Hitchcock/Truffaut. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 1966 book, Hitchcock
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Hitchcock
François Truffaut, 1966
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Kent Jones, 2015

In 1962 Hitchcock and Truffaut locked themselves away in Hollywood for a week to excavate the secrets behind the mise-en-scène in cinema. The film illustrates the greatest cinema lesson of all time. Hitchcock’s incredibly modern art is elucidated and explained by today’s leading filmmakers: Scorsese, David Fincher, Arnaud Desplechin, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Wes Anderson, James Gray, Olivier Assayas, Richard Linklater, Peter Bogdanovich and Paul Schrader.


A Scanner Darkly. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the 1977 book
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A Scanner Darkly
Philip K. Dick, 1977
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Richard Linklater, 2006

The United States has lost the war on drugs. Since going undercover, Arctor himself has become addicted to Substance D, and buys from Donna, who Arctor hopes to purchase large enough quantities of D from so that she is forced to introduce him to her own supplier.


Last Flag Flying. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2005 book
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Last Flag Flying
Darryl Ponicsan, 2005
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Richard Linklater, 2017

Thirty years after serving together in the Vietnam War, Larry Shepherd, Sal Nealon and the Rev. Richard Mueller reunite for a different type of mission: to bury Doc’s son, a young Marine killed in Iraq. Forgoing burial at Arlington National Cemetery, Doc and his old buddies take the casket on a bittersweet trip up the coast to New Hampshire.


Me and Orson Welles. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 2003 book
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Me and Orson Welles
Robert Kaplow, 2003
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Richard Linklater, 2008

In New York City in the fall of 1937, 17-year-old high-school student Richard Samuels meets Orson Welles, who unexpectedly offers him the role of Lucius in Caesar, the first production of his new Mercury Theatre repertory company. Charmed by Welles, Richard infers that he is having an affair with the leading actress while his wife is pregnant.


Blaze. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 2008 book, Living in the Woods in a Tree: Remembering Blaze Foley
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Living in the Woods in a Tree: Remembering Blaze Foley
Sybil Rosen, 2008
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Ethan Hawke, 2018

He was a brilliant yet troubled soul, battling his demons while showcasing unparalleled musical talent. This is the remarkable story of Blaze Foley, a legendary country artist whose life unfolded amidst genius, addiction, and the echoes of greatness.


Where'd You Go, Bernadette. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 2012 book
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Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Maria Semple, 2012
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Richard Linklater, 2019

Architect-turned-recluse Bernadette Fox is settled down with her husband Elgie and their 15-year-old daughter Balakrishna Bee in a dilapidated former schoolhouse in Seattle. Bernadette seldom leaves the house or interacts with others, having become agoraphobic. She does not get along with the other parents at Bee’s school, including their neighbor Audrey Griffin.


Fast Food Nation. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the 2001 book, Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
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Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
Eric Schlosser, 2001
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Richard Linklater, 2006

Don Anderson is the Mickey’s hamburger chain marketing director who helped develop the Big One, its most popular menu item. When he learns that independent research has discovered a considerable presence of fecal matter in the meat, he travels to the fictitious town of Cody, Colorado to determine if the local Uni-Globe meatpacking processing plant, Mickey’s main meat supplier, is guilty of sloppy production.