The unkindest cut joe queenan biography

The unkindest cut : how a hatchet man critic… yomisugi library TinyCat. Toggle Dropdown Advanced Search. Status Available. Call number Tags Film , Producing , Humour. One thing I did gain from reading this though is an appreciation of how much time, energy, and money goes into making even the most low-budget movie. I'd be curious to find out how advances in filming, editing, and just general computer technology have changed the playing field over the last couple decades - ie: would his have been a different story in as opposed to ?

This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers. Show full review. Ed Wood was famous for low budget films.

The unkindest cut joe queenan biography

El Mariarchi was made on a very small budget and became a big hit. Joe Queenan wonders just how cheaply he could make a feature film, all costs are pared to a minimum and this book is the result and a film called Twelve Steps to Death A cautionary tale for any budding film maker. A great book on the realities of making a real movie. I find myself shooting very low quality videos and now I don't feel too bad - at least I don't go into debt shooting my no budget movies.

I liked the fact that Queenan is making fun of himself as he goes along. Spoiler - I liked his slogan on finishing his movie at a low initial budget: Don't get it right, get it done. In this memoir of attempted Continue reading ». One for the Books. The Legacy of an Irish Father. In his memoir, Closing Time, Joe Queenan writes about his alcoholic father and his journey from the projects of Philadelphia to his becoming a writer.

What provoked you to write Continue reading ». Sign Up. He has also made a low-budget film about people with maddening addictions, entitled 12 Steps to Death. The experience was recounted in his book The Unkindest Cut. His short fiction has appeared in numerous literary magazines, including the North American Review. His snap Internet novella Serb Heat was published online by Mr.

Showbiz in In , Queenan co-authored with T. A graduate of St. Joseph's College , he is married, with two children, Bridget, a neuroscientist, and Gordon, a lawyer. He lives in Tarrytown, New York. Contents move to sidebar hide.