Reviews

"I find the narrative itself, the memoir, worthy of standing alone. It is interesting, compelling, and enjoyable and could be of great use for students looking to understand the times." -Howard Suber, Professor, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television "While the book is reader friendly, it nonetheless deserves the most serious attention from scholars in the field, aspiring teachers, and readers concerned with a broad and yet in-depth study that bears on the relation between cinema and American culture. This book conveys why movies still mean so much to so many and does so by a master storyteller." -Richard Sugarman, Professor, Department of Religion, University of Vermont "In Take Two, film studies pioneer Frank Manchel expertly guides the readerthrough the twists and turns of his remarkable career as a film scholar in this captivating memoir. As much a history of film studies as an autobiography, this erudite and witty book is also valuable for its inclusion of some of Manchel's most provocative and enlightening articles and presentations." -Denise Youngblood, Professor of History, University of Vermont and the author of Russian War Films: On the Cinema Front, 1914-2005