{"product_id":"travels-in-the-cities-of-cinema","title":"Travels in the Cities of Cinema","description":"\u003cp\u003eJonathan Rosenbaum stands as one of the most eminent film critics in the English-speaking world. After working for \u003cem\u003eSight and Sound\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMonthly Film Bulletin\u003c\/em\u003e in London in the 1970s, he served for two decades as chief film critic for the \u003cem\u003eChicago Reader\u003c\/em\u003e. Hailed as \"one of the best\" by Jean-Luc Godard, who compared him to James Agee and André Bazin, Rosenbaum is known for his incisive, thought-provoking polemics, which have inspired generations of writers while reshaping how we think about cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDistinguished by his equal investment in both contemporary cinema and film history, his work offers a rich dialogue between the past and present of moving images. In this wide-ranging conversation with film scholar Ehsan Khoshbakht, Rosenbaum reminisces about his childhood in Florence, Alabama, where his family ran a chain of cinemas, and follows that journey to New York, Paris, London and Chicago. Each city marks a chapter in his evolution as a critic, filled with encounters and experiences that together reveal the life of an indefatigable cinephile and cultural commentator.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sticking Place Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":52345985499352,"sku":"9781942782889","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/0369\/4552\/files\/imageloader_eb1c7fcd-40ca-4a2a-81fe-8ff2ef171af5.jpg?v=1788296971","url":"https:\/\/bigredbooks.shop\/products\/travels-in-the-cities-of-cinema","provider":"Big Red Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}