![]() The challenge was to glean that which was necessary in letting we, the reader know how Raging Bull came to the screen. With access to the personal papers of actor Robert De Niro and Scorsese, Glennie had a treasure box of information at his fingertips. Towering over them, and likely all film related books this year, will be Jay Glennie’s magnificent book about the making of Martin Scorsese’s masterful Raging Bull, hailed the greatest film of the decade by Premiere Magazine, and gifted with accolades upon release and in the years since. This year, two books have greatly impressed: the exquisite biography of “Mike Nichols” eloquently written by Mark Harris, and the superb “Shoot Midnight Cowboy” by Glenn Frankel. As a film critic, historian and former professor at the Toronto Film School, I hope the book offers a learning experience, though I must confess that is rare. I mean that with every fibre of my being.Įach year I see more than 300 films and read about 50 books written about film. ![]() Jay Glennie, if you were standing before me, I would look you in the eyes, offer my hand and say to you, “Mr.
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