Following the formula of Victorian novelist Wilkie Collins, Ebert penned a newspaper serial that was enjoyed by readers of newspapers all over the world. Now he has revised his outrageous weekly cliffhanger into a funny, free-wheeling thriller that reflects the dizzying imagination of the Pulitzer Prize-winning movie critic.
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Following the formula of Victorian novelist Wilkie Collins, Ebert penned a newspaper serial that was enjoyed by readers of newspapers all over the world. Now he has revised his outrageous weekly cliffhanger into a funny, free-wheeling thriller that reflects the dizzying imagination of the Pulitzer Prize-winning movie critic.
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Very Good. First edition. Paperback About very good in wrappers. Book warped and rippled. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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Very Good. No Jacket as Issued. AA3-A trade paperabck book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, wrinkling, chipping and crease, lightly cocked and bowed, some light discoloration and shelf wear. Mason Devereaux is a familiar figure to London playgoers--if they visit his favorite pus. The once-great actor has hit the skids, and clings to a job as understudy for "Phantom of the Opera". Then the phantom is shot dead onstage, and Mason himself nearly dies in a bizarre underground Gothic labyrinth...Illustrations Victor Juhasz. 9"x6", 244 pages. Satisfaction Guanranteed.
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Victor Juhasz. Very Good + From the publisher: "Modeled on the work of Victorian novelist Wilkie Collins, this serial cliffhanger follows Mason Devereaux, a once-great, hard-drinking British actor, who becomes involved in the case of an on-stage murder." Roger Ebert (1942-2013) was an American film critic, film historian, journalist, essayist, screenwriter, and author. He was a film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013. Ebert was known for his intimate, Midwestern writing voice and critical views informed by values of populism and humanism. Writing in a prose style intended to be entertaining and direct, he made sophisticated cinematic and analytical ideas more accessible to non-specialist audiences. In 1975, Ebert became the first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism. Neil Steinberg of the Chicago Sun-Times said Ebert "was without question the nation's most prominent and influential film critic, " and Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times called him "the best-known film critic in America." Starting in 1975 and continuing for decades, Ebert and Chicago Tribune critic Gene Siskel helped popularize nationally televised film reviewing when they co-hosted the PBS show Sneak Previews, followed by several variously named At the Movies programs on commercial TV broadcast syndication. The two verbally sparred and traded humorous barbs while discussing films. They created and trademarked the phrase "two thumbs up, " used when both gave the same film a positive review. After Siskel died from a brain tumor in 1999, Ebert continued hosting the show with various co-hosts and then, starting in 2000, with Richard Roeper. This is Ebert's only work of fiction and was published in paperback only. Very good in black, gray and silver illustrated wrappers. Slight edge wear and creasing, and a tiny chip at the top of the rear spine. Inscribed by Ebert on the half title page..