The Press Gang: Writings on Cinema from New York Press, 1991-2011

A far cry from what is often derisively termed the 'consumer report' mode of criticism, Cheshire, Seitz and White were passionately engaged with the film culture of both their own time, and what had come before. This three-way dialogue between Cheshire, Seitz and White assesses the 1990s in cinema, along with pieces on New York's vibrant repertory scene that allow us to read the authors' takes on directors such as Hitchcock, Lean, Kubrick, Welles, Fassbinder and Bresson; as well as topics such as the legacy of Star Wars, film noir, early film projection in New York City, the New York Film Critics Circle, Sundance, the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and the emerging cinema of Iran and Taiwan.