Ebook {Epub PDF} Silver Screen Fiend: Learning About Life from an Addiction to Film by Patton Oswalt

 · Silver screen celluloid became Patton’s life schoolbook, informing his notion of acting, writing, comedy, and relationships. Set in the nascent days of LA’s alternative comedy scene, Silver Screen Fiend chronicles Oswalt’s journey from fledgling stand-up comedian to self-assured sitcom actor, with the colorful New Beverly collective and a cast of now-notable young comedians supporting Brand: Scribner.  · Silver Screen Fiend: Learning About Life from an Addiction to Film. Oswalt—comedian, actor, social media genius—illuminates the story of his early days of the comedy scene in Los Angeles and his unshakeable addiction to the New Beverly Cinema. From Cocteau’s Beauty and the Beast to Romero’s Night of the Living Dead, the bestselling.  · The actor and comedian reveals in his new memoir, Silver Screen Fiend, that he used to have a film addiction. Watching the first Star Wars prequel led to Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins.

Learning About Life From an Addiction to Film. By: Patton Oswalt. Narrated by: Patton Oswalt. Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins. Release date: Language: English. out of 5 stars. 2, ratings. Add to Cart failed. After moving to Los Angeles, Oswalt became a huge film buff (or as he calls it, a sprocket fiend), absorbing classics, cult hits, and new releases at the famous New Beverly Cinema. Silver screen celluloid became Patton's life schoolbook, informing his notion of acting, writing, comedy, and relationships. A comedian's lively memoir about his movie addiction. "All this filming isn't healthy." That's the advice given to the title character in Michael Powell's Peeping Tom (), and comedian and actor Oswalt (Zombie Spaceship Wasteland, ) would no doubt say the same goes for www.doorway.ru this lively memoir, the author focuses on his early s career, when time was divided between.

The actor and comedian reveals in his new memoir, Silver Screen Fiend, that he used to have a film addiction. Watching the first Star Wars prequel led to a realization that helped him kick the. Patton Oswald’s second memoir, SILVER SCREEN FIEND, is a story of addiction, but not an addiction in the traditional sense. From to Oswald had an addiction to movies, spending several nights a week at LA’s many retro houses, but especially the New Beverly, which offered double bills each night, from SUNSET BOULEVARD/ACE IN THE HOLE to MAD MAX/DEATH RACE Silver Screen Fiend: Learning About Life from an Addiction to Film by Patton Oswalt Between and , Patton Oswalt lived with an unshakable addiction. It wasn’t drugs, alcohol, or sex: it was film.