Keepers: The Greatest Films and Personal Favorites of a Moviegoing Lifetime - Hardcover

"Dick Schickel defines his obsession by saying that movies are 'in some sense, nothing--a pastime, an evening's entertainment. And yet they are, for quite a few of us, everything.' That signals a true memoir of a life at the movies, and as always Schickel is elegant, wry, sad sometimes, but then lit up by something wonderful on the screen. I think this is his most touching book."
--David Thomson

"Schickel found writing this collection 'a rather playful business'; readers will find it infused with his joy."
"Kirkus
" Dick Schickel defines his obsession by saying that movies are in some sense, nothing a pastime, an evening s entertainment. And yet they are, for quite a few of us, everything. That signals a true memoir of a life at the movies, and as always Schickel is elegant, wry, sad sometimes, but then lit up by something wonderful on the screen. I think this is his most touching book.
David Thomson"

Only a few critics are worth listening to, and Richard Schickel, at 82, stands among them Thoughtful and accessible. "The Wall Street Journal""
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"One factor that sets "Keepers" apart from other books extolling Hollywood's best... is its author, film critic and historian Richard Schickel, a keeper himself after a half-century of ruminating about the cinema. For kindred spirits who would rather watch a movie than do pretty much anything else, reading Schickel's memoir is like paging through a family photo album with a wise and witty elder who tells you what he thinks is going on around a picture's edges." "The Associated Press"
"Schickel's insights, when he chooses to go a little deeper, are terrific and accomplish what they should in a book like "Keepers" Make you want to see the movies he's writing about." "Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel
" A sweet and softly sad book It manages to stimulate your mind and break your heart at the same time Elegantly written It delivers an emotional wallop long after you close its pages. James Grissom"
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"Schickel found writing this collection 'a rather playful business'; readers will find it infused with his joy." "Kirkus
" Dick Schickel defines his obsession by saying that movies are in some sense, nothing a pastime, an evening s entertainment. And yet they are, for quite a few of us, everything. That signals a true memoir of a life at the movies, and as always Schickel is elegant, wry, sad sometimes, but then lit up by something wonderful on the screen. I think this is his most touching book. David Thomson"

"Only a few critics are worth listening to, and Richard Schickel, at 82, stands among them... Thoughtful and accessible." --The Wall Street Journal

"One factor that sets Keepers apart from other books extolling Hollywood's best... is its author, film critic and historian Richard Schickel, a keeper himself after a half-century of ruminating about the cinema. For kindred spirits who would rather watch a movie than do pretty much anything else, reading Schickel's memoir is like paging through a family photo album with a wise and witty elder who tells you what he thinks is going on around a picture's edges." --The Associated Press

"Schickel's insights, when he chooses to go a little deeper, are terrific and accomplish what they should in a book like Keepers Make you want to see the movies he's writing about." --Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel

"A sweet and softly sad book... It manages to stimulate your mind and break your heart at the same time... Elegantly written... It delivers an emotional wallop long after you close its pages." --James Grissom

"Schickel found writing this collection 'a rather playful business'; readers will find it infused with his joy." --Kirkus

"Dick Schickel defines his obsession by saying that movies are 'in some sense, nothing--a pastime, an evening's entertainment. And yet they are, for quite a few of us, everything.' That signals a true memoir of a life at the movies, and as always Schickel is elegant, wry, sad sometimes, but then lit up by something wonderful on the screen. I think this is his most touching book." --David Thomson

RICHARD SCHICKEL is a film critic, documentary filmmaker, and movie historian. His books include Conversations with Scorsese; Clint Eastwood: A Biography; Intimate Strangers: The Culture of Celebrity in America; and D. W. Griffith: An American Life. His documentaries include Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin; Woody Allen: A Life in Film; and Shooting War, about combat cameramen in World War II. He has held a Guggenheim Fellowship and was awarded the British Film Institute Book Prize, the Maurice Bessy Prize for film criticism, and the William K. Everson Award for his work in film history.