.
I am satisfied with my ... Read More
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The Whole Equation: A History of Hollywood
Academic Schmacademic
Blame it on my wife whose bio-mania brought the Nicole Kidman biography by David Thomson into our house. I could tell its style was well beyond just 'pop', and each chapter ventured more and more ... Read More
