Ed Sikov builds a step-by-step curriculum for the appreciation of all types of narrative cinema, detailing the essential elements of film form and systematically training the spectator to be an active reader and critic. Sikov primes the eye and mind in the special techniques of film analysis. His de[...]

A lively portrait of the acclaimed actor sheds new light on the origins of Sellers's comedic style of acting, describing his lonely childhood, his service with the RAF, his relationships with costars and directors, his four failed marriages and short engagement to Liza Minnelli, and other aspects of[...]